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The Art of Narrating Pain in Margaret Ogola’s Place of Destiny
(Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2022-06-27)This paper examines how Margaret Ogola narrates pain and suffering in her novel, Place of Destiny. I am persuaded that literature being a discursive subject which serves as a mediating force in the society, Ogola uses this ... -
The ‘Perplexing African in China’: A Reading of Black Ghosts by Ken Kamoche
(Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2022-06-11)African countries and China have had contact since the late 15th Century. These ties have been strengthened with more studies interrogating what both sides stand to gain. At the center of these ties lie misconceptions, ... -
Adoption of Adult Voice and the Integrity of the Child Narrator in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Dreams in a Time of War
(Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2022-06)This article evaluates Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s adoption of adult voice in manipulating the child narrator in his childhood memoir Dreams in a Time of War. Situating our discussion on theories of narratology, autobiography and ... -
Colonialism and the Repression of Nairobi African Women Street Traders in the 1940s
(PAK, 2022-06-30)By the 1940s, the Municipal Council of Nairobi had enacted a host of By-Laws to control the presence of Africans, especially women, and had set up several agencies to implement them. Consequently, women street vendors ... -
Critical Thinking and Kenyan Women’s Novel
(Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2022-06-11)Critical thinking, according to one of its numerous definitions, is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skilfully conceptualizing information gathered from empirical experience. This process appears to ... -
Determining the Elastography Strain Ratio Cut Off Value for Differentiating Benign From Malignant Breast Lesions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Elastography is an addition to grey-scale ultrasonic examination that has gained substantial traction within the last decade. Strain ratio (SR) has been incorporated as a semiquantitative measure within strain ... -
Busting Contraception Myths and Misconceptions Among Youth in Kwale County, Kenya: Results of a Digital Health Randomised Control Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Objectives: The objective of this randomised controlled trial in Kenya was to assess the effect of delivering sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information via text message to young people on their ability to reject ... -
Photo-thermal Conversion Efficiency of Textured and Untextured Aluminum Substrate Coated With Titanium Dioxide (Tio2)-bound Cufemno4 Absorber
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The possibility of obtaining thermal energy from the sun for household bathing and washing has resulted to growth in market for solar thermal applications with new types of solar absorbers currently being investigated ... -
Village-indigenous Chicken Bacterial Carriage After the Heavy Rains of 2018, Kenya: Indicator on Environmental Contamination With Pathogenic/zoonotic Bacteria
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Food borne diseases are one of the major human disease conditions worldwide. Most of them are of bacterial origin and chickens are a major source of such bacteria; they are consumed at high rate worldwide and tend to harbor ... -
Membrane Permeabilization and Antimicrobial Activity of Recombinant Defensin-d2 and Actifensin Against Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Candida Albicans
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Antimicrobial resistance requires urgent efforts towards the discovery of active antimicrobials, and the development of strategies to sustainably produce them. Defensin and defensin-like antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Supplementing Ward Nurses on Quality of Newborn Care in Kenyan Neonatal Units: Protocol for a Prospective Workforce Intervention Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Data from High Income Countries have now linked low nurse staf to patient ratios to poor quality patient care. Adequately stafng hospitals is however still a challenge in resource-constrained Low-middle ... -
Assessing spatial variability of selected soil properties in Upper Kabete campus farm, university of nairobi, kenya
(Heliyon, 2022)This study aimed to evaluate spatial variability of selected soil parameters as a smart agricultural technology guide to precise fertilizer application. A farm designated as Field 3 which is under Arabica coffee within a ... -
Online learning amongst university of Nairobi undergraduate students amid Covid-19 pandemic, Kenya
(International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning, 2022-03-16)Acquisition of Education is crucial in an individual and society’s development which cuts across different stages of human growth with specific and achievable goals. The survey sought to establish the extent to which the ... -
Linking Farmers' Risk Attitudes, Livelihood Diversification and Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies in the Nyando Basin, South-western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies are innovations meant to reduce the risks in agricultural production among smallholder farmers. Among the factors that influence farmer adoption of agricultural technologies are ... -
Predictors of Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Gastric Cancer in a Leading Tertiary, Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: The incidence of gastrointestinal malignancies in Kenya is increasing, although there is a paucity of data on survival outcomes among gastric cancer patients. Hence, this study aimed to assess survival outcomes ... -
The Evolving Cultural Values and Their Implications on the Maasai Pastoralists, Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Maasai pastoralists inhabiting Kajiado County have been known for their rich cultural values which have sustained their livelihoods. However, these cultural practices are evolving under the swift development context ... -
Atmospheric Controls on Precipitation Isotopes and Hydroclimate in High-elevation Regions in Eastern Africa Since the Last Glacial Maximum
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Tropical Africa experienced large changes in hydroclimatic conditions since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), ∼26.5 to 19 thousand years (ka or kyr) ago. The hydrogen isotopic composition of fossil leaf waxes (δD wax ), ... -
Women's Empowerment and Intra-household Gender Dynamics and Practices Around Sheep and Goat Production in South East Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Small ruminant production facets like decision-making, ownership, labour allocation, access to- and control over assets are gendered. This study investigates intra-household gender dynamics and practices around sheep and ... -
Assessing the Ecological Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure Development: a Reconnaissance Study of the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01-29)Transportation infrastructure, such as railways, roads and power lines, contribute to national and regional economic, social and cultural growth and integration. Kenya, with support from the Chinese government, is currently ... -
Quality of metronidazole benzoate suspension products marketed in Nairobi County, Kenya
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2022-09-06)Metronidazole benzoate is an ester derivative of metronidazole utilized in the formulation of oral suspensions owing to its palatability. The drug is liable to hydrolytic degradation during shelf life which could lower ...
