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University of Nairobi
Education•Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya•
About: University of Nairobi is a education organization based out in Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 6702 authors who have published 10777 publications receiving 231294 citations. The organization is also known as: UoN & IAU-020319.
Topics: Population, Health care, Public health, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Context (language use)
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TL;DR: The major challenges and security issues stunting the growth of IoT-based smart grid networks are reviewed and explored.
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TL;DR: Differences between primates; fissipedes, bovids and bipedal hoppers are demonstrated and departures from geometric similarity in mammals in general are noted and discussed.
Abstract: Measurements have been made of the leg muscles of mammals ranging from shrews Sorex to an elephant Loxodonta. Allometric equations based on body mass have been calculated for muscle masses, fibre lengths and moment arms and the thickness of a tendon, in several groups of mammals. Departures from geometric similarity in mammals in general (excluding bipedal hoppers) are noted and discussed. Differences between primates; fissipedes, bovids and bipedal hoppers are also demonstrated.
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TL;DR: From 22 samples of kule naoto, the traditional fermented milk products of the Maasai in Kenya, 300 lactic acid bacterial strains were isolated and phenotypically characterised by their ability to ferment different carbohydrates and by additional biochemical tests.
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TL;DR: A rich diversity of medicinal plant species are used for treating different diseases in villages around Kimboza forest reserve, with the wild habitat being the most important reservoir for the majority of the plants.
Abstract: Background: An ethnomedicinal study was conducted to document medicinal plants used in the treatment of ailments in villages surrounding Kimboza forest reserve, a low land catchment forest with high number of endemic plant species. Methods: Ethnobotanical interviews on medicinal plants used to treat common illnesses were conducted with the traditional medical practitioners using open-ended semi -structured questionnaires. Diseases treated, methods of preparation, use and habitat of medicinal plants were recorded. Results: A total of 82 medicinal plant species belonging to 29 families were recorded during the study. The most commonly used plant families recorded were Fabaceae (29%), Euphorbiaceae (20%), Asteraceae and Moraceae (17% each) and Rubiaceae (15%) in that order. The most frequently utilized medicinal plant parts were leaves (41.3%), followed by roots (29.0%), bark (21.7%), seeds (5.31%), and fruits (2.6%). The study revealed that stomach ache was the condition treated with the highest percentage of medicinal plant species (15%), followed by hernia (13%), diarrhea (12), fever and wound (11% each), and coughs (10%). Majority of medicinal plant species (65.9%) were collected from the wild compared to only 26.7% from cultivated land. Conclusions: A rich diversity of medicinal plant species are used for treating different diseases in villages around Kimboza forest reserve, with the wild habitat being the most important reservoir for the majority of the plants. Awareness programmes on sustainable utilization and active involvement of community in conservation programmes are needed.
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TL;DR: The current findings suggest the widespread presence of human tapeworm carriers and thus a high risk of human cysticercosis in both rural areas and urban centres in the ESA region.
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Helena C. Kraemer | 132 | 562 | 65755 |
Chris M. Wood | 102 | 795 | 43076 |
Christopher B. Barrett | 95 | 713 | 37968 |
Charles R. Newton | 91 | 504 | 73772 |
Francis A. Plummer | 85 | 317 | 24228 |
Dorothy L. Cheney | 85 | 172 | 21910 |
Robert M. Seyfarth | 83 | 179 | 22830 |
Andrew Whiten | 80 | 272 | 27535 |
Robert Chambers | 79 | 590 | 42035 |
Mark W. Tyndall | 77 | 289 | 18861 |
Job J. Bwayo | 74 | 190 | 16928 |
Joan K. Kreiss | 72 | 150 | 15024 |
Jeanne Altmann | 71 | 164 | 27489 |
Ian A. Johnston | 71 | 356 | 17928 |
Barbra A. Richardson | 71 | 366 | 19192 |