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Mortalities induced by entomopathogenic fungus
(University of Nairobi., 2011-05)
The objective of this study was to compare the infectivity of Metarhizium anisopliae at a
concentration of 1 × 108 conidia/ml to developmental stages of Amblyomma variegatum,
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus ...
Effect of health education on oral hygiene and gingival status of persons living with HIV attending two Comprehensive Care Centres in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The study aimed to describe the effect of an oral health education intervention on oral hygiene status and gingival inflammation among persons with HIV attending two comprehensive healthcare centres in Nairobi, Kenya. This ...
Post-prostatic massage fluid/urine as an alternative to semen for studying male genitourinary HIV-1 shedding
(University of Nairobi, 2011-04)
Objectives:Genitourinary tract samples are required to investigate male HIV-1 infectivity. Because semen collection is often impractical, the acceptability, feasibility and validity of post-prostatic massage fluid/urine ...
Influence of maternal education on child immunization and stunting in Kenya
(2011)
In 2003, the child mortality rate in Kenya was 115/1000 children compared to 88/1000 average for Sub-Saharan African countries. This study sought to determine the effect of maternal education on immunization (n=2,169) and ...
An empirical investigation of selected strategy variables on firms performance: A study of supply chain management in large private manufacturing firms in Kenya
(2011-10)
This paper focuses on the joint effect of selected strategy variables on performance of large private
manufacturing firms of the supply chains in Kenya. To guide the study, two specific objectives have
been used namely: ...
Aetiology of cancer
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
February 4 is designated ‘Cancer International Day’. On this day last year, I was in a public place when I
overheard two primary school teachers from Central Kenya arguing as to whether there was a suitable
vernacular ...
Advanced english structure
(2011)
At what point does language structure become advanced? This is a legitimate question since language necessarily is a very advanced concept of human beings. Moreover, having taken years learning language as a student is an ...
Two-year Survival Rates of Proximal Atraumatic Restorative Treatment Restorations in Relation to Glass Ionomer Cements and Postrestoration Meals Consumed
(2011)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of 3 glass ionomer cement (GIC) brands and the postrestoration meal consumed on the survival rate of proximal atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) ...
Management of infectious diseases in closed and semi closed communities
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The term ‘closed community’ is used to refer to a population of people living together
continuously with limited contact with others outside that specific community. They share social
amenities such as toilets, recreation ...
Enrichment of PUFA in Nile perch free fatty acids by selective enzymatic esterification and subsequent analysis using HPLC-ELSD
(2011)
PUFA from oil extracted from Nile perch viscera were enriched by selective enzymatic esterification of the free fatty acids (FFA) or by hydrolysis of ethyl esters of the fatty acids from the oil (FA-EE). Quantitative ...