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Synthesis, Biological Evaluation And Mechanistic Studies Of Totarol Amino Alcohol Derivatives As Potential Antimalarial Agents.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Herein we report on the semisynthesis and biological evaluation of b-amino alcohol derivatives of the natural product totarol and other simple aromatic systems. All beta-amino alcohol derivatives of totarol exhibited higher ...
Preexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection among African women.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-08)
BACKGROUND: Preexposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral drugs has been effective in the prevention of human ...
Influence of tomato spotted wilt virus on performance and behaviour of western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis)
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2012-11-27)
The general principles in pathogen transmission by insects involve a complex and specific interplay, in this case between thrips, tospovirus and their shared host plant, which has led to outbreaks of crop disease epidemics ...
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in certified food-handlers working in food establishments in the City of Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Most intestinal parasites are cosmopolitan with the highest prevalence in the tropics and subtopics. Rural-to-urban migration rapidly increases the number of food eating places in towns and their environs. Some of these ...
Knowledge and acceptability of pap smears, self-sampling and HPV vaccination among adult women in Kenya.
(2012)
Our study aimed to assess adult women's knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, and characterize their attitudes towards potential screening and prevention strategies.
METHODS:
Women were participants ...
Media law in Kenya in the era of digital broadcasting
(University of Nairobi,, 2012-10)
This article analyses media law in the era of digital technology. It attempts to answer four interrelated questions: First, what is digital migration? Second, what is digital technology in the communication context? Third, ...
Bacterial vaginosis, HIV serostatus and T-cell subset distribution in a cohort of East African commercial sex workers: retrospective analysis
(2012)
Although bacterial vaginosis is a known correlate of HIV infection, no previous studies have investigated whether women defined as HIV-exposed seronegative (HESN) are less likely to have bacterial vaginosis. Little is known ...
Preliminary investigation of contractile activity of Ricinus communis
(2012)
Ricinus communis and Euclea divinorum of the family Euphorbiaceae and Ebenaceae, respectively, are traditionally used by Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in Machakos district of Kenya to induce or augment labor, manage ...
Trends of acute poisoning cases occurring at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(2012)
A retrospective study of poisoned patients admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
over the period January 2002 to June 2003 was carried out. KNH is a national referral
and university teaching hospital and patients ...