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Competition between cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) and wild rice (Oryza punctata) in Kenya
(AJAR, 2008)
This shade house study examined the effect of competition on the growth performance of cultivated
(Oryza sativa) and wild (Oryza punctata) rice species in Kenya. Growth was assessed for the two
species, grown together ...
Active convulsive epilepsy in a rural district of Kenya: a study of prevalence and possible risk factors.
(University of Nairobi., 2008-01)
BACKGROUND:
Few large-scale studies of epilepsy have been done in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of, treatment gap in, and possible risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy in Kenyan people ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women exhibit reduced interferon-gamma secretion after Chlamydia trachomatis stimulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes.
(2000)
Epidemiologic, animal, and in vitro models suggest an important role for interferon (IFN)-gamma in the clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. IFN-gamma in the supernatants of in vitro-stimulated peripheral blood ...
Human leukocyte antigen class II DQ alleles associated with Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility.
(2000)
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate epidemiologic tubal infertility risk factors and the relationship between HLA class II alleles and Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility.
METHODS:
Forty-seven women with tubal infertility ...
Association between Mycoplasma genitalium and acute endometritis.
(2002)
Up to 70% of cases of pelvic inflammatory disease do not have a known cause. We recruited 115 women who had presented to a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya with pelvic pain that had persisted for ...
Incidence of aflatoxin in peanuts (Arachis hypogaea Linnaeus) from markets in Western, Nyanza and Nairobi Provinces of Kenya and related market traits
(2013)
Fungal contaminants in major food staples in Kenya have negatively impacted food security. The study sought to investigate peanut market characteristics and their association with levels of aflatoxin in peanuts from Western, ...
Salivary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-specific immunoglobulin A in HIV-1-exposed infants in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-07)
Humoral immunity, and specifically immunoglobulin A (IgA) that is directed against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, may contribute to protection against HIV-1 acquisition at mucosal surfaces. HIV-1-specific IgA has ...
Haemangiosarcoma in dogs: morphological and clinical findings
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Haemangiosarcomas in 24 dogs (average age 9 years) were found in the spleen (11 cases) or skin (9) or in bone, heart, liver or tongue (1 each); haemoperitoneum was present in 9 dogs. Metastases to the liver or lungs or ...
Impact of HIV/AIDS on education in the sub-saharan Africa
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2004)
Quality protein maize under low N and drought environments: Endosperm modification, protein and tryptophan concentration in grain Citation:
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Quality Protein Maize under Low N and Drought Environments: Endosperm Modification, Protein and Tryptophan Concentrations in Grain
Claver Ngaboyisonga , Kiarie Njoroge , Dncan Kirubi and Sam M. Githiri
Abstract: Maize ...