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Farmer management practices of citrus insect pests in Kenya
(2009)
A formal citrus insect pest survey was conducted in two citrus growing districts of Kenya, Bungoma and Machakos, to determine important insect pests of citrus and evaluate the pest control practices used by small-scale
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Effect Of A Syphilis Control Programme On Pregnancy Outcome In Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2000-04)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a syphilis control programme of pregnant women on pregnancy outcome in Kenya. METHOD: Women who came to deliver to Pumwani Maternity Hospital (PMH) between April 1997 and March 1998 were ...
A Comparatative Analysis Of The Frequency And Distribution Of News Stories From Member States Of The East African Community In The East African
(University of Nairobi, 2002-09)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of balance in the
presentation of stories from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and their thematic distribution
in the East African.
A sample of 25 issues spread over a ...
Studies of a prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine candidate based on modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) with and without DNA priming: Effects of dosage and route on safety and immunogenicity
(2007)
Background: Two parallel studies evaluated safety and immunogenicity of a prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine in 192 HIV-seronegative, low-risk
volunteers. Modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) and plasmid DNA (pTHr) expressed HIV-1 ...
Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya - variation in clinical and parasitological patterns
(University of Nairobi., 2004-12)
As part of a larger study on the effects of permethrin-impregnated bednets on the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, subjects from 12 villages in the Coastal province of Kenya, south of Mombasa, were investigated. The ...
Analgesic and antipyretic effects of Myrica salicifolia (Myricaceae
(University of Nairobi., 2002-03)
Myrica salicifolia Hoechst (Myricaceae) root extract was found to have analgesic activity in mice. In rats there was antipyretic but no antiinflammatory activity.
Synthesis, Biological Evaluation And Mechanistic Studies Of Totarol Amino Alcohol Derivatives As Potential Antimalarial Agents.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Herein we report on the semisynthesis and biological evaluation of b-amino alcohol derivatives of the natural product totarol and other simple aromatic systems. All beta-amino alcohol derivatives of totarol exhibited higher ...
Post-operative management of pain following major abdominal and thoracic operations.
(, 2000-06)
OBJECTIVE:
To study the common methods of analgesia and their effectiveness in post-operative patients and to assess the occurrence of common post-operative complications related to pain.
DESIGN:
A prospective descriptive ...