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Retinoblastoma
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Retinoblastoma is an aggressive eye cancer of infancy and childhood. Survival and the chance of saving vision depend on severity of disease at presentation. Retinoblastoma was the first tumour to draw attention to the ... -
Keratocystic odontogenic tumours of the jaws and associated pathologies: a 10-year clinicopathologic audit in a referral teaching hospital in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)AIM: To establish the pattern of occurrence and the clinicopathological features of keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KCOT) over a 10-year period. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Patients from the University of Nairobi ... -
Impact of three microfinance programs in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2001)During the last decade there has been an upsurge in attention to the provision of microfinance services to microentrepreneurs, especially those from poor households. While the missions of the programs providing the ... -
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Chapter 1 - General Geology of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The oldest supracrustal rocks in Kenya are the Archaean Nyanzian meta-volcanics and the Kavirondian meta-sediments. These rocks are found to the west of the country in the areas adjacent to Lake Victoria. The Neo-Proterozoic ... -
Development-oriented Architectural Education
(University of Nairobi,, 1983)The present article is based primarily on experience gained at the Housing Re-search and Development Unit and the Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi. However, other documented experience in development-oriented ... -
Hygrothermal Comfort in Lamu Town (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi,, 1982-08)Comfort measurements have been conducted over a period of one week, four times each year, inside several houses of different types in Lamu Town, a traditional Swahili settlement on Lamu Island off the Kenyan North Coast. The ... -
Diarrhea including oral rehydration therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 1990)Diarrhea is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being 4 or more watery stools in a 24 hour period. Diarrhea is identified as a major health problem worldwide. The prevalence and incidence of the condition is ... -
Cytotoxic Quinones from the Roots of Aloe dawei.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03-17)Seven naphthoquinones and nine anthraquinones were isolated from the roots of Aloe dawei by chromatographic separation. The purified metabolites were identified by NMR and MS analyses. Out of the sixteen quinones, ... -
Playground behaviors of school-age children in relation to nutrition, schooling, and family characteristics.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)Food intake measured over the course of a year, duration of schooling, and family SES were related to playground behaviors in a sample of 111 Kenyan school-age children. Better nourished children were more active, happy, ... -
A Take and Give to Develop Communities
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Environment For Development - The Human Dimension
(University of Nairobi, 2006)The productivity and sustainability of Africa ’s environment is heavily dependent on how this asset is managed. This, in turn, can affect the availability, stocks and functioning of the remaining assets, either enhancing ... -
Capture of the White (Square-Lipped) Rhinoceros Ceratotherium Simum Simum (Burchell) with the Use of Drug Immobilization Technique.
(University of Nairobi, 1962-09)The capture of the white (square-lipped) rhinoceros ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) by the drug immobilization method is described. Details are given of the drug doses and the reactions of the twelve animals immobilized. ... -
Discussion: mortality, malnutrition and synergies: determinants and interventions.
(University Of Nairobi, 1992)Considerable evidence shows an association between malnutrition and child mortality. Some research supports the widely held belief that malnutrition has a synergistic effect on mortality. Specifically, it kills children ... -
Law and the Status of Women in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995)Kenya has a geographical area of 583,000 square kms. and is bordered by Somalia to the north east, Indian Ocean to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Uganda to the west and Tanzania to the South. Currently, the population ... -
The Women's Movement in Kenya: An Overview
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Nutrient Losses from Cropland in the Central Highlands of Kenya due to Surface Runoff and Soil Erosion
(University of Nairobi,, 1995-02)Soil loss, runoff and nutrient losses were measured on runoff plots during the rainy season from November 1992 to January 1993. Crops grown were maize (Zea mays L.), beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and an intercrop of maize ... -
Inspiring a Shared Vision: Getting all the Teachers in the Bandwagon
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Effective organizations have often been associated with the kind of leadership practice exercised in such organizations. When schools are not performing well, the blame is usually put on the principal who is the leader of ... -
Producing ''twilight sleep in large wild mammals''.
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