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Direct detection of bacteremia by exploiting host-pathogen interactions of lipoteichoic acid and lipopolysaccharide
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019-04-17)Bacteremia is a leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa where childhood mortality rates are the highest in the world. The early diagnosis of bacteremia and initiation of treatment saves lives, especially in high-disease ... -
Disclosing HIV Serostatus to sexual partners among HIV infected women in KisiI DistricT, Kenya: A qualitative study
(The African Journal of Health Sciences,, 2013)Study objective: As the rates of HIV infection continues to soar in many parts of the world, concerted efforts have been mounted on counseling to help HIV infected individuals disclose their serostatus to their sexual ... -
Discourse of Traditional Medicine Street Advertisement in Kisumu, Kenya
(Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017)Information is a very important concept during an interaction between interlocutors within a particular health communicative context. In matters concerning individuals' health and other emotive issues, subjective information ... -
Disease-resistant GM cassava in Uganda and Kenya during a pandemic
(in 2015 by Banson, 27 Devonshire Road, Cambridge CB1 2BH, 2015)Originating from Latin America, the tuberous root crop cassava is now central to maintaining food security across much of tropical Africa. Cassava has been subject to a succession of pandemics, including cassava mealy bug ... -
Distinct pattern of class and subclass antibodies in immune complexes of children with cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008)Plasmodium falciparum infection can lead to deadly complications such as severe malaria‐associated anaemia (SMA) and cerebral malaria (CM). Children with severe malaria have elevated levels of circulating immune complexes ... -
Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: Implications for public health
(Routledge, 2013-05-01)Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory model interview based on vignettes ... -
Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: Implications for public health
(Routledge, 2013-05-01)Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory model interview based on vignettes ... -
Distribution and abundance of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis host snails along the Mara River in Kenya and Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)We purposively selected 39 sampling sites along the Mara River and its two perennial tributaries of Amala and Nyangores and sampled snails. In addition, water physicochemical parameters (temperature, turbidity, dissolved ... -
Distribution and Diversity Land Snails in Human Inhabited Landscapes of Trans Nzoia County, Kenya
(South Asian Journal of Parasitology, 2019)The study evaluated the distribution and some ecological aspects of land snails in croplands of Trans Nzoia, Kenya from January to December 2016. Snails were collected monthly during the study period and sampled using a ... -
Distribution and removal efficiency of heavy metals by a conventional activated sludge at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Kisumu City
(International Science Community Association, 2017)The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence and the instantaneous overall efficiency of the municipal wastewater treatment facility in Kisumu City-Kenya, a highly populated City, and compare the effluent quality ... -
Distribution of arsenic, silver, cadmium, lead and other trace elements in water, sediment and macrophytes in the Kenyan part of Lake Victoria: spatial, temporal and bioindicative aspects
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2020-01)This is the first detailed report on the distribution of Ni, As, Sr and Ag in water, sediments and macrophytes from Lake Victoria, complemented with recent data on the heavy metals Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb. The study was ... -
Distribution of Biomphalaria Snails in Associated Vegetations and Schistosome Infection Prevalence Along the Shores of Lake Victoria in Mbita, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
(East African Health Research Commission, 2019)Background: Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni remains a major public health problem and cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa despite the implementation of control programmes. More than 6 million ... -
The distribution of C3 and C4 photosynthetic species of the Centrospermeae along an altitudinal gradient in Western Kenya.
(ANSInet, Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2009)Two hundred and seventy eight species of the Centrospermeae were collected at different sites in Western Kenya representing gradients of altitude and aridity. Climate data were obtained from meteorological research stations. ... -
Distribution of orofacial clefts and frequent occurrence of an unusual cleft variant in the Rift Valley of Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2007-07)To investigate the pattern and distribution of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts among patients in the Rift Valley region of northwestern Kenya. -
Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods
(Frontiers, 2023-11-11)Methane emission by terrestrial invertebrates is restricted to millipedes, termites, cockroaches, and scarab beetles. The arthropod-associated archaea known to date belong to the orders Methanobacteriales, Methanomassiliicoccales, ... -
Diversity of brucellosis and multi-strain co-infection in a transboundary livestock production system between Tanzania and Kenya
(AAS Open Res, 2019-08-05)Objective: Brucellosis is a debilitating zoonotic disease affecting humans and animals with high prevalence in Kenya and Tanzania. This study was conducted to detect and identify the Brucella species circulating in various ... -
Diversity of Culture dependent endophytic bacteria isolated from leguminous agroforestry trees in western Kenya
(Research square, 2022)Plants have diverse and vast niches colonized by endophytic microorganisms that promote the well being of host plant. These microbes inhabit internal plant tissues with no signs of ill health. Bacterial endophytes from ... -
Diversity of digenean trematode larvae in snails from Lake Victoria, Kenya: First reports and bioindicative aspects
(Elsevier, 2020)This study investigated the occurrence of digenean trematode larvae in snails from the Kenyan part of Lake Victoria. The survey included caenogastropod snails that have received less focus in parasitological studies in ... -
Do Budgeting Practices Affect Saving Behaviour among Small Scale Entrepreneurs in Kenya? Evidence from Kisumu Central Constituency
(ESI Preprints, 2022)World Bank Development Indicators' most recent data reveals that the nation's Gross Domestic Savings as a proportion of gross domestic product(GDP) was 11.09 percent in 2017, 11.64 percent in 2018, ... -
Does age matter? Job satisfaction of public secondary school teachers.
(International journal of scientific research, 2018)Job satisfaction is a globally important factor in determining organizational climate and subsequent worker productivity. In Kenya, job dissatisfaction is a major concern as evidenced by teacher burnout and the strikes ...