University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Improving skills and institutional capacity to strengthen adolescent immunisation programmes and health systems in African countries through HPV vaccine introduction.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Several African countries have recently introduced or are currently introducing the HPV vaccine, either nationwide or through demonstration projects, while some countries are planning for introduction. A collaborative ... -
Application of 19F NMR spectroscopy for content determination of fluorinated pharmaceuticals.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A simple, rapid, and selective quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic method was evaluated for the determination of the content of fluorinated pharmaceuticals. 19F NMR spectra were either obtained in ... -
Cerebrospinal fluid markers to distinguish bacterial meningitis from cerebral malaria in children.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background. Few hospitals in high malaria endemic countries in Africa have the diagnostic capacity for clinically distinguishing acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) from cerebral malaria (CM). As a result, empirical use of ... -
Metabolic syndrome and its components among university students in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of interrelated disorders which occur together causing an increase in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The university population is an understudied ... -
Occurrence, treatment protocols, and outcomes of colic in horses within Nairobi county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the treatments and their outcomes in horses with colic in Nairobi County, Kenya. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study to determine the occurrence, treatments, ... -
Correction to: safety and feasibility of a Ketamine package to support emergency and essential surgery in Kenya when no anesthetist is available: an analysis of 1216 consecutive operative procedures.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The corrected order of the authors is as reflected in this erratum. Sebastian Suarez and Ayla Senay are co-second authors. -
Influence of Self-help Groups Activities on the Women Empowerment in Rural Kenya: a Case of Miambani Ward, Kitui County.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of self help groups‟ activities on women empowerment in Miambani ward, Kitui County. There are few empirical studies concerning women empowerment through self help ... -
Four Routes to Mixed Poisson Distributions
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The objective of this work is to express mixed Poisson distributions in four ways; namely, in explicit form, in terms of special functions, in recursive form and in terms of transforms also called expectation forms. In ... -
School Related Factors Influencing Students’ Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Thika West Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study sought to investigate the school related factors influencing students‟ discipline in public secondary schools in Thika West Sub-County, Kenya. This study determined the influence of administrators‟ sensitivity ... -
Adequacy of control of cardiovascular risk factors in ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes attending diabetes out-patients clinic at a county hospital, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes is associated with substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality arising from the high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity, poor glycaemic ... -
The 'heat' goes away: sexual disorders of married women with female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has been implicated in sexual complications among women, although there is paucity of research evidence on sexual experiences among married women who have undergone ... -
A hybrid MRI method based on denoised compressive sampling and detection of dominant coefficients
(University of Nairobi, 2017-08)In this paper, a hybrid method for acquisition and reconstruction of sparse magnetic resonance images is presented. The method uses conventional spin echo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with only a few Phase-encoding ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption Of E-Commerce Within Small And Medium Enterprises
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This is a research report on factors influencing adoption of e-commerce within SMEs.The case of selected SMEs in Kamukunji constituency Nairobi county Kenya. Technology acceptance model was developed in this study. Five ... -
Effect of OFDM Signal Structure and Subcarrier Modulation on the Reduction of the Signal Peak Power
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The problem of high ratio of peak-to-average power experienced in orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexed signals remains a major challenge when it comes to practical realization of transmitters for such signals. This ... -
Evaluation Of Building Approval Processes On Construction Project Delivery (Time And Cost) - A Study Of Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The acquisition of statutory building approvals required by developers has been cited as one of the hindrances to adequate and affordable housing. With the rate of urbanization in Kenya estimated at 32.8% and an annual ... -
Firefly Algorithm based Power Control in Wireless TV White Space Network
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Spectrum occupancy assessments done in USA, Spain, Singapore, New Zealand and Germany [1] and UK [2], indicate that a large portion of spectrum assigned to primary users (PUs) is underutilized. Spectrum is considered a ... -
Factors Influencing Child Adoption Process In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The number of both local and international adoptions in Kenya had been rising over the years. For instance, the number of local and international adoptions was 125 in 2005, 178 in 2006 and 225 in 2007. An examination of ... -
Efficacy of blanching techniques and solar drying in maintaining the quality attributes of Cowpea leaves
(University of Nairobi, 2017)African indigenous vegetables are an excellent low cost source of nutrients in diets. Their availability is constrained by seasonality hence peaks and lows. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of ... -
Improving Public Participation And Consultation In Environmental Impact Assessment (Eia)
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Public participation should be an integral part of environmental management. Regulation is more effective when regulators and proponents are constantly exposed to the public’s opinions and perspectives. Most higher income ... -
A Robust Chemometrics Approach Towards Trace Biometal And Associated Speciation Analysis In Soft Tissue Utilizing Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence And Scattering Spectrometry
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The goal of this study was to utilize a robust multivariate chemometrics approach towards direct, rapid and accurate quantitative determination of Na, Mg, Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn and Co and speciation of Cu, Mn and Fe in complex ...
