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Pharmacokinetic evaluation of intravenous artesunate in adults with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Kenya: a phase II study
(spring link, 2014)
Background
Alternatives to treatment for malaria treatment of travellers are needed in the USA and in Europe for travellers who return with severe malaria infections. The objective of this study is to show the pharmacokinetic ...
Co-administration of Albendazole and Levamisole to control multiple anthelmintic resistant nematodes in a sheep farm in Kabete Kenya
(Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources, 2014)
Albendazole (ABZ) and levamisole (LEV) were co-administered to evaluate their ability to control natural helminth infections in a sheep farm where resistance to the individual anthelmintic had previously been reported. ...
Pathological Changes in Oreochromis Niloticus and Lates Niloticus in Kisumu and Homa Bay, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(MMU, 2014)
Histopathology as a tool for assessing fish health in an aquatic system is an important, but has not been extensively used in East Africa. Due to scarcity of data on the histopathology of the Oreochromis niloticus and Lates ...
Substance abuse among public secondary school students: Prevalence, strategies and challenges for public secondary school managers in Kenya: A case study of Kisumu East Sub County
(Educational Research, 2014)
Substance abuse among public secondary school students is reality that is spreading at an alarming
rate. If not checked, it could destroy the youth who are in their formative stage in life. Its outcomes
include school ...
Determinants of Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L) Profitability in Rachuonyo South District, Kenya
(ACR, 2014-04-04)
Sweet potato is a high yielding crop with a higher food value than many staple food crops. Its
production in Kenya is concentrated in Rachuonyo South district. To promote growth of the sweet potato
subsector and to reduce ...
BUILDING STRENGTH FROM COMPROMISE; A CASE STUDY OF FIVE YEAR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE STATISTICAL SERVICES CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF READING, UK AND MASENO UNIVERSITY, KENYA
(ICOTS, 2014)
Statistics teaching and practice at Maseno University has benefited immensely from its collaboration with the Statistical Services Centre (SSC) at the University of Reading. The SSC, a self-sustaining entity providing ...
Determinants of Appropriate Antibiotic Dosing in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in a Kenyan Referral Hospital
(A KeSoBAP Publication, 2014-12-05)
Background: Reduced renal function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) necessitates appropriate dose alterations to
avoid drug accumulation.
Objectives: The main objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of ...
Determinants of antibiotic dose adjustment in patients with chronic kidney disease at Kenyatta National Hospital Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background:
Reduced renal function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) necessitates appropriate dose alterations to avoid drug accumulation.
Objectives:
The main objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of ...
Jumps in the Kenyan Interest Rates
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING, 2014-11-11)
— In this paper, we use the Bernoulli Jump Diffusion
(BJD) process to test for the existence and probability of jumps
in the Kenyan interest rates. We test these using the Maximum
Likelihood Estimation (MLE) method on ...
Option Pricing of an Asset with Seasonal and Periodic Supply
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Engineering, 2014-12-12)
In option pricing the rate of change of asset price with time can be viewed to be directly proportional to the Walrasian [6] excess demand. Scholars such as Jacques [3] and Onyango [4], have used the excess demand concept ...