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A Deletion Defining A Common Asian Lineage Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Associates With Immune Subversion.
(University of Nairobi, 2006-10)
Six major lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis appear preferentially transmitted amongst distinct ethnic groups. We identified a deletion affecting Rv1519 in CH, a strain isolated from a large outbreak in Leicester U.K., ...
IL-7Ralpha expression on DC4+ T lymphocytes decreases with HIV disease progression and inversely correlates with immune activation
(University of nairobi, 2006)
Many factors can influence the rate of HIV disease progression, including those that maintain T cell homeostasis. One key homeostatic regulator is the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R). Previous studies have shown IL-7R expression ...
Factors influencing couples' unmet need for contraception in Kenya
(2006)
Many studies on unmet need have been women-based with some passing inferences made for men and couples yet reproductive decisions are not made by women alone, but are dyadic in nature. This paper examines couple's unmet ...
“A Study of Questions and Answers in English Classroom under Concept of New Curriculum”
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Quality information in field research.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The urban political ecology of plastic bag waste problem in Nairobi, Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2006)
Over 24 million plastic bags are consumed in Kenya monthly. More than half of the bags end up in the solid waste stream. Plastic bags now constitute the biggest challenge to solid waste management in Nairobi, the capital ...
Rethinking Global Security: An African Perspective?
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The concept of global security has greatly evolved from what we knew it to be
for a long time in the past. The old bi-polar international system that regulated
r
elations between states has drastically restructured ...