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In‐home fortification with 2.5 mg iron as NaFeEDTA does not reduce anaemia but increases weight gain: a randomised controlled trial in Kenyan infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11-24)In-home fortification of infants with micronutrient powders (MNPs) containing 12.5 mg iron may increase morbidity from infections; therefore, an efficacious low-dose iron-containing MNP might be advantageous. Effects of ... -
Ion-pair and Ion-suppression High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Alkaloidal Constituents of Artabotrys monteiroae
(Kobe Women's College of PharmacyDepartment of Medicine. University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmacy. University of Nairobi,, 1993)lon-pair and ion-suppression mode high performance liquid chromatography was conducted on the alkaloidal constituents of the rools of Artabotrys monteiroae, an lmportant medicinal plant in Kenya having analgesic and ... -
Ionic content of body fluids and sodium efflux in Oreochromis alcalicus grahami, a fish living at temperatures above 30°C and in conditions of extreme alkalinity
(ElsevierDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi,Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK, 1984)1. Values for blood plasma ions at 35°C are: Na, 210.4 ± 4.6; Cl, 144.6 ± 2.6 and K, 6.5 ± 0.4 mM; osmotic pressure, 400 ± 18 mOsm. 2. 2. Blood ionic composition resembles that of marine teleost species except that at ... -
Ionoregulatory strategies and the role of urea in the Magadi tilapia (Alcolapia grahami)
(2002)The unique ureotelic tilapia Alcolapia grahami lives in the highly alkaline and saline waters of Lake Magadi, Kenya (pH ~10.0, alkalinity ~380 mmol·L 1, Na+ ~350 mmol·L 1, Cl ~110 mmol·L 1, osmolality ~580 mosmol·kg 1). ... -
Iron status and systemic inflammation, but not gut inflammation, strongly predict gender-specific concentrations of serum hepcidin in infants in rural Kenya.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-02-27)Hepcidin regulation by competing stimuli such as infection and iron deficiency has not been studied in infants and it's yet unknown whether hepcidin regulatory pathways are fully functional in infants. In this cross-sectional ... -
Iron, zinc and protein concentration in African bean cultivars
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Irrigation and fertility management technologies for saline-sodic soils of Nguruman irrigation scheme,Kajiado District
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 2005)An increasing number of pastoralists are incorporating cultivation and commercial farming into traditional livestock economy in Nguruman Irrigation Scheme. However, the continuous decline in production of okra, the major ... -
Irrigation levels affects biomass yields and morphometric characteristics of range grasses in arid rangelands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background Production of range grasses under irrigation has been widely adopted in the arid environments of Kenya as a strategy for seasonal forage supply gap. However, their productivity has only been done under ... -
Is lower tana river forest complex and ecosystem under threat of total destruction? Evidence from participatory GIS
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Is small beautiful? Village level taxation of natural resources in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007)This article examines collection of natural resources revenue by village governments in Tanzania as part of a decentralisation reform. An analysis of empirical data in the form of taxation records from 14 villages, which ... -
Is the aestivating lungfish the first vertebrate with suctional breathing?
(University of Nairobi, 1975-11)No abstract available -
Iso-electric Focusing of Camel Milk Proteins
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1998)The procedure for phenotyping of most genetic variants in cow milk was optimised for iso-electric focusing (IEF) of camel milk proteins and milk from individual camels of different breeds was screened. The caseins obtained ... -
Isolation and characterization of bovine parainfluenza type 3 virus from cattle in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)All seven isolates recovered from respiratory disease in a herd of cattle were parainfluenza type 3. The increase in HI antibody titres between the acute phase and the convalescent phase of the disease suggested that it ... -
Isolation and characterization of cauda epididymis cellular androgen binding protein. M.Sc.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 1988) -
Isolation and characterization of group B streptococci from human and bovine sources within and around Nairobi.
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1997)Group B streptococci (GBS) were isolated from bovine milk and from vaginas and throats of antenatal and postnatal women using TKT and rapid GBS media. Sixty-three of 529 (12%) bovine bulk milk samples, 9 of 48 (19%) vaginal ... -
Isolation and identification of Chlamydia in Kenya sheep and serologic survey
(University of Nairobi,, 1971)An infective agent isolated from a sheep with pulmonary adenomatosis (jaagziekte) was identified as Chlamydia psittaci. There was no evidence that the agent was of primary significance for pulmonary adenomatosis. There was ...