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Population-specific evolution of HIV Gag epitopes in genetically diverged patients
(Elsevier, 2013-06-01)
Under the host selection pressure HIV evolves rapidly to override crucial steps in the antigen presentation pathway. This allows the virus to escape binding and recognition by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Selection pressures ...
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 ...
Perception of deputy principals and board of governors on corporal punishment in secondary schools in Bondo District, Kenya
(International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy, 2013)
In Kenya, corporal punishment has been a mode of punishment until it was banned by the Ministry of Education in the year 2001. Before its ban, it was being used in nearly all the schools in Bondo District. Reports from ...
Perception of teachers and students on corporal punishment in secondary schools in Bondo District, Kenya
(2013)
In Kenya, corporal punishment has been a mode of punishment until it was banned by the Ministry of Education in the year 2001. Before its ban, it was being used in nearly all the schools in Bondo District. Reports from ...
Assess Functionality of IMCI Spatial Facility Infrastructure and Policy Utilization in Trans-Nzioa County, Kenya
(Open Science Repository Medicine, 2013)
Implementation of integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI), in a comprehensive and holistic approach, forms bench mark for basic child health in promoting celebration of fifth birth day for children below five ...
Mathematical Model for Pneumonia Dynamics with Carriers
(2013)
There are major advances which have been made to understand the epidemiology of infectious diseases. However, more than 2 million children in the developing countries still die from pneumonia each year. The efforts to ...
Various notions of orthogonality in normed spaces
(Elsevier, 2013-09-01)
In this paper, we present various notions and aspects of orthogonality in normed spaces. Characterizations and generalizations of orthogonality are also considered. Results on orthogonality of the range and the kernel of ...
Finite Solvable Groups with 4-Regular Prime Graphs
(African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Master Thesis, 2013-05-23)
In this research project, we seek to address the problem of deciding which nite simple graph is a
prime graph of a nite group. In particular, we only focus on showing which 4-regular graphs can be
prime graphs of some ...
The use of non-standard motorcycle helmets in low-and middle-income countries: a multicentre study
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2013-06-01)
The use of non-standard motorcycle helmets has the potential to undermine multinational efforts aimed at reducing the burden of road traffic injuries associated with motorcycle crashes. However, little is known about the ...
Pattern of pedestrian injuries in the city of Nairobi: implications for urban safety planning
(Springer US, 2013-10-01)
Pedestrians are overrepresented in road traffic injuries and deaths in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, yet little research has been done to provide better understanding of the characteristics of pedestrian injuries. ...