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Cultural transfer from Europe and Asia to Africa: Evidence from borrowed lexicon adapted into Kiswahili
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)
Language is used to pass on or transfer informatio
n from one group to another. The aspects that are
passed on include people’s beliefs, their behavior, th
eir objects as well as other aspects that are common
to a ...
Acting Locally: Innate Mucosal Immunity In Resistance To Hiv-1 Infection In Kenyan Commercial Sex Workers.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-06)
Cohort studies of female commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Kenya were among the first to identify highly HIV-1-exposed seronegative (HESN) individuals. As natural resistance is usually mediated by innate immune mechanisms, ...
Incidence of early post operative surgical site infection after primary total hip arthroplasty in the African setting
(2013)
Background: Implant orthopaedic surgery is associated with a risk of post operative Surgical Site
Infection (SSI). This can have devastating consequences in the case of arthroplasty. Due to the less
than ideal circumstances ...
Gender Related Patterns In The Shape And Dimensions Of The Foramen Magnum In An Adult Kenyan Population
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Foramen magnum is a useful landmark in the base of the skull. Its shape and dimensions show
ethnic and gender differences. This data is useful in forensic medicine and anthropology but are
unknown among Kenyans. Two ...
Public Accountability Ideals in Kenya and Realities in Public Service Delivery
(2013-04-18)
The post-1990 wave of democratization and public sector reforms brought the concept of public accountability into the limelight. Prior to this, most countries in Africa had poor records of public accountability. Since the ...
The Conservation And Use Of Micro-organisms And Invertebrates In Root Crop-based Systems: State Of Knowledge, Trends And Future Prospects
(FAO, 2013)
This report was compiled by the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of the
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT-TSBF) at the request of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations ...
Transcriptional regulation of Rat Endothelial Nitric Oxide Promoter in Pulmonary
(2013)
Nitric oxide levels may exert control on the persistence of pulmonary myofibroblasts cells in pulmonary fibrosis. This study examined the regulation of NO levels by transcription factors that influence the endothelial ...
HLA-G And Mother-child Perinatal HIVTransmission
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)
Transplacental passage is a well-known phenomenon in HIV infection and immune responses at the maternal-fetal interface play a critical role in perinatal mother-to-child HIV transmission (MCHT). The high expression of HLA-G ...
HLA system and cancer.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)