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Glycemic Control in Kenyan Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
(2015)
Background. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is the most common endocrine disorder in children and adolescents worldwide.
While data about prevalence, treatment, and complications are recorded in many countries, few data ...
Identification Key for Aspergillus Species Isolated from Maize and Soil of Nandi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The aim of this study was to identify Aspergillus species isolated from maize kernels and soils of maize fields of Nandi County using macro and micro morphological characteristics. A cross sec- tional research design was ...
Does performance contracting matter? The moderating influence of performance contracting on the relationship between strategy implementation and performance of Kenya State Corporations
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10-26)
Strategy implementation has been established to influence organizational performance. However, its influence on organizational performance could be subject to a number of other variables including performance contracting. ...
The practice of African indigenous education and its relevance to theory and practice of modern education in Africa
(2015)
This paper explores the concept and practice of education in traditional African societies.
It attempts a critical examination of general aspects that surround African indigenous education.
The writer begins by defining ...
The digital matatu project: Using cell phones to create an open source data for Nairobi's semi-formal bus system
(Elsevier, 2015)
In many of the world's growing cities, semi-formal buses form the basis of public transit systems. However, little open and standardized data exist on these systems. The Digital Matatus project in Nairobi, Kenya set out ...
Cancer genetics education in a low- to middle-income country: evaluation of an interactive workshop for clinicians in kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06-02)
Background
Clinical genetic testing is becoming an integral part of medical care for inherited disorders.
While genetic testing and counseling are readily available in high-income countries, in low-
and middle-income ...
The critical organizational factors of e-government in Kenya.
(2015)
eGovernment focusses on the use of technology to achieve levels of improvement in various areas of government,
transforming the nature of politics and relations between the government and citizens. However, in Kenya, just ...
Pathogenicity and performance of two candidate isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) in four liquid culture media for the management of the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)
The aim of this study was to identify and develop entomopathogenic fungi as biopesticides for management of Maruca vitrata (Fabricius). Fourteen isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metchnikoff) Sorokin and six of Beauveria ...
Pharmacological evidence for the folk use of Nefang: antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of its constituent plants.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06-09)
Nefang is a polyherbal anti-malarial composed of Mangifera indica (MiB and MiL; bark and leaf), Psidium guajava (Pg), Carica papaya (Cp), Cymbopogon citratus (Cc), Citrus sinensis (Cs) and Ocimum gratissimum (Og) (leaves). ...