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Epidemiology of plasmodium-helminth co-infection in Africa: populations at risk, potential impact on anemia, and prospects for combining control
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2007-02-23)
Human co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths is ubiquitous throughout Africa, although its public health significance remains a topic for which there are many unknowns. In this review, we adopted an empirical ...
Polyploidy Breeding of African Nightshade ( Solanum section Solanum )
(Global Science Books, 2007)
The perception of African nightshades (
Solanum
section
Solanum
) as “healthy” foods, supported by documentation of their high nutri-
tional and medicinal benefits, has led to a sudden and ...
Combining evidence of natural selection with association analysis increases power to detect malaria-resistance variants
(The American Society of Human Genetics, 2007-08)
Statistical power to detect disease variants can be increased by weighting candidates by their evidence of natural selection. To demonstrate that this theoretical idea works in practice, we performed an association study ...
Effects of day-length and temperature on floral structure and fertility restoration in a season-dependent male-sterile Solanum villosum Mill. mutant
(Springer Verlag, 2007)
Solanum villosum is an important African leafy vegetable whose yield is limited mainly by competition from early and excess fruit-set. Induced male-sterility is a potential tool to reduce this competition and enhance yields. ...
Equity in the distribution of HELB loans in Kenya in relation to students characteristics: an empirical analysis
(Academic Journals, 2007-08)
Public funding of higher education in Kenya has gone through various stages all buffeted by myriad equity challenges. This prompted the government of Kenya (GoK) to create the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), through ...
Immunoepidemiology of Wuchereria bancrofti infection: Parasite transmission intensity, Filaria-specific antibodies, and host immunity in two East African communities
(American Society for Microbiology, 2007)
We compared the age profiles of infection and specific antibody intensities in two communities with different transmission levels in East Africa to examine the contribution of humoral responses to human immunity to the ...
Mineral content of traditional leafy vegetables from western Kenya.
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)
Socio-economic changes that have taken place in Africa have influenced people's eating habits in both rural and urban set-ups. Most people prefer introduced foods to traditional foods, including plant foods whose consumption ...
Mutation Breeding of African Nightshade ( Solanum section Solanum )
(Global Science Books, 2007-04-12)
African nightshades (
Solanum nigrum-
related species) are some
of the most widely consumed traditional
leafy herbs and vegetables, particularly in Africa and South-East Asia. The leaves contain high levels of ...
Floral Genetics of African Nightshade (Solanum section Solanum)
(International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology, 2007)
Solanum section Solanum, centering on the species commonly known as African nightshade, and botanically known as the “Solanum
nigrum complex” is composed of a large number of morphogenetically distinct taxa, with certain ...
Scope for genetic enhancement of the parasitisation potential of four native strains of Trichogrammatoidea sp. nr. lutea Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2007-09-14)
In response to emerging interest in commercial mass production of Trichogramma for Helicoverpa armigera biocontrol in eastern Africa, laboratory experiments were undertaken to assess the scope for genetic enhancement of ...