Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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The Pronominal System of Okiek
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, UoN, 2023-12)This paper describes the morphological, morphophonological, morphosyntactic and semantic properties of the pronominal system of the Nessuit variety of Okiek – a branch in the Kalenjin language family in the Southern Nilotic ... -
Conditional Sentences in Gĩkũyũ (Kikuyu, E51)
(University of Nairobi, Department of Linguistics and Languages, 2023-12)This paper presents a morphosyntactic characterisation and a semantic classification of Gĩkũyũ conditional sentences. A morphosyntactic characterisation of Gĩkũyũ conditional constructions shows the following types of ... -
Group Work and Learner Achievement in Reading Comprehension in Public Primary Schools in Nairobi.
(JPAHAP, 2023-12-06)Group work supports employment of instructional competencies by refining understanding through discussing themes, questioning reading, and brainstorming themes for accelerated learning. However, where teaching abilities ... -
Old and new association of Cotesia icipe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with alien invasive and native Spodoptera species and key stemborer species: implication for their management
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Maize production in Africa is hindered by a myriad of biotic challenges, key among them being invasive and native lepidopteran stemborers. Recent invasion of the continent by fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, ... -
Adolescent experiences, perceptions, and preferences for the process of HIV status disclosure in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Disclosure of HIV status to adolescents living with HIV has been associated with improved treatment outcomes. However, there are limited data regarding the experiences of, perceptions of, and preferences for ... -
A Review of Citizen Librarianship in Academic Libraries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Citizen librarianship is the involvement of ordinary library users to create, review and share library services and content. Citizen librarianship emerged from the concept of citizen science in which non-experts are ... -
Status of Library Spaces and Facilities in University Libraries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023-06-23)In the global sphere, university library users’ needs continue to change thus university libraries are repositioning themselves to address the changing users’ needs. An important aspect of the change revolves around the ... -
Case Study: Kenyan University Libraries Status of Access to Library Spaces and Facilities for Persons With Disabilities
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The purpose of this paper was to find out the position of library spaces and facilities at the university libraries in Kenya particularly in serving users with disabilities. The study was conducted using a pragmatic research ... -
Value Chain Framework for Ascertaining Planning Sectors and Competencies
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Studies that address the deeply rooted uncertainty in identifying planning sectors and profiling required competencies in preparing plans, especially in the urbanization sector (US), are scanty. This is due in part to the ... -
Strategies to Streamline Urban Land Use Succession: Case Study of Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This paper follows a journal paper ’Determinant and Outcomes of Urban Land Use Succession: Case study of Upper Hill, Nairobi based on a PHD research carried out to explore Urban Land Use Succession (ULUS) that is driven ... -
Employees’ Role in Health and Safety Committees: Weakest Link Towards Safety Compliances on Construction Sites in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 2007 which was enacted to provide for the safety, health, and welfare of all persons lawfully present at workplaces, makes provisions for the occupier to establish health ... -
Communicating Research in the Built Environment: A Professional Guide to Publishing Journal Articles
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The primary aim of this article is to document the process of turning research data into a peer review journal article in the built environment disciplines. This is necessary to educate prospective authors who wish to ... -
Forces Driving ICT Adoption in Real Estate Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)ICT plays a significant role in real estate transactions, facilitating efficiency in transactions and reduction of costs. The adoption of the technology has however been sluggish despite its importance property transactions. ... -
Africa Design Review Journal
(University of Nairobi, 2023)With our last edition in volume three titled “African visual design in the digital world”, we hope to have ignited your passion for design and its extraordinary potential to shape our world. In this fourth issue of volume ... -
Building Information Modelling in Urbanising Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)With the largest economy is East and Central Africa, Kenya serves as a regional centre for banking, technology and infrastructure. In the last ten years Kenya has experienced strong growth and development, largely anchored ... -
Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that affects both animals and humans, causing debilitating illness in humans and socio-economic losses in livestock-keeping households globally. The disease is endemic ... -
Health care seeking behaviors and perspective on indigenous palliative care among cancer patients in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Holistic integrated community palliative care services remain a mirage to cancer patients. Nonetheless, a number of cancer patients are jamming traditional medicinal places seeking therapy. The results of ... -
Whenever you need support, you first turn to the group": motivations and functions of WhatsApp groups for youth living with HIV
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Social support is a critical component of achieving positive health outcomes for youth living with HIV (YLWH). Mobile health (mHealth) has significant potential for providing social support to YLWH. However, little is known ... -
Policies and resources for strengthening of emergency and critical care services in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Critical illnesses cause several million deaths annually, with many of these occurring in low-resource settings like Kenya. Great efforts have been made worldwide to scale up critical care to reduce deaths from COVID-19. ...