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Strengthening capacity for health research in Africa
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities Sciences, 2008) -
Strengthening masters of community health nursing in Kenya
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2008)No Abstract -
Strengthening Public Mental Health During and After the Acute Phase of the Covid-19 Pandemic
(University of Nairobi, 2022) -
Strengthening System and Implementation Research Capacity for Child Mental Health and Family Well-being in Sub-saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experience high rates of mental health problems, and the region has limited access to mental health resources and research capacity to address the needs. Despite the success ... -
Stress, diabetes, and infection: Syndemic suffering at an urban Kenyan hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)The complexity of sickness among Kenya's urban poor cannot be dissociated from how social and health problems become syndemic. Increasingly diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are emerging among low-income ... -
Stroke at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi., 1990-07)Seventy two patients presenting with stroke to Kenyatta National Hospital were studied between January 1986 and January 1987. The majority were from the rural areas. There were about equal numbers between left and right ... -
Stroke at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1990-07)Seventy two patients presenting with stroke to Kenyatta National Hospital were studied between January 1986 and January 1987. The majority were from the rural areas. There were about equal numbers between left and right ... -
Stroke, cerebrovascular diseases and vascular cognitive impairment in Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)With increased numbers of older people a higher burden of neurological disorders worldwide is predicted. Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases do not necessarily present with different phenotypes in Africa but their ... -
Strong association between human and animal brucella seropositivity in a linked study in Kenya, 2012-2013.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Brucellosis is a common bacterial zoonotic infection but data on the prevalence among humans and animals is limited in Kenya. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in three counties practicing different livestock production ... -
Strong TCR conservation and altered T cell cross-reactivity characterize a B*57-restricted immune response in HIV-1 infection.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2006)HLA-B*57 is associated with slower disease progression to AIDS, and CD8+ T cell responses to B*57-restricted epitopes are thought to contribute to this protective effect. In this study, we evaluate the B*57-restricted p24 ... -
The structural and functional organization of connective tissue in the palmar and plantar aspects of the Vervet monkey and olive baboon
(University of Nairobi, 1989)No abstract. -
The structural and functional organization of the connective tissue in the human foot with reference to the histomorphology of the elastic fibre system
(Department of Anatomy, University Of Nairobi, 1984)The structural organization of the connective tissue system has been studied in the human foot using routine light microscopic methods. It has been demonstrated that an intriguing and delicate anatomical arrangement is ... -
Structural changes in umbilical vessels in pregnancy induced hypertension.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2007-12)Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is associated with placental morphological changes, alterations in the blood flow patterns in the umbilical vessels and adverse fetal and maternal outcome. Studies have demonstrated ... -
Structural evidence for insertion of collagen fibres to smooth muscle cells in the carotid arterial system of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis).
(Department of Anatomy, University Of Nairobi, 1981)Previous anatomical studies have failed to resolve the question relating to whether or not collagen fibers, like elastic fibres, are attached to smooth muscle cells in the arterial wall. The current ultrastructural study ... -
The structural organization and adrenergic innervation of the carotid arterial system of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
(Department of Anatomy, University Of Nairobi, 1991)The sympathetic innervation of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) carotid arterial system is described in this study using the sucrose-potassium phosphate-glyoxylic acid (SPG) method. The brachiocephalic and bicarotid ... -
Structural Organization of the Human Common Carotid Artery
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Structural organization of the vertebral artery in the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
(Department of Anatomy, University Of Nairobi, 1987)Vertebral arteries in the giraffe were removed and their structural organization was studied with light microscopy. It has been shown that the caudal segment of the vertebral artery extending to the level of the seventh ... -
Structural, thermal, morphological and biological studies of proton-transfer complexes formed from 4-aminoantipyrine with quinol and picric acid.
(2013)4-Aminoantipyrine (4AAP) is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, biochemical experiments and environmental monitoring. However, residual amounts of 4AAP in the environment may pose a threat to human health. To provide ... -
Structure and adrenergic innervations of the carotid rete Mirabelle in the maasai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 1991)