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Supportive design model: an approach to promote wellness of pychiatric patients. Case study: Mathari National Hospital, Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2018-08)
The study is an investigation of supportive design model: an approach to promote wellness of psychiatric patients in Mathari National Hospital. The interior design of a space and its exterior environment has tremendous ...
Similar Characteristics of Endometrial and Endometriotic Epithelial Cells.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is characterized by the loss of epithelial and acquisition of mesenchymal cell characteristics. Our aim was to assess the epithelial phenotype in the pathogenesis of endometriosis ...
Co-designing systems for sustainable energy technologies in informal settlement households in Nairobi a case study of Mathare Valley informal settlement
(2018)
Empirical data shows that there is limited adoption of sustainable energy technologies especially by residents of urban informal settlements in Kenya. This is because informal settlement dwellers, such as those living in ...
An analysis of the effects of gender and institutional support services on smallholder maize farmers’ commercialization decisions in transitional systems in Western Kenya
(2018-08)
Smallholder staple cereal farmers in many developing countries are often characterized by low levels of commercialization due to various challenges limiting their ability to effectively access and participate in markets. ...
Soil contamination from lead battery manufacturing and recycling in seven African countries.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-02)
Lead battery recycling is a growing hazardous industry throughout Africa. We investigated potential soil contamination inside and outside formal sector recycling plants in seven countries. We collected 118 soil samples at ...
Relative Deprivation, Protests and Voting in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
While protests and voting are forms of political participation, their theoretical
and empirical literature has largely developed independently and remains
unintegrated, despite a possible common causal mechanism. This ...
Pattern and determinants of contraceptive usage among women of reproductive age from the Digo community residing in Kwale, Kenya: results from a cross-sectional household survey
(University of Nairobi, 2018-01)
Contraceptive usage has been associated with improved maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes. Despite significant resources being allocated to programs, there has been sub-optimal uptake of contraception, especially in ...
Stool Xpert MTB/RIF and urine lipoarabinomannan for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hospitalized HIV-infected children.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
BACKGROUND:
Tuberculosis (TB) causes substantial morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected children. Sample collection and the paucibacillary nature of TB in children makes diagnosis challenging. Rapid diagnostic tools ...
Piloting a livestock identification and traceability system in the northern Tanzania-Narok-Nairobi trade route.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
We designed and piloted a livestock identification and traceability system (LITS) along the Northern Tanzania-Narok-Nairobi beef value chain. Animals were randomly selected and identified at the primary markets using ...
Cytotoxic flavonoids from two Lonchocarpus species.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
A new isoflavone, 4'-prenyloxyvigvexin A (1) and a new pterocarpan, (6aR,11aR)-3,8-dimethoxybitucarpin B (2) were isolated from the leaves of Lonchocarpus bussei and the stem bark of Lonchocarpus eriocalyx, respectively. ...