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Bacteriuria in a cohort of predominantly HIV-1 seropositive female commercial sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, KenyaKenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, KenyaPublic Health Laboratory Services, Oxford, U.K.Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, U.K, 1996-07)Although significant bacteriuria and urinary tract infection are more common in immunocompetent women than men, studies linking HIV immunosuppression with an increased risk of developing urinary infection have so far only ... -
Barongo, J.O., 1984. Euler
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Basaltic Macadam-breccias In The Girvan-ballantrae Complex, Ayrshire
(University of Nairobi, 1979-09)Many supposed “volcanic agglomerates and tuffs” in the Girvan-Ballantrae complex of southern Ayrshire are considered to be non-pyroclastic in origin. These macadam breccias are accumulations of lava breccia derived mainly ... -
Baseline STD prevalence in a community intervention trial of the female condom in Kenya
(2000)OBJECTIVE: We present baseline sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence rates from an ongoing intervention trial at Kenyan agricultural sites. METHODS: After gaining the cooperation of management, we identified ... -
Bat species diversity and distribution in three vegetation communities of Meru National Park, Kenya
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004)Diversity and distribution of bats was determined in four vegetation types in and around Meru National Park, Kenya between September 2000 and February 2001. Bat-habitat studies were based on plant species dominance, cover ... -
Bathymetry of lake Bogoria, Kenya
(Nature Kenya/East African Natural History SocietyDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (CEEC), Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, NorwichEnvironment Agency, Arthur Drive, Hoo Farm Industrial Estate, Worcester Road, 2003)This paper presents the first bathymetric map for the approximately 17 km by 2 km alkaline Lake Bogoria situated in the eastern Rift Valley of Kenya. Longitudinal and transverse cross sections of the lake are also ... -
Beach erosion: case studies on the East African coast
(1992-10)Marine erosion of late Holocene beach deposits is a common problem 011 the equatorial coasts of the western Indian Ocean, damaging or threatening tourism-related investment and communication infrastructure. The problem ... -
Beach erosion: case studies on the East African Coast
(Coastal Geology Group, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, 1992)Marine erosion of late Holocene beach deposits is a common problem on the equatorial coasts of the western Indian Ocean, damaging or threatening tourism-related investment and communication infrastructure. The problem ... -
Beamys hindei
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Beamys major
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Behavioral Responses of Pyrethroid Resistant and Susceptible Anopheles Gambiae Mosquitoes to Insecticide Treated Bed Net
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets are an effective tool in reducing malaria transmission. However, with increasing insecticide resistance little is known about how physiologically resistant malaria vectors behave ... -
Behavioral Strategies Used by Macrotermes michaelseni foragers to Avoid Ant Predation (lsoptera: Macrotermitinae)
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1989)Macrotermes michae/seni, a dominant invertebrate herbivore in the semi-arid savanna of Kajiado, Kenya, was studied to establish what measures its foragers adopt to counteract ant predation while insuring adequate ... -
Behavioural response of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae to host plant volatiles and synthetic blends
(School of Biological Sciences, 2012)Background Sugar feeding is critical for survival of malaria vectors and, although discriminative plant feeding previously has been shown to occur in Anopheles gambiae s.s., little is known about the cues mediating ... -
Below-ground biodiversity in Kenya
(Moi University, Kenya, 2011) -
The belt of equatorial spread-F
(University of Nairobi, 1960)The morphology of the belt of equatorial spread-F at sunspot maximum is investigated, using I.G.Y. data, for magnetically quiet and magnetically disturbed conditions respectively. The belt is found to extend from about ... -
Benefits of Adopting Knowledge Management in the Key Contributor to the Kenyan Economy
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Benson Munyali Wamalwa; Makiko Sakka; Paul Mwanza Shiundu; Kunio Ohmiya; Tetsuya Kimura; and Kazuo Sakka,
(Department of Chemistry, 2006) -
The benthic macrofauna community of Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria
(Kluwer Academic PublishersDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi,Kisumu Research Centre, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute,, 2001)The benthic macroinvertebrates in the Kenya waters of Lake Victoria (ca. 1400 km2) were surveyed during four 10 day sampling periods in February, April, August and November 1984. Fourty three taxonomic groups were recorded. ... -
Bentonite (clay montmorillonite) as a template for electrosynthesis of thyroxine
(Department of Chemisty, University of Nairobi, 1999)The results discussed in this paper show that modification of the working electrode surface with clay montmorillonite (bentonite) enhances the iodine redox process and electrosynthesis of thyroxine. This is observed from ...
