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Impact of Brain drain on.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The loss of skilled personnel is a major drain on the development process
and is not only a Kenyan but also global issue. The study examined the impact of brain drain on public universities in Kenya’s Moi University Main ...
A study of risk factors for intestinal helminth infections using epidemiological and anthropological approaches
(2001-10)
This study, conducted in Kisumu District, Kenya, identified important risk factors for infection with intestinal helminths using traditional epidemiological methods. This was combined with a rapid assessment study using ...
Detection and enumeration of Coliforms and Escherichia coli in water
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2008)
Water samples from eighteen different sources in Nairobi were analyzed for coliform and E. coli content using three microbiological techniques,
namely: Multiple tube or Most Probable Number (MPN) technique, Defined Substrate ...
Gender Related Patterns In The Shape And Dimensions Of The Foramen Magnum In An Adult Kenyan Population
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Foramen magnum is a useful landmark in the base of the skull. Its shape and dimensions show
ethnic and gender differences. This data is useful in forensic medicine and anthropology but are
unknown among Kenyans. Two ...
Blood pressure and associated factors in a rural Kenyan community.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1984)
Blood pressure (BP) and associated factors were determined in 1737 men in a remote Kenyan agricultural community. Systolic BP showed no significant rise with age until after 54 years; diastolic BP showed a small rise with ...
Cost and consequences of trachoma survey and mass drug administration in the Narok district in Kenya (abstract)
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Purpose: To determine and compare the cost of MDA using two survey methods.
Methods: An impact survey was conducted to justify continuation of MDA in Narok district (543,199 people). The district was segmented into 5 ...
Economic Reform Programs: No Ideal Models for stalled Economies" in Kasneb Newsline.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
This article considers IMF economic reform programmes in the context of developing economies. The fundamental features of these programmes are considered and then a critical appraisal is conducted of the performance of ...
The use of game trails as a possible measure of habitat utilisation by larger mammals
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Percentage cover of game trails is discussed as a possible measure of total habitat utilisation by larger mammals and a technique for its measurement is described. Game trail cover in Tsavo National Park (East) at Voi has ...
Observations on the changing vegetation of Tsavo National Park (East)
(University of Nairobi, 1968-08)
An analysis of woody vegetation in Tsavo National Park (East) by extensive variable-plot sampling indicates that the vegetation had been differentially destroyed up to 1966, but that by 1967 considerable local shrub ...
Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to the red-legged tick, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi is an economically-important tick of livestock in Africa mainly due to its ability to transmit Babesia equi to horses, Anaplasma marginale to cattle and to cause paralysis in lambs, adult sheep ...