Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Inhibitory effect of Mangifera indica on gastrointestinal motility
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Diarrhoea, the second leading cause of child mortality, accounts for 1.5 million deaths, impeding the realization of the fourth Millennium Development Goal. A review of existing treatment modalities and formulation of ... -
Mosquito host preferences affect their response to synthetic and natural odour blends
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background The anthropophilic malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (hereafter termed Anopheles gambiae) primarily takes blood meals from humans, whereas its close sibling Anopheles arabiensis is more ... -
High-grade spindle cell sarcoma of the heart: a case report and review of literature
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Primary cardiac spindle cell sarcomas are extremely rare and have poor prognosis. Complete surgical resection represents the only treatment option proven to work. We report a case of a 28-year-old man who was referred to ... -
Integration of mental health into primary care and community health working in Kenya: context, rationale, coverage and sustainability
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Integration of mental health into primary care is essential to meet population needs yet faces many challenges if such projects are to achieve impact and be sustainable in low income countries alongside other competing ... -
HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations Among Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers in Busia, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)To determine HIV-1 subtypes and transmitted HIV-1 drug-resistant mutations among HIV-1-positive children born to HIV-positive mothers in Busia County, blood samples were collected from 53 children aged between 6 weeks and ... -
High Prevalence of Genetically Similar HIV-1 Recombinants among Infected Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)HIV-1, a highly diverse infectious agent, shows the greatest sequence diversity in highly exposed individuals, including greater levels of recombination. HIV-1 diversity in Nairobi, Kenya was examined in 240 individuals, ... -
Acute compartment syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the lower limb is a potentially disruptive complication that must be recognized early and appropriate action taken to avoid multiple complications. It commonly occurs in closed fractures ... -
Instructional constraints faced by learners with duchenne muscular dystrophy: A case study of Joy Town Special Primary School, Thika, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The study is about the instructional constraints facing learners with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) at Salvation Army (SA) Joy Town special primary school, Thika, Kenya. Instructional constraints in this study are the ... -
Manual On Entrepreneurship. A Manual For Bachelor Of Commerce Distance Learnng Programme, CODL, University Of Nairobi
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“Soft" Systems Analysis: Road Construction And Maintenance: A Soft Systems Approach
(University of Nairobi, 1994) -
Male-sterility in the grain amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus ex-Nepal) variety Jumla
(University of Nairobi, 1988)Twenty naturally occurring male-sterile plants were recovered from a normal population of the grain amaranth, variety Jumla. The identification of the male-sterile plants is possible during anthesis and after flowering. ... -
Growing A Business: Adaptive Evolutionary Entreprenuership - A Case Study In Emergent Strategy And Complex Adaptive Systems
(University of Nairobi, 2002) -
Monitoring And Evaluation
(University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Interspecific hybrids and possible phylogenetic relations in grain amaranths
(University of Nairobi, 1991)Phylogenetic relations among the three species in grain amaranth need investigation to provide information for breeding experiments germplasm conservation efforts, and decision on evolutionary patterns in the grain types. ... -
Inheritance of some morphological traits in grain amaranthus
(University of Nairobi, 1990-03)Intraspecific crosses involving five cultivars of Amaranthus hypochondriacus and two from A. caudatus were studied to investigate the inheritance of five morphological traits (seed coat colour, inflorescence colour, seedling ... -
Designing An Effective Credit Policy
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Ethnicity, corruption and violence in urban land conflict in Kenya
(2013)Relatively little has been recorded about the relationships among ethnicity, corruption and conflict over urban land, especially at community level. The stories of land matters in four lower-income settlements in Nairobi, ... -
A critical Analysis of The Causes Of Project Management Failures in Kenya
(2014)The success of a project would normally be measured by the extent to which the predetermined targets set by the Client have been met, whether it performs the function it was intended to meet satisfactorily and if it ... -
Natural resources utilization by the Aweer in Boni-lungi and Dodori national reserves, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A study was conducted to record the utilization of Boni-Lungi and Dodori National Reserves by the Aweer community. Results indicate the procuring of a wide gamut of provisional, regulatory, cultural and supportive services ... -
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