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Grappling with HIV transmission risks: narratives of rural women in eastern Kenya living with HIV
(2012-09)
As people live longer and more productively with HIV infection, issues of agency in reducing HIV risk are particularly important for HIV-infected women living in high prevalence, underresourced countries such as Kenya. ...
Management Of Anterior Abdominal Wall Defect Using A Pedicled Tensor Fascia Lata: A Case Report
(2012)
Degloving injuries to anterior abdominal wall are rare due to the mechanism of injury. Pedicled tensor fascia lata is known to be a versatile flap with ability to reach the lower anterior abdomen. A 34-year-old man who was ...
Symptomatic and Uroflometry Outcomes Of Tamsulosin and Dutasteride Combination In Management of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy in the Black Race
(2012)
Objective: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) incidence and progression has been shown to vary by race, geography and ethnicity with African-Americans having a more aggressive disease than other races. Combination drug ...
Fighting Corruption in Africa: Mission Impossible?
(IACSA - International Anti-Corruption Summer Academy, 2012)
Africa is a hugely endowed continent in terms of natural resources. It always has been. The statistical
back-up for this assertion is astounding. The continent is home to 40% of the world’s potential
hydroelectric power ...
Synthesis of glucaminium-based ionic liquids and their application in the removal of boron from water.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
A novel class of ionic liquids (ILs), exhibiting high selectivity towards boron species as well as the ability to phase separate from water, were synthesized from N-methyl-D-glucamine. The complexation of boric acid/borate ...
Impacts Of Land Cover Change Scenarios On Storm Runoff Generation: A Basis For Management Of The Nyando Basin, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The effects of conceptual land cover change scenarios on the generation of storm runoffs were evaluated in the Nyando Basin. The spatial scenarios represented alternatives that vary between full deforestation and reforestation. ...
Classification of the Kenyan general insurance risks using copula approach
(JKUAT Press Ltd, 2012)
Dependence between risks reduces the benefits of
diversification. Modem portfolio theory is based on correlation as
a measure of dependence while the criterion presented here is
based on the copula theory as a measure ...
Understanding social freedom and humanism in Odera Oruka's philosophy
(2012-12)
H. Odera Oruka’s philosophy, as can be discerned from his various works, revolves around the
issue of social justice. In this paper I seek to show how Oruka’s idea of social justice is
inextricably bound up with his ...
Bottlenecks in the execution of Kenya vision 2030 strategy: An empirical study
(University of Nairobi, 2012-03)
Strategy can only impact the bottom line if it successfully implemented. In the past it has been proposed that the public
sector experiences great difficulties in regard to implementing reforms and offering of quality ...
Optimising Voltage Profile Of Distribution Networks With Distributed Generation
(2012)
Power utility companies are required to supply
customers with power within specified voltage limits. Voltage
rise in networks with distributed generators therefore poses a
challenge. This paper presents a coordinated ...