Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of African Tomato Landraces (Solanum Lycopersicum) Basedon Morphological and Horticultural Traits
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Crop landraces represent a reservoir of genetic diversity; hence understanding and utilizing the genetic variation in tomato accessions are essential for improving the crop. The objective of this study was to characterize ... -
COVID-19 and the practice of rheumatology in Africa: big changes to services from the shockwave of a pandemic
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to far-reaching changes in the delivery of healthcare services across Africa. A number of drugs used in the management of rheumatic diseases have been touted to have roles to ... -
Intimate partner violence: A key correlate of women’s physical and mental health in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Globally, one billion people live in informal settlements, and that number is expected to triple by 2050. Studies suggests that health in informal settlements is a serious and growing concern, yet there is a paucity of ... -
Tone Marking in Kĭkamba: a Case for Improving Its Orthography
(University of Nairobi, 2007)This paper discusses the rationale for practically marking tone in the writing of Kĭkamba. It shows the limitations that readers of Kĭkamba encounter because of the absence of tone marking in its current orthography. ... -
Efficacy of Hexanal Application on the Post-harvest Shelf Life and Quality of Banana Fruits (Musa Acuminata) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study was conducted to determine the efficacy of hexanal applied either as pre-harvest spray or post-harvest dip in enhancing the shelf life of banana var. Grand Nain. The study was done in Meru County (high potential ... -
Inflection in Toposa, a VSO Language in Morpho-syntactic Theory
(University of Nairobi, 2004)This paper presents a morpho-syntactic approach to inflection as suggested under the new Minimalist Program (Chomsky 1993/1995). The language under consideration is Toposa, an Eastern Nilotic language which is highly ... -
Planning Second Language Curricula: Needs Analysis and Behavioural Objectives
(University of Nairobi, 2001)On the underlying assumption that the student should be at the centre of the learning process, this paper attempts an overview of different types of needs that students may have when learning a foreign language. It also ... -
The Agreement Phrase in Phrase Structure Derivations in Western Nilotic Languages
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In this paper we explore the differences in the Agreement Phrase that have arisen in Western Nilotic languages, a sub-family of the Nilo-Saharan language family. We adopt a Principles and Parameters approach which makes ... -
Vowel Systems of Kenyan Languages
(University of Nairobi, 2007)This paper is an attempt at a phonological classification of all Kenyan languages, based on their vowel systems. It attempts to demonstrate that, by concentrating only on vowels, it is possible to show similarities as well ... -
Redundancy Rules in Kiswahili
(University of Nairobi, 2004)This paper attempts to describe the sequence structure of vowel segments in Kiswahili. It proposes to establish a distinction between two main types of redundancy rules and their implications for the study of Kiswahili ... -
Effects of Hexanal Dip on the Post-harvest Shelf Life and Quality of Papaya (Carica Papaya L.) Fruit
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of hexanal on the post-harvest shelf life and quality of papaya (Carica papaya L.) in two agro-ecological zones (AEZs II and IV) among small-holder farmers in Kenya. ... -
An Optimality Theory Account of the Phonological Processes Involved in Hiatus Resolution in the Olutura Dialect of Luyia
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of the present study was to determine if Optimality Theory (OT) constraint interaction was capable of explaining the phonological processes that are used in Hiatus resolution (HR) in Olutura, a dialect of Luyia, a ... -
Language Issues in a Multilingual Society: the Kenyan Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In many developing countries, language issues have taken a back seat. Here in Kenya, there are more than forty local languages in use by the various ethnic communities. Whereas some politicians have campaigned for the ... -
Heritability Analysis and Phenotypic Characterization of Spider Plant (Cleome gynandra L.) for Yield
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Knowledge on phenotypic diversity among existing spider plant accessions is a milestone in the improvement of spider plant, which is a highly nutritious indigenous vegetable in Kenya. A study involving agronomic and ... -
Determinants of prenatal depression among women attending the antenatal clinic at a referral facility in Mombasa County, Kenya: a case control study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Despite prenatal depression being a public health burden and the major predictor of postnatal depression, it has not received as much attention as postnatal depression in research and policy globally. There is ... -
The Role of Organizing Vision in Cloud Computing Adoption by Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Cloud computing as an emerging IT innovation has attracted a growing number of studies in recent years. Key amongst these studies is the adoption of cloud computing. Most studies investigating cloud computing adoption have ... -
Radiometric Survey of the Tyaa River Sand Mine in Kitui, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Gamma spectroscopic analyses of sand and rock samples from Tyaa River report an average activity concentration of 33 ± 1, 55 ± 2.8 and 812 ± 40.46 Bqkg-1 for 226Ra, 232Th and 40K, respectively in the sand. A similar analysis ... -
Synergistic anti-inflammatory activities of a new flavone and other flavonoids from Tephrosia hildebrandtii vatke
(University of Nairobi, 2020)A new flavone, named hildeflavone (1) along with 7 other known flavonoids were isolated from the aerial parts of Tephrosia hildebrandtii Vatke. Their characterisation was based on NMR and MS data analysis. The anti-inflammatory ... -
Validation of a Quantitative Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Screening Method for Coffee Quality and Authenticity (NMR Coffee Screener)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Monitoring coffee quality as a means of detecting and preventing economically motivated fraud is an important aspect of international commerce today. Therefore, there is a compelling need for rapid high throughput validated ... -
Cloud Computing Adoption by Firms in Kenya: the Role of Institutional Forces
(University of Nairobi, 2019)While there is substantial literature on the adoption of IT innovations based on utility computing, there is a dearth of studies on cloud computing adoption by business organizations. Given that cloud computing adoption ...