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Physical activity patterns, dietary intake and health status among University of Nairobi lecturers in Kenya
(AJOL, 2007)
Health status based on lifestyle-related disease is a concern in many developing
countries, including Kenya. Factors related to such disease conditions, are important
in ensuring economic sustainability in future. Currently ...
The Distribution of Cu and Pb Levels in Soils and Acacia xanthophloea Benth. from Lake Nakuru National Park Kenya
(2007)
Environmental pollution with toxic metals continues to be a serious global concern. Pollution of soils with toxic trace metals have increased considerably since the onset of industrialization and urbanization (Nriagu, 1990; ...
GIS-Based Railway Route Selection for the Proposed Kenya-Sudan Railway: Case Study of Kitale-Kapenguria Section
(2007)
This paper describes a procedure developed for automated railway feasibility analysis based on GIS and Multi-Criteria analysis. Good engineering railway alignment requirements are assessed and suitable factors and constraints ...
Occurrence of potato bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Kenya and opportunities for intervention
(University of Nairobi, 2007-07)
Determinants of smallholder dairy farmers' adoption of various milk marketing channels in Kenya highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2007-09-19)
Understanding the factors affecting smallholder dairy farmers' adoption of various milk marketing channels is essential to implementation of dairy marketing liberalization policies in Kenya Highlands. Purposive multi stage ...
Molecular characterization of a novel 32-kDa merozoite antigen of Babesia gibsoni with a better diagnostic performance by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2007)
We cloned and expressed 3 novel gene encoding a 32-kDa merozoite protein of Babesia gibsoni (BgP32). The length of nucleotide sequence of the cD;\' A \\'3. 1-1-6-1 bp with an open reading frame of 969 bp. The truncated ...
Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti Infection:
(2007)
We compared the age profiles of infection and specific antibody intensities in two communities with different
transmission levels in East Africa to examine the contribution of humoral responses to human immunity to ...
Rapid assessment of cataract surgical services in Embu district, Kenya
(2007)
Objectives: To conduct a rapid assessment of cataract surgical services in Embu District. Design: Community based survey Setting: Embu district of the Eastern Province of Kenya Subjects: 85 clusters selected by systematic ...