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Laparoscopic excision versus ablation for endometriosis-associated pain - updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The aim of the study is to update the evidence on surgical management of endometriosis associated pain - does laparoscopic excision offers any benefits over laparoscopic ablation? This is a systematic review and meta-analysis, ...
A case study on the application of human rights principles in health policy making and programming in Chereng'any sub county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This study examined the application of human rights principles in health policymaking and programming in Cherang’any sub-county. This sub-county has suffered from long standing discrimination and exclusion from the progressive ...
Understanding patterns of injury in Kenya: analysis of a trauma registry data from a National Referral hospital.
(2017)
BACKGROUND:
Injuries contribute to a substantial proportion of the burden of disease in Kenya. Trauma registries can be a very useful source of data to understand patterns of injuries and serve to provide information ...
Incipient rifting accompanied by the release of subcontinental lithospheric mantle volatiles in the Magadi and Natron basin, East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Geochemical investigations of volatiles in hydrothermal systems are used to understand heat sources and subsurface processes occurring at volcanic-tectonic settings. This study reports new results of gas chemistry and ...
What rights and benefits? The implementation of participatory forest management in Kenya: the case of Eastern Mau forest reserve
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The study espoused the access analytical framework to investigate how introduction of Participatory Forest Management (PFM) in Kenya has changed the various actors’ ability to benefit from the forest resources of Eastern ...
Antiplasmodial Activities Of The Stem Bark Extract And Compounds Of Zanthoxylum Gilletii (De Wild) P.G. Waterman
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Introduction:
Multidrug resistance remains a major obstacle hindering
successful antimalarial chemotherapy. In the current study, 50% metha
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nol in dichloromethane extract and six compounds from the ...
Full Length Research Paper Growth performance, feed conversion efficiency and blood characteristics of growing pigs fed on different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
To determine the effects of inclusion, at different levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) in growing pig diets on pig's daily feed intakes (DFI), growth performance, feed conversion efficiency (FCE), haematology and ...
Occurrence, treatment protocols, and outcomes of colic in horses within Nairobi county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
AIM:
The aim of this study was to determine the treatments and their outcomes in horses with colic in Nairobi County, Kenya.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This is a retrospective study to determine the occurrence, treatments, ...
Identification of spiroplasmainsolitum symbionts in anopheles gambiae.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Insect symbionts have the potential to block the transmission of vector-borne diseases by their hosts. The advancement of a symbiont-based transmission blocking strategy for malaria requires the identification ...
Metabolic syndrome and its components among university students in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of interrelated disorders which occur together causing an increase in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The university population is an understudied ...