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    • Utilization of Diagnostic Imaging in Dental and Maxillofacial Trauma in Selected Kenyan Hospital 

      Kihara, Eunice N; Ochola, Tom J; Wagaiyu, Evelyn G; Chindia, Mark L (University of Nairobi, 2020)
      Background: Globally, much has changed in the imaging modalities available to investigate maxillofacial trauma. Nevertheless, the regional practice patterns are highly influenced by availability, affordability and ...

    • Water and the UN sustainable development goals 

      Campos, Luiza C; Olago, Daniel; Osborn, Dan (University of Nairobi, 2022)
      Water is essential for life, but we need to balance human needs with those of the environment on which we depend for our wellbeing, our health and much of our wealth. Not all of us are lucky enough to have access to ...

    • Water quality issues in East Africa 

      O, Wandiga; O, Madadi (Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      The paper shows that in the analysis of a queuing system with fixed-size batch arrivals, there emerges a set of polynomials which are a generalization of Chebyshev polynomialsof the second kind. The paper uses these ...

    • We Asked the Experts: The Tropical Surgeon: Everywhere in Chains But Not Imprisoned 

      Ubom, Akaninyene E; Sowemimo, Oluwaseun O; Ng’ayu, Nyawira W (University of Nairobi, 2022)
      Surgical practice in the tropics very much reminds one of the famous quote attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau: ‘‘Man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains’’. The numerous and onerous challenges of tropical ...

    • Whole genome sequence analysis of porcine astroviruses reveals novel genetically diverse strains circulating in East African smallholder pig farms. 

      Amimo, Joshua O; Machuka, Eunice M; Abworo, Edward O; Vlasova, Anastasia N; Pelle, Roger (University of Nairobi, 2020)
      Astroviruses (AstVs) are widely distributed and are associated with gastroenteritis in human and animals. The knowledge of the genetic diversity and epidemiology of AstVs in Africa is limited. This study aimed to characterize ...

    • Willingness to Pay for Hexanal Technology among Banana Farmers in Meru County, Kenya. 

      Kahwai, Jane N; Mburu, John I; Oulu, Martin O; Hutchinson, Margaret J (University of Nairobi, 2021)
      From the perspective of food categories, fresh produce are the leading sources of food loss and waste globally. Their highly perishable nature shortens their shelf-lives leading to high postharvest losses if not properly ...

    • “Yes Man Syndrome”: a Preferred Ploy of Ingratiation 

      Twalib, Medina H; Lukio, Oliver A (University of Nairobi, 2022)
      Finding out which of the dimensions of ingratiation has more effect on the target person is the objective of the study. The basic aspect to effective ingratiation is the exact approach used to increase liking. Literature ...