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Pupil-teacher ratio and its impact on academic performance in public primary schools in central division, Machakos county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The objectives of this study were (a) to assess the impact of PTR on academic performance in national
examinations in public primary schools (b) establish if ideal PTR exist in public primary schools as recommended
by ...
A Hybrid Algorithm for Detecting Web Based Applications Vulnerabilities
(2016)
Web vulnerability scanners (WVS) are tools for discovering vulnerabilities in a web application. However, they are not 100% accurate. In this paper we develop a hybrid algorithm for detecting web based applications ...
Eave Screening and Push-Pull Tactics to Reduce House Entry by Vectors of Malaria
(2016)
Long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying have contributed to a decline in malaria over the last decade, but progress is threatened by the development of physiological and behavioral resistance of mosquitoes ...
Experimental evaluation of inactivated and live attenuated vaccines against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides
(2016)
The current control method for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in Africa is vaccination with a live, attenuated strain of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm). However, this method is not very efficient and ...
Factors influencing implementation of the nursing process in Naivasha District Hospital, Kenya
(2016)
Background:
The nursing process (NP) is a framework that is applicable in all clinical settings to provide quality nursing care. Training curricula for nurses and midwives in Kenya have incorporated the NP as a framework ...
Perception of medical professionalism among the surgical community in the University of Nairobi: a mixed method study
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background
Professionalism defines the relationship between colleagues, patients and the society as a whole. Furthermore, being a social construct, professionalism is sophisticated to be regarded simply as a single ...
A Case for Judicial Data Warehousing and Data Mining in Kenya
(2016)
This aim of this study was to demonstrate how the Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) process can be utilized to assist the Kenyan Judiciary address challenges of data integration in its operational systems and hence provide ...
Sclerotia Formation and Toxin Production in Large Sclerotial Aspergillus flavus Isolates from Kenya
(2016)
We studied the relationship between sclerotia formation and aflatoxin production by Aspergillusflavus strains isolated from maize kernels from Nandi County. Isolates recovered from maize kernels were tested for their ability ...
The Impact and Successes of a Paediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background. The prevalence and distribution of endocrine disorders in children in Africa are not well known because most cases are often undiagnosed or diagnosed too late. The awareness of this led to the launch of the ...
Task shifting the management of non-communicable diseases to nurses in Kibera, Kenya: does it work?
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
In sub-Saharan Africa there is an increasing need to leverage available health care workers to provide care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study was conducted to evaluate adherence to Médecins ...