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Ethnobotanical survey of food and medicinal plants of the Ilkisonko Maasai community in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
Aim of the study
Pastoralist communities such as the Maasai are heavily reliant on traditional foods and medicines. This survey sought to identify traditional foods and/or medicinal plants of the Ilkisonko Maasai community ...
Equilibrium and kinetics studies for the adsorption of aqueous Cu (II) ions onto mangroves biomass
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
In this study, adsorption of copper from aqueous solutions was investigated using mangrove biomass from the Kenyan Coast.
The efficacy of mangrove biomass on the removal of copper (II) ions from aqueous solutions was ...
Risk of Drug Resistance Among Persons Acquiring HIV Within a Randomized Clinical Trial of Single- or Dual-Agent Preexposure Prophylaxis
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background. Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) or TDF alone reduces the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. Understanding the risk of ...
Health care worker training programmes: Sharing the Kenyan experience
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Despite what seems to be a significant
burden of rheumatic diseases in East
Africa, huge deficiencies in education and
training of health professionals exist. World
health organization recommends that there ...
Innovative tools and OpenHDS for health and demographic surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya
(2015-09-01)
Abstract
Background
Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other ...
Mitochondrial DNA variation of indigenous goats in Narok and Isiolo counties of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Phylogenetic relationships among and genetic variability within 60 goats from two different indigenous breeds in Narok and Isiolo counties in Kenya and 22 published goat samples were analysed using mitochondrial control ...
Methyl bromide alternatives for Maize grain storage in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Abstract: Among the maize pest complex that occur in both farms and bulk storage systems in Kenya, the weevil (Sitophilus zeamais
Motsch.), grain moth (Sitotroga cerealella Olivier) and the larger grain borer (Prostephanus ...
Dual omental flap in obliterating post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae
(KMA, 2015)
Background: Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The omental flap has been widely used to manage this condition either through laparoscopic or open surgery with varied ...
Modern technology and sustainable irrigation of small scale dry-land farming in Kitui county, Kenya
(2015)
The Purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of technology on
sustainable irrigation of small scale dry land farming in Kitui Central District,
Kitui County, Kenya. The study sought to establish the extent ...
Island latissimus Dorsi muscle flap and a perforator flap in repairing post-gunshot thoracic spine CSF fistula: case presentation
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Persistent posttraumatic CSF fluid leakage may present a challenge to manage. Failure to address the leakage may result in complications such as meningitis, septicemia, radiculopathy, muscle weakness, and back pains. While ...