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Production and nitrogen responses of the African dwarf shrub Indigofera spinosa to defoliation and water limitation
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1990)
The dwarf shrub Indigofera spinosa Forsk. (Papilionacea), a native forage species of arid Northwest Kenya, was propogated from seed, grown in a controlled environment, and subjected to three treatments of defoliation and ...
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. III. Quantification of the IgE response in selected individuals from an endemic community
(University of Nairobi., 1995-06)
One hundred and sixty-two individuals from a community in Kwale District, Kenya, endemic for bancroftian filariasis, were selected for a study on the IgE response to filarial antigen (prepared from adult Brugia pahangi). ...
Manual vacuum aspiration saves lives
(University of Nairobi., 1993)
PIP:
In Kenya, where abortion remains illegal except in cases where the mother's life is in danger, incomplete illegal abortion accounts for over 25% of all hospital admissions. In Kenyatta National Hospital's 100-bed ...
Improvements In Growth Following Iron Supplementation In Young Kenyan School Children.
(University of Nairobi, 1990-05)
The study was conducted to determine whether provision of oral supplementary iron to primary school children in Kenya would improve their growth. Children in the two lowest grades who satisfied study criteria were allocated ...
Root tensile strength of 3 typical plant species and their contribution to soil shear strength; a case study: Sasumua Backslope, Nyandarua District, Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011-04)
The effect of root reinforcement depends on the
morphological characteristics of the root system,
the tensile strength of individual
roots, the soil-root cohesive st
rength, and the distribution of the
root system in ...
Cardiotoxicity of Jamesoni's mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) venom and its fractionated components in primary cultures of rat myocardial cells.
(University of Nairobi, 1988-08)
Primary cultures of spontaneously beating myocardial cells isolated from neonatal rat hearts were used to screen the cardiotoxic effects of Jamesoni's mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) venom and components isolated from the ...
Response of falciparum malaria to chloroquine and three second line antimalarial drugs in a Kenyan coastal school age population.
(University of Nairobi, 1993-10)
Ambulatory rural school children in the Mombasa area with P. falciparum parasitaemia were examined and randomly assigned to treatment with one of three second-line antimalarials--amodiaquine, pyrimethamine/sulphadoxine ...
Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in patients of northern India
(2004)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic response of north Indian patients with chronic hepatitis C (CH-C) to two different treatment regimens of interferon and ribavirin. METHODS: ...
The use of preserved colostrum for rearing replacement dairy calves: calf performance, economics and on-farm practicability in Kenya.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1995)
A total of 133 observations on mean daily mass gains from 19 calves reared on either whole milk (control) or preserved colostrum (treatment) were estimated. The control group had a total of 104 observations computed, while ...