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In Vivo Study on the Effect of African Black Tea Extract on Wound Healing
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: The use of alternative medicine is on the rise worldwide. Black tea (Camellia Sinensis) is believed to assist in wound healing among communities who apply it topically. This had however not been scientifically ...
Neurocognition in Kenyan youth at clinical high risk for psychosis
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Introduction: Cognitive deficits are typically seen in schizophrenia and in the prodrome, and are a major predictor of functional outcomes in patients. In Africa, few studies have investigated neurocognition in psychosis, ...
Stakeholder-engaged research: strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Background: This study was done as part of a larger study that aims to identify the most impactful and cost-effective strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya. Our objective was to involve ...
Complex Tissue Regeneration in Mammals Is Associated With Reduced Inflammatory Cytokines and an Influx of T Cells
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
While mammals tend to repair injuries, other adult vertebrates like salamanders and fish
regenerate damaged tissue. One prominent hypothesis offered to explain an inability
to regenerate complex tissue in mammals is a ...
An Assessment of Groundwater Grab Syndrome in Langata Sub County, Nairobi City-kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Interest on the investigation of groundwater depletion threat is growing globally
and Langata sub County in Nairobi, the capital city of the Republic of
Kenya, is not an exception. Because of drought-induced water ...
Imagining the Kenyan Canaan Dream Journey in Cyber Space
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
With technological advances made in contemporary times, new literary genres have emerged in digital space, with an attendant rise in the performance of rhetorical discourse on social media platforms. In the run up to Kenyan ...
In-Vitro protein digestibility, physico-chemical properties and nutritional quality of sorghum-green gram cookies supplemented with mango powder
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Ready to Eat (RTE) sorghum cookies were prepared by incorporating green gram flour at 10%, 20%, 30%, dried mango powder at 10% and evaluated for their physico-chemical and nutritional properties. Protein, fat, fiber and ...
Influence of Perception and Quality of ICT‐Based Agricultural Input Information on Use of ICTs by Farmers in Developing Countries: Case of Sikasso in Mali
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Small-scale cereal farmers dominate agricultural activities in developing countries. These agricultural activities are characterized by low productivity due to lack of agricultural input information. ...
Employing learning health system principles to advance research on severe neonatal and pediatric illness in Kenya.
(BMJ, 2021)
We have worked to develop a Clinical Information Network (CIN) in Kenya as an early form of learning health systems (LHS) focused on paediatric and neonatal care that now spans 22 hospitals. CIN's aim was to examine important ...
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with an unscheduled return visit within 72 hours to the Paediatric Emergency Centre at a Private Tertiary Referral Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)
Introduction: Patients' unscheduled return visits (URVs) to the paediatric emergency Centre (PEC) contribute to overcrowding and affect health service delivery and overall quality of care. This study assessed the characteristics ...