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Traumatic grief in Kenyan bereaved parents following the Kyanguli School fire tragedy
(2004-02)
Following the death of 67 boys in a fire tragedy at Kyanguli School in rural Kenya, the level of traumatic grief was assessed in a sample
of 164 parents and guardians whose sons died in the fire. The study was cross-sectional. ...
PCNA Annual Symposium Abstracts
(2012)
Global risk assessment has become an
important part of comprehensive CV evaluation and
guides treatment. Most global risk tools require laboratory
measurement of lipids, a test not readily available
in resource-constrained ...
A simple and quick method for enhanced detection of specific IgE in serum from lymphatic filariasis patients
(2001)
A new simple and quick technique, using a suspension of protein A agarose beads to absorb IgG4 from sera prior
to determination of filarial-specific IgE in ELISA, is presented. The optimal ratio between serum and absorbant ...
Investigation of the kinetics of degradation of hexopyranosylated cytosine nucleosides using liquid chromatography
(2000)
Liquid chromatography was used to follow the degradation of hexopyranosylated cytosine nucleosides in buffers of acid, neutral and alkaline pH and of constant ionic strength, The compounds were found to degrade by hydrolysis ...
Antinocieptive activity of the root extracts of Rhus natalensis Kraus
(2012)
Rhus natalensis and Senna singuaenae are traditional African plants commonly
used as medicinal plant in East Africa for the management of pain. The plants are
used for management of rheumatism among others. This study ...
T Cell memory response to pneumococcal protein antigens in an area of high pneumococcal carriage and disease
(2008)
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of vaccine-preventable disease worldwide. Pneumococcal
protein antigens are currently under study as components of potential vaccines that offer protection
against multiple ...
Predicted HIV-l coreceptor usage among Kenya patients shows a high tendency for subtype d to be cxcr4 tropic
(2012)
Background: CCR5 antagonists have clinically been approved for prevention or treatment of HIVlAIDS. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of HIVlAIDS are due to adopt these regimens. However, HIV-l can ...
Micro- and minisatellite-expressed sequence tag (EST) markers discriminate between populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(2012)
Biological differences, including vector competence for the protozoan parasite Theileria parva have been reported among populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) from different geographic regions. ...
Training needs and evaluation of a neuro-HIV training module for non-physician healthcare workers in Western Kenya
(2010)
Background: Recent efforts to improve neurological care in resource-limited settings have focused on providing training to non-physician healthcare workers.
Methods: A one-day neuro-HIV training module emphasizing ...
Perceptions of service providers regarding special needs offenders in Kenya
(Sabinet, 2012)
The Government of Kenya formed a multidisciplinary committee to address the issues
of special needs offenders (SNO) in 2009. Because of the widely varying concepts of who could be
included in this category, this study ...