Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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What Would it Take to Realise the Promises? Protecting Women’s Rights in the Kenya National Land Policy of 2009
(Department of Private Law, University of Nairobi, 2009)Land is a critical resource in Kenya, having economic, social, political, environmental and cultural significance. Kenya’s population continues to rely on land for both subsistence and economic activities. In fact, the ... -
Increasing access to the MDR-TB surveillance programme through a collaborative model in western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2012)OBJECTIVE: Kenya, like many resource-constrained countries, has a single mycobacterial laboratory, centrally located in Nairobi, with capacity for drug-susceptibility testing (DST) - the gold standard in diagnosing ... -
The Case for a Policy Framework to Support Productivity Mainstreaming into the Kenyan Economy
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2012-11-08)This study investigates the probable causes of the very low levels of productivity consciousness in both the public and private sectors of the Kenyan economy. It identifies impediments to the realization of a complete and ... -
PRIDB: a protein–RNA interface database
(2011)The Protein–RNA Interface Database (PRIDB) is a comprehensive database of protein–RNA interfaces extracted from complexes in the Protein Data Bank (PDB). It is designed to facilitate detailed analyses of individual protein–RNA ... -
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in certified food-handlers working in food establishments in the City of Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2012)Most intestinal parasites are cosmopolitan with the highest prevalence in the tropics and subtopics. Rural-to-urban migration rapidly increases the number of food eating places in towns and their environs. Some of these ... -
Rethinking the HDI: A More Theoretically Consistent Alternative
(Department of Economics, 2010-09-02)HDI has been roundly faulted on many different accounts. Of very notable interest to us is the mathematical treatment of the variables used. The Average Lack Indicator (ALI) used to construct the HDI is a simple arithmetic ... -
The operational environment and constraints for NGOs in Kenya: strategies for good policy and practice
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Nano-engineered PtVFe catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Electrocatalytic performance
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, 2009)Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are attractive because of their high conversion efficiency, low pollution, lightweight, and high power density. A major area of challenges is the design and engineering of active, ... -
Increasing Auditability in Web Application Security
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2012)As more services become web based and open to a larger audience, security is become a key concern. We discuss the idea of auditability of a transaction in the web application environment and how current logs may not ... -
Immunotherapy Of Bovine Squamous Cell Carcinoma
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 1985) -
Famine from Abroad in Little Amu and the Kobole
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Occurence Of Bovine Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Kenya.
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 1984)Ocular carcinoma occurred in 61 (0.77%) of 7901 cattle, and vulval carcinoma occurred in 83 (1.59%) of 5207 cows on 9 farms examined over two years. The prevalence of ocular and vulval carcinomas (respectively) was 0.49% ... -
Human papillomavirus DNA detection in women with primary abnormal cytology of the cervix: prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2005-08)OBJECTIVES: In this study, we focus on the prevalence and occurrence of different anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in a first abnormal cervical screening test, and correlate HPV genotyping with the cytological ... -
A survey of heavy metal pollution from automotive emmissions in Kenya's urban Environment
(Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2011)Heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Cu, Znand Cr ) concentrations have been determined on roadside surface soil samples obtained from Nairobi and Mombasa cities. The analysis was done using two analytical techniques; Atomic Absorption ... -
Common and cluster-specific simultaneous component analysis
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2013)In many fields of research, so-called 'multiblock' data are collected, i.e., data containing multivariate observations that are nested within higher-level research units (e.g., inhabitants of different countries). Each ... -
Sequential Study of Lymph Node and Splenic Aspirates during Theileria Parva Infection in calves.
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 1981) -
Chapter on a tale of two cities: Policy, law and illegal settlement in Kenya' in illegal cities: law and urban change in developing countries
(University of Nairobi,Institute for Development Studies, 1998) -
The silent burden of gynaecological disease in low income countries.
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Women story Tellers and Environment in Groundwork
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A technique for partial marsupialization of the spleen in Calves
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 1980)
