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Thermal stress causes oxidative stress and physiological changes in female rabbits.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The present study investigated the effects of heat stress on oxidative stress status and physiological changes using female New Zealand White rabbits. 24 sexually mature female rabbits weighing 1953.1-2375.4 g were divided ...
Molecular toxicology and carcinogenesis of fumonisins: a review
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Fumonisins, discovered in 1988 are a group of naturally occurring toxins produced by fusarium pathogenic fungi. Besides their presence in animal feeds, contamination of human foods such as corn, millet, oats, rye, barley, ...
Restaging Oral Narrative in Civic Education
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Oral literature as an agent of culture and reflection of the same is inherently dynamic. It has overtime served different generations existing under various socio-economic conditions. Drawing from different historical ...
Urine Biomarker Assessment of Infant Adherence to Isoniazid Prophylaxis
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
We assessed adherence in an infant tuberculosis prevention trial in Kenya with a urine isoniazid metabolite-detecting dipstick. Ninety-seven infants had 155 assays performed; 77 (49.7%) were found to be positive despite ...
Prevalence and correlates of common mental health problems and recent suicidal behaviour among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: findings from the Maisha Fiti study
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), poverty, violence and harmful alcohol/substance are associated with poor mental health outcomes in the general population. These risks are likely to be exacerbated among Female Sex ...
Testing the EPDS and PHQ-9 Among Peripartum Adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya: a Mixed-Methods Study
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Background:
Cognitive interviewing is a well-recognised methodology to identify clinical and commonsensical relevance of mental health questionnaire items by our research participants. Depression is amongst the most common ...
Empowerment of Urban Refugee Youths in Nairobi County, Kenya: A Socio-Economic Perspective
(2021)
The ever-increasing rate of urbanization has led to a surge in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in the urban areas in the twenty first century. Much is not known whether these individuals can become self-empowered ...
Improving the efficiency and stability of tin-based perovskite solar cells using anilinium hypophosphite additive Check for updates
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Tin (Sn) is a potential replacement for lead in organic–inorganic perovskite solar cell (PVSC) technology due to the attractive optoelectronic properties of Sn-perovskites. However, the poor stability of Sn2+ ions is still ...
Conceptual framework for establishing the African Stroke Organization
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Africa is the world's most genetically diverse, second largest, and second most populous continent, with over one billion people distributed across 54 countries. With a 23% lifetime risk of stroke, Africa has some of the ...
Gut microbiome heritability is nearly universal but environmentally contingent
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)
Relatives have more similar gut microbiomes than nonrelatives, but the degree to which this similarity results from shared genotypes versus shared environments has been controversial. Here, we leveraged 16,234 gut microbiome ...