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Open access publishing in the biomedical sciences: could funding agencies accelerate the inevitable changes?
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Background: Open access is making a noticeable impact on access to information.
In 2005, many major research funders, including the Well come Trust, National
Institutes for Health (NIH), and the Research Councils UK ...
Euroethics-a database network on biomedical ethics
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Background: EUROETHICS is a database covering European literature on ethics
in medicine. It is produced within Eurethnet, a European information network
on ethics in medicine and biotechnology.
Objectives: The aim of ...
Map of dermatology: 'first-impression' user feedback and agenda for further development
(University of Nairobii, 2006)
Background: Map of Dermatology (http://healthcybermap.org/dermapl) is a
free web resource that enables users to search for images of skin conditions by
body region and morphology rather than by condition name, which is ...
Carving a Market Niche for ARCIS Graduates: The First Scorecard
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2006)
The paper reviews the antecedents and evolving mission of the Africa Regional Centre
for Information Science (ARCIS) at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 0.\\ well as its
contribution of graduates from its Master of ...
Evaluation of the KA24 (Knowledge Access 24) service for health and social care staff in London and the south-east of England. Part 2: qualitative
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Aims and objectives: The aim of this two-part paper is to identify the main
transferable lessons learned from both the quantitative and qualitative
evaluations of the KA24 (Knowledge Access 24) service of online ...
Environment For Development - The Human Dimension
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The productivity and sustainability of
Africa
’s
environment is heavily dependent on how this asset is
managed. This, in turn, can affect the availability, stocks
and functioning of the remaining assets, either
enhancing ...
Next Priorities for Intervention in Kenya: Results from a Cohort Study of Drug Use, HIV and HCV Patterns in Five Urban Areas
(University Of Nairobi, 2006)
In Kenya, alcohol, cigarettes, Khat (miraa) and cannabis sativa, have
remained the most popular abused substance and have been linked to
increasing rates of HIV/HCV . This study’s objective was to identify the
types, ...
Short communication an outbreak of acute bovine dermatophilosis in a large scale dairy herd in Kenya
(2006)
Dermatophilosis, caused by Dermatophilus congo/ensis, is a disease that affects
mainly cattle, sheep, camels, horses and goats and occurs as an acute or chronic
exudative skin disease1. Injury of the skin by insect and ...
Prevalence of trachoma in six districts of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of active trachoma in children aged one to 9 years and potentially blinding trachoma in adults aged 15 years and older in 6 known trachoma-endemic districts in Kenya. Design: Community ...
Key Issues for Information Officers in South Africa
(2006)
Business strategy, operations, communication and technology have converged and resulted in increased demand for business
flexibility. Chief information officers (CIO) are particularly challenged because they operate at ...