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Characterization of body louse midgut proteins recognized by resistant hosts.
(1996)
The human body louse, Pediculus humanus, showed eighteen midgut proteins ranging between 12 and 117 kDa, when analysed by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. Seven of them (12 kDa, 17 kDa, 29 kDa, 35 kDa, 40 kDa, 55 kDa and 97 kDa) ...
Effects of atropine and propranolol on lung inflammation in experimental envenomation: comparison of two buthidae venoms.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)
BACKGROUND:
Previous works had shown that scorpion venom induced neurotransmitter elevation and an inflammatory response associated with various anatomo-pathological modifications. The most dangerous scorpions species ...
Immunization of rabbits with faecal extract of Pediculus humanus, the human body louse: effects on louse development and reproduction
(1997)
Immunization of rabbits with a faecal extract of the human body louse (Pediculus humanus) induced a high titre of specific IgG. The mean weight of blood taken by females fed on the immunized rabbits was significantly lower ...
Brain aging in a sample of normal Egyptians cognition, education, addiction and smoking.
(1997-05)
The impact of duration of education, cannabis addiction and smoking on cognition and brain aging is studied in 211 normal Egyptian volunteers with mean age 46.4+/-3.6 years (range: 20-76 years). Subjects were classified ...
Window screening, ceilings and closed eaves as sustainable ways to control malaria in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(2009-09-29)
Malaria transmission in Africa occurs predominantly inside houses where the primary vectors prefer to feed. Human preference and investment in blocking of specific entry points for mosquitoes into houses was evaluated and ...
Half-precessional dynamics of monsoon rainfall near the East African Equator.
(University of Nairobi,, 2009-12)
External climate forcings-such as long-term changes in solar insolation-generate different climate responses in tropical and high latitude regions. Documenting the spatial and temporal variability of past climates is ...
Screening mosquito house entry points as a potential method for integrated control of endophagic filariasis, arbovirus and malaria vectors
(2010)
BACKGROUND:
Partial mosquito-proofing of houses with screens and ceilings has the potential to reduce indoor densities of malaria mosquitoes. We wish to measure whether it will also reduce indoor densities of vectors ...
Anthraquinones of the roots of Pentas micrantha
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12)
Pentas micrantha is used in the East African indigenous medicine to treat malaria. In the first investigation of this plant, the crude methanol root extract showed moderate antiplasmodial activity against the W2- (3.37 ...
Comparison of two microdiffusion methods used to measure ionizable fluoride in cow's milk
(2011)
Two microdiffusion methods for measuring ionizable fluoride in cows' milk have been compared. The comparison includes diffusion time, amount of fluoride in spiked and unspiked milk samples and the effect of aluminium as ...
Study on the microstructure of African wild silk cocoon shells and fibers
(2012-01)
Silk fibers and cocoon shells from four African wild silkmoths Gonometa postica, Anaphe panda, Argema mimosae and Epiphora bauhiniae-were studied to gain insight into the structure-property-function relations and potential ...