Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Action of oxamniquine on Schistosoma mansoni in mice experimentally infected with a strain from Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Zoology, 1984-05) -
A study on Revitalisation of Municipal Council of Nakuru Rental housing
(University of Nairobi,Architecture and Building Science, 1997) -
Fluid inclusion and cathodoluminescence studies on fluorite from the Kerio valley, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1994-04)The Kerio valley lies between the Elgeyo escarpment and the Tugen hills which mark the western margin of the Kenya rift valley. The main fluorite deposits are located in the southern part of the valley at Kimwarer, Choff ... -
Housing Situation and Needs in the Municipal Council of Nakuru
(University of Nairobi,Architecture and Building Science, 1999) -
The effect of economic crisis on youth precariousness in Nairobi. An analysis of itinerary to adulthood of three generations of men and women
(Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2004)Since the pioneer analysis of the labour market by the ILO team in the early 1970s, the NUrIP, which collected about 1,600 biographies among a sample of the Nairobi adult population, is the first to provide for a ... -
Gonococcal Cervicitis Is Associated With Reduced Systemic Cd8+ T Cell Responses In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-infected And Exposed, Uninfected Sex Workers.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2002)Neisseria gonorrhoeae cervicitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 frequently coinfect core transmitter populations, such as female sex workers. Gonococcal cervicitis is associated with increased viral shedding ... -
The occurrence and geochemistry of fluoride in some natural waters of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1993-03)In recent years the acquisition of considerable additional data on the hydrogeochemical behaviour of fluoride in natural waters of Kenya has been made possible by extensive surface-water and groundwater sampling campaigns ... -
Resistance to HIV-1 infection among highly exposed sex workers in Nairobi: what mediates protection and why does it develop?
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 1999-03)Variability in susceptibility to infection and disease caused by infectious agents is a characteristic of all populations. Among susceptible individuals exposed to an infection, not all become infected and among infected ... -
HLA typing in a Kenyan cohort identifies novel class I alleles that restrict cytotoxic T-cell responses to local HIV-1 clades.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2002-09)OBJECTIVES: To investigate HLA class I allele frequencies in a Kenyan commercial sex worker (CSW) cohort, and to examine HIV-1 specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses directed against epitopes derived from locally ... -
Pattern of femoro-popliteal aneurysms in an African population
(Department of Human Anatomy, 2010-06)To describe the pattern of femoro-popliteal aneurysms in an African Kenyan population. Records of African in-patients with diagnosis of femoral or popliteal aneurysms admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, ... -
Experimental infection of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber, with Leishmania donovani
(University of Nairobi,Department of Zoology, 1988)No abstract -
Holistic Healing: An Analytical Review of Medicine-men in African Societies
(Department of Philosophy and Religious studies, University of Nairobi, 2012-06)Since the advent of modernity and Christianity in Africa, indigenous African holistic healing, and especially its psychological aspect, has been given negative publicity. This article examines ways in which African traditional ... -
The Role of Anti-Corruption Education in the Light of Aristotelian Concept of Akrasia: An Epistemic Inquiry into the Anti-corruption Initiatives in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Educational Foundations University of Nairobi, 2013-03)This paper undertakes an epistemic investigation of the efforts to combat corruption in Kenya in the light of Aristotle’s concept of Akrasia, and proposes a model for educational practice for the purpose of facilitating ... -
A study of educational management practices in secondary schools and their implications for in-service training of head teachers: a survey of Kitui and Machakos districts, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Education, 2012)Scholars, policy makers and practitioners in education unanimously recognize the dire need for effective and efficient management of educational institutions. Effective management becomes a necessity if most of the developing ... -
Equatorial spread-F irregularities observed at Nairobi and on the transequatorial path Lindau-Tsumeb
(Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, 1973)During February and April 1972, 3 weeks of observations of irregularity patches were made by two methods: 1. (a) Non-great-circle propagation on the transequatorial path Lindau-Tsumeb; 2. (b) Radar backscatter at ... -
Characterization Of Protein-protein Interactions Between The Nucleocapsid Protein And Membrane Protein Of The Sars Coronavirus.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2004-10)The human coronavirus, associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV), was identified and molecularly characterized in 2003. Sequence analysis of the virus indicates that there is only 20% amino acid (aa) ... -
Vasa Vasora in the tunica media of goat aorta
(Department of Human Anatomy, 2011)This study aimed at describing the distribution of vasa vasora in the tunica media of various parts of goat aorta, since this influences the physico-mechanical properties and disease occurrence. Specimens were obtained ... -
Philosophy of Education
(University of NairobiCollege of Education and External Studies, 2010-12)Given that philosophy is not taught at pre-university levels in many countries, it is necessary to provide you with an elaborate overview. This module provides a background to the nature of philosophy and its purpose ... -
Adaptation of the pig parasite Trypanosoma simiae to the laboratory rat.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Zoology, 1988-08)No abstract available -
The politics of Widowhood and Re-Marriage among the Luo of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Educational Foundations University of Nairobi, 2009-06)This study utilises philosophical deliberation to analyse the psycho-social and emotional conflicts that arise out of widowhood practices in the Luo community of Kenya. Towards this end, it explores the attendant effects ...
