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Nutritional vulnerability of older persons living in urban areas of Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa: a cross sectional survey.
(Journal of Nutrition in Gerentology and Geriatrics, 2012)
The aim of this study was to (1) determine the prevalence of malnutrition and (2) investigate factors affecting nutritional status of older persons living in urban areas of Lake Victoria Basin. The prevalence of underweight ...
Cellular responses against Schistosoma mansoni in immunized Balb/c mice with soluble proteins from intermediate host, Biomphalaria pfeifferi
(2012-10)
Scores of millions of people around the world are infected by Schistosoma mansoni causing considerable morbidity, mortality and loss of productivity. Safe chemotherapeutic agents have been used though there are challenges ...
Widespread reliance on olfactory sex and species identification by lyssomanine and spartaeine jumping spiders
(Oxford, 2012-10)
Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are renowned for their exceptional vision, but this does not preclude use of other senses. Here we provide evidence that olfactory pheromones are widespread in the Spartaeinae and Lyssomaninae, ...
East African pholcid spiders: an overview, with descriptions of eight new species (Araneae, Pholcidae)
(European Journals, 2012)
This paper summarizes current knowledge about East African pholcids. East Africa is defi ned as the area from 12°S to 5°N and from 28° to 42°E, including all of Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. An annotated ...
Phytoecdysteroids from the Stem Bark of Vitex doniana and Their Anti-Inflammatory Effects
(Georg Thieme Verlag, 2012-10)
With reference to the ethnopharmacological significance of Vitex doniana Sweet (Lamiaceae) leaves in the treatment of stomach and rheumatic pains as well as inflammatory disorders, biological studies on its stem bark ...
(4-{[(Pyridin-4-yl)methylidene]amino}- phenyl)ferrocene
(2012-11-21)
The asymetric unit of the title compound, [Fe(CH)(CHN)], contains two independent mol-ecules whose conformations differ, especially in the 4-{(pyridin-4-yl)methyl-idene]amino}-phenyl unit where one is flipped by almost ...
ASYMPTOTIC LINEAR ESTIMATION OF THE QUANTILE FUNCTION OF THE DOUBLE-EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION BASED ON SELECTED ORDER STATISTICS
(2012)
Asymptotic linear estimation of the quantile function for the location-scale family of distributions is considered and results relating to the double-exponential distribution discussed. A formula for the selection of sample ...
Effect of settlement on nutrition and health status of pastoral Gabra women of reproductive age in Kalacha Location, Marsabit County, Kenya
(2012-12)
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of settlement on the nutrition and health status of pastoral women of reproductive age.
A cross-sectional survey that included a 24 h dietary recall was ...