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Comparison of the effects of praziquantel and metrifonate treatment in schistosoma haematobium (mazeras strain) infection in hamsters
(2004)
Schistosomiasis is the second most important parasitic infection, after malaria, mainly
infecting poor people in the tropics who can hardly afford the cost of the currently
available drugs for treatment. Consequently, ...
Modeling lapse rates using economic variables. A case study for a life insurance company operating in Kenya
(2007)
Lapse rates are an important consideration in the pricing and implementation of Life Insurance
Policies. Lapses are defined the premature withdrawal of policyholders from policies that they
have previously taken up. The ...
Determination of the levels of heavy metals in Suspended particulate matter (SPM) in Kibera (Nairobi)
(2000)
High population density, industrialization and increased vehicle use have led to severe
deterioration of air quality in most urban centres. The most obvious air pollutant is the
increased load of suspended particulate ...
A study of the antimalarial constituents of cassia abbreviata oliv and strychnos Henningsii Gilg.
(2009)
Malaria remains a major health threat to millions of people in the developing countries.
Efforts to prevent the disease through vector control have not been successful due to
socio-economic reasons. The malaria parasite ...
Analysis of rainfall characteristics in Tanzania for climate change signals
(2009)
Tanzania as many other countries in Africa depends on rain water for
various economic activities in order to achieve its development. The global
climate change has not isolated Tanzania, the rainfall climatology of the ...
Impacts of rainfall on aircraft operations at Julius Nyerere international airport and Shinyanga airport, Tanzania.
(2009)
Although air transportation seems to be the best way of travels in Tanzania sometimes it
became unsafely and unreliable due to the different factors including bad weather such as
heavy rains. Bad weather may lead to ...
Modelling Rainfall Using Generalized Linear Models When The Response Variable Has A Tweedie Distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Morphometry and connective tissue composition of the sigmoid colon in adult Kenyans
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Background
The sigmoid colon in Africans is commonly affected by volvulus formation. Anatomical characteristics of this part of the colon are thought to provide some of the contributory explanation for this predisposition. ...
Analysis of loss ratios using a mixed linear model
(University of Nairobi, 2008)