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Same day colposcopic examination and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) presents minimal overtreatment and averts delay in treatment of cervical intraepithelial …
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-05-08)
Background: Screening for cancer of the cervix at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), follows the recommended three-step strategy; Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, colposcopy/biopsy and loop electrosurgical excision procedure ...
Deficiency indices and spectrum of fourth order difference equations with unbounded coefficients
(WILEY‐VCH Verlag, 2013-03)
Using subspace theory together with appropriate smoothness and decay conditions, we calculated the deficiency indices and absolutely continuous spectrum of fourth order difference equations with unbounded coefficients. In ...
Status of the Sondu-Miriu River fish species diversity and fisheries: Sondu-Miriu Hydro-Power Project (SMHPP) operations
(Academic Journals, 2013-08-31)
The Sondu-Miriu Hydroelectric Power Project (SMHPP) is a run-of-the-river hydro-power project on the Sondu-Miriu River, Kenya. The part of the river studied: between the Sondu Bridge upstream, and Osodo Bay on L. Victoria, ...
Effects of land use types on the levels of microbial contamination based on total coliform and Escherischia coli count on the Mara River, East Africa
(Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, 2013)
The effects of land use types on levels of microbial contamination based on total coliforms and E. coli (faecal coliform) levels was
investigated in the Mara River system, Kenya and Tanzania. Water samples were taken from ...
Local communities and collaborative forest management in West Bugwe Forest Reserve, Eastern Uganda.
(Medwell Publishing, 2013)
Bureaucratic controls over natural resources when tightened world over Uganda inclusive have often led to heightened conflicts amongst apparent stakeholders. This has furthered assault on the ecosystem rather than conservation ...
An analysis of pregnancy-related mortality in the KEMRI/CDC health and demographic surveillance system in western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2013-07-16)
Background Pregnancy-related (PR) deaths are often a result of direct obstetric complications occurring at childbirth. Methods and Findings To estimate the burden of and characterize risk factors for PR mortality, we ...
Support services and resources in regular primary schools with hearing impaired learners in Kenya: A case study of Kakamega County
(IJSTR, 2013)
Information from Educational Assessment and Resource Centers (2010) in Kakamega County
indicates that the number of learners with Hearing Impairment in regular primary schools increased
since the inception of Free Primary ...
Red blood cell immune complex binding capacity in children with sickle cell trait (HbAS) living in P. falciparum malaria holoendemic region of Western Kenya
(ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT-KENYA APO NEW YORK 09675, 2013)
Malaria infection leads to the formation of circulating immune complexes CICs which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of complicated malaria which includes severe malarial anemia. Children with sickle cell trait ...
Sickle cell trait (HbAS) is associated with increased expression of erythrocyte complement regulatory proteins CR1 and CD55 levels in children
(International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2013)
Aims: Erythrocyte complement regulatory proteins, complement receptor 1 (CR1) and decay accelerating factor (CD55) protect red blood cells (RBCs) from complement mediated damage by controlling complement activation cascade ...
Isolation, identification and characterization of urinary tract infectious bacteria and the effect of different antibiotics
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2013)
Introduction: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) defines a condition in which the urinary tract is infected
with a pathogen causing inflammation which is a common, distressing and occasionally life threatening
condition. UTI ...