Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Impact of Land Use /Cover dynamics on Streamflow: A Case of Nzoia River Catchment, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Degradation of watershed areas in Kenya’s basins is on the increase and is currently a major concern for the government. The main causes of watershe d degradation stem from the abuse and poor management of forests ... -
Review of soil water retention characteristic (SWRC) models between saturation and oven dryness
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Soil water retention characteristic is the key soil property used in many applications in the fields of irrigation, hydrology, geotechnical engineering and soil science in general. Since the advent of digital soil mapping ... -
Combustion characteristics of wet sludge in a fluidized bed: Release and combustion of the volatiles
(1995)Combustion characteristics of wet (i.e. mechanically dewatered) sewage sludge were investigated in both laboratory and semi-pilot-scale fluidized bed combustors. The aims were to determine the influence of the high water ... -
Managing the externalities of declining dry season river flow: A case study from the Ewaso Ngiro North River Basin, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Upstream-downstream water conflicts are common phenomenon in most basins. Such conflicts take a different dimension when they occur during dry season with an already low level of river flows. This context aggravates the ... -
Potato virus Y (PVY) and potato virus X (PVX) resistance breeding in Kenya: applicability of conventional approaches
(2013)Potato virus Y (PVX) and potato virus X (PVX) are among the most important viruses of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop worldwide. The use of virus resistant varieties is considered the most effective and sustainable ... -
Makueni district profile: tree management, 1989-1998.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)The efforts made by households in Makueni District, Kenya, to manage trees in crop and grazing lands are reviewed, using survey data from 4 villages in Wore and Kibwezi Divisions covering the period 1989-1998. The impact ... -
What does integration imply in choosing a unit of enumeration: enterprise, holding or individual? Does it matter? Perspectives from Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Statistical integration is advanced as a means of making data meet particular needs and ad value to the whole statistical data collection and management system. At the data collection level it can produce significant ... -
Caseload, management and treatment outcomes of patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus in a primary health care programme in an informal setting
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Objective In three primary health care clinics run by Médecins Sans Frontières in the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, we describe the caseload, management and treatment outcomes of patients with hypertension ... -
The Impact of Water Sector Reforms on Women’s Access to Water Services in Lake Victoria Basin
(2014)This paper assesses whether by commercializing the provision of water services as part of water sector reforms, the government has reneged on its promise to provide water to its citizens as a basic human right. The study ... -
Predictors of low body mass index among patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Aim: To determine the predictors of low body mass index (BMI) among tuberculosis (TB) cases in three high TB/HIV burden provinces in Kenya. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey, July 2010 to May 2011. Study Setting: Three ... -
Preventable but neglected: rickets in an informal settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Setting: The primary care clinics of Médecins Sans Frontières within the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. Objective: To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of children clinically diagnosed ... -
Open access for operational research publications from low and middle-income countries: who pays?
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Open-access journal publications aim to ensure that new knowledge is widely disseminated and made freely acces sible in a timely manner so that it can be used to improve people’s health, particularly those in low- and ... -
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in central and south Asia: 1990-2010.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)To examine the prevalence, patterns and trends of vision impairment and its causes from 1990 to 2010 in Central and South Asia. METHODS: Based on the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2010 and ongoing literature searches, ... -
Institutional innovations for smallholder farmers' competitiveness in Africa
(2010)In most sub-Saharan African economies, agriculture is the dominant sector and plays an essential role in rural and overall economic development. Paradoxically, sub-Saharan Africa is the sole region in the developing world ... -
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in Southeast Asia and Oceania: 1990-2010.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: To assess prevalence and causes of vision impairment in Southeast Asia and Oceania in 1990 and 2010. METHODS: Based on a systematic review of medical literature, prevalence of moderate and severe vision ... -
Prevalence and causes of vision loss in East Asia: 1990-2010.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)AIMS: To describe the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in East Asia in 1990 and 2010. METHOD: Data from population-based studies conducted from 1980 to 2012 were identified, and eligibility ... -
Uterine Gland Microstructure in the Pregnant and the Non-pregnant Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis)
(Njogu, Allan, George Otiang’A. Owiti, Dominic Oduor-Okelo, A. NJOGU, GO OWITI, and D. ODUOR-OKELO. "Uterine Gland Microstructure in the Pregnant and the Non-pregnant Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis)." Int. J. Morphol 31, no. 2 (2013): 771-776., 2013)The histology and the ultrastructure of the uterine glands of the lesser bushbaby (Galago senegalensis) were studied in six specimens (5 pregnant and one non pregnant) which were fixed partly with bouin’s fixative and ... -
Effect of different cover crop residues, management practices on soil moisture content under a tomato crop(lycopersicon esculentum).Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems Journal
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Water relations are among the most important physical phenomena that affect the use of soils for agricultural, ecological, environmental, and engineering purposes. In sub-Saharan African, water is most critical in limiting ...
