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Battered Women: A Socio-legal Perspective of Their Experiences in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2000-01)
The literature and research on domestic violence against women have received increased attention in the 1980’s and 1990’s, but research on wife beating/battering
is still sparse. This paper reports from a research project ...
Risk of infection from E. coli O157: H7 through informally marketed raw milk in Kenya
(2000)
E. coli 0157:H7 is a newly recognised bacterial zoonosis that originates from the gut of infected cattle. It causes potentially fatal haemorrhagic enteritis, haemolytic uraemic syndrome and kidney damage in humans. ...
Antimicrobial Agents Detected In Marketed Milk In Kenya
(2000)
Drug residues in foods are a major public health concern in many countries, especially where most food sales bypass official quality assurance channels. In common with many tropical countries, sales of unpasteurized milk ...
Soil erosion effects on productivity of a humic nitisol
(2000)
This study was carried out with the aim of assessing the effect of accelerated erosion on soil productivity of a humic nitisol at Kabete, Kenya. Twenty runoff plots which had been subjected to varying levels of ero¬sion ...
Radioactivity and Trace Elements in Rock/ Soil Samples and Dose Assessment of the Public Residing near Homa Mountain, Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The concentration and distribution of natural occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in rock and soil samples from
Homa Mountain area located in southwestern Kenya were measured to evaluate the environmental radioactivity ...
The impact of constructivism on the learning of geometry among girls in Kenyan secondary schools
(2000)
The study investigated the impact of constructivism (constructivist approach) on the learning of three-dimensional geometry among girls in Kenyan Secondary Schools. The testing form of teaching experiment that ...
Students' participation in decision making: a study of public secondary school strikes in Nairobi Province
(2000)
The concept of participatory decision making permeates virtually all facets of our lives today. However, students' participation in decision making as a tool towards the enhancement of administrative ...
Agro-ecosystem health: principles and methods used in high-potential tropical agro-ecosystem
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The paper briefly describes the application of agro-ecosystem health framework for characterization of an agro-ecosystem in central Kenya, and identification of the indications of its health. The lessons learnt from the ...
Soil erosion and reservoir sedimentation: a case study of Nguu Tatu catchment.
(University Of Nairobi, 2000)
The types, patterns and rates of soil erosion within the sub-humid tropical Nguu Tatu catchment in north-east Mombasa District, Kenya, was studied and the impact of soil erosion on water quality and quantity in reservoirs ...