Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Surgical management of aggressive synchronous jaw central giant cell granuloma: Case report
(2012)Central giant cell granuloma ( CGCG) appears to be a lesion that is unique to the jaws. It is difficult to predict its aggressiveness. A rare case of synchronous CGCG of the mandible and maxillar in a 14- year old boy is ... -
Delaying Gratification as a Beautiful Choice
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) surface antigen and HBVassociated hepatocellular carcinoma in Kenyans of various ages
(2011)As a follow-up of an earlier study in Kenya that reported a 5:1 association between chronic liver disease and/or liver cancer with hepatitis B virus surface antigens (HBsAg), we investigated the prevalence of hepatitis ... -
Short communication an outbreak of acute bovine dermatophilosis in a large scale dairy herd in Kenya
(2006)Dermatophilosis, caused by Dermatophilus congo/ensis, is a disease that affects mainly cattle, sheep, camels, horses and goats and occurs as an acute or chronic exudative skin disease1. Injury of the skin by insect and ... -
Isolation and properties of a 23-KD haemolymph protein from the tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans
(Cambridge Journals, 1992)The haemolymph of the tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans, contains a low molecular weight protein of very high density (1.29 g/mi). The protein was detected in the haemolymph during all developmental stages of the insect. ... -
Randomized Trial of the Shang Ring for Adult Male Circumcision With Removal at One to Three Weeks: Delayed Removal Leads to Detachment
(2012)To assess healing with Shang Ring removal at different prespecified times; whether spontaneous detachment occurs with delayed removal; problems, complaints, and acceptability of wearing the device; satisfaction among ... -
Genetic resistance to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites in Red Maasai, Dorper and Red Maasai× Dorper ewes in the sub-humid tropics.
(1999)Resistance to naturally acquired gastrointestinal (GI) nematode parasite infections (predominantly Haemonchus contortus) was studied in 166 Masai, 230 Dorper and 294 Masai × Dorper ewes in the subhumid coastal region of ... -
Genetic diversity of the Pneumococcal CbpA: Implications for next-generation vaccine development.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Pneumococci are capable of vaccine escape by genetic recombination at the targeted capsular locus, significantly reducing long-term vaccine effectiveness. Recently, efforts have been redirected to understanding pneumococcal ... -
The politics behind the phasing out of the 14-seater matatu in Kenya
(2015-06-23)Matatu transport is an important means of paratransit public transport in the city of Nairobi. It is mainly composed of the 14-seater type vehicles that ply many routes not only in the city but also the entire country. ... -
Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses
(2010)Land degradation which among others include loss of vegetation is rampant in Kenya, destroying both the fragile arid and semiarid lands and the non-arid areas. Efforts to rehabilitate semiarid areas by re-vegetation has ...