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Bacterial contamination of kale (brassica oleracea acephala) along the supply chain in Nairobi and its environs
(2011)
Objective: To assess the microbiological safety of kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala)
produced from farms and those sold at the markets with special focus on coliforms,
E.coli and Salmonella.
Design: A cross sectional ...
The need for continuing professional development
(2007-08)
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East African Journal of Ophthalmology August 2007
EDITORIAL
The need for continuing professional development
Continuing professional development (CPD) refers to the means by which members of
professional associations ...
An application of the Transportation Model in the distribution of UHT milk
(IBIMA Publishing, 2000)
This paper, using data from factories and depots of KCC that handle UHT milk, develops a model for the optimal allocation of milk from factories to the deports in various parts of Kenya. In developing of this model, the ...
Child nutritional status and maternal factors in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya
(2005)
Objective: To assess the relationship between maternal factors and child nutritional status among children aged 6-36 months.
Design: Cross sectional descriptive survey.
Setting: Urban slum settlement in Nairobi, ...
Transperineal Trucut needle biopsy of the prostate: A prospective Study
(1990-12)
A prospective study involving ninety (90) transperineal TruCut Tm needle biopsies of the prostate in eighty (80) patients has revealed that the repeated use of this needle until it becomes ineffective does not affect its ...
Phenotypic and genetic parameters of reproductive traits for Ayrshire cattle on large-scale farms in Kenya.
(2006)
Data consisting of 2757 records from ten Kenyan Ayrshire herds made between 1980 and 2005 were used to examine environmental factors affecting age at first calving (AFC) and calving intervals (CI) and consequently estimate ...
Large animal abdominal hernias
(1991)
Equines are particularly susceptible to infection withTrypanosoma evansi andT. brucei, but rarely is naturalT. congolense andT. vivax infection seen in horses. An outbreak of trypanosomosis occurred in a herd of horses ...
Precolonial Trading Systems of the East African Interior In Conah,
(Leicester University press, 1988)
The precolonial trading systems of the East African interior have a great antiquity ml can best be understood by employing a multidisciplinary approach including archaeology, oral traditions, linguistic evidence and ...
Partnership challenges of Community Wildlife Sanctuaries in Laikipia County, Kenya
(2011)
Community Wildlife Sanctuaries (CWSs) is a Community Based Conservation (CBC) approach promoted in Kenya since the 1990s for wildlife conservation and as an alternative livelihood option in pastoral areas. A study was ...
clinical application of tumour makers
(2009)
Background: Tumour markers have made a difference to oncology practice. They can be used in screening, diagnosis, prognostication and assessment of treatment efficacy. Reports on tumour marker usage suggest that many ...