University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The Principal Alkaloid Of Senecio Schweinfurthii", Phytochem. 40, 1327-1329
(University of Nairobi, 1995)Kamau RK, Osoti AO, Njuguna EM. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 1%76-00202, Nairobi, Kenya. BACKGROUND: Cancer of the uterine cervix is the most common ... -
Estimation of Ethanol/Water Solubility Profiles
(University of Nairobi, 2006)The goal of this study was to develop a simple means of estimating the cosolvent/water solubility profile using just the available properties (logKow, dielectric constant etc.) of the solute, cosolvent and water. Ethanol ... -
Correlates of age at attainment of developmental milestones in HIV-infected infants receiving early antiretroviral therapy
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Infant HIV-1 infection is associated with impaired neurologic and motor development. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has the potential to improve developmental outcomes but the relative contributions of pre-ART ... -
Biocontrol of Fusarium root rot in beans by antagonistic Trichoderma fungi
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is one of the most important economic crop which is attacked by serious diseases such as Fusarium root rot. In this study, the efficacy of Trichoderma viride and T. koningii were evaluated ... -
Cytotoxic activity of some Tanzanian medicinal plants.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Thirty-three aqueous methanolic extracts obtained from thirty plant species, belonging to seventeen families were screened for cytotoxic activity against HeLa (human cervical carcinoma) cells. The ability of the extracts ... -
Gnidia latifolia (Meisn) toxicity in rats.
(University of Nairobi, 1982) -
Studies of the toxicity of Gnidia latifolia Meisn in cattle
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Twelve calves were drenched with ground leaves of Gnidia latifolia (Thymelaeaceae) and their responses studied. Signs of clinical intoxication were observed in all the treated animals and the intensity of the signs depended ... -
Biological activities of essential oils from plants growing in Tanzania.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Essential oils from eleven plant species belonging to the Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae and Myrothamnaceae families growing in Tanzania were screened for mosquito larvicidal and anti-candida activities, and were subjected ... -
Fibrosarcoma in an Ayrshire heifer-a case report.
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Service charter department of linguistics and languages.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)Foreword The Department of Linguistics and Languages is one of the largest departments in University of Nairobi with an estimated population of 2000 student. It has a total of seven sections namely; Kiswahili, German, ... -
A survey of the incidence of salmonella and coliform enteritis in cattle in Kabete area of Kiambu District of Kenya (1977-82).
(University of Nairobi, 1985)An investigation was carried out to determine the incidence of bacterial enteritis in cattle over a six-year period, at the Large Animal Clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Kabete. A total of 1055 cattle presented ... -
Comparative antioxidant activity of Hibiscus sabdariffa and ascorbic acid on ferrous sulphate-induced oxidative stress in Clarias gariepinus.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Lipid peroxidation is becoming a popular biological marker of oxidative stress. Hibiscus sabdariffa has been reported to serve as a herbal remedy for various disease conditions, but studies on its antioxidant activity and ... -
Some rabbit diseases around Kabete area of Kenya: A review of post mortem cases
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Adverse drug reactions
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Elements of pragmatic discourse among the Mvita people
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Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in adults, including pregnant women, with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2015)Introduction Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis is used to reduce morbidity and mortality in people with HIV. We systematically reviewed three topics related to co-trimoxazole prophylaxis to update WHO guidelines: initiation, ... -
Resource use planning under climate change: Experience from Turkana and Pokot pastoralists of Northwestern Kenya
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Diversity of African forest mollusc faunas: what we have learned since Solem (1984)
(University of Nairobi, 2005)We report on studies in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa over the past 22 years that have yielded estimates of land-snail diversity in the main forest types occurring in East and eastern southern Africa. ... -
Incidental pathology and anatomic variations in oral and maxillofacial cone-beam computed tomographic scans
(2015)Aims: To determine the occurrence of incidental pathological and anatomical findings in CBCT scans. Study Design: Retrospective cross sectional descriptive study which was done at a private imaging center from 2010 to 2012. ...
