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Cost analysis of care for children admitted to kenyatta national hospital with rotavirus gastroenteritis.
(2011)
Rotavirus infection is the single most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children under five years of age. The costs of care and treatment for rotavirus gastroenteritis are high. The objective was to compute average ...
Dietary, social, and environmental determinants of obesity in Kenyan women.
(2011)
To assess the determinants of overweight and obesity in Kenyan women considered to be undergoing the nutrition transition.
A nationally representative sample of women (n = 1008) was randomly drawn. Weight, height, waist, ...
Critical success factors of industrial and commercial projects in Kenya
(2011)
This study was carried out to examine the critical success factors of Industrial and Commercial projects in Kenya. Past research on project success in Kenya focused mainly on cost, time and quality as dimensions of success ...
Population-based biochemistry, immunologic and hematological reference values for adolescents and young adults in a rural population in Western Kenya
(2011)
There is need for locally-derived age-specific clinical laboratory reference ranges of healthy Africans in sub-Saharan Africa. Reference values from North American and European populations are being used for African subjects ...
Emergence of new types of Theileria orientalis in Australian cattle and possible cause of theileriosis outbreaks
(2011)
Theileria parasites cause a benign infection of cattle in parts of Australia where they are endemic, but have, in
recent years, been suspected of being responsible for a number of outbreaks of disease in cattle near the ...
Reaction of selected common bean genotypes to physiological races
(2011)
The wide pathogenic variability occurring in Phaeoisariopsis griseola, the causal agent of angular leaf spot of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), dictates that new sources of resistance be continuously identified. This ...
Characterization of thermal and rheological properties of zidovidine, lamivudine and plasticizer blends with ethyl cellulose to assess their suitability for hot melt extrusion
(2011)
The influence of antiretroviral drugs and plasticizers on the rheological and thermal characteristics of ethyl cellulose formulations intended for hot melt extrusion has been investigated. Antiretroviral drugs used were ...
Clinical, haematological, biochemical and pathological Manifestations of sub-acute toxicity of nicandra Physaloides (l) gaertn in calves
(2011)
The plant Nicandra physaloides (solanaceae) has been widely assoiciated with livestock poisoning in Kenya and else where. The clinical signs reportedly associated with its poisoning in cattle are deprssio, circling, tremors, ...
Organizational strategic behaviour and performance of publicly quoted companies in Kenya
(2011-06)
The study explores the relationship between strategy and performance of companies listed in the
Nairobi Stock Exchange. Data on the firms’ strategic orientations, strategy types and performance
indicators were obtained ...
Effect of demographic characteristics on the relationship between technology transfer and organizational performance: A study of medium and large manufacturing firms in selected industries in Kenya
(2011-05)
This article is based on the findings of a study that sought to establish the moderating effect of an
organizational demographic variable on the relationship between technology transfer and
organizational performance. ...