University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Effectiveness of salt iodization for the prevention of iodine-deficiency disorders
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 1998)Two papers in this issue, “Virtual elimination of iodine-deficiency disorders achieved in nine counties of Jiangsu Province, China”[1] and “Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of people in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with regard ... -
Evaluation of weaning diets in peri urban Kumasi, Ghana
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 1998)This work evaluates the commonly used weaning diets in peri-urban Kumasi, Ghana, in terms of the type of diets, daily energy and nutrient intakes of the infants, frequency of feeding, and the chemical composition of the ... -
Measurement of Rayleigh Wave Attenuation in Granite Using Laser Ultrasonics
(School of mathematics, 1999)The use of ultrasonic waves to characterize a material requires the measurement of a variety of wave attributes such as phase velocity and attenuation. For example, experimentally measured phase velocities can be used to ... -
Characterization of Rayleigh Wave Propagation in Concrete Using Laser Ultrasonics
(School of Mathematics, 1998)Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of non-traditional civil engineering materials such as aluminum are fairly well advanced. However the advancement of ultrasonic methodologies for the nondestructive evaluation of concrete ... -
Informal workers in Kenya and transnational organizing: Networking and leveraging resources
(Institute For Development Studies, 2010)This book chapter examines the influence of transnational networks on local working conditions for people in the informal economy by looking at the case of KENASVIT, a national civil society organisation in Kenya. KENASVIT ... -
Effect of tempe and sodium metabisulphite on the microbiological quality, development of rancidity, and sensory quality of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) sausages
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 1999-06)The conventional method of beef and pork sausage manufacture was adopted for processing fish sausage from Nile perch (Lates niloticus) fillets. Four types of sausage were made: sausages with 0.02% sodium metabisulphite ... -
Health seeking and hygiene behaviours predict nutritional status of pre-school children in a slum area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 2000)A cross-sectional study was conducted during March to May 1997 in four selected slum kebeles (villages) of Addis Ababa in which nutritional status of 758 children aged 6 to 36 months was examined and stratified into ... -
Experimental and theoretical investigation of interfacial losses in concrete with laser ultrasonics
(1997)The strength of concrete is controlled by three factors: strength of the matrix, strength of the aggregate, and strength of the bond between matrix and aggregate. It is well known that material interfaces play an important ... -
Gender Inclusion in Transition Politics: A Review and Critique of Women's Engagement
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A Comparative Study On The Nutritional Status Of Children (6-59 Months) In A World Vision Project Area And A Non-project Area In Kathonzweni Division, Makueni District, Keny
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 2005)A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Kathonzweni division, Makueni district to assess and compare the nutritional status of children (6-59 months) drawn from households participating in a World Vision project vis-à-vis ... -
The Kenyan Penal System- a Case for Re-examination
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Informing a constitutional moment: essays on constitution reform in Kenya
(Institute For Development Studies, 2005)
