Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Pterocarpans and isoflavones from the root bark of millettia micans and of millettia dura
(University of Nairobi, 2016)From the CH2Cl2/CH3OH (1:1) extract of the root bark of Millettia micans, a new pterocarpan, (6aR,11aR)-7,8,9-trimethoxy-3-hydroxypterocarpan (1), named micanspterocarpan, was isolated. Similar investigation of the ... -
A robust magnetic resonance imaging method based on compressive sampling and clustering of sparsifying coefficients
(Kiragu H, Kamucha G, Mwangi E. A Robust Magnetic Resonance Imaging Method Based on Compressive Sampling and Clustering of Sparsifying Coefficients. Limassol, Cyprus ; 2016., 2016)This paper presents a novel and robust method for medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The proposed method utilizes the sparsity as well as clustering of the image coefficients in the wavelet transform sparsifying ... -
Pterocarpans and isoflavones from the root bark of millettia micans and of millettia dura
(University of Nairobi, 2016)From the CH2Cl2/CH3OH (1:1) extract of the root bark of Millettia micans, a new pterocarpan, (6aR,11aR)-7,8,9-trimethoxy-3-hydroxypterocarpan (1), named micanspterocarpan, was isolated. Similar investigation of the ... -
Knowledge and demand for medicinal plants used in the treatment and management of diabetes in Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)Ethnopharmacological relevance Non communicable diseases are currently a major health challenge facing humanity. Nyeri County has one of the highest diabetes prevalence in Kenya (12.6%), compared to the country’s ... -
Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2016-12)Fragmentation, degradation and loss of natural habitats are now recognised as major threats to wildlife conservation and mobile pastoralism in East African savannas. These processes are driven primarily by land tenure and ... -
Serological survey of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in pigs slaughtered at Ndumbuini abattoir in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-04)Background: Taenia solium is ranked as the most important foodborne parasite globally. Cysticercosis is caused by the larval stage of T. solium and is a serious public health risk in both rural and urban areas. Eastern and ... -
Kantis: A new Australopithecus site on the shoulders of the Rift Valley near Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-05)Most Plio-Pleistocene sites in the Gregory Rift Valley that have yielded abundant fossil hominins lie on the Rift Valley floor. Here we report a new Pliocene site, Kantis, on the shoulder of the Gregory Rift Valley, which ... -
Inter-agency collaboration for fire disaster management in Nairobi City
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)The County Government of Nairobi faces a myriad of capacity challenges that have impeded fire disaster management in the City. This is further compounded by the lack of a comprehensive legal and institutional framework for ... -
Measuring exposure levels of inhalable airborne particles (PM2.5) in two socially deprived areas of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-07)Introduction Ambient air pollution is a growing global health concern tightly connected to the rapid global urbanization. Health impacts from outdoor air pollution exposure amounts to high burdens of deaths and disease ... -
Multiple use patterns of medicinal trees in an urban forest in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)Medicinal plants support the healthcare needs of the most vulnerable human populations, including the rapidly increasing urban poor in developing countries. However, little is known about the role of urban forests in ... -
Anti-cancer activities of crude extracts from medicinal plants moringa oleifera lam and rauwolfia caffra against selected cancer cell lines
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The current study was undertaken to validate the traditional use and determine the safety profiles of Moringa oleifera and Rauwolfia caffra used in Kenya to manage tumors and related ailments. This was achieved by ... -
Variability of surface exudates of dodonaea angustifolia l.F, antioxidant and antiplasmodial activities of the compounds
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Dodonaea angustifolia L.f is a medicinal plant used in the Kenyan traditional system of medicine to cure human diseases. The secondary metabolites present in the surface exudates, showed phytochemical diversity of this ... -
Antibacterial activity and structure-activity relationships of a panel of 48 compounds from Kenyan plants against multidrug resistant phenotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In the current study forty eight compounds belonging to anthraquinones, naphthoquinones, benzoquinones, flavonoids (chalcones and polymethoxylated flavones) and diterpenoids (clerodanes and kauranes) were explored for their ... -
Chinese direct investments in Africa: motivations and environmental implications
(University of Nairobi, 2016)China’s foreign direct investment in Africa is poised to continue to expand rapidly in the coming years. However, investment has not come without costs, especially to the precious African environment. It is more important ... -
Healthcare providers' level of involvement in provision of smoking cessation interventions in public health facilities in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Healthcare providers can play a major role in tobacco control by providing smoking cessation interventions to smoking patients. The objective of this study was to establish healthcare providers' practices regarding smoking ... -
The seismicity in Kenya (East Africa) for the period 1906–2010: A review
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)Kenya has had a seismic station since 1963 as part of the World Wide Standardized Seismograph Network (WWSSN). In 1990, the University of Nairobi in collaboration with GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) started to build up a local ... -
Access to specialized surgical care
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Exploring level of use of ICT in medical education in Kenyan public universities
(2016)Objectives: To investigate the extent of use of ICT in medical education. Design: A descriptive study Setting: College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi Subjects: Academic staff. Results: The data-gathering ... -
Overview of service oriented architecture: definition, use in healthcare management, challenges and ethics
(2016)Objective: To provide an overview of use of service oriented architecture in Healthcare with focus on the pros and cons of its use as well as the challenges involved in its implementation. Data Sources: The subject was ... -
Assessing the caregivers’ knowledge and attitude towards complementary feeding practices of the under fives at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2016)Objective: To assess the caregivers’ knowledge and attitude towards complementary feeding practices of under-fives at Kenyatta National Hospital. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: The Immunisation ...
