Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Accountancy - The Making of Professional Accountants
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Personal digital assistants for HIV treatment adherence, safer sex behavior support, and provider training in resource-constrained settings
(University of Nairobi, 2007)No abstract available -
Comparative respiratory morphology: Themes and principles in the design and construction of the gas exchangers
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2000-02)Along the evolutionary continuum, a kaleidoscope of gas exchangers has evolved from the simple cell membrane of the primeval unicells. The most momentous events in this process were: the intensification of molecular oxygen ... -
Makueni district profile: soil management and conservation, 1989-1998.
(2000)The investments in soil conservation made by farmers in Makueni District, Kenya over the period 1950-1998, and the policy and institutional framework under which the investments were made are explored. An assessment of the ... -
Some recent advances on the study and understanding of the functional design of the avian lung: morphological and morphometric perspectives
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2002-02)The small highly aerobic avian species have morphometrically superior lungs while the large flightless ones have less well-refined lungs. Two parabronchial systems, i.e. the paleopulmo and neopulmo, occur in the lungs of ... -
Tenure, livelihood and sustainable development: Rangelands as systems for multiple land use and livelihood support.
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2003)Conventional rangeland management has focused on optimisation of secondary production. Yet rangelands provide multiple goods and services at local and landscape scales. The diversity of resources available from rangelands ... -
Free radical scavenging activity, phenolic contents and cytotoxicity of selected Nigerian medicinal plants
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology-, 2012)We investigated the antioxidant ability, phenolic contents and cytotoxic effects of seven widely edible Nigerian medicinal plants, as a means of validating their ethnomedicinal use. Standard antioxidant assays assessed the ... -
What it takes to fly: the structural and functional respiratory refinements in birds and bats
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2000-10)In absolute terms, flight is a highly energetically expensive form of locomotion. However, with respect to its cost per unit distance covered, powered flight is a very efficient mode of transport. Birds and bats are the ... -
Mitigating Conflicts Over Scarce Water Resources in the Highland-Lowland System of Mount Kenya
(2000)The Mount Kenya region offers a great deal of beautiful scenery and attracts tourists from all over the world. What these tourists may not see, however, is the crucial function of Mount Kenya as a water tower for its ... -
Thin and Strong! The Bioengineering Dilemma in the Structural and Functional Design of the Blood-Gas Barrier
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2005-07)In gas exchangers, the tissue barrier, the partition that separates the respiratory media (water/air and hemolymph/blood), is exceptional for its remarkable thinness, striking strength, and vast surface area. These properties ... -
PREP-PAC: a nutrient replenishment product designed for smallholders in western Kenya
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2003-12)Continuous cropping in the absence of external nutrient inputs to soils has led to the expression of poorly productive patches in farmers’ fields of western Kenya. Farmers attempting to correct these conditions are often ... -
Risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis pelvic inflammatory disease among sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology-, 1996)Among 302 female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, who were followed for 17.6 ± 11.1 months, 146 had one or more infections with Chlamydia trachomatis; 102 had uncomplicated cervical infection only, 23 had C. trachomatis ... -
CO2‐Induced Climatic Changes and Irrigation‐Water Requirements
(1991)Effects of CO2‐induced climatic changes on irrigation‐water requirements (IR) in the Great Plains region were evaluated using results of global atmospheric‐circulation models with a water balance‐IR model. Increases were ... -
Influence of micro-catchment technology on above ground biomass production and financial returns of range grasses in southern Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2010) -
The role of drought among agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid environment: The case of Botswana
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2013-04)Agro-pastoral livelihoods in semi-arid Botswana have evolved and adapted to recurrent droughts endemic to the region. Droughts, more than any other phenomena, have shaped and influenced rural communities' interaction with ... -
Texture and mineralogy of soils with repeated additions of pyroclastics (in the Nguu Volcano Area—Machakos District, Kenya)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 1983)From the Tertiary period onwards, Kenya has experienced repeated episodes of volcanicity, resulting in a large part of the country being covered by volcanic rocks. Soils developed on the volcanic rocks per se (for example, ...
