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KINETICS OF ANTIBODIES AND CYTOKINE LEVELS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS AND THE ROLE OF AN UNDERLYING HIV INFECTION IN COVID-19 SEVERITY
(Pwani University, 2022-05-06)Background Upon exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), antibody responses are generated but their overtime kinetics remain unclear. A hyper-inflammatory state, defined by overproduction ... -
The kinetics of dissolution of nepheline (NaAlSiO4)
(ELSELVIER, 1986)Nepheline shows first order, congruent dissolution rates, followed by a lowering of the rates due to precipitation of new phases from solution, initially aluminium hydroxides, and later, as the activity of silica in solution ... -
The kinetics of dissolution of zircon (ZrSiO4)
(ELSELVIER, 1985)The dissolution of amorphous zircon obeys first order kinetics, and, over long periods of time decreases due to precipitation of new phases from solution. The dissolution reaction has an activation energy of 12.8 K cal/mole. ... -
KINETICS OF RTS, S/AS01-INDUCED ANTI-CSP ANTIBODIES IN YOUNG KENYAN CHILDREN
(Pwani University, 2021-05-23)RTS,S/AS01, the leading malaria vaccine, is currently under a pilot study with the aim of introducing it in routine immunization of children. Though there are no well-established correlates of protection, specific anti-CSP ... -
Kiswahili :past, present, and future horizons
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Knowledge Management Practices and its Effect on Firm Performance: A Case of Commercial Banks’ Performance in Kisumu City, Kenya.
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)Knowledge Management has become an important strategic weapon for sustaining competitive advantage in firms. Banking statistics in Kenya indicate only 25 percent of customers believe their banks’ act on their best interests ... -
Lack of benefit sharing undermines support for nature conservation in an Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot
(Ecology and Society, 2022)Successful forest conservation in the tropics depends on various biophysical, socioeconomic, cultural, and political factors. Researchers, environmental practitioners, and local people recognize the need to resolve ... -
Lamu put up sh33m modern market in drive to upgrade trade infrastructure in the county
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Land-Based Activities as Pollution Sources on Fresh Water Resources: A Case Study of Selected Heavy Metal Contamination in River Mukurumudzi, Kwale County
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2019-12-30)Pollution of water-body ecosystems by heavy metals through uncontrolled anthropogenic activities lead to serious ecological problems in many parts of the world. These metals continue to accumulate to high toxic levels ... -
Lapsset road works halted over attacks
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Lectin Variation in Members of Rhizoctonia Species
(J-STAGE, 2004-09-30)Isolates from two multinucleate Rhizoctonia species, namely Rhizoctonia solani and Rhizoctonia circinata, and binucleate Rhizoctonia spp., were evaluated for the presence of lectins, using human erythrocytes. Isolates from ... -
Length–weight and length–length relationships of five threatened fish species from the Jamuna (Brahmaputra River tributary) River, northern Bangladesh
(ResearchGate, 2012-02)The small indigenous species, namely Ailiichthys punctata (Day, 1871), Botia lohachata (Chaudhuri, 1912), Chanda nama (Hamilton, 1822), Laubuca laubuca (Hamilton, 1822) and Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822), comprise an ... -
Length–weight relationship of 39 selected reef fishes in the Kenyan coastal artisanal fishery
(Elsevier, 2010-09-09)a b s t r a c t Length–weight relationships (LWRs) are presented for 39 major fish species in the Kenyan artisanal marine fishery. Captures were made between the years 2001 and 2009. The parameters a and b of the equation ... -
Literature Review on Biogas Feeding Systems
(Partners Universal Innovative Research Publication (PUIRP), 2024-10)Biogas feeding systems are the most important elements that influence the efficiency and productivity of the anaerobic digestion process. This paper reviews the different feeding strategies, including continuous, ... -
Local Community Involvement and Participation in Avitourism: A Case of Arabuko Sokoke Forest in Kenya
(International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management, 2022)Avitourism in the Kenyan Coast has received little research attention. This study examined issues relating to the level of local community involvement in avitourism in Arabuko Sokoke forest in Kilifi County. An adapted ... -
Locals defy calls to return to besiege villages
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Long Line Seaweed Farming as an Alternative to other Commonly used Methods in Kenyan Coast
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2018-11-30)To counter the rampant fishing pressure on the over exploited fisheries resources, seaweed farming is gaining momentum as an alternative livelihood among the Kenya coastal communities. There is also a worldwide growing ... -
Lowenthalpygeothermalsystems in Kenya
(ELSELVIER, 1988)The location of Kenya's geothermal fields is shown. The chemistry of the lowenthalpy fields is given and reservoir temperatures estimated from these data. The most promising of these fields are the Mwananyamala, Homa ... -
LUWANGA MORPHOPHONEMICS: AN OPTIMALITY THEORETIC ACCOUNT
(Pwani University, 2019-10-12)Proto-Bantu language reconstruction has a relatively simple phoneme inventory of eleven consonants and seven vowels. Most Bantu languages of present day are characterized by a high number of phonemes. The verbal morphology ... -
MAANA TIMILIFU KUTOKANA NA UNDIMI KATIKA UTENZI WA SIRI LI ASRARI
(Pwani Unversity, 2018-08-01)Utenzi wa Siri li Asrari ulitungwa katika karne ya 17 na mpaka sasa haujashughulikiwa ipasavyo. Ni utenzi unaozungumzia, kiubunifu, mojawapo ya vita vya Mtume Muhammad alivyopigana na wasioamini Uislamu. Mbali na hayo, ni ...