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Defining No and Low (NoLo) Alcohol Products
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Reducing the alcoholic strength in beverages as a strategy to reduce harmful alcohol use has been proposed by multilateral institutions such as the World Health Organization and governments worldwide. Different industrial ... -
Design Intervention for Sustainability in Women’s Crafts in Kenya.
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2023-06-27)omen in Kenya and the world over engage in craft design using traditional skills passed on from one generation to the other. These are mainly inspired by motifs and designs obtained from nature and items within their ... -
Design of a 50w power amplifier driven by an active 4-way cross-over network and a pre-amplifier
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)Most speaker boxes have an electronic circuit inside them called a crossover. Its job is to split the sound into frequency ranges; it sends the low frequency sounds to the woofer, and the high frequency sounds to the ... -
Design of a croton seed dehusker
(University of Nairobi, 2009)The objective of this was to design a Croton seed Dehusker with optimum performance, high production, high separating capacity, low operation cost and high durability. This project therefore seeks to research, design and ... -
Determinants of Market Participation by Smallholder Soybean Farmers in Kakamega County, Kenya”
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Production of soybean in Kenya has remained low despite the crop’s importance in nutrition, feed manufacturing and soil fertility management. Inefficiencies in marketing have been established as the major challenge to ... -
Determinants of survival outcomes among esophageal cancer patients at a national referral hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: The overall 5-year survival rate for esophageal cancer patients in low- and middle-income countries was reported to be low, despite the availability of advanced treatments. Thus, this study aimed to assess ... -
Determination of heavy metals and nutrients in rivers Naka and Irigu, Chuka using aas uv/visible spectrophotometry
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Levels of concentration of heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury) and nutrients in rivers Naka and Irigu were determined in the first three months (January, February and March , 2013 ) and variation downstream ... -
Development of antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity function in HIV-1 antibodies.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)A prerequisite for the design of an HIV vaccine that elicits protective antibodies is understanding the developmental pathways that result in desirable antibody features. The development of antibodies that mediate ... -
Differential Elevation of Inflammation and CD4+ T Cell Activation in Kenyan Female Sex Workers and Non-Sex Workers Using Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Depot Medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) is one of the most widely used contraceptives in Sub-Saharan Africa where HIV incidence is high. We explored the effect of DMPA on the activation of HIV cellular targets and ... -
Does the Assumption of Exponential Arrival Distributions in Wireless Sensor Networks Hold?
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Wireless Sensor Networks have seen a tremendous growth in various application areas despite prominent performance and availability challenges. One of the common configurations to prolong the lifetime and deal with the ... -
Drug therapy problems and health related quality of life among patients with colorectal cancer in a Kenyan tertiary health facility.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer in males and the second in females globally. The ill-health due to cancer and use of multiple therapies may result in drug related problems and also ... -
Editorial, Africa Review Journal.
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2023-06-26)With our last edition in volume three titled “African visual design in the digital world”, we hope to have ignited your passion for design and its extraordinary potential to shape our world. In this fourth issue of volume ... -
Effect of A Natural Extract Toothpaste on the Bacteria Colonies of Initial Dental Plaque Colonizers
(University of Nairobi, 2017)To determine the effect of a natural extract toothpaste Parodontax® on the numbers of initial dental plaque colonizers. Methods: AQuasi- clinical trial type of study was conducted on 48 participants (age between 18 and ... -
Effect of Competitive Advantage on the Relationship Between Strategic Leadership and Performance of International Non-governmental Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In developing countries, International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) have taken active and complementary roles in sustainable human development. Despite the role of INGOs in development, the issues of sustainability, ... -
Effect of umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping on preterm neonates in Kenya: A randomized controlled trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background Delayed cord clamping (DCC) is a placental to new-born transfusion strategy recommended by obstetric and gynaecological societies. Though not widely adopted, umbilical cord milking (UCM) may achieve faster ... -
The Effects of Oxotremorine, Epibatidine, Atropine, Mecamylamine and Naloxone in the Tail-flick, Hot-plate, and Formalin Tests in the Naked Mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber).
(2014)The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is a promising animal model for the study of pain mechanisms, therefore a thorough characterization of this species is essential. The aim of the present study was to establish the ... -
Effects of Substrate Radial-Position Relative to the Sputter-Gun Axis on the Electrical, Optical and Structural Properties of ZnO Thin Films Deposited by Reactive Direct Current Magnetron Sputtering
(University of Nairobi, 2018)ZnO thin films were deposited using reactive direct current (dc) magnetron sputtering on glass substrates placed at seven variable radial positions (-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cm) relative to the sputter-gun (target) axis. ... -
Efficacy of Bentonite and Fumonisin Esterase in Mitigating the Effects of Aflatoxins and Fumonisins in Two Kenyan Cattle Breeds
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The objective of the study was to investigate the efficacy of bentonite and fumonisin esterase, separately or combined, in mitigating the effects of aflatoxins (AF) and fumonisins (FUM) in Boran and Friesian-Boran crossbreed ... -
Emerging Forms of Violence in Universities and Campus Safety Initiatives: A case of Kenya
(UON, 2018)Violence has become a global issue of concern whether it is in society, in general; or specifically in or against educational institutions. Recent observations show that learning institutions have become violent places ...