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Concordance Between Bio-impedance Analysis and Clinical Score in Fluid-status Assessment of Maintenance Haemodialysis Patients: a Single Centre Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising rapidly globally. Fluid overload (FO), an independent predictor of mortality in CKD, should be accurately assessed to guide estimation of the volume of fluid ... -
Improving Provision of Family Planning Among Pastoralists in Kenya: Perspectives From Health Care Providers, Community and Religious Leaders
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There exist significant inequities in access to family planning (FP) in Kenya, particularly for nomadic and semi-nomadic pastoralists. Health care providers (HCP), are key in delivering FP services. Community leaders and ... -
Investigation of the Pharmacological Effects of Moringa Oleifera Aqueous Extract on Oxidative Damages and Reproductive Performances Induced by Heat Stress in Female Rabbit
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Heat stress is considered as one of the factors altering animal productivity and reproductive performances by impairing animal physiology due to the imbalance between heat accumulation and heat loss. Moringa oleifera (MO) ... -
Pharmacogenetic and Pharmacoecological Determinants of Therapeutic Response to Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Among Hiv Patients in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Despite the efficacy of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the advancement in the prognosis of persons living with HIV/AIDS, a considerable proportion of persons on ART do not realize or retain adequate virologic suppression. ... -
The Literariness of the Personal Essays of Chinua Achebe and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examines the literariness of the personal essays of Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong’o. It is the kind of literariness that is imbued with the respective artistic vision of each of essayist. By literariness, I ... -
The Influence of Quality Assurance Practices on Quality of Academic Programmes in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya: a Case of the Faculty of Education, University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Higher education institutions significantly contribute toward the nation's economic transformation and are influenced by various factors including ISO 9001 standards adoption, total quality management, knowledge management ... -
Factors Influencing Choice of Implants in Primary Total Hip Replacement in Kenya: a Multicenter Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Hip replacement surgery has been very successful in the management of debilitating hip conditions that have failed to respond to conservative management. The choice of implants is based on multiple factors, ... -
Evaluation of Effects of Capsaicin in Suppression of Plant Pathogens in Tomatoes
(2022)Chilies contain an active component known as capsaicin. It is hydrophobic and is the main capsaicinoid. Due to this component, chilies have obtained certain bioactive components such as antioxidants, phenolic and anti-microbial ... -
Correlation Between Peak Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 Plasma Levels and Early Stage of Radiological Union in Paediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Study Background: Transforming growth factor beta 1 is currently only being evaluated for experimental rather than diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It plays multiple roles in tumour biology as well as wound and fracture ... -
Incidence and Pattern of Non-fatal Occupational Injuries Among Construction Workers at Three Public Health Facilities in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background. According to the International Labor Organization(ILO) report on Kenya, construction work is one of the most dangerous occupations only second to road traffic accidents in causation of worker injuries and ... -
Direct Determination of Mercury in Skin Lighteners Using Chemometric Assisted Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The use of cosmetic products for skin colour lightening or bleaching is a common practice across the globe. However human health effects associated with mercury in these products such as skin cancer and kidney failure ... -
Female Sexual Dysfunction Among Women on Hormonal Contraceptives Compared With Those on Non-hormonal Intrauterine Contraceptive Device at the Kenyatta National Hospital, 2019-2020
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: The Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS), 2014 data, shows that most women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Kenya are on hormonal contraceptive methods. Several studies have shown that hormonal ... -
Association Between Anterior Glenohumeral Instability and Glenoid Anteversion/inclination:An MRI-based study at the Agha Khan University and Kenyatta National Hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: The shoulder joint complex is made up of several articulations. The main articulation is the glenohumeral joint which works in concert with the acromioclavicular (ACJ), sternoclavicular (SCJ) and the ... -
Culture of Kenyan Goat (Capra Hircus) Undifferentiated Spermatogonia in Feeder-free Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The undifferentiated spermatogonial population in mammalian testes contains a spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) population that can regenerate continual spermatogenesis following transplantation. This capacity has the potential ... -
Assessment of Post Expansion Impacts of Maruba Dam in Machakos County; a Case Study of Miwani Estate in Machakos Town
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Water is a universal need and is considered the principal limiting factor for human life. The objective of this study was to determine the impacts that resulted from the expansion of Maruba dam, within Miwani estate in ... -
Career Prediction Model for Computing College Students in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)Choosing an acceptable professional career route is one of the most essential decisions that students must make in our society today. The increasing number of alternative jobs and prospects in computing, makes this decision ... -
Investigating the Working Conditions of Women in the Flower Farms in Thika Sub-county in Kiambu County, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)Kenya’s flower industry is one of the largest in the world and is a leading source of foreign exchange earnings and employment for female workers. It is estimated that females constitute more than three quarters of the ... -
The Sustainability of Participatory Slum Upgrading: a Case Study of the Kambi Moto Settlement Upgrading Programme in Huruma, Nairobi City County
(university of nairobi, 2022)Addressing the challenge of inadequate housing in low-income urban populations requires upgrading the existing slums and stemming the growth of new slums, which can be enabled through the implementation of suitable policy ... -
Incidence of Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy in Kenyatta National Hospital
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Convolutional Neural Network Based Fall Armyworm Damage Detection System
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive pest that attacks a wide range of plants (Early et al., 2018) It is especially notorious for attacking one of Africa’s most important foods: maize which is a source ...
