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Alcohol And Substance Use Among First-Year Students At The University Of Nairobi, Kenya: Prevalence And Patterns
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Increase in alcohol and substance use among college students is a global public health concern. It is associated with the risk of alcohol and substance use disorders to the individual concerned and public health problems ...
Genotype by environment analysis of rice (Oryza sativa L.) populations under drought stressed and well-watered environments
(Southern Cross Publishers, 2020)
In Kenya, the key abiotic stress affecting rice production is drought stress which is experienced mainly during reproductive phase of the crop. This study evaluated the performance of Kenyan rice populations including 19 ...
Maize (zea mays l.) growth and yield response to tillage methods and fertilizer combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya
(TST, 2020-01)
The trials were set up in Busia, Embu and Kirinyaga Counties to assess the effect of tillage methods and application of different fertilizer combinations on maize productivity in the lower and upper midland agro-ecological ...
Tillage Method and Residual N, P, K, Zn, B, Mg, Ca, and S Nutrients Effect on Growth and Yield of Dry Bean Grown after the Harvest of Maize
(NST, 2020)
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production is constrained majorly by drought and low soil fertility in Kenya. These limitations have never been adequately approached due to financial challenges and lack of better ...
mHealth-based peer mentoring for prevention of alcohol and substance abuse among first year university students: protocol for quasi-experimental intervention
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-05)
Objective: The use of psychoactive substances increases university students’ general morbidity and mortality. Universities run programs to prevent psychoactive substance use since they are associated with the risk of poor ...
Enhanced role of private sector through public private partnerships in low income urban housing in Kenya
(Emerald, 2020-06-06)
Purpose – Low income urban housing in Kenya is underdeveloped as a result of uninnovative financing, hence the many slums and informal settlements in the country, hence the need for enhanced participation of the private ...
Sex determination from dimensions of distal tibiae in adult Kenyans: A discriminant function analysis
(Elsevier, 2020)
Purpose: To assess the utility of the dimensions of the distal tibial articular surface in determining the sex of an individual in a sample Kenyan population. Basic procedures: A total of 156 tibiae were obtained for the ...
The conflict between anti-money laundering reporting obligations and the doctrine of confidentiality for legal practitioners in Kenya
(Emerald, 2020-07-06)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the balance between anti-money laundering reporting
obligations and the doctrine of advocate–client confidentiality for legal practitioners.
Design/methodology/approach – ...
Valve distribution of the popliteal vein: A structural basis for deep venous thrombosis?
(SAGE, 2020-07-13)
Objective: To describe the relationship between number and distribution of valves. Methods: Sixty-six popliteal vein specimens were used for the study after routine dissection at the Department of Human Anatomy, University ...
Sexualising the performance, objectifying the performer: The twerk dance in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-16)
Shifting arenas of dance performance and youths’ counterculture have brought the twerk to the internet, thus exposing it to the discourse of cultural imperialism, appropriation, and cultural resistance. This has changed ...