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Risk factors associated with occurrence of nematodes in free range pigs in Busia District, Kenya
(2012)
Nematode infections are a serious constraint to
pig production, especially where free range pig keeping is
practiced. This study investigated the epidemiology of
nematodes in free range pigs in Busia District, Kenya.
Three ...
Meat supplementation increases arm muscle area in Kenyan schoolchildren.
(2013)
The present study examines the effect of animal-source-food (ASF) intake on arm muscle area growth as part of a larger study examining causal links between ASF intake, growth rate, physical activity, cognitive function and ...
Risk factors for cervical precancer detection among previously unscreened HIV-infected women in Western Kenya.
(Wiley, 2013)
HIV and cervical cancer are intersecting epidemics in many low-resource settings, yet there are few accurate estimates of the scope of this public health challenge. To understand disease prevalence and risk factors for ...
Where will this illness take me? Reactions to HIV diagnosis from women living with HIV in Kenya
(2011-04)
The purpose of our study was to develop an in-depth understanding of the reactions of 40 urban and rural HIV-infected Kenyan women to HIV diagnosis. We employed narrative inquiry principles to guide this qualitative ...
Sclerotia Formation and Toxin Production in Large Sclerotial Aspergillus flavus Isolates from Kenya
(2016)
We studied the relationship between sclerotia formation and aflatoxin production by Aspergillusflavus strains isolated from maize kernels from Nandi County. Isolates recovered from maize kernels were tested for their ability ...
Assessing irreversibility of an E-Government project in Kenya: Implication for governance
(2010)
This paper offers an exploratory analysis into the relationship between E-Government conceptualization and its intended impacts. By combining three independent research streams of technology transfer, information technology ...
Transformative Constitutionalism: Contextualizing Human Rights Application Under the Constitution of Kenya 2010
(2013)
The enactment of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 heralded a new era in the Kenyan legal system particularly in the field of human rights which had experienced vast challenges in the past under the old Constitutional orders. ...
Effects of the Public Procurement Oversight Authority Standard Tender Document on Procurement of Public Building Works in Kenya : A Case of Ministry of Public Works Managed Projects
(Journal of Buit Environment, University of Nairobi, 2013-06-17)
Procurement of public construction projects among clients and other stakeholders continues to be a matter of
concern all over the world. Over the years, the government has introduced and revised conditions of contract ...
Ratooning ability and its effect on grain yield of upland Nerica rice varieties in Central Kenya
(2014)
Field experiments were conducted at Mwea Irrigation Agricultural Development (MIAD) Centre in central Kenya
(0o 41'S, 37o 20'E, 1159m) to assess rice ratooning ability and its effect on grain yield. Four upland NERICA
(NERICA ...
The effects of legume and maize stover residue management practices on the yield of a subsequent maize crop in Kitale, Kenya
(2015-06-13)
A trial focusing on the management of Mucuna pruriens (mucuna) and maize stover residues was conducted over two seasons on a low fertility soil in the North Rift region of Kenya. The effects of factorial combinations of ...