Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Advance Provision of Oral Contraceptives to Family Planning Clients in Kenya 1:
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2002)OBJECTIVE: In sub-Saharan Africa, many family planning programmes do not encourage advance provision of oral contraceptives to clients who must wait until menses to initiate pill use. Since some resistance to advance ... -
Experimental Production of Canine Pulmonary end arterial pathology similar to that produced by dirofilaria immitis
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Introduction of green manure legumes on smallholdings in Kenya: achievements and current activities of the legume screening network.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 1999)Since 1994, the Legume Screening Network of Kenya has undertaken studies on: (1) screening legume germplasm across sites; (2) effectiveness of legume inoculation; (3) management of legume residues; (4) legumes as a component ... -
An investigation of a possible dependence of brewer number 67's total-ozone measurements on some atmospheric parameters, together with a presentation of a peculiar synoptic ozone case at Rome
(Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, University of Thessaloniki, GreeceMeteorology Department, University of Nairobi, KenyaGroup-MET, Physics Department, University of Rome, Italy, 1995)Brewer total ozone data (January–December 1992) measured at the Physics Department, Rome University «La Sapienza» (41.9° North, 12.5° East) are analysed for dependence on Brewer internal temperature and some meteorological ... -
Editorial Safe motherhood in Africa: Achievable Goal or a Dream?
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2005)Safe motherhood refers to a woman's ability to have a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery. The goal of safe motherhood is to ensure that every woman has access to a full range of high-quality affordable sexual and ... -
Rainfall-runoff relationships on the Njemps flats of Baringo district: implications for water harvesting.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)Artificially derived runoff parameters were used to estimate the runoff potential on the Njemps Flats, Kenya, using the linear regression model of rainfall-runoff analysis. Resultant rainfall-runoff relationships revealed ... -
Emergency preparedness among antenatal clients at Kenyatta National Hospital
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Health-care Providers'perceptions Of Intravaginal Rings For Hiv Prevention In Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: Health-care providers form the backbone of health information and service delivery in many African communities. This study investigated health-care providers' (HCPs) attitudes towards a novel method of HIV ... -
Evaluation of Urbanization Influences on Urban Winds of Kenyan Cities
(Kenya Meteorological Department, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 2013)Most cities in Africa’s developing countries are evidently growing leading to significant modification on climate over the cities that affect human comfort and his environment. Proper urban atmospheric planning and management ... -
Tradition and Innovation: Muslim Personal Law in Kenya and Tanzania
(2005)This article is based on a comparative case study of Common Law jurisdiction involving case law in Kenya and Tanzania where both or either of the parties are Muslims. The status of Muslim Personal Law and its applicability ... -
Correlation between electrocardiographi characteristics with morphometric features in experimental early mild canine heartworm disease
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Invasion of capillary endothelial cells by Ehrlichia ondiri
(University of NairobiVeterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 1983)Ultra-thin sections from two infected cattle killed in extremis revealed E. ondiri free in capillary lumens of the heart muscle and in the sinusoidal spaces of the liver and spleen. Similar organisms were seen in the kidney ... -
Community capacity building as an opportunity for sustainable land management: lessons from Ndome and Ghazi in Taita-Taveta district, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)The prevalence of land degradation, particularly in developing countries, would suggest that sustainability has remained more in the conceptual phase and not been transformed into a problem solving aid/tool. In this paper, ... -
Fluoride levels in Beverages on Kenyan market a ''health risk''
(University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatric Dentistry /orthodontics, 1990) -
Synoptic-scale fluctuations of total ozone in the atmosphere
(Physics Department, University of Rome “La Sapienza”Department of Metcorology, University of Nairobi, 1997)A model, based on ozone-concentration tendency equation, is developed to study synoptic ozone-column variations. The application is referred to a middle-latitude site and to an atmospheric layer extending from the surface ... -
Hydrological effects of tillage and farmyard manure on crusting and compacting soils in semi arid Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2003) -
Outbreaks of Dermatophilus congolensis infection in camels (Camelus dromedarius) from the Butana region in Eastern Sudan
(University of NairobiVeterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 1998) -
Servants of Sharia: Kadhis and the Politics of Accommodation in East Africa
(2005)This article attempts to explore the existence of Kadhis in Eastern Africa and examine the extent to which such popular figures have been accommodated within the state and society. They played the role of jurist-consultants ... -
The drying up of east African rift valley lakes in recent times with special reference to lake Elmenteita.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)Possible causes of the drying up of Lake Elmenteita and its feeder rivers during 1958-1987 were studied. The effects of the changing climate elements of rainfall and evapotranspiration as well as the possible contributions ...
