Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of early calves' weaning diet as milk replacer for smallholder dairy production systems in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Small-scale dairy farmers in Kenya are interested more in selling milk to earn income, especially during dry seasons when milk prices hike. This results in depressed calves' growth rates, high calf mortality rates, late ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with convulsive status epilepticus in Africans with epilepsy.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)OBJECTIVE: We conducted a community survey to estimate the prevalence and describe the features, risk factors, and consequences of convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) among people with active convulsive epilepsy (ACE) ... -
A critique of foucault’s conception and predictions of the Author-function
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)In this paper, we appraise the thoughts of Foucault on the relationship between the author, work, and text, and the future of that relationship. In Foucault’s view, the text points to an author who is anterior to it, but ... -
Individual and contextual determinants of adequate maternal health care services in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study aimed to examine individual and community level factors associated with adequate use of maternal antenatal health services in Kenya. Individual and community level factors associated with adequate use of maternal ... -
Communication Techniques For Managment Of Public Institutions - A Training Manual
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Presentation Skills For Public Events - A Training Manual
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Detection of anti-RESA/Pf 155 antibodies in Kenyan malaria immune individuals
(University of Nairobi, 1988)A total of 100 serum samples from putatively immune and P. falciparum infected patients were screened using immunofluorescence technique on glutaraldehyde-fixed and air dried infected erythrocyte monolayers. Twenty-two of ... -
Immunosuppressive effect of serum from human hydatid disease: preliminary communication.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)The sera of 17 patients with hydatid disease inhibited the responses of normal lymphocytes to PHA by 20 to 80%, and those to Con A by 47 to 95%. -
HIV testing and linkage to services for youth
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: HIV testing is the portal to serostatus knowledge that can empower linkage to care for HIV treatment and HIV prevention. However, young people’s access to HIV testing is uneven worldwide. The objective of ... -
Poverty In Kenya
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Post occupancy defects in public office buildings in Nairobi city the causes and ratings
(University of Nairobi, 2013-05)An insight into the budgets for maintenance programmes for Public Office Buildings in Kenya and many other d eveloping countries reveals budgetary deficits leading to ever increasing defects backlog. The major consequence ... -
Suppression of T-cell proliferative response in Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients - preliminary results
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Suppression of T-cell proliferative responses to P. falciparum specific antigen and mitogens is reported. T-cells derived from malaria patients were co-cultured with P. falciparum antigen or mitogens and the T-cell activity ... -
Albendazole, mebendazole and levamisole
(University of Nairobi, 1987)The activity, mode of action, clinical pharmacology, adverse effects, dosages and clinical use of albendazole (against nematodes and hydatids), and mebendazole and levamisole (against nematodes) are briefly reviewed. The ... -
Chemical composition, digestibility, and intake of Kenyan feedstuffs by ruminants. A review.
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Substitution of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) and bulrush millet (Pennisetum typhoides) for maize in broiler feeds
(University of Nairobi, 1984)Bulrush millet or finger millet was substituted for maize at 0, 20, 40 or 60% in both broiler starter and finisher feeds. The chicks fed on the bulrush millet diets had the highest overall bodyweight gain of 1649 g per ... -
Assessing partnership linkages for health workforce and research capacity building in Kenya; Lessons learned
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Strategic partnerships across key stakeholders are critical to effectively roll out large scale health system interventions. Leveraging existing networks to develop stronger connections between partners can lead to more ... -
The role of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium) marc in livestock nutrition - a review.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)This review concludes that pyrethrum marc has more potential as a livestock feed than most crop residues or agro-industrial byproducts. When fed at not more than 50% of total diet to sheep and dairy cows pyrethrum marc ... -
Prediction of the useful energy in tropical feeds from proximate composition and in vivo derived energetic contents. 1. Metabolisable energy.
(University of Nairobi, 1997)Multiple regression models were used to predict ME from the proximate composition of 345 tropical forages and 37 concentrates. ME was derived from published digestibility experiments with sheep and cattle. Linear, quadratic ... -
Metabolizable energy requirements for maintenance of Kenyan goats
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Twenty goats, aged 7 months and weighing between 13 and 18 kg, were given diets containing 0, 20, 40 and 60% coffee pulp and hay ad libitum for 20 weeks. Metabolizable energy (ME) intake was estimated in vitro during 12- ... -
Coffee pulp: some indices of nutritional importance.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)Coffee pulp contained metabolizable energy 11 MJ/kg DM, a value that is about double that in grasses and 75% that in cereal grains. The high percentage of hulls in the pulp lowered its nutritive value as hulls were high ...
