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Soil hydraulic properties of a nitisol in Kabete, Kenya
(2012)
Water relations are among the most important physical phenomena that affect the use of soils for agricultural, ecological, environmental, and engineering purposes. To formulate soil-water relationships, soil hydraulic ...
Topography of The Posterior Communicating Artery in a Kenyan Population
(2010)
Configuration and branching pattern of the posterior communicating
artery influence occurrence and approaches to management of aneurysms.
Distribution of the various configurations and branching patterns
shows population ...
HIV-Exposed seronegative commercial sex workers show a quiescent phenotype in the CD4+ T cell compartment and reduced expression of HIV-dependent host factors
(2010)
Studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–exposed seronegative individuals are crucial to informvaccine
design. In the present study we demonstrated that HIV-exposed seronegative commercial sex workers produce
lower ...
Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis:
(2010)
Salmonellosis is associated with massive public health and economic losses globally. It is estimated to cost poultry farmers in the United States of America up to US$114 million annually. Attempts to develop effective ...
Wild Edible Fruits of lmportance for Human Nutrition in Semiarid Parts of East ShewaZone, Ethiopia: Associated lndigenous Knowledge and lmplications to Food SecuritY
(2011)
Nutrient value assessments and ethnobotanical studies of three wild edible fruit species [Ziziphus spina-christi (L) Oesf., Balanites aegyptiaca (L) Del., Grewia flavescens A. Juss.J, were carried out from October 2009 ...
Termite assemblage structure on Grazing lands in Semi-arid Nakasongola
(2011)
Termites are regarded as the primary cause of vegetation denudation in semi-arid
Nakasongola, Uganda. Despite their damage to ecosystem functioning, there have been
little efforts devoted to the description of the termite ...
Improving Hydrological Responses of Degraded Soils in Semi Arid Kenya
(2010)
A study was conducted to establish the conhibution of reseeding using
indigenous perennial grass (Bush rye) and Cenchrus ciliaris (African foxtail
grass) in improving soil hydrological properties and thus controlling ...
Relationships between Agronomic Practices, Soil Chemical Characteristics and Striga Reproduction in Dryland Areas of Tanzania
(2012)
The parasitic weed Striga poses a serious threat to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. For many years, technological packages for the control of this weed were proposed and implemented on farmers’ fields. A survey ...
Genital inflammation predicts HIV-1 shedding independent of plasma viral load and systemic inflammation
(2012)
In women, genital HIV-1 RNA levels predict the risk of
HIV-1 transmission independent of plasma viral load. To better
understand the factors that contribute to genital HIV-1 shedding, we
evaluated the relationships ...
Developing standards of care for HIV prevention research in developing countries – a case study of ten research centers in Eastern and Southern Africa
(2012-09)
Background:
Standards of care in general vary across countries and communities and thus may affect decisions about standards of care provided by research centers in HIV prevention research. To serve as a basis for ...