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Training of surgeons in Kenya at the University of Nairobi teaching hospital
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 1999-08)Objective: To determine the number of surgeons trained by the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, since its inception in 1967. Design: This was a retrospective ... -
The training of the district physician for developing countries.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1974) -
Training program for vitreoretinal surgery in Nairobi, Kenya from 2000 - 2006
(Department of Ophthalmology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008)BACKGROUND: After the U. S. Embassy bombing in 1998 in Nairobi, Kenya, a relief operation was immediately initiated by the Department of Ophthalmology of the Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) Munich, Germany. Surgical ... -
Training tomorrow's leaders in global health: impact of the afya bora consortium fellowship on the careers of its alumni.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Effective leadership is a cornerstone of successful healthcare delivery in resource limited settings throughout the world. However, few programs in Africa prepare healthcare professionals with the leadership ... -
A Trandisciplinary Perspective on the Links between Malaria and Agro-ecosystems in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2004)An ecosystem approach was applied to study the links between malaria and agriculture in Mwea Division, Kenya. The study was organized into five phases. Phase I had two components including a stakeholder workshop conducted ... -
Trans-cultural research on depression
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)Transcultural psychiatry, whose scientific founder Emil Kraepelin is considered as, in its 100 years of tradition has not only developed a varied range of methods but has also brought about a change in the respective ... -
Transcription of the Trypanosoma brucei spliced leader RNA gene is dependent only on the presence of upstream regulatory elements.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8022, USA., 1997-03)The spliced leader (SL) RNA plays a key role in mRNA maturation in trypanosomatid protozoa by providing the SL sequence, which is joined to the 5' end of every mRNA. As a first step towards a better understanding of the ... -
Transcriptional regulation of two stage-specifically expressed genes in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
(Equipe de Parasitologie Moléculaire UGSF-IFR 118, CNRS UMR 8576 Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, 2005)The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii differentially expresses two distinct enolase isoenzymes known as ENO1 and ENO2, respectively. To understand differential gene expression during tachyzoite to bradyzoite conversion, ... -
Transcriptional regulation of two very divergent gut-expressed Bm86 antigen gene homologues in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
A transdisciplinary perspective on the links between malaria and agroecosystems in Kenya
(2004)An ecosystem approach was applied to study the links between malaria and agriculture in Mwea Division, Kenya. The study was organized into five phases. Phase I had two components including a stakeholder workshop conducted ... -
Transepithelial potential in the Magadi tilapia, a fish living in extreme alkalinity.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Anatomy, 2012-02)We investigated the transepithelial potential (TEP) and its responses to changes in the external medium in Alcolapia grahami, a small cichlid fish living in Lake Magadi, Kenya. Magadi water is extremely alkaline (pH = 9.92) ... -
Transfusion haemosiderosis inspite of regular use of desferrioxamine: case report
(Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion. College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004)We describe a case of a female who developed haemosiderosis, in the course of treatment for very severe unstable aplastic anaemia for fourteen years. She was 37 years old at the time of initial diagnosis. Her management ... -
Transient focal neurological deficits in patients with hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1998)A case of hypoglycaemia and three cases of hyperglycaemia presenting with focal neurological deficits are presented. The focal presentations were hemiparesis and focal convulsion that returned to normal upon correction of ... -
Transient Focal neurological deficits in patients with hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; report of 4 cases
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1998)A case of hypoglycaemia and three cases of hyperglycaemia presenting with focal neurological deficits are presented. The focal presentations were hemiparesis and focal convulsion that returned to normal upon correction of ... -
Transient nephrotic syndrome of pregnancy at Kenyatta National Hospital 1970-1976.
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Transient retinopathy in uncomplicated case of systemic lupus erythematosus.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1980-07) -
Transient retinopathy in uncomplicated case of systemic lupus erythematosus. East Afr Med J. 1980 Jul;57(7):500-4
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1980)No abstract available -
Transition dynamics of HIV disease in a cohort of African prostitutes: a Markov model approach
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaKenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, 1990)The progression of HIV-related disease from infection to death is represented as a staged Markov model. Transitions between stages are considered reversible. The model is fitted to data from a cohort of African prostitutes ... -
Transition from open to laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a public and private hospitals in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Backgound: It is almost two decades since laparoscopic surgery was first introduced in Kenya. This study was aimed at evaluating the transition to laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with analysis of patient demographics and ... -
Translactonization in Erythromycins
(1987)When erythromycin A is heated in diethylamine-acetic acid. an erythromycin hemiketal is obtained, which can be further transformed into a new enol ether and spiroketal. The new euol ether is also obtained in equilibrium ...
