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Puberty and dispersal in a wild primate population
(Academic Press, 2013-07-01)
This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”.
The onset of reproduction is preceded by a host of organismal adjustments and transformations, involving morphological, physiological, and behavioral ...
Testosterone positively associated with both male mating effort and paternal behavior in savanna baboons (Papio cynocephalus)
(Academic Press, 2013-03-31)
Testosterone (T) is often positively associated with male sexual behavior and negatively associated with paternal care. These associations have primarily been demonstrated in species where investment in paternal care begins ...
Synthesis of hydrophobic siliceous ferrierite by using pyridine and sodium fluoride
(Elsevier, 2013-11-15)
We report for the first time, the successful synthesis of siliceous ferrierites with SiO2/Al2O3 = 138.8–324 by the hydrothermal treatment of aluminosilicate gel with the introduction of pyridine and easy-to-handle sodium ...
Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and-4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
(BioMed Central, 2013-12)
In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ...
(− 7402 T/G and-4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
(Bio Med Central, 2013)
In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA,
hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ...
Child physical abuse and neglect in Kenya, Zambia and the Netherlands: A cross‐cultural comparison of prevalence, psychopathological sequelae and mediation b...
(2013-04-01)
This study compared the prevalence of self‐reported childhood physical abuse and neglect and the associated psychopathological sequelae among Kenyan, Zambian, and Dutch university students. In addition, we sought to find ...
Surgical Apgar Score Predicts Post-Laparatomy Complications
(Annals of African Surgery, 2013-09-20)
Introduction: The Surgical Apgar score (SAS) presents a simple, immediate and an objective means of determining surgical outcomes. The score has not been widely validated in low resource settings where it would be most ...
Effects of Senna didymobotrya root extract and compounds on tritoninduced hyperlipidaemic rats and differentiation of 3T3-Li preadipocytes
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2013-11-03)
he lipid lowering effects of Senna didymobotrya (Leguminoceae) root extract (250 mg/kg) and pure isolates (100 mg/kg) were investigated for hypolipidemic activity on Triton-induced hyperlipidemic rats (in-vivo). The extracts ...
Voulkensin C–E, new 11-oxocassane-type diterpenoids and a steroid glycoside from Caesalpinia volkensii stem bark and their antiplasmodial activities
(Pergamon, 2013-05-15)
A bioassay guided isolation of potential antimalarial molecules from the stem bark of Caesalpinia volkensii Harms (Fabaceae) achieved three new 11-oxocassane-type diterpenoids named voulkensin C (1), D (2) and E (3) together ...
The response of clone BBK 35 tea to nitrogen fertilizer rates and harvesting intervals in the lake Victoria basin of Kenya.
(CAB International, 2013-01-01)
Tea is an economic crop in the Lake Victoria basin of East Africa, earning high foreign exchange and creating employment opportunities especially in the rural poor regions. It is grown under varying environments causing ...