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Elevated expression of LAG-3, but not PD-1, is associated with impaired iNKT cytokine production during chronic HIV-1 infection and treatment
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: LAG-3 is a potent negative regulator of the immune response but its impact in HIV infection in poorly understood. Unlike exhaustion markers such as PD-1, Tim-3, 2B4 and CD160, LAG-3 is poorly expressed on bulk ... -
Delivery outcomes and patterns of morbidity and mortality for neonatal admissions in five Kenyan hospitals.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A cross-sectional survey was conducted in neonatal and maternity units of five Kenyan district public hospitals. Data for 1 year were obtained: 3999 maternal and 1836 neonatal records plus tallies of maternal deaths, ... -
Factors affecting children's play in urban Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Play also is defmed as pleasurable activity that children engage in for its own sake (Santrock and Yusse 1992). Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social and emotional ... -
The impact of alcohol and drug abuse on persons with disabilities in Homa- bay county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)There has only been one research study in Kenya focusing on the problem of alcohol and drug abuse. However, the study by NACADA (NACADA, 2013) only focused on three regions of Kenya: Nairobi, Coast and Central. The researcher, ... -
Factors influencing implementation of workplace counseling services: a case of University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)The study sought to investigate the factors affecting the implementation of workplace counselling at the University of Nairobi. The study was guided by four specific objectives namely: to identify staff perception of ... -
IDIS Journal
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Clinical use of xylazine and ketamine in caprine anaesthesia.
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Influence of provider training on quality of emergency obstetric care in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)In addition to infectious diseases, maternal and neonatal conditions account for a substantial part of the health gap between rich and poor countries. For example, more than 99 percent of maternal deaths ... -
Nakawa market in Uganda
(1980)The site is located in Nakawa town, a small trading centre in the educational residential area, kilometres from Kampala City Centre. It covers an area of about ~ hectors part of which I develop for the market, the ... -
Monitoring and evaluation: an urban project case study in Kenya
(1981)Monitoring and evaluation is a key activity in systematic development planning. This case study of a large urban project in Nairobi, Kenya, looks at ways in which evaluation data and methods can be useful in an on-going ... -
Minimum requirements for permanent single storey houses
(1974)The "Minimum Requirements for Permanent Single Sto~y Housing" given in this pamphlet must be regarded as guidelines for those who need a definition of the term "Permanent Housing" in Tanzania. T~ere are three main ... -
Making waters
(1994)In the past 10 years the strategy of the Kenya Government has shifted from expansion of largescale irrigation schemes to the development of smallholder irrigation systems. Since 1992, the Government has adopted a ... -
Values education, African tradition and Christianity
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low- income house types for Kenya, a selection 04 house types with estimated construction cost prices, suitable for t~e low-income group.
(1979)It is the aim of this publication to provide reference plans of urban house types suitable for the low-income group. Each example shown indicates a design solution which conforms with certain design criteria and is not ... -
High mortality in HIV-infected children diagnosed in hospital underscores need for faster diagnostic turnaround time in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background Despite expanded programs for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), HIV-infected infants may not be diagnosed until they are ill. Comparing HIV prevalence and outcomes in infants diagnosed ... -
African women commuter traders in Nairobi in the first decade after world war 1: 1919-1929
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This article investigates African women commuter trading activities in Nairobi in the first decade after World War One. Its findings derive mainly from a research project carried out in 1989-1996. The major source of ... -
Indigenous chicken production in the South and South East Asia.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study documents the indigenous chicken (IC) production systems and subsequently assesses the contribution of the IC breeds/ecotypes to the livelihoods of farmers in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. A total ... -
Reclaiming the human sciences and humanities through African perspectives
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Evaluation of early calves' weaning diet as milk replacer for smallholder dairy production systems in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Small-scale dairy farmers in Kenya are interested more in selling milk to earn income, especially during dry seasons when milk prices hike. This results in depressed calves' growth rates, high calf mortality rates, late ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with convulsive status epilepticus in Africans with epilepsy.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)OBJECTIVE: We conducted a community survey to estimate the prevalence and describe the features, risk factors, and consequences of convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) among people with active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) ...
