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High Rates of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Both Arms of a Peer Counseling Study Promoting EBF Among HIV-Infected Kenyan Women
(2016)
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recommended for 6 months after delivery as the optimal infant feeding method and is especially important for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). However, EBF ...
Evaluation of Intelligent Grouping Based on Learners’ Collaboration Competence Level in Online Collaborative Learning Environment
(2016)
In this paper we explore the impact of an intelligent grouping algorithm based on learners’ collaborative
competency when compared with (a) instructor based Grade Point Average (GPA) method level and (b)
random method, ...
Catastrophic health expenditure and household impoverishment: a case of prevalence of non-communicable diseases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background:
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have become one of the leading causes of morbidity and
mortality in Kenya. Their claim on financial and time resources adversely affects household ...
Numerical simulation of vibration of horizontal cylinder induced by progressive waves
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Maritime structures often comprise cylinders of small diameter relative to the prevailing wave length. This paper describes the direct forcing immersed boundary simulation of the hydroelastic behaviour of a rigid, horizontal ...
Anatomical features of renal artery in a black Kenyan population: Correlation with markers of atherosclerosis
(2016)
Knowledge of anatomical features of the renal artery is important in prediction, management and control of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. These features show population variations but data from black African ...
A robust magnetic resonance imaging method based on compressive sampling and clustering of sparsifying coefficients
(Kiragu H, Kamucha G, Mwangi E. A Robust Magnetic Resonance Imaging Method Based on Compressive Sampling and Clustering of Sparsifying Coefficients. Limassol, Cyprus ; 2016., 2016)
This paper presents a novel and robust method for medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The proposed method utilizes the sparsity as well as clustering of the image coefficients in the wavelet transform sparsifying ...
Effects of antioxidants on oxidation and storage stability of Croton megalocarpus biodiesel
(Springer, 2016)
The effects of antioxidants and storage on oxidation stability of croton biodiesel and its blends with petro-diesel were determined using PetroOxy equipment. The biodiesel and blends were kept in Pyrex reagent bottles and ...
Clinical pharmacokinetic properties of magnesium sulphate in women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
(2016)
Background
The pharmacokinetic basis of magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) dosing regimens for eclampsia prophylaxis and treatment is not clearly established.
Objectives
To review available data on clinical pharmacokinetic ...
Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages
(2016)
Schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) (hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides) are widely distributed in developing countries where they infect over 230 million and 1.5 billion people, respectively. ...
Eternal Damnation: A Reply to Karori Mbugua’s “Gentler Theology of Hell
(Thought and Practice Journal, 2016-10-08)
This article is a reply to Karori Mbugua’s article titled “The Problem of Hell Revisited: Towards a Gentler Theology of Hell” (Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya, New Series, Vol.3 ...