Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Variant termination of the left coronary artery: pentafurcation is not uncommon
(Eur. J. Anat., 2014)Variant termination of the left coronary artery is important in interpreting effects of its occlusion, and in guiding cardiac surgery and intervention procedures. It also constitutes a geometric risk factor for atherosclerosis. ... -
The quality of an urban residential neighbourhood: a case study of Umoja I Estate, Nairobi
(2020-08-15)Purpose of the study: The study examined the quality of an urban residential neighbourhood in Umoja I Estate, Nairobi. Notably, the study sought to determine the indicators of quality in an urban residential neighbourhood ... -
Youth agripreneurship in the horticultural value-chain: The case of small-scale mango farmers in Southern Ghana
(John Wiley & Sons, 2021-01-04)Development partners are promoting youth entrepreneurship in agriculture (agripreneurship) in sub-Saharan Africa. While youth engagement in food crop production and marketing has received a lot of attention on both policy ... -
Comparative profiling of lactic acid bacteria isolates in optimized and spontaneous fermentation of cowpea leaves.
(John Wiley & Sons, 2021-01-23)In as much as spontaneous fermentation of cowpea leaves enhances product diversification, the process is rather slow with poor product quality. Limited work has been undertaken to provide input toward standardization of ... -
Gender Construction, Representation, Contestation and Maintenance: a Case Study of Ekegusii Discourse
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper analyses Ekegusii names and how they relate to gender identity. It shows how the naming system is basically based on the premise that a male is socialized to ‘gather wealth’, hence the term omosacha (‘man/husband’), ... -
Antimicrobial Usage and Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Including Methicillin-Resistant Strains in Raw Milk of Livestock from Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)The association of antimicrobial usage (AMU) with prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in livestock raw milk consumed by pastoralists in Kenya ... -
Inhibition of Proinflammatory Cytokine Release by Flavones and Flavanones from the Leaves of Dracaena steudneri Engl
(University of Nairobi, 2021-03)The leaves of Dracaena steudneri yielded 6 new flavonoids-3,5,7-trihydroxy-6-methyl-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (1: ), 5,7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-6-methyl-3',4'-methylenedioxyflavone (2: ), 3,5,7-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-3',4'- ... -
Sensitive infant caregiving among the rural Gusii in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-04)The Gusii in rural Kenya represent a particularly interesting community for the study of sensitivity, as they have previously been described as not showing sensitive care. This study focuses on the observation of sensitivity ... -
Surgical considerations in Labrune syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 2021-05)Purpose: Labrune syndrome (LS) is a rare white matter disease characterized by leukoencephalopathy with intracranial calcification and cysts (LCC). While the intracranial cyst characteristics of LS are for the most part ... -
Ophthalmology training in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
(University of Nairobi, 2021-04)Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 12% of the global population, and 4.3 million are blind and over 15 million are visually impaired. There are only 2.5 ophthalmologists per million people in SSA. Training of ophthalmologists ... -
LAG3's Enigmatic Mechanism of Action
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01)LAG3 is an important immune checkpoint with relevance in cancer, infectious disease and autoimmunity. However, despite LAG3's role in immune exhaustion and the great potential of LAG3 inhibition as treatment, much remains ... -
Adaptation of Swahili architecture and identity :a case study of Lamu Island
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)Cultural continuity and authenticity is of growing concern in Lamu today. This paper questions cultural identity and the resulting material culture of the Swahili people in Lamu. The exploration reveals that the cultural ... -
Universal Design Awareness among Urban Planners and Its Impact on Public Transport Systems in Nairobi, Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)The idea of Universal Design began in the 1950s with a new attention to disability in the wake of the major world wars. Universal Design proposes a collaborative systems approach that benefits from the synergies of ... -
Evaluation of Property Rates Collection and Enforcement in Devolved Systems of Governance in Kenya: A Case Study of Nairobi City County
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)The paper evaluates property rates collection and enforcement in devolved systems of governance in Kenya with a specific focus on Nairobi City County. The study sought to establish the property rates Collection Ratio ... -
A New Frontier in Collaborative Approaches in Sustainable Open Spaces Delivery in Nairobi City :
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)This study aimed to examine the historical loss of public open spaces in Nairobi City, assess the residents’ awareness of the importance of the resource and determine the collaborative planning and governance approaches ... -
Cadastre Systems and Their Effectiveness in Implementation of a GIS-Based Physical Addressing System :A Case Study of Kiambu, Thika and Machakos Towns in Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)GIS-based physical addressing and cadastre system are inextricably linked. This is because the cadastre shows property boundaries and delimits road reserves that are crucial for an addressing system. The main purpose of ... -
The production of space and place in informal settlements:a case study of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)The paper seeks to understand how the space and place are conceived and used in Nairobi´s informal settlements. Using the case of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, the study explores three questions around the production of space and ... -
The Unsustainability of Urban Habitat Transformation : A Case Study of Kileleshwa in Nairobi, Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)This paper interrogates the issue of sustainability of the market-driven urban residential transformation of Nairobi through a case study of Kileleshwa, a residential neighbourhood located in the western suburbs of the ... -
The North-South Divide in urban patterns and the contradictions of using homogeneous instruments of planning:lessons from Kenya
(Africa Hbitat, 2020-02-20)Three development pathways characterize all urban societies in the world and, this, by necessity, result in different spatial patterns. The first pathway can be viewed as laissez faire, which produces informal or organic ... -
Attitude towards undergraduate training in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences by Secondary School Students, Teachers and Parents in Kenya
(JPAHAP, 2020-05)The University of Nairobi (UoN)’s research/consultant team, in collaboration with Makerere University (MAK), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and University of Copenhagen, under a European Union-funded project ...
