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Active convulsive epilepsy in a rural district of Kenya: a study of prevalence and possible risk factors.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008-01)BACKGROUND: Few large-scale studies of epilepsy have been done in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of, treatment gap in, and possible risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy in Kenyan people ... -
Active fault mapping in Karonga-Malawi after the December 19, 2009 Ms 6.2 seismic event
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)The East African Rift System (EARS) has natural hazards – earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides along the faulted margins, and in response to ground shaking. Strong damaging earthquakes have been occurring in the ... -
Active fault segments as potential earthquake sources: inferences from integrated geophysical mapping of the Magadi fault system, Southern Kenya Rift
(Geology, 2010)Southern Kenya Rift has been known as a region of high geodynamic activity expressed by recent volcanism, geothermal activity and high rate of seismicity. The active faults that host these activities have not been ... -
Active ingredients of a person-centred intervention for people on HIV treatment: analysis of mixed methods trial data.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-01)BACKGROUND: A new model of care is required to meet the changing needs of people living with HIV (PLWH), particularly in low and middle-income countries, where prevalence is highest. We evaluated a palliative care ... -
Active management of the third stage of labour without controlled cord traction: a randomized non-inferiority controlled trial
(© 2009 Gülmezoglu et al; licensee BioMed Central LtdSchool of medicine, 2009-01)Background: The third stage of labour refers to the period between birth of the baby and complete expulsion of the placenta. Some degree of blood loss occurs after the birth of the baby due to separation of the placenta. ... -
Active management of the third stage of labour without controlled cord traction: a randomized non-inferiority controlled trial
(2009-01-21)Abstract Background The third stage of labour refers to the period between birth of the baby and complete expulsion of the placenta. ... -
Active trachoma is an infectious disease, stop treating it administratively
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Objective: To assess how administrative considerations during prevalence surveys affected initiation of mass antibiotic treatment for active trachoma in East Pokot district in Kenya. Methods: Survey reports were reviewed. ... -
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Activities of three to six year old children not in preschool. The case of Mbeere Disctrict, Kenya
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Activity budget and group dynamics in Grevy’s zebra on Samburu rangelands, Kenya
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Activity of 6-Pentadecylsalicylic Acid from Ozoroa insignis Against Marine Crustaceans
(University of Nairobi, 2002)Bioassay-guided fractionation of the dichloromethane extract from twigs of Ozoroa insignis using Artemia salina larvae as a model led to the isolation of 6-pentadecylsalicylic acid as the active principle. This is the first ... -
Activity of Ageratum Conyzoides extract on isolated rat phrenic nerve diaphram and blood pressure on anaesthetised rats
(Departmnent of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1997)Crude root and aerial part extracts of A. conyzoides were found to have neuromuscular blocking activity in isolated rats phrenic nerve-diaphragm. Physostigmine failed to reverse the blockade. It was also observed that the ... -
Activity of Ageratum Conyzoides on isolated rat phrenic nerve diaphram and blood pressure on anaesthetised rats. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 1994 Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 31
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Activity of buparvaquone against Theileria cervi in white-tailed deer.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1991-01)Buparvaquone, a naphthoquinone with known efficacy against Theileria parva parva in cattle, was tested for activity against Theileria cervi piroplasms in both an in vitro culture system and in vivo in experimentally infected ... -
Actors and land use planning in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro Basin (1996) in B. Soltas (Id) Actor Orientation in Resource Management.
(Urban and regional planning, University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Actors impeding tea production in smallholder sub-sector of the Kenya tea industry: I. Green leaf supply.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2000)In Kenya, the quantity of tea produced by the smallholder tea subsector per unit area has been consistently lower than that produced by the estates subsector. In 1998, for example, the average smallholder production per ... -
Actuarial modelling of post-retirement private medical insurance case study:Armed forces medical insurance scheme
(School of mathematics, 2011-10)In health care insurance the main question is 'how much? It may require information that is relatively simple and straightforward like the financing provisions of existing schemes. At the other end of the spectrum, it ... -
Acupoint: An expert system for Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Acute abdominal aortic rupture in a Mare on transit
(University of Nairobi, 2015)External parasites are regarded as the basic causes of retardation in growth, poor conditions and lowered production in free-range chickens. However, information is lacking on the occurrence of external parasites of ... -
Acute acalculous cholecystitis in an outpatient setting
(University of Nairobi and Kenyatta National Hospital, 2006)Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) typically affects hospitalized patients with critical illness. Outpatient AAC is reported to occur in elderly males with cardiovascular comorbidities. We report the presentation of ...