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The effect of vegetation roots in slope stability, 2nd Civil Engineering International Conference on Civil Engineering and Sustainable Development held in Mombasa between 25h and 28th September 2008.
(2008)
Kenya experienced extraordinarily heavy rainfall between May 1997 and February 1988 due to the El Nino weather phenomenon. This period of about 10 Months of heavy rainfall caused widespread landslides and floods in various ...
Difficulties experienced in the planning of transportation facilities in unplanned settlements.
(2004)
The development of transportation infrastructure in unplanned settlements is a major prerequisite to both economic growth and poverty alleviation. This is largely so because they promote livable environments and contribute ...
Structure and Composition of Acacia xanthophloea woodland in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
(2006)
The woody vegetation of Lake Nakuru National Park
occurs along rivers, lakeshores and flood plains. Four different
sites within the Acacia xanthophloea woodlands were
selected for the study. Vegetation structure was not ...
Assessment of inpatient paediatric care in first referral level hospitals in 13 districts in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2004-06-12)
BACKGROUND:
The district hospital is considered essential for delivering basic, cost-effective health care to children in resource poor countries. We aimed to investigate the performance of these facilities in ...
Periodontal health status of HIV infected adults in Kenyatta National Hospital
(2009-01)
To assess the periodontal health status ofHIV infected adults including the periodontal lesions associated with HIV infection.
Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study of HI V patients.
Setting: Kenyatta National ...
Vitamin A Deficiency And The Acute Phase Response Among Hiv-1-infected And -uninfected Women In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002-06-01)
Among HIV-1-infected individuals, vitamin A deficiency has been associated with faster disease progression and greater infectivity in observational studies, but randomized clinical trials have shown no effect of vitamin A ...
Vitamin A Supplementation And Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Shedding In Women:
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
{ Observational studies have associated vitamin A deficiency with vaginal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected cells and mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To assess the effect of vitamin A ...
Land As A Resouce And Its Management For Construction..Paper Presented At The Architects And Quantity Surveyors Education Board Professional Development Workshop 14-15 September,2005.Safari Park Hotel,Nairobi.
(2005)
The objective of this study is to inveigate the real inequality perspective of land ownership and use in Kenya. The study demonstrated that there are varying degrees of inequality in land ownership, access and use in Kenya ...
An overview of strategies to improve food production and sanitation in urban areas. The cas study of Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Food production and food security are the most important aspects of sustainable human
development. Indeed one cannot maintain good health without food quality and
security. Although people living in the city of Nairobi ...
Relationship Between ENSO parameters and the Trends and Periodic Fluctuations in East African Rainfall
(2007)
The study investigated the relationship between ENSO parameters and the trends and periodic fluctuations in
the East African seasonal and annual decadal rainfall. The monthly rainfall data for the period 1931–2004
was ...