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Restoring community livelihoohods and food security through livestock asset during drought disasters: case study of Mwingi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Some of the world’s poor and most disaster-vulnerable communities are also those most reliant on livestock. Whenever disasters strike, in addition to the immediate devastation, food insecurity and loss of life, the loss ...
Molecular characterization of the cytochrome b gene and in vitro atovaquone susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The prevalence of genetic polymorphism(s) at codon 268 in cytochrome b gene which is associated with Atovaquone-proguanil treatment failure was analyzed in 227 Plasmodium falciparum parasites from western Kenya. Prevalence ...
Food standards, smallholder farmers and participation in high value fresh export markets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The last two decades have witnessed many developing countries diversify exports into non traditional fresh exports (NTFE), especially fresh fruits and vegetable. The diversification has been driven by globalization and ...
Three-month pattern of road traffic injuries at a Kenyan level 4 hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Road traffic injuries continue to exert a huge burden on the health care system in Kenya. Few studies on the pattern of road traffic injuries have
been conducted in Kenya. We therefore carried out a retrospective study ...
Massive Cervico-Lingual Cystic Hygroma
(2015)
Cystic Hygroma (CH) is an aberrant proliferation of lymphatic vessels creating fluid-filled sacs that result from blockage in the abnormal lymphatic system. These benign lesions are characteristic in their capability to ...
Joint and individual effects of human resource management practices, organizational learning, employee outcomes and competitive strategy on performance of firms listed on the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This paper is based on empirical research carried out on firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya, focusing on the joint and individual effects of Human Resource Management Practices (HRMP), organizational ...
Testing of consistent trends in stock performance in the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Consistent stock performance contradicts random adjustment of stock prices in efficient markets and is thus anomalous despite the potential of generating significant profits for investors. This research set out to test the ...
Corporate visual identity systems and brand performance of Kenyan Universities
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
There is a heightened interest towards corporate identity with organisations realising
that it is indispensable if they wish to create a competitive advantage in the global
environment in which they are operating in. ...
Chronic Ileocecal Intussusception Secondary to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
(2015)
Chronic intussusception is a distinct clinical entity which is unfortunately poorly recognized due to its atypical presentation. A 5½ year old female patient presented with a 5 month history of abdominal pain associated ...
Frequency of false positive rapid HIV serologic tests in African men and women receiving prep for HIV prevention: implications for programmatic roll-out of biomedical interventions
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04-17)
Background
Rapid HIV assays are the mainstay of HIV testing globally. Delivery of effective biomedical
HIV prevention strategies such as antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) requires
periodic HIV testing. ...