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A history of vigilantism and the insecurity situation in Kisumu City since 1986
(Maseno University, 2023)Urban security remains a perennial problem globally. Kenya in particular has faced the challenge of inadequate security in its towns. Quite often, neighborhood groups have emerged to take advantage of these security lapses ... -
A history of women’s land rights and food production in Kasipul division, Homa-Bay county Kenya, 1908-2012
(Maseno University, 2023)In most developing countries, land is the most essential resource for agricultural production. As such, secure access, ownership and use of land leads to improved food security hence poverty reduction especially in the ... -
The histostereological teratogenic effects of in-utero exposure to varied doses of lamotrigine on the developing fetal brain in albino rats (Rattus Norvegicus)
(AJOL, 2023-05-16)The histoqualitative teratogenic effects of lamotrigine, a second-line anticonvulsant medicine, on the developing fetal brain structures when exposed in utero in a time- and dose-dependent manner remain unclear. On the ... -
HIV Vaccine Model with Application to Kenya
(Maseno University, 2003).Many models for HIV pandemic have come up as humankind grapples with the blight. Scientists and policy makers are struggling to contain the scourge. Mathematicians are not left behind. They are modeling the epidemic as ... -
HIV-1 progression links with viral genetic variability and subtype, and patient’s HLA type: analysis of a Nairobi-Kenyan cohort
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014-02-01)In a Nairobi-Kenyan cohort of 50 HIV-1 positive patients, we analysed the prevalence of HIV-1 subtypes and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles. From this cohort, 33 patients were selected for the analysis of HIV-1 infection ... -
Hiv-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance and their socio-demographic and clinical determinants in antiretroviral treatment-naive and -experienced injection drug users from Mombasa county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is greatly attributed to treatment failure and high transmission rates among HIV risk groups such as injection drug users (IDUs). In Kenya and other sub-Saharan African ... -
HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment-naive and-experienced injection drug users and non-drug users
(BioMed Central, 2015-08-15)Background Although injection drug use drives antiretroviral drug resistance, the prevalence of protease inhibitor (PI) resistance among Kenyan IDUs remains undetermined. We, therefore, explored PI resistance mutations ... -
HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment-naive and-experienced injection drug users and non-drug users
(BioMed Central, 2015-08-11)Background Although injection drug use drives antiretroviral drug resistance, the prevalence of protease inhibitor (PI) resistance among Kenyan IDUs remains undetermined. We, therefore, explored PI resistance mutations ... -
HIV/AIDS and its impact on the environment and poverty in the Lake Victoria basin.
(Maseno University, 2000)An article is presented discussing the limited ability of current approaches in the Lake Victoria basin in Kenya, to stop or reduce disease transmission rates, treat those who are already affected, and resolve issues of ... -
HIV/AIDS and luo culture in Bondo District, Kenya since 1983: a historical perspective
(Maseno University, 2008)The study investigates the cultural beliefs, practices and norms of the Luo Community in relation to the transmission and prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bondo region from a historical perspective. By focusing on the beach ... -
HIV/Aids pandemic and its Impact on Land Rights in Kombewa Division Since 1983
(Maseno University, 2008)This thesis has examined the relationship between HIV /AIDS and agranan processes in Kombewa since 1983. It has particularly focused on the extent to which \ HIV/AIDS has impacted on widow's and orphan's land~.rights. ... -
A holistic approach to natural resource management: A case of Lake Victoria Basin
(CRC Press, 2012)Lake Victoria (LV), with a surface area of about 68,870 km2, is Africa’s largest and the world’s second largest freshwater lake. It lies at an altitude of 1134 m above sea level and relatively shallow with a maximum depth ... -
Home Science education in Kenya: The need for review
(2010-10)While Home Science education in Kenya has been reviewed each time there has been a commission of inquiry into the curriculum in Kenya, the framework, and therefore, the methodology for review have remained relatively ... -
Home Science education in Kenya: The need for review
(2010-10)While Home Science education in Kenya has been reviewed each time there has been a commission of inquiry into the curriculum in Kenya, the framework, and therefore, the methodology for review have remained relatively ... -
Hormonal correlates of natal dispersal and rank attainment in wild male baboons
(Academic Press, 2017-08-01)In many mammals, maturational milestones such as dispersal and the attainment of adult dominance rank mark stages in the onset of reproductive activity and depend on a coordinated set of hormonal and socio-behavioral ... -
Hormonal correlates of natal dispersal and rank attainment in wild male baboons
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Host specificity controlled by PWL1 and PWL2 effector genes in the finger millet blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in eastern Africa
(Mol Plant Microbe Interact., 2023)Magnaporthe oryzae, a devastating pathogen of finger millet (Eleusine coracana), secretes effector molecules during infec tion to manipulate host immunity. This study determined the presence of avirulence effector ... -
Host-mediated selection impacts the diversity of Plasmodium falciparum antigens within infections
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018)Host immunity exerts strong selective pressure on pathogens. Population-level genetic analysis can identify signatures of this selection, but these signatures reflect the net selective effect of all hosts and vectors in a ... -
HOST-PATHOGEN ASSOCIATION AND TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF BRUCELLA SPECIES IN KENYA AND TANZANIA
(Maseno University, 2022)Bacterial pathogen of the genus Brucella is a gram-negative organism with several species. It causes a disease called ―brucellosis‖ in humans, and animals worldwide. Association between animal and human Brucella sero-positive ...