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Prognostic models for predicting in-hospital paediatric mortality in resource-limited countries: a systematic review
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Objectives: To identify and appraise the methodological rigour of multivariable prognostic models predicting in-hospital paediatric mortality in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Design: Systematic review ...
Examining which clinicians provide admission hospital care in a high mortality setting and their adherence to guidelines: an observational study in 13 hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: We explored who actually provides most admission care in hospitals offering supervised experiential training to graduating clinicians in a high mortality setting where practices deviate from guideline ...
LC-MS-Based Metabolomics for the Chemosystematics of Kenyan Dodonaea viscosa Jacq (Sapindaceae) Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Dodonaea viscosa Jacq (Sapindaceae) is a medicinal plant with a worldwide distribution. The species has undergone enormous taxonomic changes which caused confusion amongst plant users. In Kenya, for example, two varieties ...
Tryptophan-like and humic-like fluorophores are extracellular in groundwater: implications as real-time faecal indicators
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Fluorescent natural organic matter at tryptophan-like (TLF) and humic-like fluorescence (HLF) peaks is associated with the presence and enumeration of faecal indicator bacteria in groundwater. We hypothesise, however, that ...
Proximity Density Assessment and Characterization of Water and Sanitation Facilities in the Informal Settlements of Kisumu City: Implications for Public Health Planning
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Access to water and sanitation remain a challenge in many developing countries, especially in pro-poor urban informal settlements where socioeconomic livelihoods are generally low. The aim of this study was to characterise ...
Validation of a Quantitative Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Screening Method for Coffee Quality and Authenticity (NMR Coffee Screener)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Monitoring coffee quality as a means of detecting and preventing economically motivated fraud is an important aspect of international commerce today. Therefore, there is a compelling need for rapid high throughput validated ...
Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) of Market Wastes from Nairobi Inoculated With Dagoretti Slaughterhouse Waste
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Anaerobic degradation entails the conversion of substrate organic
matter to biogas. A wide variety of substrate has been employed. The
biochemical methane potential of twenty market wastes was investigated ...
Expansions of chemosensory gene orthologs among selected tsetse fly species and their expressions in Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse fly
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Tsetse fly exhibit species-specific olfactory uniqueness potentially underpinned by differences in their chemosensory protein repertoire. We assessed 1) expansions of chemosensory protein orthologs in Glossina morsitans ...
A microsporidian impairs Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
A possible malaria control approach involves the dissemination in mosquitoes of inherited symbiotic microbes to block Plasmodium transmission. However, in the Anopheles gambiae complex, the primary African vectors of ...
Characterization of Water Hyacinth Cellulose-g-poly (Ammonium Acrylate-co-acrylic Acid)/nano-hydroxyapatite Polymer Hydrogel Composite for Potential Agricultural Application
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Polymer nano-composite was prepared by grafting partially neutralized acrylic acid onto swollen cellulose iso-lated from water hyacinth in the presence of nano-hydroxyapatite (nano-HA) usingN,N-methylene-bis-acrylamide ...