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Immunization studies in rabbits using midgut membrane bound protein derived from rhipicephalis appendiculatus neumann, rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi neumann and amblyomma variegatum fabricius
(Kenyatta University, 1990)The objective of this study was to immunize rabbits with midgut membrane-bound proteins derived from partially engorged Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, R. evertsi evertsi and Amblyomma variegatum female ticks a~d assess ... -
Heavy Metal and Organochlorine Pollutants in Tissues of Marine Fauna along the Coast of Mombasa Island - Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2000)Marine pollution is increasingly becoming a problem along the Kenyan coast. Heavy metals and organochlorine pollutants have the potential to damage the delicate marine ecosystem with the result that the country's ... -
The Effect of Changed Health Care Financing on Levels of Malaria Specific Morbidity Andmortality in Kericho District, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2002-04)Malaria has remained the main cause of morbidity and mortality over the last twenty years contributing to about 40% of all illnesses in Kenya. The increasing resurgence and severity of malaria is not well understood. Global ... -
Determinants of non-use of family planning among married women in Kabati Division Kitui District, Kenya
(2002-06)Family Planning (FP) is one of the most important interventions in health care. As the demand for reproductive health care grows, advocacy for Family Planning is becoming crucial. Yet and inspite of the efforts towards ... -
Population Dynamics and Habitat Use by Murid Rodents in Maize Cropping Systems in Rongai Division, Nakuru District, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2003)Murid rodents are an important pest group in eastern African agriculture by causing crop depredation, and as reservoirs for epizoonotic infections. On a global scale, they also pose some of the most complex management ... -
Effects of land-cover dynamics on the foraging ecology of amboseli yellow baboons (papio cynocephalus, linnaeus 1766)
(Kenyatta University, 2003)The status of land-cover is of prime concern to spatial ecologists and wildlife conservationists. This study used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze land-cover changes that have characterised the Amboseli ... -
Impact and factors associated with gastro-intestinal parasitic infections among pupils in Thika District, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2009)Intestinal parasitic infections are amongst the most common human infections worldwide. It is estimated that some 3.5 billion people are affected, and that 450 million are ill as a result of these infections, the majority ... -
Performance of Dynabead Technique Compared to Facs Techniques in Enumeration of cd4+ tcells in HIV Positive Patients Attending Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi
(2009-04)Human immuno-deficiency virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency. Syndrome (HIV and AIDS) is a major public health problem, a socio-economic burden and a serious threat to development particularly in developing countries. Human ... -
Evaluation of selected medicinal plants for chemotherapeutic Activities on plasmodium knowlesi and plasmodium berghei
(Kenyatta University, 2010)Malaria is one of the most widespread haemoparasitic diseases in the world, with an estimated incidence of about 500 million clinical cases annually and a corresponding annual mortality of up to 2.7 million. The use of ... -
Farmers' knowledge, effect of their practices and soil amendments in the management of sweetpotato pests in southwestern Kenya.
(2011-05-08)Sweetpotato is a major food security crop grown in Kenya. Its production is however limited due to high prevalence of pests and diseases among other factors. Cultural control appears to be the most promising strategy in ... -
The impact of free primary education of internal efficiency in Londiani Division, Kipkelion District, Kenya
(2011-05-08)This study investigated the impact of Free Primary Education (FPE) on internal efficiency of public primary schools in Londiani Division of Kipkelion District. It is a well-known fact that education plays an important role ... -
Establishment of reference ranges of CD3 CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subsets among healthy Kenyans
(2011-07-26)Flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood lymphocyte phenotypes Iike CD4 and CD8 has proven to be useful in managing a wide range of medical conditions, including autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, infection, malignancy, ... -
Impact of Longhorn beetles on the growth and survival of prosopis juliflora in Bura irrigation scheme, Kenya
(2011-08-01)Prosopis juliflora has been rated one of the world's top 100 unwanted species because of its invasive nature. In Kenya some of the negative effects of P. juliflora include invasion of farmlands, pastureland and water ways. ... -
Evaluation of the adjuvanticity of artemisinin with soluble leishmania major antigen in balb/c mice.
(2011-08-02)Leishmania moor is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that causes chronic cutaneous lesions that often result in disfiguring scars. Artemisilin, a well known antimalarial drug, has been shown to be efficacious ... -
Developing models for studying fish taxa composition and size selection using bones obtained from otter (mustelidae) scats in Kenya
(2011-08-08)The study of otters and their diet has been highly dependent on scat analyses because they are reclusive animals, very difficult to observe in the field Otters are largely opportunistic fish predators, but their diet may ... -
Cross-mating and oviposition behaviour between strains of cotesia sesamiae. cameron (hymenoptera: braconidae) from Kitale, Mombasa and MountKenya.
(2011-08-09)Stemborers cause 50% yield losses in cereal crops including maize, sorghum and sugarcane. In Kenya, stemborers include Busseola fusca, B. phaia, Sesamia calamistis, Eldana saccharina, Chilo orichalcociliellus and C. ... -
Comparative in vitro study of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of free surface respiration macrophages in duck and the rabbit
(2011-08-09)In mammals, the surface respiratory macrophages (SM) play a critical role in protecting the respiratory system by providing first line defense through engulfing and destroying inhaled pathogens and harmful particulates. ... -
Effect of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merrill) and Papaya (Carica papaya L.) fruit extracts on sericin removal from silk moths cocoons in Kenya
(2011-08-10)Sericulture (Silk farming) is the rearing of silk moths for the production of raw silk. Silk farming originated from China where it was secretly practiced for many years before spreading to other parts of the world. Silk ... -
Association between genotypes at polymorphisms in the trypanotolerance candidate gene, arhgap15 and the pathophysiology of trypanosomiasis associated anaemia
(2011-08-10)The immunobiology of African trypanosomes in the context of both parasite and host survival are tightly interconnected and ultimately determine the complicated traits of host tolerance versus susceptibility. Multigene ... -
Evaluation of polythylene based long lasting treated bed nets on the population density of indoor resting anopheles mosquitoes in Kanyaboli, Western-Kenya
(2011-08-10)Insecticide treated bednets have been shown to have a profound impact on malaria transmission in experimental trials in sub-saharan Africa. Their effectiveness requires frequent re-treatment, however re-treatment rates ...
