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The impact of retrenchment/redundancy on employees that remain in employment: a case study of Kenya Breweries Limited
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2007)
Retrenchment today has become a household name in many organizations as Companies strive to minimize costs and maximize profits. The loss of a job can be devastating to an individual especially if it is not voluntary. It ...
Managing the process of relocation and resettlement of informal settlements in urban areas of Africa: the case of Kaburini village, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Nearly every industrializing country has faced the overwhelming demands for housing,
employment, urban services and the problems of proliferating informal settlements.
Different interventions have been employed including ...
Financing secondary education in Kenya through the bursary scheme:accessibility and impact on completion rates in Nairobi province.
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2007)
The need for secondary education financing has been growing steadily, particularly as a result of escalating poverty levels, a scenario that is worsened by devastating effects of HIV/AIDS at the household level. To mitigate ...
Lifestyle-related risk factors for non-communicable diseases among professionals in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
In the developing world, infectious diseases remain a major cause of death. Over
the past two decades, any advances against infectious diseases have been reversed
.by the rise of HIV-related disorders. Against this gloomy ...
Intraoperative thermal dynamics
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The role of anaesthesiologists is to maintain physiologic homeostasis during the
peri operative period, a time when alteration in body temperature is common. Anesthetics
create a state ofpoikilotherrnia in which body ...
Effect of rhizobia inoculation and starter-nitrogen application on nodulation, biomass and grain yield of food legumes
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
A field experiment was conducted at the University of Nairobi's Faculty of Agriculture
farm in 2004 long rains (LR) and short rains (SR) to determine the effect of rhizobia inoculation
and starter-N dose on the performance ...
Factors influencing the abuse of drugs in Kenyan secondary schools: : a case study of Mbeere district
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2007)
This study was carried out to investigate the factors influencing the use and abuse of
drugs in Kenyan secondary schools in Mbeere district. Due to the nature of strikes and riots in the schools that may be attributed ...
The pattern of serum sodium and osmolality in patients with severe head injury admitted in the intensive care unit at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
A prospective study on the pattern of serum sodium and osmolality in patients with severe head injury admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital, ICU was carried out between January 2007- April 2007.
During this period, ...
A Study of the causes of drug abuse among students in selected secondary schools in Kisumu municipality, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2007)
This study focused on drug abuse among secondary school students in Kisumu Municipality. It sought to find out the reasons why students abuse drugs.
The sample was drawn from 10 public secondary schools. 15 form four ...
Clinical and pathological characteristics of HIV discordant couples at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background:HIV discordance is common in African couples .Despite knowledge on the
population dynamics,epidemiology and transmission of HIV in stable couples, we do not have
data on their clinical, pathological and sexual ...