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CD23-Bound IgE augments and dominates recall responses through human Naive B cells
(American association of immunology, 2010)
Human peripheral blood BCRμ+ B cells express high levels of CD23 and circulate preloaded with IgE. The Ag specificity of CD23-bound IgE presumably differs from the BCR and likely reflects the Ag-specific mix of free serum ...
Impact of land use on the distribution and diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes in Embu and Taita Districts, Kenya
(Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2010)
Natural entomopathogenic nematodes(EPNs) are considered as potential biological control agents against soil-borne insect pests. This study was conducted to determine the impact of land use on the distribution occurrence ...
Inherently delayed germination of Elgon Teak (Olea capensis) seeds in Kakamega Forest, Kenya
(Kamla-Raj, 2010)
Olea capensis in Kakamega forest does not show any evidence of natural regeneration under the parent trees. This study sought to determine the factors that may be responsible for the lack of natural regeneration under the ...
Feedback on teachers' journal entries: a blessing or a curse?
(2010-04)
Giving feedback on journal entries in the context of teacher education programmes
is a contested issue. While some educationists argue that it is necessary if Course
Participants (CPs) have to conceptualise the complex ...
From assessing language endangerment or vitality to creating and evaluating language revitalization programmes
(Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2010)
For over two decades now, linguists, educators and anthropologists have directed their efforts at researching about factors that occasion and result from language shift (Trudgill, 1991; Fishman 1991, 2001, Crystal, 2000; ...
Daniel arap Moi and the politics of HIV and AIDS in Kenya, 1983–2002
(Taylor & Francis, 4/8/2010)
The contrasting outcomes to HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation processes in sub-Saharan Africa have not been adequately investigated or explained. Specifically, few scholars have attempted to root the responses to HIV and ...
Our women must return home: Institutionalized patriarchy in colonial Central Nyanza District, 1945-1963
(Journal of Asian and African Studies, 10/22/2010)
Colonial policies and practices were very instrumental in the creation of the Luo Diaspora. This Diaspora extended far beyond the physical and cultural boundaries of Central Nyanza as was constituted by the colonial ...
A case of a mother tongue and another mother tongue in school: efforts at revitalization of Olusuba language of Kenya
(Association of Third World Studies. Inc., 2010)
An alarming decline in the number of languageshas been reported in variousscholarlyworksaroundthe world.' The concernover the disappearance of languages could actually be dated back to the 5th Century.' In the case of ...
Incremental modernization of statistics teaching and curriculum at Maseno University, Kenya
(ISI/IASE], 2010)
Modernisation of statistics teaching is a continual problem the world over. The advances in statistical methods and tools along with the growing demand of applied practitioners creates a dual need of people with the ...
Analytic solution of a nonlinear black-scholes partial differential equation
(Academic Publications, 5/10/2010)
We study a nonlinear Black-Scholes partial differential equation whose nonlinearity is as a result of a feedback effect. This is an illiquid market effect arising from transaction costs. An analytic solution to the nonlinear ...