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Enterprise clusters in Africa: linkages for growth and development
(Practical Action Publishing in association with GSE ResearchInstitute For Development Studies, 1999-12)Clusters of enterprises are a familiar sight in Africa: informal vegetable markets occupying road reserves; groups of carpenters making furniture at the edge of a housing estate; vehicle repairers and metalworkers in giant ... -
The city as a marker of modernity in postcolonial Kenyan popular fiction
(Department of Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2005)The city is one of the most enduring symbols of modernity in Africa. Owing to its advanced industrial, economic and infrastructural development in relation to other parts of most postcolonial African countries, the city ... -
Anaerobic infections in Kenyatta National Hospital: bacteriological isolations
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Infections.
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Persistence of maternal effects in baboons: Mother's dominance rank at son's conception predicts stress hormone levels in subadult males
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Animal Physiology,, 2008)Dominance status and reproductive experience are maternal characteristics that affect offspring traits in diverse taxa, including some cercopithecine primates. Maternal effects of this sort are widespread and are sources ... -
Risk factors of severe pneumonia among children aged 2-59 months in western Kenya: a case control study.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2012)INTRODUCTION: Globally, pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 years. In Kenya, it is the second leading cause of mortality, accounting for greater than 30,000 deaths in this age group ... -
Post-Multifibre Arrangement Analysis of the Textile and Garment Sectors in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)The textile and clothing industry represents a vital source of income for developing countries. World trade in textiles and clothing constitutes almost US$400bn – nearly 10 per cent of all trade in manufactured goods. ... -
Molecular characterization of virulence factors in diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli isolates from children in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2012-08)INTRODUCTION: Among the bacterial causes, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is the most important etiologic agent of childhood diarrhoea and represents a major public health problem in developing countries. New ... -
Bacterial sensitivity to minocycline (minocin) of clinical isolations.
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Design tables and guidance for root reinforced soils
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The African Union’s diplomacy of the diaspora: Context, challenges and prospects
(University of NairobiInstitute For Diplomacy and International Studies, 2012)This article examines the venture of the African Union (AU) into diasporic diplomacy. It inspects the context in which this was done, and the thrust of its diplomacy in the diaspora. It identifies four crucial diasporic ... -
Life at the top: rank and stress in wild male baboons
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 2011)In social hierarchies, dominant individuals experience reproductive and health benefits, but the costs of social dominance remain a topic of debate. Prevailing hypotheses predict that higher-ranking males experience higher ... -
The bacteriology of burns at Kenyatta National Hospital
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Association of human rotavirus infection and intestinal rotavirus-specific immunoglobulin A in children with diarrhoea
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1995-04)The purpose of this study was to determine the role of intestinal specific rotavirus IgA antibody in protection against diarrhoea due to rotavirus infection. Stool from children aged below 5 years with diarrhoea who reported ... -
The pulmonary blood-gas barrier in the avian embryo: inauguration, development and refinement
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology,, 2011)In vertebrates, efficient gas exchange depends primarily on establishment of a thin blood-gas barrier (BGB). The primordial air conduits of the developing avian lung are lined with a cuboidal epithelium that is ultimately ... -
Novel Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius variants harboring lactose metabolism genes homologous to Streptococcus thermophilus
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2012-08)Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius belongs to the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC) commonly associated with human and animal infections. We elucidated the lactose metabolism of S. infantarius ... -
A case of acinetobacter meningitis
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Difficulties of fishing at Lake Naivasha, Kenya: is community participation in management the solution?
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences,, 2010)Unlike other lakes in tropical regions, Lake Naivasha exhibits low fish species diversity. The fishery is based on introduced fish species that are not native to the lake. The lake ecosystem is very fragile, as reflected ...
