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Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast community, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2010)
Aim of the study: This study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of
malaria as well as the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition, control
and treatment ...
Survey of postharvest handling, preservation and processing practices along the camel milk chain in Isiolo district,Kenya
(2012)
Despite the important contribution of camel milk to food security for pastoralists in
Kenya, little is known about the postharvest handling, preservation and processing
practices. In this study, existing postharvest ...
Feasibility for chemometric energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering (EDXRFS) spectroscopy method for rapid soil quality assessment
(2011)
Soil quality assessment (SQA) is important for modulating agricultural productivity and thus requires simple and rapid analysis
of soil (macro & micro) nutrients (here called soil quality indicators – SQIs). We report ...
Detection and genome analysis of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus in Kenya in 2011
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
In May 2011 in Turkana County, north-western Kenya, tissue samples were
collected from goats suspected of having died of peste des petits ruminant (PPR)
disease, an acute viral disease of small ruminants. The samples ...
Effect of Slice Thickness and Frying Temperature on Color, Texture and Sensory Properties of Crisps rnude frorn Four Kenyan Potato Cultivars
(2011)
The objective of this study was to determine the performance of four Kenyan potato cultivars in terms of texture, color and sensory properties when crisps are processed at different slice thickness and frying temperatures. ...
Effect of Packaging and Storage 'I'ernper atu re on the Shelf Life of Crisps frorn four Kenyan Potato Cultivars
(2011)
Potato crisps are known to absorb high amounts of processing oil that may undergo oxidation and hydrolysis during storage, depending on packaging and storage temperature. These changes may, however, have profound effects ...
Macrophages Are Critical for Cross-Protective Immunity Conferred by Babesia microti against Babesia rodhaini Infection in Mice
(2012)
AlthoughprimaryinfectionofmicewithBabesiamicrotihasbeenshowntoprotectmiceagainstsubsequentlethalinfection by Babesiarodhaini,themechanismbehindthecross-protection is unknown.To unravel lthis mechanism,we investigated the ...
Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast community, Kenya
(2010)
Aim of the study: This study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of
Malaria as well as the existing knowledge,attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition,control
and treatment in ...
Seroprevalence of Cysticercus cellulosae and associated risk factors in free-range pigs in Kenya
(Cambridge University Press 2010, 2010)
Porcine cysticercosis is an emerging zoonosis with public health and economic
importance. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to investigate the disease in
free-range pigs on 182 smallholder farms in Busia District, ...
Antioxidant and Type2 Diabetes Related Functional Properties of Phytic Acid Extract from Kenyan Local Food Ingredients:Effects of Traditional Processing Methods
(2011)
Emerging scientific evidences reveal that phytic acid has several
positive ef fects on human health. The antioxidant and type 2 diabetes
related enzyme inhibition pr operties of phytic acid extract
prepar ed from raw and ...