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Osteitis of the fourth metatarsal caused by a date palm thorn in a child: why the dorsum of the foot is the most commonly injured site.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-01)
The palms are frequent in the region of eastern Morocco. An insidious onset of a lytic lesion in the base of the fourth metatarsal caused by a date palm thorn in a 20-year-old patient is presented. An untreated embedded ...
Copper binding by dissolved organic matter in freshwaters in Kenya
(Department of Chemistry, 2007)
The binding of Cu2+ to dissolved organic matter in eight different natural water samples obtained from different locations in Kenya was studied by potentiometric titration method. The DOC contents of the eight natural water ...
Hypertensive and catecholamine response to tracheal intubation in patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension
(University of Nairobi, 1989-10)
The pressor and catecholamine responses to laryngoscopy and intubation were studied in nine patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and in eight normotensive controls. Five of the PIH patients had received oral ...
Effect of Thidiazuron, NAA and BAP on in vitro propagation of Alstroemeria aurantiaca cv. Rosita from shoot tip explants
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The objective of the study was to evaluate the potency of Thidiazuron (TDZ) as a
plant growth regulator when compared to combined auxin (NAA) and cytokinin
(BAP) in evoking morphogenic responses from Alstroemeria aurantiaca ...
Effects of higher energy costs on the balance of payments, employment, technology choice and real incomes in Kenya
(1982)
ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper examining the impact of petroleum prices on balance of payments, employment, choice of technology and real incomes in Kenya - discusses power supply, power consumption, inflation and growth ...
Cardiotoxicity of Kenyan green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) venom and its fractionated components in primary cultures of rat myocardial cells.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The cardiotoxic actions of Kenyan green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) venom have been investigated using primary myocardial cell cultures isolated from neonatal rat hearts. The cardiotoxic actions of the whole venom and ...
Improvements In Physical Fitness Of Kenyan Schoolboys Infected With Hookworm, Trichuris Trichiura And Ascaris Lumbricoides Following A Single Dose Of Albendazole.
(University of Nairobi, 1990-03)
We studied physical fitness with the Harvard step test (HST), in primary schoolboys infected with hookworm (91% baseline prevalence), Trichuris trichiura (94%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (39-40%) who received a single 400 ...
Evaluation of performance of the Gen-Probe human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load assay using primary subtype A, C, and D isolates from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2000-07)
Accurate and sensitive quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA has been invaluable as a marker for disease prognosis and for clinical monitoring of HIV-1 disease. The first generation of commercially ...
Migration-induced changes in blood pressure: a controlled longitudinal study.
(1985)
A longitudinal study of the effects of migration on blood pressure and related factors is being carried out in members of a black Kenyan population who migrate from a traditional rural community to an urban environment. ...
Molecular characterization of Theileria parasites: application to the epidemiology of theileriosis in Zimbabwe.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994-12)
Forty Theileria schizont-infected lymphocyte culture isolates from Zimbabwe were characterized using a panel of antischizont monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and 4 Theileria parva DNA probes containing cloned extrachromosomal ...