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Automobile Battery Monitoring System using Arduino Uno R3 Microcontroller Board
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The car starter battery normally provides electrical power for engine cranking, lighting of accessories and feeding the engine ignition system. During any given car engine cranking event, a high current ranging from ...
Association between non-barrier modern contraceptive use and condomless sex among HIV-positive female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya: A prospective cohort analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
As access to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa continues to expand, more women with HIV can expect to survive through their reproductive years. Modern contraceptives can help women choose the timing ...
Occurrence, treatment protocols, and outcomes of colic in horses within Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the treatments and their outcomes in horses with colic in Nairobi County, Kenya.
Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study to determine the occurrence, treatments, ...
Psychotherapy, (II)literacy and information communication and technologies: building bridges to literacy excellence.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This paper, using findings from a literacy intervention program, Early Grade Reading Instruction Curriculum
(EGRIC), discusses theoretical probability and practical possibilities of psychotherapy and information ...
Mainstreaming early grade reading instruction in early Childhood Teacher Education.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This paper provides insights on how Early Grade Reading Instruction Curriculum (EGRIC) catalyzed a
pedagogical shift and, consequently, began transforming early childhood teacher education in Kenya
through reading ...
Effects of Medicinal Plant Extracts and Photosensitization on Aflatoxin Producing Aspergillus flavus (Raper and Fennell)
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This study was undertaken with an aim of exploring the effectiveness of medicinal plant extracts in the control of aflatoxin production. Antifungal properties, photosensitization, and phytochemical composition of aqueous ...
Protocol of a randomised controlled trial characterising the immune responses induced by varicella-zoster virus (VZV) vaccination in healthy Kenyan women: setting the stage for a potential VZV-based HIV vaccine.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
INTRODUCTION:
A protective HIV vaccine would be expected to induce durable effector immune responses at the mucosa, restricting HIV infection at its portal of entry. We hypothesise that use of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ...
Caregiver burden and correlates among caregivers of children and adolescents with psychiatric morbidity: a descriptive cross sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine levels and correlates of caregiver burden among caregivers of children and adolescents with psychiatric morbidity.
METHOD:
Over a period of four months, a total of 252 caregivers of children ...
Clinical characteristics and 12-month outcomes of patients with valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major contributor to the global cardiovascular disease burden. The clinical profile and outcomes of AF patients with valvular heart diseases in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have not ...
'I stayed with my illness': a grounded theory study of health seeking behaviour and treatment pathways of patients with obstetric fistula in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Obstetric fistula classic symptoms of faecal and urinary incontinence cause women to live with social stigma, isolation, psychological trauma and lose their source of livelihoods. There is a paucity of studies ...