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PhD thesis defense
(2016)
A thesis oral defence is the culmination of research enquiryon a specific subject or project. The defence provides an opportunity for presentation and sustained argument in support of the findings. This is preceded by ...
Partial Replacement Of Natural River Sand With Crushed Rock Sand In Concrete Production
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
The use of crushed rock sand as a partial replacement of river sand in concrete production was
investigated. Water cement ratio varied between 0.55
and 0.59 for 0
% to 100
% natural sand
replacement. The slump ranged ...
Human Skin Microbiota And Their Volatiles As Odour Baits For The Malaria Mosquito Anopheles Gambiae S.S
(University of Nairobi, 2011-05)
Host seeking by the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) is mainly guided by volatile chemicals present in human odours. The skin microbiota plays an important role in the production ...
Ecology and Behavior of Anopheles arabiensis in Relation to Agricultural Practices in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Ecological changes associated with anthropogenic ecosystem disturbances can influence human risk of exposure to malaria and other vector-borne infectious diseases. This study in Mwea, Kenya, investigated the pattern of ...
Profiles of patients on warfarin anticoagulation therapy in a leading tertiary referral hospital in Kenya; findings and implications for Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: Patients' profiles affect the outcome with warfarin; however, this data, and its implications, is scarce in resource-poor countries such as Kenya without access to pharmacogenetics or regular INR testing.Objectives: ...
Social networks, gender and HIV within marriages in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Gender inequalities drive the HIV risk within marriages in Kenya, yet strategies to combat the spread of HIV are limited by their emphasis on the individual or dyadic relationship rather than the wider social-cultural ...
Large herbivores maintain a two-phase herbaceous vegetation mosaic in a semi-arid savanna.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Many arid and semi-arid rangelands exhibit distinct spatial patterning of vegetated and bare soil-dominated patches. The latter potentially represent a grazing-induced, degraded ecosystem state, but could also arise via ...
The international partner universities of East African health professional programmes: why do they do it and what do they value?
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
BACKGROUND:
Globalization and funding imperatives drive many universities to internationalize through global health programmes. University-based global health researchers, advocates and programmes often stress the ...
Whole genome characterization of human influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses isolated from Kenya during the 2009 pandemic.
(Elsevier, 2016-06)
An influenza pandemic caused by a novel influenza virus A(H1N1)pdm09 spread worldwide in 2009 and is estimated to have caused between 151,700 and 575,400 deaths globally. While whole genome data on new virus enables a ...