University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses
(2010)Land degradation which among others include loss of vegetation is rampant in Kenya, destroying both the fragile arid and semiarid lands and the non-arid areas. Efforts to rehabilitate semiarid areas by re-vegetation has ... -
Food security in rural development.
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Toll-like receptor gene variants and bacterial vaginosis among HIV-1 infected and uninfected African women.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal syndrome associated with altered microflora that increases the risk of preterm delivery and acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases. The cause of BV is unknown although ... -
Department of literature Annual Report: July - December, 2013
(Department of Literature, 2013) -
Urban and rural planning in the phase of changing climate and environmental conditions
(Centre for Urban Research, 1998) -
Medication Adherence Clubs: a potential solution to managing large numbers of stable patients with multiple chronic diseases in informal settlements.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)OBJECTIVES: To assess the care of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and/or HIV patients enrolled into Medication Adherence Clubs (MACs). METHODS: Retrospective descriptive study was carried out using routinely collected ... -
Conceptualisation and measurement challenges in modelling pastorilists' risk and vulnerability instigated by droughts in the group ranches of Kenya
(2010)This on-going study is assessing and modeling vulnerability and risks faced by pastoral communities in the dry areas of Lakipia in Kenya. Preliminary results from participatory rural appraisal indicate that poverty is ... -
The role of chlamydia trachomatis in high-risk human papillomavirus persistence among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Little is known about risk factors for persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection in low-income settings, and prior research has not quantified the relative duration of hrHPV infections ... -
UoN management meets innovation week key note speaker, Mr. Saul Singer
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
UoN launches Staff Movement Advice
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
Exploratory analysis of factors affecting weaning weight of Dorper and Red Maasai lambs
(2011)This case study explores the patterns in relationships of various factors with weaning weights of Red Maasai and Dorper lambs and their crosses, such as year of birth, sex, age at weaning and age of dam. In particular, ... -
Mixed model analysis for the estimation of components of genetic variation in lamb weaning weight
(2011)This case study continues the analysis of differences in weaning weight between indigenous genotypes of sheep which was started in Case Study 3. In the previous case study a model containing fixed effects for lamb genotype, ...
