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Advancing Africa’s great lakes research and academic potential: Answering the call for harmonized, long-term, collaborative networks and partnerships
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The African Great Lakes (AGL) have rich fisheries and are renowned ‘‘biodiversity hotspots”. Consequently
the AGLand the ecosystem services they provide, underpin the welfare and livelihoods of over 50 million
people ...
Water Availability Analysis of Multiple Source Groundwater Supply Systems in Water Stressed Urban Centers Case of Lodwar Municipality Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Ensuring water security to urban population in fragile environments through interlinked systems of groundwater abstraction, storage and distribution of sufficient quantity is challenging
especially to urban utilities ...
Impact of Corporate Governance on Corporate Value for Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The study objective is to establish the impact of corporate governance on corporate value of firms listed at the
Nairobi Securities Exchange. From time to time, capital market authorities have issued guidelines and
regulations ...
On stock returns volatility and trading volume of the nairobi securities exchange index
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This study attempts to put forward a framework that can be utilized to model the dynamics of the underlying returns on asset. The intention is to probe the dynamic connection between volatility of stock returns and trading ...
Chewable Antacid Tablets: Are Disintegration Tests Relevant?
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
A recently published FDA guidance on chewable tablets has addressed the quality attributes of this class of dosage forms. This study evaluated disintegration as a quality attribute for a number of commercially available ...
Trends and risk factors associated with stillbirths: A case study of the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital in Northern Ghana.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background
Maternal and Child health remains at the core of global health priorities transcending the Millennium Development Goals into the current era of Sustainable Development Goals. Most low and middle-income countries ...
Burden of prehypertension among adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of findings from the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) Programme
(BioMed Central, 2020-03)
Background
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for mortality globally. African countries, including Kenya, have a high and rising prevalence of hypertension. Prehypertension is associated with an increased risk of ...
The burden of unrecognised chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes at a county hospital clinic in Kenya : implications to care and need for screening
(BioMed Central, 2020-01)
Background
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes enhances the cardiovascular risk profiles and disease, and is a strong predictor of progression to end-stage kidney disease. Early diagnosis is ...
Gender Differences in the Pattern of Socio-Demographics Relevant to Metabolic Syndrome Among Kenyan Adults with Central Obesity at a Mission Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a risk factor for cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. Although the risk factors for MetS are well documented, differences in gender-based demographics ...
The Phytochemical Composition of Melia volkensii and Its Potential for Insect Pest Management.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Due to potential health and environmental risks of synthetic pesticides, coupled with their non-selectivity and pest resistance, there has been increasing demand for safer and biodegradable alternatives for insect pest ...