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Physiological and biochemical responses of five nerica rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.) to water deficit at vegetative and reproductive stage
(2012)
Food shortage is a major problem in sub Saharan Africa as population increases. Over 89% of Kenyans are food poor and are malnourished especially in rural areas. NERICA (New Rice for Africa) are high yielding rainfed rice ...
The Role of the Church in Promoting HIV/AIDS Awareness in Africa
(International Journal of Applied Psychology, 2012)
The church in Africa has maximized her efforts to promote awareness about the disease. These efforts generally
range from the provision of facts about HIV and AIDS, its modes of transmission, various types of high -risk ...
Taking stock of socio-economic challenges in the Nairobi Slums
(Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2012)
Kenya s post-2007 elections violence was a landmark event in the country s political history and led to the death and displacement of over thousand people. The Nairobi slums are one area that was adversely affected by the ...
Pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis in western Kenya: phenotypic, metabolic and target site characterizations of three populations
(Wiley Online Library, 2012)
Field and laboratory investigations revealed phenotypic, target site and metabolic resistance to permethrin in an Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) population in Bungoma District, a region in western Kenya in ...
Optimization of growth conditions and characterization of enzymatic activity of selected novel Streptomyces species from Kenyan soils
(Scientific Conference Proceedings, 2012-06-14)
This study was aimed at unveiling and assessing protease, esterase, amylase and lipase enzymes from selected novel Streptomyces species with biotechnological interest. Four Streptomyces isolates from Jomo Kenyatta University ...
Religiosity in Vihiga District: Modernity and Expressions of Outward Forms
(Contemporary African Cultural Productions: Nairobi, 2012)
From a cultural perspective, religion is a very diverse phenomenon. This is because culture influences people to behave in a certain way, affecting the way they express themselves, including their religiosity. The many ...
Reduced interferon (IFN)-α conditioned by IFNA2 (− 173) and IFNA8 (− 884) haplotypes is associated with enhanced susceptibility to severe malarial anemia and longitudinal all …
(Springer-Verlag, 2012)
Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas. Although dysregulation in cytokine production is an important etiology of SMA, ...
The Global Burden of Severe Falciparum Malaria: An Immunological and Genetic Perspective on Pathogenesis
(Springer, 2012)
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality of infectious disease origin. Here, we focus largely on P. falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa since this geographic region bears the ...
Reduced systemic bicyclo-prostaglandin-E2 and cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression are associated with inefficient erythropoiesis and enhanced uptake of monocytic hemozoin in children with severe malarial anemia
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2012)
In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas, severe malaria primarily occurs in children aged <48 months and manifests as severe malarial anemia [SMA; hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL]. Induction of high levels of ...
In Vitro Permeation of Mesembrine Alkaloids from Sceletium tortuosum across Porcine Buccal, Sublingual, and Intestinal Mucosa
(Planta Medica, 2012)
Sceletium tortuosum is an indigenous South African plant that has traditionally been used for its mood-enhancing properties. Recently, products containing S. tortuosum have become increasingly popular and are commonly ...