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Treatment of Tungiasis with Dimeticone: A Proof-of- Principle Study in Rural Kenya
(2014-07)
Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is a neglected tropical disease, prevalent in resource-poor communities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by an inflammatory response against penetrated female sand fleas ...
Th17 Cells as Potential Probiotic Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
(2015)
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are characterized by wasting and chronic
intestinal inflammation triggered by various cytokine-mediated pathways. In recent years, it was shown that T helper 17 (Th17) cells are involved ...
Effect of level of coffee production on the performance of coffee cooperative societies in Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Strategic Management Vol.3, Issue 2 No.1, pp 1 - 14, 2018, 2018)
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of level of coffee production on the performance of coffee cooperative societies in Kenya.
Methodology: This study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of the study will ...
Nutritional evaluation of Kenya alpine dairy goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) milk: Effect of geographical location vs. feeding practices
(2016-07)
This study used a randomized complete block design to assess milk nutritional and chemical composition, with each region treated as a block. Ten pedigree dairy goats were identified in each region, where randomization was ...
A review of 13C NMR spectra of drimane sesquiterpenes
(2019-09)
Drimane sesquiterpenes are important group of phytochemicals with a wide range of medicinal properties including antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiplasmodial, antileishmanial, molluscicidal, ...
Reproductive and Lifestyle Characteristics in Kenyan Women Presenting With Precancerous Cervical Lesions
(2019-11)
Background: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer in women, accounting for 68% of cancer-related deaths among women in developing countries. Several reproductive, lifestyle and demographic risk factors are associated ...
Effect of growth temperature on the structural, optical and luminescence properties of cadmium telluride nanoparticles
(2018-01)
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) has been successfully prepared by a simple wet chemical process at different reaction temperatures. Temperature is one parameter that thermodynamically plays an important role in controlling the ...
Antimicrobial Constituents Of Conyza Floribunda
(WebmedCentral, 2010-09)
The study describes the antibacterial and antifungal effects of both CH2Cl2 and MeOH crude extracts, collected fractions and pure isolates of Conzya floribunda. The antimicrobial activity tests were carried out using agar ...
NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ADULT MALE ON ART AT KERICHO DISTRICT HOSPITAL, KERICHO COUNTY, KENYA
(2016-08)
Background: Nutrition and HIV are strongly related and any immune impairment as a
result of HIV leads to malnutrition while malnutrition leads to immune impairment
and thus worsens the effect of HIV. Individuals living ...
Beneficiation of Iron in Thermal-Reduced Ilmenite by Magnetic Separation
(International Journal of Science and Research, 2015)
Increasing demands for Iron in countries development, and lack of conventional reducing agents has resulted into sourcing
of alternative ways of beneficiating the iron ore. This paper reports on the study that was done ...