Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Sustained responses to measles revaccination in HIV Infected Children on ART in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02-26)Background: Despite recent advances in reducing measles incidence in Africa, a number of measles outbreaks have occurred in countries with high HIV prevalence. One hypothesis is that there is a growing population of ... -
The role of drugs in control of malaria
(2011)In the early 1960s, President Kwame Nkrumah, the then doyen of Pan African politics, suggested that it would be appropriate to erect a monument in honour of mosquito which had frustrated European colonization of the West ... -
Chemical residues in food of animal origin
(2009)The presence of chemical residues in food of animal origin has been of great concern worldwide. The chemicals of interest include pesticides, drugs, growth hormones and environmental contaminants which accidentally find ... -
Cosmetics–Quality and safety concerns
(2010)The term cosmetic is used to refer to a range of beauty products which include skin-care creams, shampoo, lotions, powders, perfumes, facial make up, lipsticks, finger nail and toe nail polishes, hair colours, etc. A ... -
Finding Success in Group Mentorship
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Improving mental health in Africa
(2013-06-03)Though it receives little attention in the West, access to mental health care is one of the most critical health issues in Africa, says a Kenyan psychiatrist -
Strengthening Agricultural Education in Africa: The Approach of the Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry
(2000)The attainment of sustainable food security in sub-Saharan Africa requires the efforts of a large cadre of well-trained agricultural resource specialists familiar with the constraints and perspectives of smallhold farmers ... -
Light availability within an innovative maize-legume intercropping system in Western Kenya
(2003)An experiment was conducted in western Kenya to characterize the penetration of solar radiation into the canopy of different maize-bean intercropping systems. The conventional system consisted of alternating 37.5 cm rows ... -
Creating space: Sack gardening as a livelihood strategy in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)As many countries in sub-Saharan Africa undergo rapid urbanization, a growing number of people are joining the ranks of the urban poor. Urban agriculture is a livelihood strategy used by the poor to improve their ... -
Effects of added biomass, soil pH and calcium on the solubility of Minjingu phosphate rock in a Kenyan Oxisol
(2006)The effect of added biomass (dried leaves) of tithonia (Tithonia diversifolia [Hemsley] A. Gray), soil pH, and soil calcium (Ca) saturation on the dissolution of Minjingu phosphate rock (MPR) was examined in two incubation ... -
Indigenous populations of rhizobia, legume response to inoculation and farmer awareness of inoculants in East and Southern Africa
(1997)The Rhizobium Ecology Network of East and Southern Africa (RENEASA) is a participatory research affiliation of microbiologists and agronomists which seeks to better understand biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and promote ... -
Taking people with you
(2013)One has to recognize the value not only of one's own colleagues but also of people at all levels of the mental healthcare system. This means regarding the patient, family, community, other healthcare workers, government ... -
Mental health challenges and prospects in Kenya
(2011)Today Kenya has 77 psychiatrists, 418 mental health nurses and 30 clinical psychologists and a much bigger number of counseling psychologists for a population of just below 40 million. Kenya has been lucky in that ...
