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Collective efficiency and small enterprise in kenyA proposal to study the vehicle repair and fish processing industriesa
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
A proposal for research into two clusters of small-scale activities in Kenya. The first is a group of auto repair businesses and related activities located in Nairobi and neighbouring Thika. ...
Regionalization of the Upper Tana Basin of Kenya Using Stream Flow Records
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
In this study, the upper Tana basin of Kenya was delineated into homogenous hydrological zones based on monthly stream flow records from several river gauge stations in the basin using the empirical orthogonal function ...
Motivational interviewing intervention on health-seeking behaviors of pregnant women in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
“Once I begin to participate, people will run away from me”: Understanding stigma as a barrier to HIV vaccine research participation in Kenya
(2011-11)
Purpose
Participation of volunteers in clinical research is essential to the development of effective HIV prevention methods, including an HIV vaccine. This study expands current knowledge of stigma and discrimination ...
Kasabach merritt syndrome in an adult female African : case report
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
A case of KMS in a 25 year old female African is described. Her past medical history, laboratory findings and management are presented. The findings in this case are found to be in common with those in published cases. ...
Etiological role of hepatitis E virus in sporadic fulminant hepatitis
(1994)
Non-A, non-B hepatitis viruses have been implicated as the etiological agent(s) in up to 60% of patients with fulminant hepatitis. These agents are reported to induce a higher mortality than other causes of fulminant ...
Forest and woodland depletion in the Lake Elementeita basin, Kenya
(1991)
Colour infra-red LANDSAT imagery was used to estimate areal changes in forest and woodland vegetation of the Lake Elementeita watershed (335 km2) in Kenya's rift valley. The rate of depletion from 1973 to 1984 was estimated ...
Identification and characterization of HLA-A*0301 epitopes in HIV-1 gag proteins using a novel approach
(2010-01)
Identification of CTL epitopes correlated to immune protection is important for the development of vaccines that enhance T-cell mediated immune responses. The correlation of positively selected amino acids (PS) of HIV-1 ...
Women's Small-Scale Enterprises In Rural Kenya: Influences of Spatial Isolation on Economic Linkages
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
This paper investigates the impact of spatial isolation on Kenyan women's small-scale rural enterprises. Rural women are increasingly engaging in small-scale enterprises. This is a function of intra-household ...