Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Spatial distribution and co-infection with urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis among primary school children in Migori County, Kenya
(2016-10)Background: Schistosomiasis is the most prevalent helminthic infection in sub-Saharan Africa. School age children have the highest burden. Chronic schistosome infections in children can have irreversible effects lasting ... -
Intermittent preventive treatment and bed nets uptake among pregnant women in Kenya
(2016-10)Background: Malaria in pregnancy is a preventable disease which results in poor pregnancy outcomes. The use of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) and long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) have ... -
Trends of reported outpatient malaria cases to assess the Test, Treat and Track (T3) policy in Kenya
(2016)Background: Kenya reports over six million malaria cases annually. In 2012 the country adopted the Test, Treat and Track (T3) policy to ensure that all suspected malaria cases are tested, confirmed cases are treated with ... -
Access and Use of ICT on agricultural input information in developing countries:questionnaire validation using PLS-SEM
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A Knowledge management system for indigenious crops production: A case of sorghum farming in South Tharaka, Kenya
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Cassava chips quality as influenced by cultivar, blanching time and slice thickness
(2016)Cassava forms part of diets in Kenya with both the roots and leaves being consumed as food. The short shelf-life of 72 hours and cyanogenic glucosides limit the extent of utilization. Currently, fried cassava chips and ... -
Effects of socio-economic and behavioural factors on early childhood caries among children attending a dental clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
(KMA, 2016)Early childhood caries (ECC) is a growing oral health problem in the developing nations and has been associated with a number of socio-economic and behavioural factors. Objective: To determine the effects of some ... -
Distribution of Scaphoid Nutrient Foramina
(KMA, 2016)Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a frequent complication of scaphoid fractures especially those involving the proximal segment of the bone. This has been attributed to its precarious blood supply which is further compromised ... -
Semitendinosus Tendon for Solitary Use in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
(KMA, 2016)The use of a combined graft of both semitendinosus (ST) and gracilis (G) tendons in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction may cause weakness in knee flexion. It has since been proposed that ST be used alone since ... -
Recurrence and Pain after Mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernias
(KMA, 2016)Surgery for inguinal hernias has evolved over a prolonged period of time with the main outcome of interest being recurrence and pain. Mesh hernioplasty has been practiced with increasing frequency at Kenyatta National ... -
Dupuytren’s Diathesis in an African Male
(2016)Dupuytren’s disease is not common in the African population. Like in other populations early intervention before severe contractures is important in order to prevent recurrence. We present a case of a young African with ... -
Numerical simulation of vibration of horizontal cylinder induced by progressive waves
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Maritime structures often comprise cylinders of small diameter relative to the prevailing wave length. This paper describes the direct forcing immersed boundary simulation of the hydroelastic behaviour of a rigid, horizontal ... -
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 ...
