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Oral Health Status in Human I mmunodeficiency V irus Pos itive Patients Attending Port reitz H ospital
(Global Journal of Health Sciences, 2016)The objective of this study was to determine the oral health status in HIV positive patients attending Port Reitz Hospital in Mombasa County. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive cross sectional ... -
Potentially beneficial rhizobacteria associated with banana plants in Juja, Kenya
(Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Science (JBES), 2015-08-26)Climate and its changes have a direct impact on the development of the different hydrobiont species. These effects on climatic organisms could be either positive or negative. Every species adapts specifically to natural ... -
Preclinical Toxicity Study of Intrathecal Administration of the Pain Relievers Dextrorphan, Dextromethorphan, and Memantine in the Sheep Model
(International Neuromodulation Society, 1999)Objectives To determine the toxicity window for the continuous intrathecal administration of dextrorphan, dextromethorphan, and memantine via an implanted delivery pump. Materials and Methods Using 48 sheep with programmable ... -
Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Biological Activities of Bulbine abyssinica Used in the Folk Medicine in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015)Bulbine abyssinica A. Rich. is used in traditional medicine to treat rheumatism, dysentery, bilharzia, cracked lips, back pain, infertility, diabetes mellitus, and gastrointestinal, vaginal, and bladder infections. ... -
Resource Users’ Perceptions on Continued Existence of the Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve, Kenya
(Western Indian Journal of Marine Science, 2010)The Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve (MMP&R) in Kenya continues to attract increasing direct and indirect resource use due to its location near an urban area. Opinions on the continued existence of this Marine Protected ... -
The Serum Glycoprotein Fetuin-A Promotes Lewis Lung Carcinoma Tumorigenesis via Adhesive-Dependent and Adhesive-Independent Mechanisms
(The Journal of Cancer research, 2005)Fetuin-A is a serum glycoprotein in the cystatin family associated with the regulation of soft tissue calcification. We tested the role of systemic fetuin in tumor cell growth and metastasis by injecting Lewis lung ... -
Spontaneous amyloidosis in twelve chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes
(Journal of Medical Primatology, 2001)Spontaneous amyloidosis was diagnosed in 11 male and 1 female chimpanzees and confirmed histologically and immunohistochemically. The chimpanzees were ≥15 years of age when first diagnosed and averaged 22.4 years of age. ... -
Status of Coral Reef Fish Communities within the Mombasa Marine Protected Area, Kenya, more than a Decade after Establishment
(western indian journal of marine science, 2011)The abundance, trophic composition and diversity of fish were investigated in the Mombasa Marine Protected Area (MPA) on the Kenya coast over a period of four years (2004-2007) sixteen years after its establishment to ... -
A type IVB pili operon promoter controlling nucleocapsid gene expression of SARS-CoV in Salmonella elicits full immune response by intranasal vaccination
(American Society for Microbiology, 2007)Attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar typhi have been implicated attractive as potential live oral delivery vector vaccines because of their ability to elicit the full array of immune responses in humans. In this study, ... -
Type IVB Pilus Operon Promoter Controlling Expression of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Gene in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Elicits Full Immune Response by Intranasal Vaccination
(American Society for Microbiology, 2007)Attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi strains have been considered to be attractive as potential live oral delivery vector vaccines because of their ability to elicit the full array of immune responses in humans. ... -
ULTRASTRUCTURAL MICROMORPHOLOGY OF BULBINE ABYSSINICA A. RICH. GROWING IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA
(University of Fort Hare, 2015)The genus Bulbine (Asphodelaceae) comprises about 40 species in South Africa. Bulbine abyssinica is a succulent member of the genus that occurs from the Eastern Cape, through Swaziland, Lesotho, ...
