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Diet Quantity and Quality: Functional Effects on Rural Kenyan Families: Kenya Project Final Report, Phase II, 1989-1992
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Diet, nutrition and oral health.
(Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Nairobi, 1989) -
Dietary cholecalciferol and phosphorus influence intestinal mucosa phytase activity in broiler chicks.
(Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 2006)1. The role of cholecalciferol and phosphorus in the regulation of intestinal mucosa phytase was investigated in broiler chicks. 2. A total of 144 7-d-old male broiler chicks were grouped by weight into 6 blocks of 4 cages ... -
Dietary habits and oral health in infancy and early childhood of Kenyan children at the Kenyatta National Hospital Paediatric Demonstration Unit.
(Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences University of Nairobi, 1989)The survey was conducted by the method of questionnaire in the Maternal Child Health (MCH) clinic. A total of ninety seven mothers brought their children to MCH clinic. The mean maternal age was 22 years, the youngest ... -
Dietary micronutrients are associated with higher cognitive function gains among primary school children in rural Kenya
(Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University,Fairfax, VA 22030, USADepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USASchool of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Neuropsychiatry Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CACancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 1236 Lauhala Street, Suite 407, Honolulu, HI 96813Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CADepartments of Community Health Sciences and Pediatrics, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of, 2009)With the exception of iodine and Fe, there is still very limited information on the effect of micronutrients on cognitive function, especially among school-age children. The present analysis evaluates the relationship ... -
Dietary patterns and nutritional status of pre-school children in Nairobi.
(2005)To determine the dietary patterns and nutritional status of pre-school children in Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SETTING: Pre-schools in Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS: Three hundred and four ... -
Dietary phytate (inositol hexaphosphate) regulates the activity of intestinal mucosa phytase
(Department of Health Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA., 2009)The role of dietary phytate (inositol hexaphosphate) in the regulation of intestinal mucosa phytase was investigated in chicks. Seven-day-old chicks were grouped by weight into six blocks of three cages with six birds per ... -
Dietary regimens appear to possess significant effects on the development of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART)-associated metabolic syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: This study investigated the interactions between a low protein high calorie (LPHC) diet and an integrase inhibitor-containing antiretroviral drug regimen (INI-CR)in light of evidence suggesting that the ... -
Dietary regimens appear to possess significant effects on the development of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART)-associated metabolic syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: This study investigated the interactions between a low protein high calorie (LPHC) diet and an integrase inhibitor-containing antiretroviral drug regimen (INI-CR)in light of evidence suggesting that the ... -
Dietary regimens appear to possess significant effects on the development of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART)-associated metabolic syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Introduction: This study investigated the interactions between a low protein high calorie (LPHC) diet and an integrase inhibitor-containing antiretroviral drug regimen (INI-CR)in light of evidence suggesting that the ... -
Dietary, social, and environmental determinants of obesity in Kenyan women.
(2011)To assess the determinants of overweight and obesity in Kenyan women considered to be undergoing the nutrition transition. A nationally representative sample of women (n = 1008) was randomly drawn. Weight, height, waist, ... -
Diets and trophic ranking of ungulates of the northern Serengeti
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1985)The botanical composition of diets was determined for Thomson's (Gazella thomsoni) and Grant's gazelles (G. granti), impala (Aepyceros melampus), topi (Damaliscus lunatus topi), kongoni (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii), ... -
Dieulafoy's lesion: case report.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2001)A sixty-year old male patient was referred to the author as a case of massive rectal bleeding after haemorrhoidectomy. He underwent urgent total colonoscopy and bleeding Dieulafoy's lesion was identified as a source of ... -
The difference between effectiveness and efficacy of antimalarial drugs in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities Sciences, 2004)Objective:To demonstrate the difference between effectiveness and efficacy of antimalarial (AM) drugs in Kenya. Methods:We undertook a series of linked surveys in four districts of Kenya between 2001 and 2002 on (i) ... -
Differences in acute retroviral syndrome by HIV-1 subtype in a multicentre cohort study in Africa.
(BMC, 2017-11)Symptoms of acute retroviral syndrome (ARS) may be used to identify patients with acute HIV-1 infection who seek care. ARS symptoms in African adults differ by region. We assessed whether reporting of ARS was associated ... -
Differences in HIV natural history among African and non-African seroconverters in Europe and seroconverters in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Differences in response to imatinib between gastrointestinal stromal tumours involving the liver and tumours that do not: experience from Nairobi
(School of Medicine, 2013-05)Introduction: More than 60% of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) arise from the stomach and about 20% from the small intestine. About 95% of GISTs express kit receptor tyrosine kinase (CD117), which is used for ... -
The different epidemiologic subtypes of Burkitt lymphoma share a homogenous micro RNA profile distinct from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2011-12)Sporadic Burkitt lymphoma (sBL) can be delineated from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) by a very homogeneous mRNA expression signature. However, it remained unclear whether all three BL variants—sBL, endemic BL (eBL) ... -
Different patterns of cell proliferation and death and oncogene expression in cutaneous malignant melanoma.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1998-05)Ninety-six cutaneous melanomas (CMs) were investigated aiming at finding differences, if any, among the main four clinicopathological types, for Bcl-2, c-myc and p53 protein expression, and for tumor cell proliferation and ...