Patent filarial infections are associated with elevated levels of parasite-specific IgG4. This study investigated the shifts of filarial-specific human IgG and IgG4 antibodies after diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin treatment ...

The purpose of the study was to determine knowledge-relatedfire hazards reduction capabilities amongst households in Kibera Settlements, Nairobi County, Kenya. The study was conducted in Kibera Slums. ...

Leaf area development, dry weight accumulation and solar energy conversion efficiencies of Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv GLP-2 under two soil moisture levels in two contrasting seasons near Nairobi, Kenya were investigated. The ...

Pain measurement is commonly required in biomedical and other emergency situations, yet there has been no pain biosensor reported in literature. Conventional approaches for pain measurement relies on Wong-Baker face diagrams, ...

Over the last decade, cholera outbreaks in parts of Kenya have become common. Although a number of recent studies describe the epidemiology of cholera in Kenya, there is paucity of information concerning the diversity and ...

Decompensated heart failure accounts for approximately 1 million hospitalizations in the USA each year with an estimated cost of US$11,000 per hospitalization. Despite this prevalence and cost burden, relatively few therapies ...

Formaldehyde is asmall organic molecule that has awide range of uses in societydespite its toxicity.Formaldehyde is classified as a“known carcinogen”byInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Formaldehyde ...

Optimization of yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) oil extraction from yellow oleander seeds was done using the soxhlet extractor. The following parameters were studied in order to measure their influence on batch ...