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Orthopaedics in day surgery
(University Of Nairobi, 2009-01)
Background: Day surgery is now well established worldwide, but is just being established in Africa. In this paper is examined the efficacy of day care surgery in Orthopaedics. Setting up of the units and types of units ...
Orthopaedic training in Kenya
(2010-03)
Background: Orthopaedic training in Kenya, like in other East, Central and Southern Africa college of surgeons (COSECSA) countries is varied leading to specialists with varying exposures and competencies. The experience ...
Maxillofacial injuries caused by terrorist bomb attack in Nairobi, Kenya
(Elsevier Science Ltd, 2002)
Although military conflicts are common on the African continent, there is a paucity of data regarding bomb-blast injuries in this region and in Kenya in particular. This paper describes the pattern of maxillofacial injuries ...
Global Burden of Visual Impairment and Blindness
(2012-05)
Vision loss and age-related eye diseases are major global public health problems. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (hereafter referred to as the GBD Study) was commissioned by the World Bank ...
Soil Erosion Effects on Soil Properties in a Highland Area of Central Kenya
(1997)
One of the most important features that is neglected in many soil erosion studies in Africa is the monitoring of changes to the soil during the progress of the experiment. Objectives of this study were therefore to monitor ...
The role of the company secretary in Corporate Governance in Kenyan listed Companies
(2012)
e role of company secretary has gained momentum in recent years more so in the
responsibility it bears in promoting corporate governance especially in the recent rise in
corporate scandals. This research study was aimed ...
The challenges of pre-vocational education in colonial and post independent Kenya
(2002)
This paper examines the challenges that have confronted pre-vocational education in
Kenya during the colonial and post-colonial periods. Using a fundamental historical viewpoint that past experiences are important in ...
The effects of crop cover and residue management on runoff and soil loss
(1988)
The amount ofplant cover needed to protect a soil depends on the soil characteristics and the intensity of erosive forces at that time and place. Loose soil on steep slopes needs permanent vegetation to intercept raindrops ...
The challenge and role of psychology to development in Africa
(2002)
This paper examines the contribution of the discipline of psychology to nation building and the entire process of national development in Africa. It is argued that psychology has a significant role to play in solving ...
Education and information technology
(2002)
This discussion attempts to explore the effects of information technology on education. Initially conceptual clarity is established for the central concepts of 'information technology' and 'education '. Each concept is ...