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Endothelial Dysfunction Is Related to Monocyte Activation in Antiretroviral-Treated People With HIV and HIV-Negative Adults in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Residual monocyte activation may contribute to increased risk for endothelial dysfunction and subsequent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among people with HIV (PWH) on antiretroviral therapy ...
Quality and psychosocial factors influencing purchase of orange-fleshed sweet potato bread.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
This 2018 study, conducted in six Tusky's supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya, combined the Just-About-Right, Penalty and Mean-End-Chain analyses to examine the quality and psychosocial factors influencing the purchase of a ...
Factors that affect vaccines availability in public health facilities in Nairobi City County: a cross-sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Introduction
over 1.5 million children die from vaccine-preventable diseases yearly. To avert these deaths and improve their livelihood, vaccine availability is important. The study assessed the availability of the vaccine, ...
Factors influencing collection development process at the University of Nairobi Library
(university of Nairobi, 2021)
Purpose – The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the collection development
process at the University of Nairobi library and suggest ways for improvement.
Design/methodology/approach – A ...
Bühlmann Credibility Approach to Systematic Mortality Risk Modeling for Sub-saharan Africa Populations (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The classical mortality models such as the Cairns-Blake-Dowd (CBD), Lee-Carter (LC), Linear Regression (LR) models are used to model Systematic Mortality Risk (SMR) for many developed countries populations for actuarial ...
Perinatal and Early Childhood Development: Education, Innovation, and Sustainable Development Goals
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
This chapter looks at the systems approach in addressing the dilemma of investing in neonatal health in resource constraints environment. Is investing in neonatal care the key to attaining sustainable development goals? ...
On Unitary Quasi-equivalence of Operators
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
In this paper we investigate unitary quasi-equivalence of operators in Hilbert spaces. We characterize operators that are unitarily quasi-equivalent. We also investigate equivalence relations closely related to unitary ...
Corporate governance and modification of audit opinion: evidence from state owned enterprises in Kenya
(African Development Finance Journal, 2021-08-19)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between corporate governance and modified of audit opinion in commercial state owned enterprises in in Kenya.
Methodology: The study analyzed data from ...
Earnings Management: A critical Literature Review
(African Development Finance Journal, 2021-08-19)
Purpose:The purpose of this study was to takes a critical literature review of earnings management with the aim of establishing research gaps and areas for further research.Methodology:The study employed ...
Transgenic Expression of Dsrna Targeting the Pentalonia Nigronervosa Acetylcholinesterase Gene in Banana and Plantain Reduces Aphid Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa, is the sole insect vector of banana bunchy top
virus (BBTV), the causal agent of banana bunchy top disease. The aphid acquires and transmits
BBTV while feeding on infected banana ...