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Effect of Liquidity on the relationship between Dividend Policy and Value of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(AFDJ, 2023-02-06)Dividend policy is considered to be a key decision that influences wealth maximization. There are however, conflicting results on how dividend policy affects firm worth and this debate has been raging over decades. The ... -
Evaluating Aflatoxin Contamination Control Practices Among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Kilifi County, Kenya: a Poisson Regression Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2023-03)Aflatoxin contamination remains a major global food safety challenge, with serious impli- cations on agriculture and public health. Kenya has frequently experienced outbreaks of acute and chronic aflatoxin poisoning over ... -
Dietary aflatoxin exposure of lactating mothers of children 0–6 months in Makueni County, Kenya
(John Wiley & Sons, 2023-02-22)The southeastern region of Kenya is prone to aflatoxin outbreaks, yet maternal and infant aflatoxin intake levels remain unclear. We determined dietary aflatoxin exposure of 170 lactating mothers breastfeeding children ... -
Perceptions of pre-service bachelor of education (arts) students on environmental factors that influence high school students’ academic performance
(AJBUMA, 2023-02-17)The study used Ex post facto research design to find out Pre-Service Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree teachers’ perceptions on the Internal and External Education Environmental Factors that influence high school students’ ... -
Student peer mentoring: Feasibility and acceptability of mHealth-based tool for alcohol and substance abuse prevention by peer mentors at a university in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Objective: The use of mobile health (mHealth)-based interventions for the prevention of alcohol and other psychoactive substances use is an emerging practice for which new evidence is required. This study evaluated the ... -
Phenotypic characterization of phage vB_vcM_Kuja
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Bacteriophage therapy targeting the increasingly resistant Vibrio cholerae is highly needed. Hence, studying the phenotypic behavior of potential phages under different conditions is a prerequisite to delivering the phage ... -
Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic on food market prices and food supply in urban markets in Nairobi, kenya
(MPDI, 2023-01-10)The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented disruption of food systems worldwide, with most governments taking severe containment measures to curb the spread. This resulted in unpredicted negative impacts of the agri-food ... -
Nurse staffing and patient care outcomes: protocol for an umbrella review to identify evidence gaps for low and middle-income countries in global literature
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Adequate staffing is key to the delivery of nursing care and thus to improved inpatient and health service outcomes. Several systematic reviews have addressed the relationship between nurse staffing and these ... -
Effects of Moringa oleifera aqueous seed extracts on reproductive traits of heat-stressed New Zealand white female rabbits
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Heat stress is reported to have deleterious effects on rabbit physiology by impairing reproductive performances arising from free radical production due to oxidative stress. Plant extracts have been listed among efficient ... -
Mathematical competitions in Africa: their prevalence and relevance to students and teachers
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Mathematical competitions feature in most developed countries as a part of the secondary school experience, but to a lesser extent in developing countries. In this paper we investigate how widespread these competitions are ... -
Improving health and social systems for all children in LMICs: structural innovations to deliver high-quality services
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Despite health gains over the past 30 years, children and adolescents are not reaching their health potential in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition to health systems, social systems, such as ... -
Bronchiectasis in African children: Challenges and barriers to care
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Bronchiectasis (BE) is a chronic condition affecting the bronchial tree. It is characterized by the dilatation of large and medium-sized airways, secondary to damage of the underlying bronchial wall structural elements and ... -
Quality of services offered to women with female genital mutilation across health facilities in a Kenyan County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) curtails women's health, human rights and development. Health system as a critical pillar for social justice is key in addressing FGM while executing the core mandate of disease ... -
Blended-eLearning Improves Alcohol Use Care in Kenya: Pragmatic Randomized Control Trial Results and Parallel Qualitative Study Implications
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Alcohol use is the 5th most important risk factor contributing to the global burden of diseases, with stigma and a lack of trained health workers as the main barriers to adequate care. This study assesses the impact of ... -
Seroprevalence Estimates of Q Fever and the Predictors for the Infection in Cattle, Sheep, and Goats in Nandi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Q fever is an important worldwide zoonotic disease that affects almost all domestic animals, wildlife, and humans. The infection has both socio-economic and public health significance. A cross-sectional study was carried ... -
Molecular Profiling of Kenyan Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an infrequent disease, and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It harbors a unique configuration of cytogenetic abnormalities and molecular mutations that can be detected ... -
The effect of antiretroviral therapy initiation on vitamin D levels and four oral diseases among Kenyan children and adolescents living with HIV
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Objectives: The impact of antiretroviral treatment (ART) on the occurrence of oral diseases among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine the effect ... -
The need for global safeguards for fundamental rights of children at risk of infant oral mutilation (IOM)
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A comparative study of chromatic dispersion compensation in 10 Gbps SMF and 40 Gbps OTDM systems using a cascaded Gaussian linear apodized chirped fibre Bragg grating design
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Optical time domain multiplexed (OTDM) technology helps to respond to the need for increased capacity and demand in internet traffic using optical transmissions. High-speed optical networks are highly affected by chromatic ... -
Direct rapid quality assurance analysis of complex matrix materials: A chemometrics enabled energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering spectrometry application
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Compared to energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) that is limited to analysis of elements (Z ≥ 13) via fluorescence and which is hardly direct, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering (EDXRFS) spectrometry ...
