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Abortion: perception and behaviour of adolescents in two districts in Kenya
(1998)
This study, done between July 1995 and June 1996, was to determine the
adolescents' perceptions and behaviour regarding induced abortion and its
risks. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Adolescents aged ...
Assessing An Alternative Method Of Storing Mosquito Blood Meals For Human DNA Profiling
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
A simple method for storing mosquito blood meal samples which permits extraction and
characterization of human DNA after polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of target DNA
sequences was tested. Abdomens of ...
Growth And Nodulation Of Some Multipurpose Nitrogen Fixing Trees In Two Tropical Soils
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
The aims of the study were to investigate nodulation of four
tree species namely Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena diversifolia,
Calliandra cel.ot.trisyas and Sesbania sesban in various ecological
zones of the country. ...
Behaviour And Population Dynamics Of Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) On A Kenyan Game Ranch
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
A study was carried out to obtain information on behaviour, social organisation, movement pattern,
feeding habits and population dynamics of the Maasai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalisi on Game
Ranching Limited (GRL), ...
Effects Of Ricinus Communis Linneaus (euphorbiaceae) Extracts On Leishmania Major Promastigotes And On Infected Balb/c Mice
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
The effect of castor oil plant seed oil fractionally extracted with diethyl-ether
and the aqueous extracts of its leaves was tested in vitro on Leishmania major
(Yorkimov and Schokor, 1913) promastigotes and in vivo on ...
Solid-phase peptide syntheses of oxytocin, oxytocin analogs and interferon short chain with the amide side-chain functionality of asparagine protected with 1-tetralinyl group
(1998)
The aim of the project was to transform ketones to the amines, which were
then used as precursors in the carboxamide protection of asparagine and
glutamine side chains. Peptide resins of oxytocin, oxytocin analogs ...