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Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital - participatory action research.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)Background: Implementation of World Health Organization case management guidelines for serious childhood illnesses remains a challenge in hospitals in low-income countries. Facilitators of and barriers to implementation ... -
The Coombs direct antiglobulin test in Kenyans
(1983)The direct antiglobulin test (DAT) was performed on 243 subjects in Kenya. A high incidence of positive DAT was found in children with malaria of whom 70% had RBCs coated with IgG, C3 and C4 either separately or together. ... -
Kenya Enters the Fertility Transition
(University of Nairobi, 1992)Contraceptive prevalence is rising and fertility is falling in Kenya, and the speed with which these changes are occurring suggests that Kenya has passed a turning point and entered a transition. In this paper the author ... -
Turbulence structure in triangular subchannels of a reactor bundle model
(University of Nairobi, 1991)Presented is a study of turbulence structure in two triangular subchannels of a reactor bundle at both design condition and a case when one of the outermost rods is in contact with the wall. Measured parameters include rms ... -
Flow measurements in rod bundle subchannels with varying rod-wall proximity
(University of Nairobi, 1991-11)Detailed measurements of fully developed, turbulent, air flow through a five-rod sector of a 37-rod bundle have been conducted for the design geometry of the bundle, as well as for several cases with the central rod displaced ... -
Fighting Corruption in Africa: Mission Impossible?
(IACSA - International Anti-Corruption Summer Academy, 2012)Africa is a hugely endowed continent in terms of natural resources. It always has been. The statistical back-up for this assertion is astounding. The continent is home to 40% of the world’s potential hydroelectric power ... -
Detection and genetic diversity of porcine group A rotaviruses in historic (2004) and recent (2011/12) swine fecal samples in Ohio, USA: Predominance of G9P[13] genotype in nursing piglets
(2015)Epidemiological surveillance of porcine group A rotavirus (RVA) strains was conducted in 5 swine herds in Ohio, USA using historical (2004) and recent (2011-2012) fecal samples. Of the 371 samples examined, 9.4% (35/371) ... -
The use of an intradermal test (Casoni) for the diagnosis of hydatid disease in livestock.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)A partially purified hydatid cyst antigen preparation was obtained by the precipitation of lipoproteins which were redissolved and then boiled at 100°C for 15 min to inactivate heat labile components. After the absorption ... -
Women’s knowledge and food security
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Women play a vital role in the production of food. Most importantly, they are critical in the storage, processing as well as the provision of food at the household level. It is also a fact that as in the case of all policies, ... -
Identification of antigens for use in immunodiagnosis of Taenia saginata cysticercosis
(University of Nairobi, 1991-03)Fifteen metacestode antigens from Taenia saginata were defined by Laurell crossed immunoelectrophoresis and investigated for their potential use in immunodiagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. Several antigens cross reacted ... -
The effect of autonomy on financial performance of the Kenyan owned commercial state corporations
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Autonomy is the quality of state of being self-governing, especially the right or power of self-government, existing or capable of existing independently, and subject to its laws only. In other words, the issue is one of ... -
Knowledge sharing, organizational learning and performance of top 100 medium enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study was grounded on the view that organizations have hidden reservoirs of knowledge in terms of tacit and explicit knowledge, which can be tapped to improve performance. This is according to the postulations of the ... -
Organizational resources, innovation and performance of insurance companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In spite of a growing body of literature on firm performance, explaining why firms in the same industry and markets differ in their performance remains a fundamental question within strategic management field. While some ... -
Business strategy, internal resources, national culture and competitive advantage: A critical review
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Women’s Experiences On Food Security In Kenya: Major Challenges That They Face
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This paper discusses the major challenges women in Kenya face as they try to ensure and maintain food security at the household level. The challenges include access to and ownership of resources such as land, finance, water ... -
Securing food through women’s traditional knowledge in seed security: The case of Mulili Sub-Location Makueni County of Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Although achieving seed security is quite different from attaining food security, the crisis of food insecurity can be traced to seed insecurity. A discussion of food security, without paying attention to seed security ...
