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Perceptions of medical students towards healthcare devolution an online cross sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04-14)Introduction: There have been worries concerning the preparedness and capacity of the counties to take over health care services. As the current medical students are going into this new system, we sought their opinions ... -
Nilo-Bantu interaction in Western Kenya: a case study of the evolution of religious concepts of the Kipsigis
(1976)Indicated is how ethnic interaction - in this case largely Nile-Bantu interaction - may lead to evolution of religious concepts. In trying to assess the influence of religion upon a society, the author has sought to ... -
Screening for Resistance to Bacterial Blight in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsatum L.)
(University of Nairobi, 1988-09)Fifty four varieties of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) were screened for resistance to bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas malvacearum E. F. Smith, (Dowson) under natural field conditions and artificial Inoculation. ... -
Intellectual Capital and Performance of Firms Listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Based on a survey of 50 firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange, this study examines the relationship between intellectual capital (human capital, social capital and organizational capital) and organizational ... -
CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio as a quantitative measure of immunologic health in HIV-1 infection: findings from an African cohort with prospective data.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)In individuals with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio is often recognized as a quantitative outcome that reflects the critical role of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells in HIV-1 ... -
Mucosal blood group antigen expression profiles and HIV infections A Study among female sex workers in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Background The ABO blood group antigens are carbohydrate moieties expressed on human red blood cells however; these antigens can also be expressed on some other cells particularly the surface of epithelial cells and may ... -
Correlation studies on yield and fibre traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Two diverse parents of upland cotton namely J.34 and I.C. 1926 were crossed. A comparison between biparental intermated progenies and F3 families indicated alteration of correlation coefficient between yield and halo length. ... -
Inheritance of resistance to the cowpea aphid in cowpea
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Inheritance of resistance to cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch, in three resistant cultivars of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, was studied. The parents, F1 and F2 population were grown in an insect-proof screenhouse. ... -
Eu3 + as a luminescent probe for the local structure of trivalent dopant ions in barium zirconate-based proton conductors
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)The luminescence spectra and decay kinetics of dry and hydrated samples of BaZr0.9Y0.099Eu0.001O2.95 have been measured at room temperature. The spectra of the dry sample evidence two 5D0 → 7F0 bands clearly indicating ... -
The history of the press in Kenya.
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Bank size and occupational fraud risk: empirical evidence from commercial banks in Kenya
(2015)Association of Certified Fraud Examiners report that a typical organization loses at least 5% its annual revenue loss through occupational fraud. Further statistics indicate In a list of 22 industry categories, occupational ... -
Does the revitalisation process really enhance stock market microstructure? Evidence from the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2002)This paper investigates the response of the market microstructure to revitalization of the Nairobi Stock Exchange, which comprised the establishment of a market regulator, shift to a new trading system and free entry of ... -
Human Capital and Performance of Commercial Banks and Insurance Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03-20)The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of human capital on the performance of insurance firms and commercial banks in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive crosssectional survey design and a census ... -
An epidemiological study of osteogenic sarcoma in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985-06)Kenya is a country of marked environmental and ethnic diversity. A study of osteogenic sarcoma occurring in Kenya from 1968 to 1978 revealed 251 cases, representing between 89% and 100% of the predicted number. Variations ... -
Impact of lactation management education on health professionals.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In 1992, Kenyatta National Hospital Lactation Management Education Centre (KNH LME) was established in collaboration with the University of Nairobi (UoN) and the Ministry of Health (MoH). The aim of the programme was to ... -
Educational expansion and economic decline: returns to education in Kenya, 1978-1995
(1999)Educational expansion followed by economic decline in Kenya has been associated with a decline in the social return to secondary education, conventionally calculated, from 20% in 1978 to 6% in 1995. Wage benefits from ... -
Contract farming and outgrower schemes in Kenya: comparative analysis
(University of Nairobi, 1989)This paper presents a comparative analysis of smallholder outgrower schemes in Kenya for sugarcane, tea, tobacco, sunflower, sweetcorn and French beans. Based on micro- and macro-level criteria, the tea, tobacco, sugarcane ... -
Women, family planning and child mortality: case study of selected areas in Kenya, Western and Coast Provinces - See more at: http://www.popline.org/node/332147#sthash.HBvROg7Y.dpuf
(1992)This analysis aims to shed light on fertility patterns and child mortality and their linkages to family planning in two areas in Kenya. The unit of analysis is 65 women in Bungoma, Western Kenya and 67 women in Kwale at ... -
The influence of gender in the relationship between Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation, and Citizen Empowerment
(University of Nairobi, 1915-03-20)Participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) has over the years been considered indispensable means to citizen empowerment. However, the validity of this claim has hardly been established empirically. This study sought, ...
