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Assessment of Molluscicidal, Cercericidal and Miracicidal Activities of Crude Extracts of Azadirachta indica and Entada leptostachya
(2013)Schistosomiasis infections in humans depend absolutely on the presence of intermediate host. Control of the intermediate host disrupts the cycle of schistosomes stopping transmission of schistosomiasis. Synthetic molluscicides ... -
Antimicrobial Activity, Toxicity and Phytochemical Screening of Four Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in Msambweni District, Kenya
(2014)This study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity, toxicity and phytochemical composition of organic and aqueous crude extracts of Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. (Rutaceae), Adansonia digitata L. (Bombacaceae), ... -
Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems: Lessons from Digital Matatus in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-21)For many cities in the developing world, public transit consists mainly of semi-formal mini-buses (paratransit). However, little to no digital information is typically available on routes, bus stops, passenger boarding, ... -
Elastic fibre system in the shaft of adult human penis
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Elastic fibres play a central role in functioning of the penis. Detailed animal studies have quantified elastic and collagen fibre content in rat and rabbit penis. Though rabbit model i s similar ... -
Khat (Catha edulis)-induced apoptosis is inhibited by antagonists of caspase-1 and-8 in human leukaemia cells
(2004)Khat chewing is a widespread habit that has a deep-rooted sociocultural tradition in Africa and the Middle East. The biological effects of khat are inadequately investigated and controversial. For the first time, we show ... -
Surgical management of aggressive synchronous jaw central giant cell granuloma: Case report
(2012)Central giant cell granuloma ( CGCG) appears to be a lesion that is unique to the jaws. It is difficult to predict its aggressiveness. A rare case of synchronous CGCG of the mandible and maxillar in a 14- year old boy is ... -
Delaying Gratification as a Beautiful Choice
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) surface antigen and HBVassociated hepatocellular carcinoma in Kenyans of various ages
(2011)As a follow-up of an earlier study in Kenya that reported a 5:1 association between chronic liver disease and/or liver cancer with hepatitis B virus surface antigens (HBsAg), we investigated the prevalence of hepatitis ... -
Short communication an outbreak of acute bovine dermatophilosis in a large scale dairy herd in Kenya
(2006)Dermatophilosis, caused by Dermatophilus congo/ensis, is a disease that affects mainly cattle, sheep, camels, horses and goats and occurs as an acute or chronic exudative skin disease1. Injury of the skin by insect and ... -
Isolation and properties of a 23-KD haemolymph protein from the tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans
(Cambridge Journals, 1992)The haemolymph of the tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans, contains a low molecular weight protein of very high density (1.29 g/mi). The protein was detected in the haemolymph during all developmental stages of the insect. ...
