Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Perioperative Management of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Case Report and Literature Review
(2015)Background: This paper aims to explore the assessment of patients with psoriatic arthritis before undergoing orthopaedic surgery. Perioperative assessment starts with early diagnosis of the patient’s medical condition, ... -
Clinical and socio-demographic profile of patients on treatment for osteoporosis in Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)Background: Osteoporosis is a chronic, progressive disease of multifactorial aetiology and one of the most common metabolic bone diseases worldwide. There is a paucity of data on osteoporosis in Africa as it’s generally ... -
Regional differences in the mural structure of the human coronary sinus
(2016)Regional differences in the mural structure of the coronary sinus are important in understanding its physico-mechanical properties and the basis for extent of atrial fibrillation and ablation. These features are only ... -
Anatomical features of renal artery in a black Kenyan population: Correlation with markers of atherosclerosis
(2016)Knowledge of anatomical features of the renal artery is important in prediction, management and control of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. These features show population variations but data from black African ... -
Characterization of postharvest physiology attributes of six commercially grown tomato varieties in Kenya
(2016)Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) is the leading vegetable in terms of production in Kenya. The Kenyan local market has a wide variety of tomato cultivars with a wide range of morphological and sensorial characteristics. ... -
Microbiological safety and quality of dried cassava chips and flour sold in the Nairobi and coastal regions of Kenya
(2016)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is rich in carbohydrates and is the third most important source of calories, in the tropics. The handling and processing practices of cassava roots expose them to microbial contamination. ... -
Phylogenetic diversity of cassava green mite, Mononychellus progresivus from different geographical sites in east Africa
(2016)Cassava green mite (CGM) of the Mononychellus genus is an invasive species in Africa, introduced from South America. Its phylogenetic diversity over geographical localities has never been assessed in East Africa, where ... -
Optimisation of a somatic embryogenesis and transformation protocol for farmer-preferred cassava cultivars in Kenya
(2016)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major food crop in developing countries, and holds potential for industrial use. It is, however, affected by various biotic and abiotic stresses that greatly affect its production. ... -
Effect of national annual budget reading on equity returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016-01)The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of budget reading on equity returns at Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study adopts descripting staristics design using event model methodology to establish the ... -
The Role of Employee Outcomes in the Relationship between Learning Organization and Performance of Large Manufacturing Firms
(University of Nairobi, 2016-01)Research in human resource strategy that attempts to link learning organization strategies with firm performance across many organizations, sometimes fails to pay attention to intervening variables that help to explain ... -
Group Cohesion and Strategic Context On The Relationship Between Top Management Team Composition And Performance Of Family Firms: A Critical Review Of Literature
(University of Nairobi, 2016-01)According to the upper echelons theory, TMT composition impacts on organizational performance. However, empirical studies have found contradictory results with some replication studies being unable to duplicate any ... -
Learning organization and performance of large Manufacturing Firms
(University of Nairobi, 2016-01)The concept of learning organization has generated a lot of debate among scholars in recent years. Learning organizations have developed as a result of pressure facing modern organizations to adapt and remain competitive ... -
Disorders of sexual differentiation as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(KMA, 2016)Background: Disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD) are a group of congenital anomalies characterised by discordance between genetic, gonadal and phenotypic sex. There has been remarkable evolution in management over the ... -
Capacity of non-tertiary Kenyan health facilities selected for decentralised dental training
(KMA, 2016)Objective: To determine the capacity of six non-tertiary Kenyan hospitals enrolled as sites for decentralised dental education. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: The Dental departments of six ... -
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: case report and literature review
(2016)Background: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) is a common disorder of unknown aetiology that is characterized by back pain and spinal stiffness. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a common disease, ... -
Disease activity measurement in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison of 3 disease activity index tools at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2016)Objectives: To compare the congruence of the Disease Activity Score with 28-joint count (DAS-28) with the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) in measuring disease activity ... -
Chronic kidney disease in rheumatoid arthritis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2016)Objective: To determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among patients with rheumatoid arthritis on follow up at the rheumatology outpatient clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional ... -
Echocardiographic abnormalities in systemic lupus erythematosus patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (AJOL), 2016)Background: The cardiovascular system is frequently affected in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Involvement of the pericardium, endocardium, myocardium, coronary and pulmonary vessels has been found in ... -
Comparing the Performance of Naïve Bayes and Support Vector Machines in Text Classification
(2015)Classification is a supervised learning task whose goal is to infer a prediction model using a training dataset containing instances whose category membership is known, and then using the model to assign class labels to ...