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Profitability of agro-forestry based soil fertility management technologies: the case of small holder food production in Western Kenya
(2006)
Persistent food insecurity accompanied by low and declining farm household incomes are a common feature of many small holder maize and bean producers in western Kenya. This has been largely attributed to soil nutrient ...
Analysis of Macrophyte Biomass Productivity, Utilization and its Impact on Various Eco-Types of Yala Swamp, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2006)
The overall aim of this study was to assess sustainable strategies of wetland resources utilisation as well as the human impact on the Yala swamp ecosystem in West Kenya. The study involved different approaches, namely (i) ...
Essentiality of a newly identified carbohydrate-binding module for the function of CelB (BH0603) from the Alkaliphilic Bacterium Bacillus halodurans
(2006-10)
CelB (BH0603) from Bacillus halodurans is a modular glycoside hydrolase with a family 5 catalytic module, an immunoglobulin-like module, and module PfamB of unknown function. The recombinant PfamB module bound to Avicel ...
Sildenafil in management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: report of two cases
(KMA, 2006)
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) was described in 1969 by Gersomy and co-workers as persistent foetal circulation. Supra - systemic pulmonary artery pressures result in right to left shunting of blood ...
Heterologous expression of the benzoate para-hydroxylase encoding gene (CYP53B1) from Rhodotorula minuta by Yarrowia lipolytica
(2006)
There is currently an increasing number of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) monooxygenase encoding genes becoming available from various genome-sequencing projects. These enzymes require association with cytochrome P450 reductase ...
The pesticide heptachlor affects steroid hormone secretion in isolated follicular and luteal cells of rat.
(2006)
Heptachlor, a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide, suppresses the production of progesterone and estradiol in the female rat in vivo or in isolated ovaries in vitro. In this study the effect of heptachlor on steroid hormone ...
Postsurgical psychosis: case report and review of literature.
(University of Nairobi, 2006-03)
A wide range of behavioral symptoms may occur following surgery, including depression, hallucinations, true psychosis, mania, and impulsivity. Psychoses, including those that occur postoperatively, are among the most ...
A brief on ODL practice in Kenya
(2006)
Introduction
The Centre for Open and Distance Learning has been established to facilitate the Internal Faculties in launching and managing their programmes using distance mode with a view to increasing access to university ...
Similarities between human and livestock illnesses among the Luo in Western Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)
The objective of this study was to compare perceptions and practices in relation to human and livestock illness among the Luo in Western Kenya. Qualitative methods of data collection such as key informant interviews, ...