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Prevalence of agenesis of flexor digitorum superficialis of the fifth digit in East Africa through clinical examination
(2011)
Introduction
The flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) is a flexor of the digits of the hand and has been reported to have varying
rates of agenesis. We conducted a study to determine the prevalence of agenesis of the FDS ...
Hiv Vaccine Efficacy Trials: A Brief History, And Options For Going Forward.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-10)
HIV vaccine research has recently produced a number of efficacy results, in addition to some promising preclinical developments. Some of these have been surprising, leading to parallel calls for a better understanding of ...
Viral Metagenomics Demonstrates That Domestic Pigs Are A Potential Reservoir For Ndumu Virus
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Background
The rising demand for pork has resulted in a massive expansion of pig production in Uganda. This has resulted in increased contact between humans and pigs. Pigs can act as reservoirs for emerging infectious ...
Internal root morphology in mandibular first permanent molars in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Objective: To determine the internal root morphology and gender variations in mandibular first permanent molars in a Kenyan population.
Design: In vitro descriptive cross sectional study.
Setting: School of Dental ...
Mineral micronutrient density in local cereals sampled from Bungoma, Maseno and Kibwezi areas
(2010)
Cereals constitute a food staple in the African bread (Ugali) form. Overdependence
on maize as a predominant staple is partly blamed on the constricting indigenous
cereal phyto-diversity. Strategies rekindling interest ...
Sexually Transmitted Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults in HIV Care Programs in Kenya: A National Sample of HIV Clinics
(2013)
Background: Identifying sexually transmitted infections (STI) in HIV-infected individuals has potential to benefit individual and public health. There are few guidelines regarding routine STI screening in sub-Saharan African ...
A logistic regression model to identify key determinants of poverty using demographic and health survey data
(2010)
This study examines the determinants of poverty in Kenya. While most of the studies done
on poverty determinants rely on the income, expenditure and consumption data, The data
used in this study comes from the Demographic ...
The Signaling Hypothesis: Evidence From The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2012)
This study investigates the signaling hypothesis by testing the displacement property of dividends. The study uses Ohlson (1995; 2001) model and follows Hand and Landsman (2005) approach. The study however varies the ...
Local Church and Livelihood Construction: Interlocking Social Domains and Evolving Scenarios of Synergy for Mission in Nyamira, Kenya
(2012)
Dominant Northern development expertise acknowledges religion mostly as impeding development processes and aim to secularize and ‘modernize’ the South. This paper seeks to map out the various intersections of church and ...