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Fabrication of Rapid Diagnostic kit Casing using Degradable Cellulosic Material as an Alternative to Plastic
(2013-12-14)Diseases continue to be a major challenge in developing countries with massive impact on the already overburdened economies. The demand for health service is ever increasing due rapid population growth. Since most medical ... -
Application of Genetic Engineering Approach in the Control of Cassava Brown Streak and Bacterial Blight Diseases
(2013-12-14)Cassava is the fifth most important food crop in the world. Cassava's importance in Africa and South America can't be overstated. As a drought-tolerant crop that does well in poor soils, it enhances household food security ... -
Optimization of Genetic Transformation Protocol for Selected Banana and Plantain (Musa spp.) Cultivars Preferred in Africa
(2013-12-14)Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are important staple food for rural and urban consumers and provide a source of income for resource poor farmers in the humid tropics of sub-Saharan Africa. However, banana production is ... -
Identification and determination of antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Salmonella serotypes isolated from patients at Kisii level-S hospital in Kisii County, Kenya
(2013-12-16)There are close to 2,700 serotypes of Salmonella that have been described so far. Some of these serotypes are epidemiologically and clinically important since they cause various infections in human beings. In recent years, ... -
Validity of Venous Blood in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Metabolic Acid-base Disorders
(2013-12-16)Acid-base metabolic disorders are conditions that alter the normal body homeostasis that regulate the pH of blood in order to maintain normal biochemical functions. Maintenance of a constant pH is important for enzyme ... -
Determination of Prohylactic Activity of HIV-Protease Inhibitors and their Interractions with Antimalarials.
(2013-12-16)Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with children under 5 years and pregnant women at the highest risk. Over years, there has been an enhanced effort all over the world to find an ... -
Genetic Characterization of Selected Sweetpotato Varieties for Dual Food and Feed Utilization
(2013-12-17)The sweetpotatolpomoea batatasL. (Lam.) is a symbol in the fight for a global nutrition plan that can save millions of children and help build a healthier and more productive future. In world crop statistics, sweetpotato ... -
Evaluation of Molecular Characterization of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) From Selected Wildlife Herbivores in Kenya
(2013-12-17)Ticks are haematophagous parasites on animals, birds, reptiles and humans and they are considered to be second to mosquitoes as vectors for infectious diseases. They are known to transmit pathogenic micro-organism of ... -
HIV/HBV, HIV/HCV, HIV/HBV/HCV Co-Infections, Liver Function Levels Assessment and T Lymphocyte Counts among HIV Positive Patients at Ampath, Eldoret
(2013-12-17)Hepatitis B and C are blood borne viruses that cause chronic liver diseases leading to liver cirrhos~ and hepatocellular carcinoma CHCC). HBV infections in childhood result in development of severe liver complications in ... -
Optical and Electrical Characterization of CdxSel_xS and CU2STHIN Films for Solar Cell Application
(2013-12-17)Solar energy from the sun is abundant, most affordable, clean to use and inexhaustible. Solar energy, has therefore, been harnessed to generate electricity using solar cells. Solar cells convert solar energy directly into ... -
Mango Tree Water Requirement in Makueni County in Kenya
(2013-12-23)Mango production in Kenya has expanded considerably over recent years, not only in size but also in the geographical location of commercial and homestead plantings. Virtually every smallholding in Makueni County is ... -
Isolation and Characterization of Antibiotic Producing Bacillus Species in lake Bogoria
(2013-12-23)Environmental microorganisms and their natural products are potentially important for the control of diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms. With the emergence of antimicrobial resistance to most antibiotics, there ... -
Identification and Determination of Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from HIV Positive Patients in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2013-12-23)Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex are important pathogens to man and causative agents of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is one of the diseases that continue to be a public health concern in the world. Earlier, tuberculosis ... -
Repellancy Studies on Structural-Electronic Features of Octalactone Analogues and Blends against Tsetse Flies (G. pallidipes and G.morsitans
(2013-12-23)Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are insects of veterinary and medical importance since they are the sole vectors of different species of trypanosomes, which cause nagana in livestock and sleeping sickness in humans. In ... -
Dietary Intake, Nutritional Status and Morbidity Patterns of Male Prisoners living WITH HIV at Selected Prisons in Kenya
(2013-12-23)People living with HIV and AIDS face increased challenges in maintammg proper nutrition. HIV negatively affects almost all body systems, which results in recurrent opportunistic infections, weight loss, distribution of ... -
Levels of Heavy Metals in Tilapia and Catfish Species along River Ruiru, Kenya
(2013-12-24)River Ruiru flows in areas where it is subject to pollution due to municipal wastes, urban and agricultural wastes. The river is reported to harbor various species of fish such as tilapia, catfish, eel, and common carps, ... -
Plasma interleukin- 10 levels in HIV and HBV co-infected adults From Mombasa county, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)I-Iuman Immunodeficiency Virus-I (HIV -1) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) co-infection is 4 common public and clinical health burden in Kenya. This is because these blood borne pathogens share modes of transmission. Drug ... -
Vitro antimicrobial activity and safety of medicinal plants used to manage samonella typhi, campylobacter jejuni and shigella dysenteriae in Meru county, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Plants have been used in the management of human enteric bacterial pathogens (that causes bacterial gastroenteritis) without scientific evaluation on their antimicrobial activity, safety and efficacy. The main goal of ... -
Performance of rapid immunochromatographic test and microscopy in determination of malaria prevalence among expectant women in Kericho county hospitals, kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Malaria, a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquitoes, is one of the most devastating infectious diseases and contributes very significantly to maternal and foetal mortality. Microscopic analysis has been the standard ... -
Behavioural and environmental highland malaria risk factors analysis in Nyamira North district, Nyamira County
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. It is one of the leading causes of illness and death and one of the most important causes of human morbidity and mortality with enormous medical, economic ...
