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Millenium Development Goal 5- Review of Maternal Mortality 1995 to 1999
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
OBJECTIVES: To review if there is a change in the maternal mortality rate at the Kenyatta National Hospital since the inception of the Millennium Development Goal strategy in 1990, compared to earlier reviews. DESIGN: A ...
Social movements and democratic transitions in Kenya
(2006)
An influential conventional wisdom holds that democratic movements respond to windows of opportunity engendered by both domestic and international environments. We show that all democratic transitions in Kenya since ...
Intake of micronutrients high in animal-source foods is associated with better growth in rural Kenyan school children
(2006)
Observational studies have shown that children in developing countries consuming diets containing high amounts of bioavailable nutrients, such as those found in animal-source foods, grow better. The present study investigated ...
Prospects and constraints facing women small-scale dairy farmers in Vihiga district, Western Kenya
(2006-07)
One of the major constraints to increased dairy production is lack of adequate feed. The Government of Kenya has encouraged the development of forage technology for adoption to address this constraint. The low adoption has ...
Use of a Tiemann's catheter in the surgical management of obstructive multiple urolithiasis in a mixed breed dog
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
A two year-old mixed breed, neutered dog was presented at the Small Animal Clinic University of Nairobi with a history of urinary obstruction. Clinical signs of uremia were observed. Catheterization of the urinary bladder ...
Filarial-specific antibody response in East African bancroftian filariasis
(2006)
The effect of host infection, chronic clinical disease, and transmission intensity on the patterns of specific
antibody responses in Bancroftian filariasis was assessed by analyzing specific IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, and ...
Distribution of applied cadmium in different size fractions of soils after incubation
(2006)
The size fraction of soils is one of the important
factors that influence the retention of heavy metals. The
sorptive properties of soils for heavy metals are principally
associated with clay and silt-size fractions. ...
Liquid chromatographic analysis of phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene column
(2006)
A liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous assay of four anticonvulsant drugs, phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene column is described. The method was developed ...
Organic resources quality and soil fauna: their role on the microbial biomass, decomposition and nutrient release patterns in Kenyan soils
(2006)
Five organic resources commonly used for soil fertility maintenance in large parts of Kenya were selected for litter decay and nutrient mineralization studies that
were conducted in three farms (Machakos, Kabete and ...