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Trace Metal Biomarker Based Cancer Diagnostics in Body Tissue by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence and Scattering (Edxrfs) Spectrometry
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Direct diagnosis and characterization of cancer in tissue via trace biometals analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry is challenging, as it requires sensitive detection and accurate quantitative ...
Rapid Nuclear Forensics Analysis via Machine-learning-enabled Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (Libs)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Nuclear forensics (NF) is an analytical methodology that involves analysis of intercepted nuclear and radiological
materials (NRM) so as to establish their nuclear attribution. The critical challenge in NF currently is ...
The Antecedents of Innovativeness in Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Kenya: a Critical Review of Literature
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Innovation has been accepted as a key stimulus for growth. This is more so with SMEs which are widely
acknowledged as being a significant driver in economic growth. In a review of over 90 peer reviewed
journal articles ...
Child Exposure to Lead in the Vicinities of Informal Used Lead-acid Battery Recycling Operations in Nairobi Slums, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background. Child exposure to lead from informal used lead-acid battery (ULAB) recycling operations is a serious environmental health problem, particularly in developing countries.
Objectives. We investigated child ...
Synthesis, Characterisation and Ion-binding Properties of Oxathiacrown Ethers Appended to [ru(Bpy)2]2+. Selectivity Towards Hg2+, Cd2+ and Pb2+
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
A series of complexes with oxathiacrown ethers appended to a [Ru(bpy)2]2+ moiety have been synthesized
and characterized using 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR, electronic absorption and emission spectroscopes, mass
spectrometry and ...
Modelling surface runoff using the soil conservation service-curve number method in a drought prone agro-ecological zone in Rwanda. International Soil and Water Conservat
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Runoff farming is reported to improve land productivity and crop yields in hot and dry climates. This study was conducted to assess the available rainwater that can be harvested in a conserved catchment in a drought prone ...
Familial clustering of cancer in two tertiary care hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2010)
To describe the occurrence of cancers in families of individuals diagnosed cancer.
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Outpatient cancer clinics at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Radiotherapy Clinic at Nairobi ...
“Hopelessness In Lenrie Peters’ ‘In The Beginning
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
In the beginning” is the first line of “45” one of the poems in Satellitesby Lenrie Peters.3Thisis a narrative poem that tellsa story of the closingperiodof colonialismand the inaugural years of ...
Fiscal Decentralization in Kenya and South Africa: a Comparative Analysis'
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Kenya and South Africa have adopted fiscal decentralization models in their Constitutions. Though Kenya’s system is at its nascent stages and its implementation is slowly progressing, South Africa has, to ...
Bridging the Gap Secondary data analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Disability is one of the most neglected topics in development even though an estimated 80 percent of disabled people live in low and middle income countries (WHO, 2011). Kenya enacted the disability act in 2003 and carried ...