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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 ...
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 ...
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)
Forecasting Patient Needs in a Donor Funded Health Care Project in Kenya
(DBA Africa Management Review, 2013-08)
Forecasts are crucial for practically all economic and business decisions. The focus of this
research paper is in the area of forecasting. The research approach adopted is a case
study of the Nutrition and HIV Program ...
Oral Health Knowledge, hygiene practices and treatment seeking behaviour among 12 Year old children from Kitale Municipality in Kenya
(2011)
Background: Several behavioural studies have shown a direct correlation between oral health awareness and practices. Awareness of individuals regarding their periodontal health status when accompanied with knowledge about ...
Cellular Immune Responses And Susceptibility To HIV-1 Superinfection: A Case-control Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-03)
A case-control study was performed to determine the effects of HIV-1-specific cellular immune responses on the odds of acquiring a second HIV-1 infection (superinfection). Changes in the frequency of cytokine-producing or ...
Antimicrobial and antiparasitic abietane diterpenoids from the roots of Clerodendrum eriophyllum
(University of Nairobi, 2010-06)
Chromatographic separation of the roots of a Kenyan medicinal plant, Clerodendrum eriophyllum, led to the isolation of ten abietane diterpenoids (1-10), one of which (1) was isolated for the first time from a natural source. ...