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Impact of integrated fruit fly management strategy on food security among smallholder mango farmers in Kenya.
(ajfand, 2020-03)
Adoption of agricultural innovations is perceived as a key avenue for poverty reduction and improved food and nutritional security in developing countries. The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) ...
Dividend Policy and Share Price Volatility Among Insurance Companies Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2020)
The major objective of any firm is to maximize the shareholders wealth. This is evidence through dividend yield and payout ratio and this encapsulate into the dividend policy of a company. The research purpose aimed at ...
Diversity and function of maternal hiv-1-specific antibodies at the time of vertical transmission
(UoN, 2020)
Infants of HIV-positive mothers can acquire HIV infection by various routes, but even in the absence of antiviral treatment, the majority of these infants do not become infected. There is evidence that maternal antibodies ...
First detection of Theileria parva in cattle from Cameroon in the absence of the main tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
A major risk factor for the spread of livestock diseases and their vectors is the uncontrolled transboundary movement of live animals for trade and grazing. Such movements constrain effective control of tick-transmitted ...
A review of recent research on Theileria parva: Implications for the infection and treatment vaccination method for control of East Coast fever
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The infection and treatment (ITM) live vaccination method for control of Theileria parva infection in cattle is increasingly being adopted, particularly in Maasai pastoralist systems. Several studies indicate positive ...
Anti-inflammatory norhopanes from the root bark of Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) H.M.Gardner
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Two new norhopane derivatives namely 3β,6β,22-trihydroxy-7β,11α-di[(4-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-21αH-24-norhopa-4(23)-ene (1) and 3β,6β,22-trihydroxy-7β-[(4-hydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-21αH-24-norhopa-4(23)-ene (2) together with two ...
Multidisciplinary approach towards training of the next generation of forensic DNA analysts in Africa; a Kenyan perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The uptake of forensic DNA testing technologies in Africa has been slow despite the revolutionary technology being discovered and adopted 3 decades ago. African governments and partners have invested in construction and ...
Diversity and Multiplicity of P. falciparum infections among asymptomatic school children in Mbita, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Multiplicity of infection (MOI) and genetic diversity of P. falciparum infections are important surrogate indicators for assessing malaria transmission intensity in different regions of endemicity. Determination of MOI and ...
Sub-Saharan Africa preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective of early career African scientists
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Emerging highly transmissible viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 pose a significant global threat to human health and the economy. Since its first appearance in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, ...
Factors affecting uptake and completion of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected children at a national referral hospital, Kenya: a mixed quantitative and qualitative study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection and the leading cause of death in people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV-infected children are at a higher risk of TB infection and disease compared to ...