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The nutritional status of sick children seeking care at Kenyatta national hospital using the new who standards.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Background: Despite malnutrition being the single most important potentiating factor in childhood morbidities and mortalities, it remains poorly diagnosed and managed. The diagnostic tool used in a facility is important ... -
Nutritional status of Somali children in north eastern province of Kenya; a study of incidence and prevalence of malnutrition among pre-school children (2-6 years old) in Wajir District
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Nutritional Status Of Young Children And Risk Factors Among Refugees And Host Population In Bidi Bidi Settlement, Yumbe District, Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)About 25.4 million people worldwide are living as refugees of whom 1.36 million are resident in Uganda. Uganda is the largest refugee host in Africa and third globally. The burden of refugees’ presence on the host population ... -
Nutritional, hygiene ans socio-economic dimensions of street foods urban areas:the case of Nairobi
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2002)Exceptionally high rates of urbanisation in developing countries have been coupled with lack of employment and increasing urban poverty and undernutrition. Urban populations are thus utilising a variety of initiatives ... -
Nutritional, Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Genetic characterization of Jackfruits (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) found in selected regions of Kenya and Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Some sections of the work included in the thesis have been published in peer reviewed journals and they include Chapter three ‘(European Journal of Medicinal Plants)’ and chapter four ‘(Journal of Advances in Biology and ... -
Nutritive evaluation of grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) in broiler chicken diets
(Departmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 1996)Studies were carried out to determine the nutritive value of grain amaranth as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens and assess the extent to which it could replace maize in broiler diets. Three grain species were ... -
Nutritive value and levels of heavy metals in marketed vegetable amaranth grown with effluent water: a case of ruai and njiru in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The urban areas release enormous volumes of wastewater into the sewerage system. This water serves for irrigation in urban agriculture. However, the water contain large amounts of nutrients, but also toxic constituents ... -
The nutritive value of four arable farm by-products commonly fed to dairy cattle by small scale farmers
(University of NairobiAnimal production, 1978-12)Four arable farm by-products were evaluated in a trial conducted at the National Agricultural Research Station, Kitale in 1977. The trial lasted 8 months. Green maize stalks, maize cobs, sugarcane rejects and sugarcane ... -
The nutritive value of pyrethrum marc as protein source for growing young friesian heifers
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The nutritive value of some Kenya feedstuffs and the effect of protein and energy rich concentrate supplementation on the utilization of chloris gayana tray by wether sheep.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1974)The need to study the nutritive value of local livestock feeds in the tropics is advocated in section 1. That field of study was felt to be the more important in tropical countries where production from the domiciled ... -
Nutritive value of some sorghum (sorghum bicolor L. Moench) varieties
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The Nutritive Value of Treated Maize Cobs
(University of Nairobi, 1979)Two experiments were conducted at Kitale National Agricultural Research Station to study the effect of grinding and chemical treatment on the nutritive value of maize cobs. In Experiment I the digestibility of treated ... -
The nutritive value of wheat wet distillers byproducts and wet brewers grains as supplements for feedlot and grazing cattle.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal and Poultry Science, 1995)Wet distillers by-products from wheat based ethanol production and wet brewers grains (WBG) were evaluated as supplements in feedlot and grazing cattle diets. A feedlot experiment used canola meal, WBG and wet distillers ... -
The nutritive value of zizyphus spina-christi (l.) wild. leaves to goats in the semi-arid area of Kalu District, South Wello, Ethiopia
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2002-10)Fifteen yearling goats weighing an average 18.7 kg were used to evaluate the potential of Zizyphus spina-christi leaves as supplement to growing goats fed on Cynodon dacty/on grass, in Cheleka catchments. South Wello, ... -
Nyahururu Institute of Agriculture
(University of Nairobi, 1976-06)My thesis is on Agricultural Institute to be presented as part of my final design presentation for the Degree of Master of Architecture. This report details the development of Nyahururu Institute of Agriculture as a ... -
Nyaturago Brick Industry in Kisii District
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Nyeloneningocele
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1979)During the period between January 1975 and December, 1979, one hundred and thirty two (132) new patients were seen in the neurosurgical clinic with some form of malformation of the cranium or spine. One hundred and eight ... -
Nyeri Farming Systems Viewed From Physical and Socio-economic Aspects
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economic Geography, 1985)In this study an attempt has been made at examining in detail the Nyeri smallholder farming systems. The main emphasis has been laid on the potentials that these systems hold in achieving the nation's ultimate goal of food ... -
Nyeri townsmen Kenya
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Nyimbo Za Kiswahili: a Socio-ethnomusicological Study of a Swahili Poetic Form
(University of Nairobi,College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1983)The purpose of this study is to examine one form of Swahili sung poetry, nyimbo, and the communicative competence which underlies the performance of that poetic genre. It is ~ investigation of the con- -' I ; . text ...
