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A Survey of Benchmarking practices in Higher Education in kenya: the case of public Universities
(2006)
This was a survey of benchmarking practices in higher education in Kenya, the case of public universities, whose objectives were; to document the benchmarking activities in the public universities; to establish the challenges ...
Forensic findings from the Nairobi U.S. Embassy terrorist bombing
(KMA, 2006)
Background: The 1998 terrorist bombing of the US-Embassy in Nairobi resulted in the highest
number of civilian deaths ever recorded from a single urban terrorist bombing in global history.
Objective: To present forensic ...
Using diaries to measure parameters of transactional sex: an example from the Trans‐Africa highway in Kenya
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 2006)
Conventional methods of elicitation have severe limitations where sensitive information is being sought, resulting from both self‐disclosure and recall bias. The use of diaries largely circumvents both of these problems. ...
Oral Hygiene Practices and Risk of Oral Leukoplakia
(2006-04)
Objective: To determine the influence of oral hygiene habits and practices on the risk of developing
oral leukoplakia.
Design: Case control study.
Setting: Githongo sublocation in Meru District.
Subjects: Eighty five ...
Socio-economic and cultural factors influencing women's reproductive health decision making among mothers delivered in Pumwani Maternity And Kenyatta National Hospital
(2006)
The study was conducted from 30th May 2006 - July 3rd 2006 at Kenyatta and Pumwani hospitals in Kenya. The aim was to determine the socio-economic and cultural factors that influence women's reproductive health decision ...
Financial Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Tsetse Repellent In Bovine Trypanosomosis Control In Kenya
(2006)
A 12-month field trial was conducted in two tsetse-infested areas of Kenya. The objective was to evaluate
the effectiveness of a new tsetse repellent technology to control bovine trypanosomosis in smallholder
nomadic ...
Common conditions leading to cattle carcass and offal condemnations at 3 abattoirs in the Western Province of Zambia and their zoonotic implications to consumers
(2006)
From a total of 32 717 cattle slaughtered, 183 whole carcass condemnations were attributable to 9 diseases and conditions, namely, tuberculosis (TB), cysticercosls, emaciation, generalised lymphadenitis, jaundice, abscesses, ...
Essential oil of cymbopogon winterianus jowitt from Tanzania: Composition and antimicrobial activity
(2006)
The hydro-distilled essential oil (1.6%) offresh aerial parts of wild Cymhopogon winterianus Jowitt was analyzed by GC-MS. Fifty compounds representing 96.5% of the oil were identified. The main components of the oil were ...