Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "Utilization"

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    • Capacity Utilization: The Forgotten Secret in Trading Out Poverty 

      Iraki, X.N. (DBA, Africa Management ReviewSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)
      Policy makers, academics and practitioners see economic growth as the secret behind the high standards of living worldwide. The ingredients that go into economic growth are still being debated, the only reason few countries ...

    • Finger millet production and utilization in Kenya 

      Mitaru, B.N.; Karugia, J.T.; Munene, C. (Mohan Primlani for Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.Department of Animal Production, 1993)
      Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an important subsistence cereal grown mainly in the relatively dry areas of Western and Lake Basin regions of Kenya. The cereal is traditionally used for making foods like thin ...

    • Linking Utilisation and Conservation of Indigenous Chicken Genetic Resources to Value Chains 

      Bett, H.K.; Bett, R.C.; Peters, K.J; kahi, A.K.; Bokelmann, W. (Departmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 2012)
      Indigenous chicken (IC) is the most common type of chicken raised in most rural parts of Africa.The objective of this paper was to link utilisation and conservation of IC genetic resources to value chains. The study was ...

    • Scientific Research 

      Rhoda Azikoyo, Nungo; Michael, Wandayi Okoth; Mbugua, Samuel Kuria (University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences, 2012)
      A study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of under-five child population within cassava consuming community in Nambale of western Kenya. A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio economic data, ...

    • Unmet need for induction of labor in Africa: secondary analysis from the 2004 - 2005 WHO Global Maternal and Perinatal Health Survey (A cross-sectional survey) 

      Bukola, F; Idi, N; M’Mimunya, Machoki; Jean-Jose, WM; Kidza, M; Isilda, N (University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2012)
      Background Induction of labor is being increasingly used to prevent adverse outcomes in the mother and the newborn.This study assessed the prevalence of induction of labor and determinants of its use in Africa. Methods We ...