Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Mass mosquito trapping for malaria control in western Kenya: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster-randomised trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Increasing levels of insecticide resistance as well as outdoor, residual transmission of malaria threaten the efficacy of existing vector control tools used against malaria mosquitoes. The development of ... -
In vitro antimycobacterial activity and toxicity of eight medicinal plants against pathogenic and nonpathogenic mycobacterial strains.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a serious public health challenge towards which new hits are urgently needed. Medicinal plants remains a major source of new ligands against global infectious ... -
Development of High Protein and Vitamin A Flakes from Sweet Potato Roots and Leaves
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) is one of the most important, versatile and unexploited crops in Kenya. The crop is well adapted to smallholder farming systems, inexpensive to produce, relativ e- ly ... -
Antimalarial pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles: lead optimization, parasite life cycle stage profile, mechanistic evaluation, killing kinetics, and in vivo oral efficacy in a mouse model.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Further structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies on the recently identified pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole (PBI) antimalarials have led to the identification of potent, metabolically stable compounds with improved in vivo ... -
A Review of Occurrence of Glycoalkaloids in Potato and Potato Products
(University of Nairobi, 2016)There has been increasing consumption of potato products such as French fries and crisps in most countries as a result of lifestyle change in both developed and developing countries. Due to their generally pleasurable taste ... -
Prevalent neuropathy in a cohort of HIV-infected Kenyan sex workers using antiretroviral drugs.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)INTRODUCTION: Several risk factors including stavudine and age have been strongly associated with polyneuropathy. However, conflicting data exist on height as an independent risk factor in polyneuropathy. The objective ... -
A DNA-barcode for Melia volkensii Gürke (Meliaceae) and its phylogenetic relationship with some economically important relatives
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study reports the first DNA-barcode and molecular phylogeny of the East African endemic tree species Melia volkensii using the standard two-locus plant barcoding genes (rbcL and matK). The two genes were amplified and ... -
Comprehensive Characterization of Humoral Correlates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Superinfection Acquisition in High-risk Kenyan Women.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)HIV-1 superinfection, in which an infected individual acquires a second HIV-1 infection from a different partner, is one of the only settings in which HIV acquisition occurs in the context of a pre-existing immune response ... -
The utilizattion of medicinal plants by the Masaai community in arid lands of Kajado county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Arid and semiarid lands (ASALs) in Kenya endowed with many valuable plants used in primary healthcare in the treatment of human diseases. Medicinal plants used by local communities of ASALs in Kenya have not been well ... -
Human Population Growth, African Pastoralism, and Rangelands: A Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Pastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open rangeland shrinkage, ... -
Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Biopiracy mainly focuses on the use of biological resources and/or knowledge of indigenous tribes or communities without allowing them to share the revenues generated out of economic exploitation or other ... -
International law and world order problems, Moi university press Eldoret 1998
(University of Nairobi, 2004)F. X. Njenga is not new in the International Law arena. The capacities he has served in include; a legal advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya for 10 years; the Kenyan representative at ... -
Constitution making and democratization trends in Africa the Kenyan case
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Constitution making and constitutionalism has today assumed a greater prominence than at any time before in the struggle for democracy. The last decade has witnessed an ever- increasing number of constitutional ... -
Re-appraising the framework for regional economic integration in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The European Union is a product of regionaleconomic integration. Today, there aretwenty five countries that make up the European Union. The integration is an alliance of sovereign states, which are discrete political ... -
Arbitration law in Zambia the efficacy of the legal framework
(University of Nairobi, 2004)In2001,the ICC (InternationalChamberofCommerce) International Court of Arbitration confirmed its position as a leading provider of international arbitrationservices.With 566 requests forarbitration,this wasmore than ... -
Towards a liability and redress system under the cartagena protocol on biosafety a review of the Kenya national legal system
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is a Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The latter was concluded in 1992 and came into force in 1993. It had already become apparent during the Convention's negotiations ... -
John mwashigadi mukungu -vs- R, criminal appeal no.227 of 2002 [unreported]: a sad commentary on how not to make good law
(University of Nairobi, 2004)the recent decision of the Kenya Court of Appeal delivered in Mombasa on 30th January, 2003, the court found itself confronted with the vexed question of dealing with a conviction in a sexual offence based on ... -
Implementing the Ramsar convention in Tanzania salient features of legislation and policies for the management and conservation of wetlands.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Wetlands are basically units oflandscapes that occur in different kinds of locations andmay have a presence of static or flowing water. They are known by different names throughout the world. They are in essence ... -
Political jurisprudence or neutral principles another look at the problem of constitutional interpretation
(University of Nairobi, 2004)What is the Constitution? Is the Constitution written, living, or both? How should the Constitution be interpreted? Constitutional interpretation is one of the more difficult tasks that the judiciary is called upon ...
