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Prediction of the chemical composition of Cenchrus clandestinus grass using Near Infrared Spectroscopy – NIRS

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Animal Sciences
Forage evaluation is important as milk production depends on the availability of highly nutritious forage. The aim of this study was to develop nutrient content prediction equations for kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus), a universally used forage in ...
Rolando Barahona-Rosales   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence‐Based Behavioral Interventions to Improve the Double‐Duty Actions Impacting the Dual Burden of Malnutrition: A Scoping Review

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
No scoping review summarizes evidence‐based behavioral interventions that improve double duty actions to prevent stunting and obesity. Inclusion criteria included articles from 2010 to 2024, behavioral interventions to improve breastfeeding, young child nutrition, and antenatal care, and were set in sub‐Saharan Africa or Asia.
Mary O. Hearst   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the urban-rural disparity in HIV and poverty nexus: the case of Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background The relationship between HIV and poverty is complex and recent studies reveal an urban-rural divide that is not well understood. This paper examines the urban-rural disparity in the relationship between poverty and HIV infection in Kenya, with
Magadi, Monica A.
core   +1 more source

Social Influences on Early Fairness Expectations in Toddlers: Siblings, Peers, and Caregivers

open access: yesInfancy, Volume 30, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examined how social factors such as parental mental state language, sibling presence, and preschool attendance influence their expectations of fairness in 18‐month‐old toddlers. Fifty‐four toddlers participated in a nonverbal fairness task and a picture‐description task with their caregivers.
Marek Meristo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A South African Scenario: Structure and Function of Peptides of the Adipokinetic Hormone Family of the Brown Locust, Locustana pardalina, and the Putative Role of These Peptides in Plague Management

open access: yesArchives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Volume 120, Issue 2, October 2025.
1. The brown locust produces the three adipokinetic hormones Locmi‐AKH‐I, ‐II and ‐III found also in the migratory locust. 2. Flight is characterised by differential changes in haemolymph carbohydrate and lipid levels. 3. Modelling ligand‐receptor binding is proposed as important step to a new strategy to combat the brown locust.
Gerd Gäde, Heather G. Marco
wiley   +1 more source

Government and opposition in Kenya, 1966-1969 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
African Studies Center Working Paper No. 85INTRODUCTION: Little exists to document the widespread repression of opposition in Africa since independence.
Mueller, Susanne D.
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Surgeon Administered Regional Anaesthetic Blocks For Hand Surgery In Resource Limited Areas

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery, 2011
Introduction: The axillary block was described more than sixty years ago and has since been used in a variety of scenarios. Recently it has been described with the use of ultrasound and nerve stimulators.
Kigera JWM, Schenck R2, MD, FACS
doaj  

MicroRNA (miRNA) in Plasma Small Extracellular Vesicles (sEV) as Potential Early Indicators of Dairy Cow Subfertility

open access: yesJournal of Extracellular Biology, Volume 4, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Pregnancy and live birth rates are commonly used metrics to define fertility in humans and animals. The impact of aberrant microRNA (miRNA) expression on fertility‐related genes represents a significant knowledge gap in understanding post‐transcriptional regulatory mechanisms associated with reproductive dysfunction.
Pevindu Abeysinghe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kenya's Fight Against Corruption: An Uneven Path to Political Accountability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Democratic elections in Kenya in 2002 were supposed to have heralded a period of intense political and economic reform. At the start of its term in office, the government of Mwai Kibaki did undertake a number of important reforms, including the creation ...
John Githongo
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An exploration of the genetics of the mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) gene in a cohort of patients with chorea from different ethnic groups in sub‐Saharan Africa

open access: yesAnnals of Human Genetics, Volume 89, Issue 4, Page 149-157, July 2025.
Abstract Background Africans are underrepresented in Huntington's disease (HD) research. A European ancestor was postulated to have introduced the mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) gene to the continent; however, recent work has shown the existence of a unique Htt haplotype in South‐Africa specific to indigenous Africans.
Mendi J Muthinja   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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