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A comparison of the effect on gastric emptying of alfentanil or morphine given during anaesthesia for minor surgery.
(1994)
Twenty patients, scheduled for minor gynaecological surgery, were studied. Anaesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained with oxygen, nitrous oxide and enflurane. Patients were randomly allocated to two groups: group ...
Effect of induction-delivery and uterine-delivery on apgar scoring of the newborn
(1991)
Very short or prolonged induction-delivery interval (i.e. less than 5 minutes or more than 15 minutes) and uterine-delivery interval of more than 90 seconds has a definite effect on the apgar scoring of a newborn especially ...
Influence of beta-blockade with beta-1-selectivity or intrinsic sympathomimetic activity on some metabolic responses to exercise.
(1993)
Beta-blockers that are non-selective, beta-1-selective or possess intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (ISA) are thought to differ in their effects on serum potassium, glucose and lactate during exercise. In a randomized, ...
Sp1 sites mediate activation of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoter by glucose in vascular smooth muscle cells.
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
This study was designed to characterize the direct effects of hyperglycemia on plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) expression in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. Glucose induced dose- and time-dependent increases ...
Biology of the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi on French Beans
(1999)
The coconut bug, Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Heteroptera: Coreidae), is a major pest of a
wide range of economically important crops in Eastern and Southern Africa. The suitability of
French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. ...
Versatile IEEE-488 Data Acquisition and Control Routines for Diode Array Spectrophotometer
(1991)
The UV-visible diode array spectrophotometer is a work-horse instrument for many laboratories. This article provides simple data acquisition and control routines in Microsoft QuickBasic for a HP-8452A diode array ...
Environment for Development: An Ecosystems Assessment of Lake Victoria Basin Environmental andSocio-economic Status, Trends and Human Vulnerabilities
(1990)
Discussions on social and policy dimensions of the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) centre on the inhabitants of the basin and their livelihood strategies which are defined by environmental stewardship and natural resource ...
Groundwater Potential In Kidiani Area, Kwale District, Kenya
(1992)
This work describes the results of a hydrogeological
project carried out in Kidiani Area of Kwale District,
some 60 kilometres south-west of Mombasa.
In the mentioned area, vertical electrical sounding
measurements ...
Four isoflavones from seed pods of Millettia dura
(University of Nairobi, 1996-02)
Seed pods of Millettia dura yielded four novel isoflavones, which have been characterized as 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-8,8-dimethyl-4H,8H-benzo[1,2-b: 3,4-b′]dipyran-4-one (trivial name, durallone), 6-demethyldurallone, ...
Effects of soil origin and mineral composition and herbage species on the mineral composition of forages in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya
(1995)
Samples of topsoil and herbage from 135 sites in the Mt Elgon region of Kenya were classified according to farm, site altitude, underlying soil bedrock (6 types) and botanical composition (6 classes). Effects of altitude, ...