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Levels of toxic metals in multisectoral samples from Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria.
(2009)
In this study, the distribution and sources of inputs of trace metals including Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb from various sources as well as Fe which is widely used in the construction industry, into Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria were ...
Imprint cytology of pancreatoblastoma: a case report and review of the literature.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Pancreatoblastoma is a rare tumor with approximately 60 cases described in the English literature and only five case reports illustrating the cytologic findings, four by fine-needle aspiration cytology and one by imprint ...
Predicting perinatal outcome through changes in umbilical artery Doppler studies after antenatal corticosteroids in the growth-restricted fetus
(2009)
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate whether persistently absent umbilical artery end-diastolic flow in the intrauterine growth-restricted fetus after betamethasone administration is associated with altered perinatal outcomes.
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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 ...
Coexistent gastric primary choriocarcinoma and adenocarcinoma.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Choriocarcinomas are commonly gestational and intrauterine or gonadal in origin. Nongestational and extragonadal disease, especially in the stomach is extremely rare with a poorer prognosis and early metastasis. We herein ...
An autopsy case of renal candidiasis.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Systemic candidiasis is the most frequently encountered opportunistic fungal infection, the kidneys being primarily affected in 80% of the cases. Most of the cases are fatal, diagnosed either very late for effective ...
Esthetic preferences of European American, Hispanic American, Japanese, and African Judges for soft - tissue profiles
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Our objectives were to determine whether observer and patient sex and race or ethnicity determine esthetic preferences for lip positions.
Methods
Four independent panels each consisting of 30 lay judges viewed pretreatment ...
Identifying human and livestock sources of fecal contamination in Kenya with host-specific Bacteroidales assays.
(University of Nairobi, 2009-11)
Microbial source tracking to distinguish between human, livestock and wildlife fecal pollution using molecular techniques is a rapidly evolving approach in many developed countries, but has not previously been applied on ...
Women In Conflict Management: How Traditional Roles And Perceptions Have Been A Hindrance
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
One of the major challenges we continue to face at
the close of the twentieth century is the real
involvement of women in all sectors of society. For
a long time this has been considered as a
small issue. But with the ...