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Adoption of Open Source Software by Organizations – A Framework for Kenya
(2012-12)
Open Source Software (OSS) has emerged as an alternative to
Closed Source Software in many fields of software usage.
However, how and why OSS software is being adopted and
implemented within organizations in Kenya is ...
Application of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Technology in the Tropics: Effects of Radiation Intensity and Temperature on DSSC Performance
(2012)
Effects of radiation intensity and temperature on the
performance of a dye-sensitized solar module (DSSM) have been
investigated in a tropical area in Nairobi, Kenya. Outdoor
measurements were performed on cloudless ...
Uses and management of ximenia americana, olacaceae in semi-arid East Shewa, Ethiopia
(2012)
Wild edible plants are crucial resources with multipurpose uses and indigenous people have ethnobotanical knowledge of their use and management. Ximenia americana L., is among the preferred multipurpose use wild edible ...
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 ...
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 ...
Synthesis and characterization of highly conductive charge-transfer complexes using positron annihilation spectroscopy.
(2012)
Molecular charge-transfer complexes of the tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) with picric acid (Pi-OH), benzene-1,4-diol (QL), tin(IV) tetrachloride (SnCl(4)), iodine, bromine, and zinc chloride (ZnCl(2)) have been synthesized ...
Contraception knowledge and practice among fistula patients at referral centers in Kenya.
(2012)
OBJECTIVE:
To establish knowledge and practice of contraception among patients presenting with a fistula attending fistula care services at 4 centers in Kenya.
METHODS:
In a descriptive cohort study carried out ...
Neutralizing antibody escape during HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission involves conformational masking of distal epitopes in envelope.
(2012-09)
HIV-1 variants transmitted to infants are often resistant to maternal neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), suggesting that they have escaped maternal NAb pressure. To define the molecular basis of NAb escape that contributes ...
Impact of counselling on exclusive breast-feeding practices in a poor urban setting in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial.
(2012-10)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the impact of facility-based semi-intensive and home-based intensive counselling in improving exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) in a low-resource urban setting in Kenya.
DESIGN:
A cluster ...
Human papillomavirus prevalence in invasive cervical carcinoma by HIV Status
(2012-04-19)
Data on the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC) in women with HIV are scarce but are essential to elucidate the influence of immunity on the carcinogenicity of different HPV ...