Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Normo-glycemic and hypolipidemic effect of costunolide isolated from Costus speciosus (Koen ex. Retz.)Sm. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009-05)Diabetes mellitus is the most common and serious metabolic disorder among people all over the world. Many plants have successfully been used to overcome this problem. Costus speciosus is widely used in Indian medicine to ... -
Aerobic And Facultative Bacterial Isolates From Blood Cultures Of Children With Clinically Diagnosed Septicaemia.East Afr Med J. 1991 Nov;68(11):869-74.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)A total of 120 sets of blood cultures were performed aerobically from 60 children with clinically diagnosed septicaemia at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Out of these, 36 (30%) sets from 19 (31.7%) patients yielded ... -
Sickle Cell Trait (HbAS) is Associated with Increased Expression of Erythrocyte Complement Regulatory Proteins CR1 and CD55 Levels in Children
(Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases, 2013)Erythrocyte complement regulatory proteins, complement receptor 1 (CR1) and decay accelerating factor (CD55) protect red blood cells (RBCs) from complement mediated damage by controlling complement activation cascade and ... -
A novel dihydroxy gymnemic triacetate isolated from Gymnema sylvestre possessing normoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity on STZ-induced diabetic rats.
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009)Aim of the study: Gymnema sylvestre (Asclepiadaceae) is emerging as a potential treatment for the management of diabetes. The leaves are used in herbal medicine preparations. The present study was carried out to isolate ... -
Mixed infections in childhood diarrhoea: results of a community study in Kiambu District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)One thousand four hundred and twenty diarrhoea specimens from 846 children aged 0 to 60 months were collected and analysed for bacteria, parasites and rotavirus over a 16 month period, from June 1985 to September 1986 ... -
Population Dynamics: Some Past and Emerging Issues
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Adaptation Of A Method Of Measuring Zone Diameters Of Bacterial Growth Inhibition By Antibiotics To Suit Developing Countries. East Afr Med J. 1989 Jul;66(7):441-7.
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Insulin mimetic impact of Catechin isolated from Cassia fistula on the glucose oxidation and molecular mechanisms of glucose uptake on Streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2010-01)Diabetes mellitus is the most common and serious metabolic disorder among people all over the world. Many plants have successfully been used to overcome this problem. Cassia fistula, an ethnomedicnal plant, is widely used ... -
Information-based business Developing Service in Kenya: A Benchmark Study of Selected Projects
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Role Of The Laboratory In Infectious Disease. Fiji Medical Association Annual Seminar. (14th
(University of Nairobi, 1984)No abstract available -
Antidiabetic and antilipidemic effect of eremanthin from Costus speciosus (Koen.)Sm., in STZ-induced diabetic rats
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009-11)The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide is an issue of major socio-economic concern. Diabetes mellitus is a complex and a multifarious group of disorders that disturbs the metabolism of carbohydrates, fat ... -
The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol
(Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases, 2009)The objectives are to compare the effectiveness of cell phone-supported SMS messaging to standard care on adherence, quality of life, retention, and mortality in a population receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in ... -
Migration Process in Kenya: An Answer to some Questions
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Bacteriology Of Septicaemia At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Medicom, Vol 3 (6): 1981
(University of Nairobi, 1981)No abstract available -
Anti-diabetic properties of Tinospora cordifolia stem extracts on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009)The oral administration of various extracts (hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol) of Tinospora cordifolia stem (TCS) were found to have potent antidiabetic activity that reduces blood sugar level in streptozotocin-(STZ) ... -
Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Nyando District of Kenya
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A Novel Terpenoid from Elephantopus Scaber - Antibacterial Activity on Staphylococcus Aureus: A Substantiate Computational Approach
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2008-09)Staphylococcus aureus has gainedmuch attention in the last decade as it is a major cause of the Urinary Tract Infection in Diabetic patients. The Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESβL) producers are highly resistant to ... -
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Problems and Opportunities of Displacement for policy Action: lessons from the 2007 Post-Election Violence and Refugee Camps in Kenya
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Meningitis (Bacterial And Fungal). Chapter In Book On :
(University of Nairobi, 1974)No abstract available
