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VAT, SUNDAY STANDARD POETRY CORNER
(2013)VAT, what is that? Vatable, invertable, convertable, Inclusive, exclusive and compulsive. If all be vatable, what then is left?. -
Anaemia and nutritional status of children 5-7.5 months in Kikoneni Location; Msambweni District – Kenya.
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Examining The Intra-Seasonal Variability Of Moisture In Nairobi
(College of biological and physical sciences, 1999)As human populations in the urban areas increase, demand for housing g r ow and urbanization and industrialization intensify . Consequently, there is increased surface runoff causing sedimentation and eutrophication ... -
Feeding practices as a predictor of micronutrient adequacy among 6-18 month olds in Kikoneni Location, South Coast (Kenya)
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Filling in the Immunological Space: Low Seroprevalent Ad HIV Vaccines plus/-Adjuvanted Protein or Electroporated DNA Elicit Different Immune Profiles
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The potential for nixtamalization of maize in Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 20-10-12)Kenyans are perennially afflicted by aflatoxicoses and chronic aflatoxin exposure. Nixtamalization of maize and maize products has the potential to reduce the levels of aflatoxin in maize in the decorticated maize through ... -
An Audit Of Hospital Radio-pharmacy Practice At Kenyatta National Hospital Nuclear Medicine Unit
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2013-06)Radio-pharmacy or nuclear pharmacy is the specialty practice of pharmacy which focuses on the safe and efficacious use of radiopharmaceuticals either for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The practice combines the ... -
Hybrids Of (2r, 3s)-n-benzoyl-3-phenylisoserine And Antimalarial Pharmacophores: Design, Synthesis And Biological Evaluation
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2013-06)Tubulin is an essential protein in all eukaryotic cells, and a well known anticancer and anthelmintic drug target1. It is a major structural component of microtubules. Microtubules are necessary organelles involved in ... -
Anaemia Status Of Infants 4-6 Months Old In A Resource-constrained Setting
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 01-10-13)Background: It’s often assumed that healthy full-term infants are endowed with adequate iron stores and haemoglobin that provides recyclable iron. It’s speculated that many infants <6 months in less-developed countries ... -
Glomerular Filtration Rate Assessment Using Creatinine Related Parameters For Healthy Adult Kenyan Population
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2013-06)Objective: The purpose of the study was to establish the reference ranges of measured creatinine clearance and estimated creatinine clearance for adult Kenyan population. Method: A prospective study carried out in ... -
An Audit On Pain Management At Emergency Department KNH
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2013-06)Pain has been found to be one of the most common complaints causing patients to visit emergency departments. Pain management is a global issue and is particularly challenging in the emergency care environment. The aim ... -
Levels of acrylamide in commercial potato crisps sold in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 26-09-12)Acrylamide has been found to be genotoxic and a neurotoxicant and its classification as a suspected human carcinogen calls for a concerted effort to minimize its presence in human diet. It is mainly formed in fried and ... -
Prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women attending Antenatal clinic at Mbagathi District Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Background: In the world, more than half the numbers of pregnant women are anemic. The burden of disease is heavy yet poorly estimated. The prevalence of anemia in Kenya has been variously studied with no reliable statistics ... -
Governance in Africa: An Overview
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Data driven decision making in Kenya’s healthcare Sector
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Various health sector reviews done over the last decade highlighted stagnating or downward trends in health indices in the country, especially in maternal, newborn and child health. Among other factors, a health information ... -
Impact of HIV and AIDS comprehensive prevention and Support programme on HIV transmission among marps Central and eastern provinces
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Introduction: The University of Nairobi Centre for HIV prevention (UoN -CHIVPR) has been working with sex workers in Kenya since 1983, and since 2010 it has been enhancing access to quality comprehensive preventive services ... -
Paratransit operations and institutions in Nairobi: a concept paper on paratransit strategy
(2011)The paper outlines the literature review of strategy as an analytical concept. This starts with explaining business policy as the root of strategy as an analytical concept. It then shows the move to industrial organisation ... -
Use of low cost mobile telephony and online Connectivity for cost-effective community health Strategy program in Rarieda District: Success
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Introduction: Rarieda Community Strategy health program has been implementing the use of ICT in running its activities for the last one year. There has been and Successes observed through use of this integrated ICT system. ... -
Paratransit operations and regulation in Nairobi matatu business strategies and the regulatory regime
(2012)Paper presented at the 31st Annual Southern African Transport Conference 9-12 July 2012 "Getting Southern Africa to Work", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. Nairobi’s matatus – privately ... -
International Legal Responses to threats to Marine Biological Diversity from Pollution
(University of NairobiCentre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law & Policy (CASELAP), 17-09-12)
