Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Scale And Diversity Of The Physical Technosphere: A Geological Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2016)We assess the scale and extent of the physical technosphere, defined here as the summed material output of the contemporary human enterprise. It includes active urban, agricultural and marine components, used to sustain ... -
Containment Studies of Transgenic Mosquitoes in Disease Endemic Countries: The Broad Concept of Facilities Readiness
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Genetic strategies for large scale pest or vector control using modified insects are not yet operational in Africa, and currently rely on import of the modified strains to begin preliminary, contained studies. Early ... -
The Effect Of Essential Oils Of Tagetes Minuta And Tithonia Diversifolia On On-host Behaviour Of The Brown Ear Tick Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus
(University of Nairobi, 2018)On-host behaviour of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus was studied in the field in Bungoma County in Kenya to evaluate the putative repellent effects of essential oils of Tagetes minuta and Tithonia diversifolia at its predilection ... -
Pathophysiological effects of Neem (Azadirachta indica) derivatives to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, the tick vector for Theileriosis (East Coast Fever)
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Theeffects of 2 Neem derivatives, Neem oil (NO) and Neem Seed Powder (NSP),on various physiological parameters of the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus,the vector for Theileria parva. ... -
Building Pastoralists’ Resilience To Shocks For Sustainable Disaster Risk Mitigation: Lessons From West Pokot County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Most pastoralists’ in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by climate-change related shocks such as droughts and livestock diseases. These shocks lead to deterioration of livestock quality and even mass death ... -
Cytotoxicity of selected medicinal plants extracts using the brine shrimp lethality assay from Samburu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Aim of the study:This test was carried out to assess the cytotoxicity bioassay of selected medicinal plants from Samburu County, Kenya.Materials and Methods:Selectedmedicinal plants namely Clerodendrum ... -
Regeneration-Competent And -Incompetent Murids Differ In Neutrophil Quantity And Function
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Regeneration is rare in mammals, but spiny mice (Acomys spp.) naturally regenerate skin and ear holes. Inflammation is thought to inhibit regeneration during wound healing, but aspects of inflammation contribute to both ... -
Stroke, cerebrovascular diseases and vascular cognitive impairment in Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)With increased numbers of older people a higher burden of neurological disorders worldwide is predicted. Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases do not necessarily present with different phenotypes in Africa but their ... -
Quality of life of depressed and suicidal patients seeking services from traditional and faith healers in rural Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: In rural Kenya, traditional and faith healers provide an alternative pathway to health care, including mental health care. However, not much is known about the characteristics of the populations they serve. ... -
Infant/child rapid serology tests fail to reliably assess HIV exposure among sick hospitalized infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: The WHO guidelines for infant and child HIV diagnosis recommend the use of maternal serology to determine child exposure status in ages 0-18 months, but suggest that infant serology can reliably be used to ... -
Surgical anatomy of reduction mammaplasty: a historical perspective and current concepts.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Reduction mammaplasty is the volumetric reduction in the bulk of the breast. Techniques have evolved from primarily reducing the breast bulk to reducing with emphasis on functional and aesthetic outcome. The deeper ... -
Multidimensional needs of patients living and dying with heart failure in Kenya: a serial interview study.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: Heart failure is an emerging challenge for Sub Saharan Africa. However, research on patients' needs and experiences of care is scarce with little evidence available to support and develop services. We aimed ... -
The history of the formation of the Pan African paediatric surgical Association (PAPSA).
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Political change in the 1990s in Southern Africa influenced the long awaited formation of a children's surgical association in Africa. Here, within is the historical account of the formation of the Pan African Association ... -
Caregiver oral rehydration solution fluid monitoring charts versus standard care for the management of some dehydration among Kenyan children: a randomized controlled trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Diarrhoea is a major cause of child mortality. Although oral rehydration solution (ORS) is an efficacious intervention for correcting dehydration, inadequate monitoring may limit its effectiveness in routine ... -
Influence of supply-side factors on voluntary medical male circumcision costs in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: In this study, we described facility-level voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) unit cost, examined unit cost variation across facilities, and investigated key facility characteristics associated with ... -
Fast track extubation in paediatric cardiothoracic surgery in developing countries.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In recent years, low-dose, short-acting anesthetic agents, which replaced the former high-dose opioid regimens, offer a faster postoperative recovery and decrease the need for mechanical ventilatory support. In this study, ... -
Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape.
(Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape., 2019)Land-use change is predicted to act as a driver of zoonotic disease emergence through human exposure to novel microbial diversity, but evidence for the effects of environmental change on microbial communities in vertebrates ... -
Infection dynamics of gastrointestinal helminths in sympatric non-human primates, livestock and wild ruminants in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal parasites are neglected infections, yet they cause significant burden to animal and human health globally. To date, most studies of gastrointestinal parasites focus on host-parasite systems ... -
Effective training-of-trainers model for the introduction of continuous positive airway pressure for neonatal and paediatric patients in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a relatively low-cost technology which can improve outcome in neonatal and paediatric patients with respiratory distress. Prior work in a lower middle-income country ...