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Management pathway for congenital heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(East African medical journal, 2007)
„Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a significant cause of death amongst infants. The timing of treatment in relation to the natural history of the disease correlates with the treatment outcome.
Objectives: To ...
INTEGRATING CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR STRIGA CONTROL
(2007)
Striga spp. are pernicious pests of food crops in Africa for which an integrated control program is needed. An effective integrated program must have components that are adaptable to the biophysical and socio-economic ...
Vulnerability to HIV infection among Luo female adolescent orphans in Western Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-11-01)
Large-scale surveys have reported that about 55% of orphans worldwide are adolescents. In Kenya, the majority of HIV-infected adolescents are females. The current study used the anthropological methods of in-depth case ...
Comparative analyses reveal high levels of conserved colinearity between the finger millet and rice genomes
(Springer-Verlag, 2007-08-01)
Finger millet is an allotetraploid (2n = 4x = 36) grass that belongs to the Chloridoideae subfamily. A comparative analysis has been carried out to determine the relationship of the finger millet genome with that of rice. ...
Characterists of injuries presenting to a rural health centre in western Kenya
(East African medical journal, 2007)
To describe characteristics of injuries among patients presenting to a rural health centre in western Kenya, and identify the associated risk factors.
Innovative approaches to application of information technology in disease surveillance and prevention in Western Kenya
(Academic Press, 2007-08-01)
We describe an electronic injury surveillance system that provides data for improving patient care and monitoring injury incidenceand distribution patterns. Patients with injuries visiting a rural Kenyan primary care center ...
The genetic map of finger millet, Eleusine coracana
(Springer-Verlag, 2007-01-01)
Abstract Restriction fragment length polymorphism
(RFLP), ampliWed fragment length polymorphism
(AFLP), expressed-sequenced tag (EST), and simple
sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to generate
a genetic map of the ...
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria do not pose any deleterious effect on cowpea and detectable amounts of ethylene are produced
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2007-06-01)
The use of trap crops such as cowpea could reduce the effects of the root parasitic weed, Striga hermonthica and its subsequent constraints on the growth of cereals. Certain bacteria could augment the trap crop stimulatory ...
Growth of avocado plants under saline conditions
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-12-13)
Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an important multipurpose tree crop. A study was conducted to investigate the growth and gas exchange characteristics of avocado seedlings growing under different salinity levels. Plants ...
The task of University Botanic Garden in education and plant conservation
(Botanic Gardens Conservation International, 2007)
Biological conservation is a complex undertaking especially in the developing countries where large populace
still relies on the forest products for their daily survival. Majority of these people live below the poverty ...