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Cytotoxicity Of Isoflavones And Biflavonoids From Ormocarpum Kirkii Towards Multi-factorial Drug Resistant Cancer
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background
While incidences of cancer are continuously increasing, drug resistance of malignant cells is observed towards almost all pharmaceuticals. Several isoflavonoids and flavonoids are known for their cytotoxicity ...
Comparison Of Aqueous And Enzymatic Extraction In Combination With Sequential Filtration For The Profiling Of Selected Trace Elements In Medicinal Plants From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
This work presents results for the profiling of eight essential elements (Co, Cu, Ni, V, Mo, Mn, Zn and Cr) in aqueous and enzymatic extracts of eight anti-diabetic medicinal plants, used by Traditional Medicine Practitioners ...
A Multi-dimensional Model for Determining Susceptibility to Unintentional Insider Threats: the Case of Social Engineering Through Phishing
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Many of the information security incidents that make headlines around the
world are perpetrated by authorized users of the information systems. These users are
commonly referred to as insiders. The Unintentional Insider ...
Device Simulation of Sb2S3 Solar Cells by SCAPS-1D Software
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Antimony sulphide (Sb2S3) has drawn research interest due to its promising properties for photovoltaic applications. The progress in developing highly efficient Sb2S3 solar cells has stimulated this study to a great extent. ...
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the anatomical variants of the left colic artery.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
PURPOSE:
To provide a comprehensive evidence-based assessment of the anatomical variations of the left colic artery (LCA).
METHODS:
A thorough systematic search of literature up until the 1st April 2019 was conducted ...
Text messaging for maternal and infant retention in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services: A pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
BACKGROUND:
Timely diagnosis of infant HIV infection is essential for antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. In a randomized controlled trial, we found the Texting Improves Testing (TextIT) intervention (a theory-based ...
Prevalence and Treatment Needs for Early Childhood Caries Among 3-5-Year-Old Children From a Rural Community in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Introduction: Early Childhood caries (ECC) is the term used to describe dental caries in children aged 71 months and below. ECC causes a lot of pain and discomfort in the affected children and is expensive to treat. There ...
Prevalence and adverse obstetric outcomes of female genital mutilation among women in rural Northern Ghana.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
BACKGROUND:
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is commonly practiced in sub-Saharan Africa and results in adverse pregnancy outcomes among affected women. This paper assessed the prevalence and effects of FGM on pregnancy ...
Diagnostic accuracy of two DNA-based molecular assays for detection of porcine circovirus 3 in swine population using Bayesian latent class analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Molecular-based tools sometimes are the only laboratory techniques available to detect a recently discovered agent, and their validation without the existence of previously described 'gold standard' methods poses a challenge ...
Investigation of flow dynamics of porous clinkers in a ball mill using technitium-99m as a radiotracer.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
A radiotracer investigation was carried out in a ball mill of a cement plant in Kenya. Residence time distribution (RTD) of raw feed to the mill was measured using Technetium-99m adsorbed on the clinkers as a radiotracer. ...