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Brewery wastewater treatment in a fluidised bed bioreactor.
(University of NairobiChemical Engineering Department, 2002-03)A hydrodynamic characteristic performance of a three phase fluidised bed bioreactor has been studied with brewery wastewater. The influence of operating parameters, such as phase hold up, phase mixing, aspect ratio and ... -
Bridging antimicrobial resistance knowledge gaps: The East African perspective on a global problem
(BMC, 2019-02-11)There is worldwide concern of rapidly increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, there is paucity of resistance surveillance data and updated antibiograms in Africa in general. This study was undertaken in Kenyatta ... -
The bridging bronchus: A comprehensive review of a rare, potentially life-threatening congenital airway anomaly associated with cardiovascular defects
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The bridging bronchus is a rare congenital airway anomaly in which the right upper lobe of the lung is supplied by the right main bronchus while the right lower lobe, and often the right middle lobe is supplied by an ... -
Bridging the Gap between Traditional Healers and Mental Health in Today's Modern Psychiatry
(Department of Psychiatry, 2010) -
Bridging the Gap Secondary data analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Disability is one of the most neglected topics in development even though an estimated 80 percent of disabled people live in low and middle income countries (WHO, 2011). Kenya enacted the disability act in 2003 and carried ... -
Brief report: association between menopause and unprotected sex in high-risk HIV-positive women in Mombasa, Kenya20
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE: Many HIV-positive women now live well beyond menopause. Postmenopausal women are no longer at risk for pregnancy, and some studies suggest that they may use condoms less often than premenopausal women. This ... -
Brief Report: Sexual Violence Against HIV-Positive Women in the Nyanza Region of Kenya: Is Condom Negotiation an Instigator?
(University of Nairobi, 2017)For people living with HIV, exposure to sexual violence (SV) is associated with decreased adherence to antiretroviral medication, a primary predictor of their survival. Identification of risk factors for SV is a pressing ... -
A brief Review of probiotic use
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 2008)Probiotic therapy refers to the use of live microorganisms for treating human pathological disorders such as lactose intolerance and antibiotic-induced superinfections. A critical point to be considered is whether such ... -
A Brief Review of Probiotic Use
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2008)Probiotic therapy refers to use of live microorganisms to treat human pathological disorders such as lactose intolerance and antibiotic induced superinfections. The critical point to be consideted is whether such administered ... -
Broad and potent neutralizing antibodies from an African donor reveal a new HIV-1 vaccine target
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Immunology and Microbial Science, 2009-10)Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs), which develop over time in some HIV-1-infected individuals, define critical epitopes for HIV vaccine design. Using a systematic approach, we have examined neutralization breadth in ... -
Broad HIV-1 inhibition in vitro by vaccine-elicited cd8(+) t cells in African adults.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)We are developing a pan-clade HIV-1 T-cell vaccine HIVconsv, which could complement Env vaccines for prophylaxis and be a key to HIV cure. Our strategy focuses vaccine-elicited effector T-cells on functionally and structurally ... -
Broadly cross-reactive HIV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in highly-exposed persistently seronegative donors
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health Centre for HIV Prevention and Research, 1999)HIV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) are believed to play a key part in the control of virus levels throughout HIV infection. An important goal of a potential prophylactic vaccine against HIV is therefore to elicit ... -
Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Responses in a Large Longitudinal Sub-Saharan HIV Primary Infection Cohort.
(2016)Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) are thought to be a critical component of a protective HIV vaccine. However, designing vaccines immunogens able to elicit bnAbs has proven unsuccessful to date. Understanding the ... -
Bronchial asthma in children
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 1988) -
Bronchial carcinoids--two case reports and literature review
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-02) -
Bronchiectasis following colectomy for hemorrhagic rectocolitis.
(Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993-05)Pulmonary disease is an uncommon extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease. We report the case of a patient in whom colectomy for ulcerative colitis was followed by development of bronchiectasis. A ... -
Bronchiectasis in African children: Challenges and barriers to care
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Bronchiectasis (BE) is a chronic condition affecting the bronchial tree. It is characterized by the dilatation of large and medium-sized airways, secondary to damage of the underlying bronchial wall structural elements and ... -
Bronchiectasis: a review
(University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Bronchiectasis: a review, Healthline-Nairobi
(Department of clinical Medicine and therapeutics , University of Nairobi., 2002)
