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Involvement of Thyroid Hormones and Cortisol in the Stress Response and their Possible Effects on Fertility in the Pig
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Involving Rural Kenyan Women in the Development of Nutritionally Improved Weaning Foods: Nutribusiness Strategy
(Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, University of Nairobi,International Programs, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AlabamaJDepartment of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, 1997)This paper describes a participatory process employed by three collaborating universities to engage rural Kenyan women, who are members of organized women's groups, in the development of recipes for culturally appropriate, ... -
In‐home fortification with 2.5 mg iron as NaFeEDTA does not reduce anaemia but increases weight gain: a randomised controlled trial in Kenyan infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11-24)In-home fortification of infants with micronutrient powders (MNPs) containing 12.5 mg iron may increase morbidity from infections; therefore, an efficacious low-dose iron-containing MNP might be advantageous. Effects of ... -
Ion-pair and Ion-suppression High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Alkaloidal Constituents of Artabotrys monteiroae
(Kobe Women's College of PharmacyDepartment of Medicine. University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmacy. University of Nairobi,, 1993)lon-pair and ion-suppression mode high performance liquid chromatography was conducted on the alkaloidal constituents of the rools of Artabotrys monteiroae, an lmportant medicinal plant in Kenya having analgesic and ... -
Ionic content of body fluids and sodium efflux in Oreochromis alcalicus grahami, a fish living at temperatures above 30°C and in conditions of extreme alkalinity
(ElsevierDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi,Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK, 1984)1. Values for blood plasma ions at 35°C are: Na, 210.4 ± 4.6; Cl, 144.6 ± 2.6 and K, 6.5 ± 0.4 mM; osmotic pressure, 400 ± 18 mOsm. 2. 2. Blood ionic composition resembles that of marine teleost species except that at ... -
Ionomic variation characterization in African leafy vegetables for micronutrients using xrf and hplc
(Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010)Beside the phytochemical, ionomic fingerprinting represents the inorganic trace element composition of the cellular and organismal component. High-throughput elemental analysis technologies, such as X-Ray Fluorescence ... -
Ionoregulatory strategies and the role of urea in the Magadi tilapia (Alcolapia grahami)
(2002)The unique ureotelic tilapia Alcolapia grahami lives in the highly alkaline and saline waters of Lake Magadi, Kenya (pH ~10.0, alkalinity ~380 mmol·L 1, Na+ ~350 mmol·L 1, Cl ~110 mmol·L 1, osmolality ~580 mosmol·kg 1). ... -
IoT based monitoring system for epileptic patients
(University of Nairobi, 2022-06)The unpredictable nature of epileptic seizures makes it challenging to detect and effectively treat this disorder. The seizures are random, and most epileptic patients experience dangerous physical symptoms during an attack ... -
IPO's and the Kengen Offer
(Department of Finance and Accounting, 2006) -
Ipsilateral Synchronous Manifestation of an Hiv-Infection Associated Plunging Ranula and Sublingual Salivary Gland Sialocoele: A Review and Case Report
(Department of Human Anatomy, 2013)Plunging ranula is a rare lesion and even more in HIV-infected patients. There has been only one case documented in a 15-year old that had the vertical form HIV-infection. We report a plunging ranula occurring simultaneously ... -
IRF6 Gene Variant In Non-syndromic Clefts of a Kenyan Population
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009) -
Iron Age Archaeology in East Africa: The state of the discipline
(College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1985) -
Iron as the concert master in the pathogenic orchestra playing in sporadic Parkinson's disease
(University of Nairobi, 2021-10)About 60 years ago, the discovery of a deficiency of dopamine in the nigro-striatal system led to a variety of symptomatic therapeutic strategies to supplement dopamine and to substantially improve the quality of life of ... -
Iron deficiency anaemia in children of a peri-urban health facility.
(1999)To ascertain the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia(IDA) and its risk factors. A cross-sectional survey. A peri-urban health centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Four hundred and three children, aged six months to six ... -
Iron fortification adversely affects the gut microbiome, increases pathogen abundance and induces intestinal inflammation in Kenyan infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: In-home iron fortification for infants in developing countries is recommended for control of anaemia, but low absorption typically results in >80% of the iron passing into the colon. Iron is essential for ... -
Iron nutrition in infancy
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1971)No abstract available -
Iron status and systemic inflammation, but not gut inflammation, strongly predict gender-specific concentrations of serum hepcidin in infants in rural Kenya.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-02-27)Hepcidin regulation by competing stimuli such as infection and iron deficiency has not been studied in infants and it's yet unknown whether hepcidin regulatory pathways are fully functional in infants. In this cross-sectional ... -
Iron working in the Upper Tana valley,Kenya.In Aspects of African archaeology.
(ElsevierEducation and External studies, 1996)The precolonial trading systems of the East African interior have a great antiquity ml can best be understood by employing a multidisciplinary approach including archaeology, oral traditions, linguistic evidence and ... -
Iron, zinc and protein concentration in African bean cultivars
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)