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Understanding Mobile Banking from a theoretical lens: Case studies of selected Kenyan m-Banking Products
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
Characteristic of every developing nation, Kenya has found itself at crossroads; defining the banking industry with the urge
to provide banking services to majority of the unbanked populations. Mobile banking is a banking ...
Quantifying the intensity of permethrin insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes in western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
The development and spread of resistance among local vectors to the major classes of insecticides used in Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) poses a major challenge to ...
Determination of pesticide residues in locally consumed vegetables in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Pesticides are being used today to control a variety of insects, weeds and plant diseases. Some of these
pesticides can act as toxins to plants, animals and humans when found in significant concentrations.
Objective: ...
Incidence and risk factors of renal dysfunction in patients on nevirapine-based regimens at a Referral Hospital in Kenya
(2015)
Introduction: Nevirapine-based regimens are the most commonly used ART in Kenya. There is little literature on the
renal toxicity of NNRTIS in Kenyan settings. Some studies in Asia have demonstrated an association of ...
The research value of cadaver dissection
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The research project aspect of cadaver dissection has been relatively undermined because the
debate surrounding use of cadavers has focused almost exclusively on the pedagogic role of
cadaver dissection in medical education ...
Medicinal plants used in the management of sexually transmitted infections by the Samburu Community Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The study aimed at documenting the use of traditional medicine in management of sexually transmitted infections by Samburu traditional healers. The study also documents the methods of diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted ...
A Survey on Adoption of Lean Manufacturing Tools and Techniques in Sugar Processing Industries in Kenya
(2013)
The study sought to examine the extent to which lean manufacturing tools and techniques are adopted by sugar
processing industries in Kenya and their impact on factory time efficiency. The study was a survey covering ...
Pregnancy history and current use of contraception among women of reproductive age in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda: analysis of demographic and health survey data
(2016)
Objective To examine the relationship between pregnancy history and the use of contraception among women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in East Africa.
Methods Demographic and Health Surveys data from Burundi (2010), ...
Comparison of qualitative and semiquantitative strain elastography in breast lesions for diagnostic accuracy
(2016)
Strain elastography can be purely qualitative or semiquantitative using both strain score and strain ratio. The aim of this study was to establish the accuracy of semiquantitative elastography using both strain score and ...
Variations in branching pattern of external carotid artery in a black Kenyan population.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Knowledge of variations in branching of external carotid artery is important to minimise inadvertent injury
and confusion in identification during neck and craniofacial surgery and interventional neuroradiology.
These ...