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Branching pattern of middle cerebral artery in an African population
(University of Nairobi., 2011-09)
Branching pattern of middle cerebral artery influences frequency of its aneurysms, and is of potential value in their surgical repair and diagnosis of stroke. This pattern shows inter-population variations but there is ...
Practicing provider-initiated HIV testing in high prevalence settings: consent concerns and missed preventive opportunities
(2011)
Background: Counselling is considered a prerequisite for the proper handling of testing and for ensuring effective HIV preventive efforts. HIV testing services have recently been scaled up substantially with a particular ...
Cardiovascular causes of death in an east African country: an autopsy study
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
BACKGROUND:
The spectrum of cardiovascular diseases varies between countries. Data from east Africa is scarce, but important in formulating disease management strategies. The aim of this study was to describe the spectrum ...
Livelihood Bases, Risks and Adaptations; Portraits of Association among the elderly in Lamu and Turkana Districts, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Evaluation of clinical training in nursing in Kenya
(2011)
The research evaluated clinical training provided by the academic institutions that offer Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program. The purpose of the study was to describe the adequacy of clinical training and the ...
Changes in plant growth, nutrient dynamics and accumulation of flavonoids and anthocyanins by manipulating the cropping systems involving legumes and cereals- a review
(2011)
Improved crop production is very important in Africa, especially in such time when food required exceeds food produced. However,
improved yield is constrained by a number of biophysical factors including poor planting ...
Effects of employee perception of planned change strategy of selected firms in the Kenyan insurance industry: A case of Madison insurance and co-operative insurance companies
(University of Nairobi, 2011-03-13)
The study examines the employees’ perception of strategic change in the Madison Insurance Company and Co-operative Insurance Company in Kenya. The objective of the study was to identify whether employee perception affects ...
Impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on malaria transmission indices on the south coast of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2011-12)
BACKGROUND:
Besides significantly reducing malaria vector densities, prolonged usage of bed nets has been linked to decline of Anopheles gambiae s.s. relative to Anopheles arabiensis, changes in host feeding preference ...
MUC1-C oncoprotein promotes STAT3 activation in an autoinductive regulatory loop.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is activated in human breast cancer and other malignancies. Mucin 1 (MUC1) is a heterodimeric cell surface glycoprotein that is overexpressed in human carcinomas ...
Lake Naivasha, Kenya: Ecology, Society and Future
(Freshwater Biological Association, 2011)
We examine the degradation of the natural capital and ecosystem services of an important
tropical lake, Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, in the context of human activities and exploitation since the
mid-20th century. These factors ...