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Surface antigens on a Kenyan strain of Leishmania donovani.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)The surface antigens on promastigotes of a Kenyan strain of L. donovani were investigated by surface iodination followed by gel electrophoresis. 3 major protein antigens of molecular weights 66 000, 53 000 and 43 000 were ... -
Investigations into phlebotomine sandflies in the Nairobi area
(University of Nairobi, 1994)Studies were conducted in 1989-90 to identify the phlebotomine sandflies found in Nairobi, Kenya. These studies were also aimed at determining their numbers as well as assessing the effects of seasonal changes on the sandfly ... -
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kenya: Montenegro skin test in leishmaniasis foci and presumably leishmania-free areas
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Trials of the Montenegro skin test were made in 7 areas of Kenya in which cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica and transmitted by Phlebotomus pedifer Lewis, Mutinga & Ashford or kala azar caused by L. ... -
The dog as a reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)Blood, spleen, liver and kidney of a domestic dog captured in Kacheliba, Rift Valley, Kenya, an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis, were cultured in NNN diphasic medium. 7 days later the spleen culture contained ... -
The Twin Deficit and the Macroeconomic variables in Kenya
(2014)The purpose of this paper is to test the twin deficit hypothesis and empirical relationship between current account balance and budget deficit while including other important macroeconomic variables such as growth, interest ... -
Incrimination of the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)In investigations in Kenya on the vectors of visceral leishmaniasis [caused by Leishmania donovani] in West Pokot District, adult phlebotomines were collected at resting sites (including termite hills [see preceding ... -
Visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya: the onset of an epidemic outbreak in the Machakos District of Kenya 1972-1977.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)In investigations on an outbreak of kala-azar [caused by Leishmania donovani] in Machakos District, Kenya, in 1972-77, the homesteads of patients found suffering with the disease were mapped out for epidemiological studies. ... -
Effect of provision of micro-finance on the performance of micro-enterprises: A study of youth micro-enterprises under Kenya Rural Enterprise Program (K-REP), Kisii County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) sector contributes 20% to the GDP of the Kenyan economy. The vision of micro finance is to promote the growth of micro enterprises. In pursuit of this vision, the rapid growth of Micro ... -
Histology of the skin reaction associated with rabbit resistance to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Neumann) infestations. II. Immunological reactions associated with rabbit resistance to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus infestations
(University of Nairobi, 1980)Feeding readiness of ticks, as an indicator of the resistance of rabbits to the ticks, decreased with repeated infestations. The gross, haematological, immunological and histopathological reactions accompanying each degree ... -
Depot‐medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and risk of liver cancer
(1991)A hospital-based case-control study was conducted to assess the possible relationship between use of depot-medroxy-progesterone acetate (DMPA), an injectable progestational contraceptive, and the development of liver cancer ... -
Condom use during a community intervention trial in Kenya
(2001)We conducted a cluster-randomized community intervention trial at Kenyan agricultural sites to measure the impact of female condom introduction on sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence. We present male and female ... -
The animal reservoir of cutaneous leishmaniasis on Mount Elgon, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)An account is given of an investigation of the animal reservoir of cutaneous leishmaniasis [caused by Leishmania tropica] on Mt. Elgon, Kenya [cf. RAE/B 59, 1883], where the infection is transmitted by Phlebotomus pedifer ... -
Histologic types of breast carcinoma in relation to international variation and breast cancer risk factors
(Wiley, 1989)Associations between breast cancer risk factors and histologic types of invasive breast carcinoma were studied in 2,728 patients. Lobular and tubular carcinomas occurred with increased relative frequency in most high-risk ... -
Phlebotomus fauna in the cutaneous leishmaniasis focus of Mt. Elgon, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The Phlebotomine fauna in dwellings and in the field was investigated in an area with a radius of 3 miles in an established focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis [caused by Leishmania tropica] on the eastern slopes of Mt. Elgon ... -
Influence of age and feeding on the success of mating in a tsetse fly species
(University of Nairobi, 1968-08)THE act of mating affects insect reproduction in several ways1. First, it may be a necessary stimulus for the initiation of oocyte development, as is found in the bedbug, Cimex lectularious 2. Second, the act of mating may ... -
The architecture of the accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust: 2: Microtubular structures
(University of Nairobi, 1969)Cytoplasmic microtubules are distributed widely in the mature accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust. They are not concentrated in any particular region of the cytoplasm, but they appear to be closely ... -
The architecture of the accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust. 5: ultrastructure during maturation
(University of Nairobi, 1971)The accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust were studied with the electron microscope from the time of adult emergence until full sexual maturity was attained (10 days). Observations on the changes in the ... -
Morphometric changes and the hormonal activity of the corpus allatum in the adult male of the desert locust
(University of Nairobi, 1966-06)There is a progressive increase in the volume of the corpus allatum of the adult male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, its cytoplasmic content, and the size of its nuclei which is correlated with progress towards ... -
Growth and the hormonal control of sexual maturation in the male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål)
(University of Nairobi, 1966-12)
