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Virus-encoded microRNA contributes to the molecular profile of EBV-positive burkitt lymphomas.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive neoplasm characterized by consistent morphology and phenotype, typical clinical behavior and distinctive molecular profile. The latter is mostly driven by the MYC over-expression ...
Contributions of Atlantic ocean to June - August rainfall over Uganda and Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This study investigates the contributions of Atlantic Ocean to June-August rainfall over Uganda and western Kenya (KU). The study utilized the following datasets: precipitation from the Global Precipitation Climatology ...
Early HIV Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Five Cities in the United States
(2015)
We tested blood samples from men who have sex with men (MSM) to detect early HIV infection. Early HIV included both acute (infected past 30 days) and recent (estimated recency past 240 days). Acute infections were defined ...
Local bureaucrats as bricoleurs. The everyday implementation practices of county environment officers in rural Kenya
(2015)
Bricolage in natural resource governance takes place through the interplay of a variety of actors. This article explores the practices of a group whose agency as bricoleurs has received little attention, namely the government ...
Us president barack obama trip it’s more than just a visit
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
ICT4D and Global Connectivity
(2015)
Many countries in the global South are dramatically expanding their broadband infrastructure as part of national plans to use domestic and global connectivity to achieve accelerated social and economic development. This ...
Level of influence of school leadership as a component of institutional capacity on academic performance of students in public secondary schools in Usigu division – Bondo district, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Every country is interested in ensuring that its citizens make a good contribution to its development. This is especially true in less developed countries where it is assumed that a higher competitive advantage may come ...
A Kenyan economic analysis on utilization of Ovum pick up, in vitro embryo production and embryo transfer technologies in cattle.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)
In Kenya, good quality heifers are in high demand but are generally unavailable and expensive. Innovative usage of in-vitro embryo production (IVEP) system and embryo transfer (ET) has a potential to help deliver appropriate ...
Organochlorine pesticide residue levels in soil from the Nyando River catchment, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Soil samples were collected from six locations representative of the Nyando River catchment area of the Lake Victoria over a period of two years. Sampling was done four times in the year in February, May, September and ...