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Effect of Liquidity Creation on the Relationship between Interest Rate Spread and Firm Performance
(ADFJ, 2024-02-26)
The interest rate spread plays a crucial role in shaping the performance of commercial banks, as a wider interest spread allows banks to generate higher interest income, leading to improved profitability and overall ...
Understanding and managing a case of the omphalocele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defect complex
(University of Nairobi, 2024)
The omphalocele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defects (OEIS) complex is a rare birth disorder involving a combination of gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, renal, neural, and genitourinary system defects. We present a ...
Effect of Soil Properties on the Physical and Nutritional Content of Syzygium Fruits
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
This study was undertaken to determine the effect of Soil pH, porosity, bulk and particle density, magnesium, manganese, sodium, copper, zinc, and titaniumonthe physicochemical and nutritional content of Syzygium ...
Assessment of the Role Played by Housing Conditions in Exacerbating Tungiasis in Kandara Sub-County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Jigger infestation, also referred to as Tungiasis, is a skin health problem usually associated with poor people. It is caused by penetration of female jigger flea, Tunga penetrans into the skin of a disposed host and, the ...
Typhoid fever in India: A growing concern requiring immediate preventive efforts
(University of Nairobi, 2024)
Towards pharmacogenomics-guided tuberculosis (TB) therapy: N-acetyltransferase-2 genotypes among TB-infected Kenyans of mixed ethnicity
(University of Nairobi, 2024)
Background: Though persons of African descent have one of the widest genetic variability, genetic polymorphisms of drug-metabolising enzymes such as N-Acetyltransferase-2 (NAT2) are understudied. This study aimed to identify ...
The potential impact and cost of focusing HIV prevention on young women and men: A modeling analysis in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)
Objective: We compared the impact and costs of HIV prevention strategies focusing on youth (15-24 year-old persons) versus on adults (15+ year-old persons), in a high-HIV burden context of a large generalized epidemic.
Design: ...
Planned teacher participation in pedagogy and learner achievement in Secondary Schools in West Pokot Kenya
(2024-04)
Planned teacher participation in pedagogy, characterized by the systematic utilization of schemes of work, lesson plans, and diverse teaching methods, are structured frameworks which lay foundation for effective teaching ...
Assessing determinants of scaling up pathways for adopted CSA Climate Smart Agricultural practices: Evidence from Climate Smart Villages in Nyando Basin, Kenya
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-03-31)
Africa has recently experienced adverse climate changes and has recognized tremendous advancement of numerous Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies with ability to promote resilience and productivity. However, these ...
Determinants of the intensity of adoption of climate-smart horticulture practices in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
(Informa UK Limited, 2024-03-31)
horticulture is an important sub-sector of the Kenyan economy that contributes to food and nutrition security as well as a source of income to small-scale farmers. however, the sub-sector is ...