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Rainfall Variability in Africa
(1979)
Time series' of annual rainfall for 69 stations in Africa we~e analyzed for trends an? p~riodicities.
Trend analysis showed that most of the annual series indicate some forr~s ~f ?sclllatlons .. rather
than any particular ...
Metabolic syndrome and its predictors in an urban population in Kenya: A cross sectional study.
(BMC, 2017-07-04)
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of interrelated risk factors which doubles the risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in 5-10 years and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes 5 fold. The identification of ...
Creating space: Sack gardening as a livelihood strategy in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)
As many countries in sub-Saharan Africa undergo
rapid urbanization, a growing number of people
are joining the ranks of the urban poor. Urban
agriculture is a livelihood strategy used by the poor
to improve their ...
Integrating life cycle approaches to African national development policies: considering the institutional dimension of industrial ecology
(2004)
This paper considers developments in the area of industrial ecology applications and public policy, and the need to facilitate the proliferation of life cycle approaches in Africa through national development policies. It ...
Vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots in Africa and Asia: key issues for policy-relevant adaptation and resilience-building research
(2015)
Providing sound evidence to inform decision-making that considers the needs of the most vulnerable to climate change will help both adaptation and development efforts. Such evidence is particularly important in climate ...
Are we getting there? Evidence of decentralized forest management from the Tanzanian Miombo woodlands
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
Based on a village study in Tanzania, the effects of decentralized forest management on forest conservation, rural livelihoods and good governance are evaluated. Tree growth is estimated to exceed harvest, and forest ...
The effect of rapid HIV-1 testing on uptake of perinatal HIV-1 interventions: a randomized clinical trial
(2003)
Objective
We examined whether HIV-1 testing using a rapid assay increases the proportion of pregnant women obtaining HIV-1 results and the uptake of perinatal HIV-1 interventions.
Methods
Pregnant women attending ...
Adopting electricity prepayment billing system to reduce non-technical energy losses in Uganda: Lesson from Rwanda
(Elsevier, 2012)
Uganda is contemplating adopting an electricity prepayment billing system (EPBS) as an intervention to reduce non-technical energy losses. To provide more insight on EPBS a study was formulated to assess potential benefits ...
Africa: the changing environment and health
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Like other developing areas of the world, Africa is undergoing social, political, and economic changes. These developmental changes have provided important benefits, but have also produced significant impacts on the ...