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Mainstreaming Kenya-nursing process in clinical settings: the case of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background
Utilization of the nursing process in many low and middle income countries has been a challenge. In Kenya, nursing process was modified to operationalize its implementation and hence the name “Kenya-Nursing ...
GDP matters: cost effectiveness of cochlear implantation and deaf education in sub-Saharan Africa
(GDP Matters: cost effectiveness of cochlear implantation and deaf education in sub-Saharan Africa, 2015)
Hypothesis: Cochlear implantation and deaf education are cost effective in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Background: Cost effectiveness of pediatric cochlear implantation has been well established in developed countries but is ...
Influence of Cropping and Irrigation Systems on Population Fluctuation of the African White Rice Stem Borer (Maliarpha separatella Rag) and Damage on Rice. Journal of Entomology, 2015
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Information on the population fluctuatio
n of African white rice stem borer (
Maliarpha
separatella
Ragonot), which is a major rice pest in Kenya, is not known. Availability of such
information can assist in the ...
Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies Among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)
This study highlights drought characteristics and the many responses to drought stresses employed by Turkana pastoralists of northwestern Kenya. Multiple data sources, including socioeconomic interviews with 302 households, ...
Coupled Climate–Economy–Biosphere (CoCEB) model–Part 1: Abatement share and investment in low-carbon technologies
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Abstract. The Coupled Climate–Economy–Biosphere (CoCEB) model described herein takes an integrated assessment approach to simulating global change. By using an endogenous economic growth module with physical and human ...
Effects of plant growth regulators on postharvest quality and vase life of alstereomeria cut flowers
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The objective of the experiment was to investigate the response of Alstroemeria cutflowers to exogenous treatment of Accel (BA + GAMsub>4+7), gibberellins (GA4+7), Florissant 200 and 2.0 mM STS (Commercial flower preservative ...
Medicinal plants used to treat TB in Ghana
(Elsevier, 2015)
The current study was designed to document medicinal plant species that are traditionally used to treat tuberculosis (TB) by Ghanaian communities.
Methods
The medicinal plants used against TB or its signs and symptoms ...
Antidiabetic effects of aqueous leaf extracts of acacia nilotica in alloxan induced diabetic mice
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Diabetes is increasingly affecting a growing number of patients and seriously reducing their quality of life. Use of conventional drugs in diabetes management is expensive, thus, unaffordable to most patients. Furthermore ...
A Logit Analysis of Farmer Knowledge on Rice Blast Disease Pyricularia grisea [Cook, Sacc] at Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kirinyaga County, Central Province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
In Kenya rice is the third most important cereal crop after maize and wheat. However production is constrained by rice blast disease (Pyricularia grisea (Cooke) Sacc). In order to develop viable pest management practices ...
Benefits Derived from Rehabilitating a Degraded Semi-Arid Rangeland in Private Enclosures in West Pokot County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Rehabilitating degraded rangelands using enclosures offers various benefits to agro-pastoral households. However, enclosure benefits cannot be generalized as there are variations across dryland ecosystems and societies. ...