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Women’s Experiences On Food Security In Kenya: Major Challenges That They Face
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This paper discusses the major challenges women in Kenya face as they try to ensure and maintain food security at the household level. The challenges include access to and ownership of resources such as land, finance, water ...
Prevalence of contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia in pastoral flocks of goats in the Rift Valley region of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
A cross-sectional survey was conducted between the months of March 2014 and March 2015 to determine the prevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in goat populations in pastoral flocks in three sub-counties of the ...
Clinical utility of autoantibodies and biologic markers in rheumatoid arthritis
(2015)
Objective: To review the current and emerging auto-antibodies and biologic markers in rheumatoid arthritis.
Data source: Published original research work and reviews were searched in English related to pathophysiology, ...
Exploiting cropping management to improve agricultural water use efficiency in the drylands of eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
<p>A remarkable challenge lies in maximizing agricultural water productivity, particularly in the drought prone regions of sub Saharan Africa. It is hypothesized that water use efficiency (WUE) can be increased by selection ...
A mobile-phone tele-medicine system that promotes selfmanagement of blood pressure among hypertensive patients in kirinyaga sub county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The current practice adopted by hypertensive patients in managing hypertension is making frequent visits to a health center as recommended by medical specialists. However, very few patients adhere to this practice as it ...
Role of bismuth and substrate temperature on the optical properties of some flash evaporated se<sub>100-x</sub> bi<sub>x</sub> glassy system
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Chalcogenide glasses are very important in the modern technology especially selenium-based. These glasses are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation useful in the infrared optics. The study investigated the effect of ...
Euphemisms on Body Effluvia in Kikuyu
(University of Nairobi, 2015-01)
Effects of HIV/AIDS on Academic Performance of Pre-school Children in Kijabe Location, Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio as a quantitative measure of immunologic health in HIV-1 infection: findings from an African cohort with prospective data.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
In individuals with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio is often recognized as a quantitative outcome that reflects the critical role of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells in HIV-1 ...
The role of farmer field schools approach in improving tea production among smallholding in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Tea
production, processing and marketing in
Kenya is under management of two sectors. The two sectors
include; Kenya Tea Development Agency which manages
approximately six hundred thousand small scale farmers ...