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Effects of Selected Routine Husbandry Practices on Growth Rate of Weaned Small East African Goats
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
This study was conducted to determine the effects of overnight housing, helminthes control, supplementation and their combinations on average weight gain of weaned Small East African Goats (SEAG) in the semi-arid southeastern ...
Anatomical variations of the carotid arteries in adult Kenyans
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Objective: To describe the topography and anatomical variations of the carotid arteries among Kenyans.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Setting: Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi.
Subjects: ...
Craniovertebral junction anomalies seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Bacteraemia, urinary tract infection and malaria in hospitalised febrile children in Nairobi: is there an association?
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
There is laboratory evidence of altered immune function in children with malaria. Bacterial infections have been documented to complicate severe forms of malaria. However, it remains unclear whether such infections are ...
The Effect Of Post-harvest Crop Cover On Soil Erosion In A Maize-legume Based Cropping System In Gatanga, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The study was conducted on farmers' fields in Gatanga Division, Thika District of Central Kenya with the aim of assessing the effect of selected legume cover crops on soil erosion especially at the onset of the rain season ...
Immune Quiescence: a model of protection against HIV infection
(2013-11-20)
Abstract
Aberrant immune activation is a strong correlate of HIV disease progression, but little is known about how immune activation alters susceptibility to HIV infection. Susceptibility to HIV infection varies between ...
Evaluation of information and communication technology utilization by small holder banana farmers in Gatanga district, Kenya
(2013)
The study was carried out to identify information communication technologies (ICTs) used in production and marketing of bananas, to determine factors influencing intensity of use of ICT tools and to assess whether use of ...
Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected African children.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and slower progression in the remainder. ...
Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on HIV Reservoirs in Elite Controllers.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Elite controllers suppress HIV viremia to below the limit of detection in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, precise frequencies of CD4+ T cells carrying replication-competent HIV and/or the dynamics of ...
Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright: ‘Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)