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Characterization of follicular dynamics in the Kenyan Boran cow
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07-20)
Follicular dynamics is one of the most important subjects in ovarian physiology. In cows and heifers, it is
characterized by waves of follicular growth and regression. This has been largely studied in European breeds ...
Constraints to use of breeding services in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08-30)
Most Kenyan farmers are in need of services to improve their cattle breeds. The artificial insemination and bull
services are the only available options to improve these breeds. A study was conducted to determine constraints ...
Assessment of fecal parasitism for decision making in continued deworming of slum stray dogs in Nairobi areas of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09-18)
The objective of this
study was to establish
the density of infestation of slum dogs with gastrointestinal
helminths in
locations
where vaccination and deworming
campaigns
had been carried out for a period
of ...
High-order additions to platinum-based alloys for high-temperature applications
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)
Platinum-based alloys are being developed with microstructures similar to nickel-based superalloys for potential high-temperature applications in aggressive environments. Since the chemistries of nickel and platinum are ...
Knowledge on HPV vaccine and cervical cancer facilitates vaccine acceptability among school teachers in Kitui County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08-12)
Background
Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have the potential to reduce the
burden of cervical cancer. School-based delivery of HPV vaccines is cost-effective and suc-
cessful uptake depends on ...
A 15-year study of the impact of community antiretroviral therapy coverage on HIV incidence in Kenyan female sex workers.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
OBJECTIVE:
To test the hypothesis that increasing community antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage would be associated with lower HIV incidence in female sex workers (FSWs) in Mombasa District, Kenya.
DESIGN:
Prospective ...
Prevalence of Indigestible Rumen Foreign Bodies in Sheep and Goats at Dagoretti and Kiserian Abattoirs, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-01-17)
The study was carried out on small ruminants slaughtered at the Dagoretti and Kiserian abattoirs in Nairobi and
Kajiado Counties, from April to June 2013. The objective was to determine the prevalence and types of ...
Assessing the efficiency of HIV prevention interventions in Kenya__ the ORPHEA project
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)
Despite limited resources for HIV prevention interventions, few empirical studies investigate the efficiency of HIV prevention interventions. Reliable data on costs and efficiency is critical to best inform the choice of ...
Comparing PSO and GA Optimizers in MLP to Predict Mobile Traffic Jam Times
(2015)
Freely-usable frequency spectrum is dwindling quickly in the face of increasingly greater demand. As mobile
traffic overwhelm the frequency allocated to it, some frequency bands such as for terrestrial TV are insufficiently ...
Combined Real and Reactive Power Economic Dispatch using Multi-Objective Reinforced Learning with Optimized Losses
(2015)
Most of the economic dispatch (ED) works so far deal with real power dispatch only. With the integration of renewable
energy into the grid, reactive power dispatch cannot be ignored any longer due to its importance in ...