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Surveillance of HIV-1 pol transmitted drug resistance in acutely and recently infected antiretroviral drug-naïve persons in rural western Kenya
(PLOS ONE, 2017-02-08)
HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance (TDR) is of increasing public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa with the rollout of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. Such data are, however, limited in Kenya, where HIV-1 drug resistance ...
Association between Fcγ receptor IIA, IIIA and IIIB genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to severe malaria anemia in children in western Kenya
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017-04-20)
Background
Naturally-acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria develops after several episodes of infection. Fc gamma receptors (FcγRs) bind to immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies and mediate phagocytosis of opsonized ...
A Study In to the Influence of Performance Factors on Performance Ratings: An Institutional Catering Perspective of Public Universities in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2017-05)
Catering is an essential service, and thus subsidized to enable equitable and affordable higher education, with the KUCCPS students in focus. However, there has been an outcry from university's management, with some ...
Escherichia coli pathotypes and Shigella sero-groups in diarrheic children in Nairobi city, Kenya
(Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench, 2017-06-29)
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In the present study, we investigated the prevalence of E. coli pathotypes and Shigella sero-groups and their antimicrobial profiles among diarrheic children in Nairobi city, Kenya.
Background:
Although diarrheagenic ...
Compositional analysis and optical properties of Co doped TiO2 thin films fabricated by spray pyrolysis method for dielectric and p hotocatalytic applications
(Optik, 2017-01)
Cobalt doped TiO2 thin films (CTF) deposited by spray pyrolysis has been studied. The compositional analysis has been done using RBS method, while optical spectroscopy has been done by measuring the transmittance and ...
The Role of Culture on Food Choices
(International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2017-04)
The purpose of this paper is to find out the influence of cultural factors on food choices by hospitality clientele in independent commercial catering outlets within Kisumu County in Kenya. Data was collected from nine ...
Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market
(The Scientific World Journal, 2017-08-08)
Utilization of herbal products is a major concern due to the possibility of contamination by toxigenic fungi that are mycotoxin producers such as Aspergillus species during processing and packaging. Research was carried ...
Green Remediation of Carbamazepine from Water Using Novel Magnetic Iron Modified Carbonized Baggasse: Kinetics, Equilibrium and Mechanistic Studies
(Chemical Science International Journal, 2017-03-15)
Baggasse derived biochar magnetically modified with iron (α-Fe2O3-CBG) was fabricated, characterized and applied as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of carbamazepine (CBZ), a pharmaceutically active compound which has ...
Modelling of nitrates in River Nzoia using MIKE 11
(Water Practice and Technology, 2017-03)
Eutrophication is a serious problem in Lake Victoria as a result of enrichment by nutrients transported by the rivers draining into it. River Nzoia is one of the main rivers draining into the lake. The main aim of this ...
Investigation of Structural and Electronic Properties of CH3NH3PbI3 Stabilized by Varying Concentrations of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA)
(MDPI, 2017-05-26)
Studies have shown that perovskites have a high potential of outdoing silicon based solar cells in terms of solar energy conversion, but their rate of degradation is also high. This study reports on improvement on the ...