Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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An exploration of factors influencing career progression of tutors in public primary teachers' training colleges in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study sought to determine the influence of gender, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) adherence to career progression policy guidelines and tutors' exposure to professional development on career progression of tutors ... -
Topical Fluorouracil After Surgery For Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia In Kenya: A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)Background Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is an aggressive eye tumour particularly affecting people with HIV in Africa. Primary treatment is surgical excision; however, tumour recurrence is common. We assessed ... -
Inheritance of Dwarfism in Pigeonpea (Caicmus Caian (L) Millsp.)
(University Of Nairobi, 1988)Inheritance of dwarfism was studied in pigeonpea in Fi> F2» Fg and tostcross generations involving three medium maturing dwarf mutants (Dg, PD^ PBNA), that grow to a height of about a metre and four normal height genotypes: ... -
Political Reforms in Kenya: A Case for Financing Political Parties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Regulating the financing of political parties has been a key debate in recent times in Africa. It has been argued that financing political parties enables them to play their role in the democratization process more ... -
Farmers’ Requirements in an Artificial Intelligent System for Diagnosis of Maize Diseases in Kenya
(2015)A study was conducted to determine the following: commonly used sources of agricultural diagnostic information by maize farmers, content of information which farmers would like to receive for full satisfaction on diagnostics, ... -
Concordant proficiency in measurement of T-cell immunity in human immunodeficiency virus vaccine clinical trials by peripheral blood mononuclear cell and enzyme-linked immunospot assays in laboratories from three continents.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)The gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay is used routinely to evaluate the potency of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine candidates and other vaccine candidates. In order to compare ... -
Perspectives on archaeological heritage: a case study of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Kenya is one of the few countries endowed with a rich and diversified archaeological heritage which spans the existence of humans from the remote past to the present. Most of the archaeological sites and monuments found ... -
An evaluation of some key ideas on privatisation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Experience of various economies has shown that privatisation is likely to be slow, and drawn out process rather that swift and all encompassing big bang, or mass privatisation. Therefore, the issue of sequencing i privatisation ... -
Hiv/aids and rural livelihoods in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)This article focuses on the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihoods and makes some recommendations on how these can be mitigated.The article observes that HIV/AIDS has occasioned a change in the family social structure and ... -
Orthographies in a rapidly changing world:Negotiated compromises between several parties.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper addresses the chalenges of orthograpphy development.To do this,it identifies and discussesthe compromises that must be made in terms of technical linguistic work,the practicalities of reading and the negotiation ... -
Education as a process of growth:An examination of the theory and its application in practice
(University of Nairobi, 2003)This article reveals that the concept of education as a process of growth is a difficult one.Philosophers are,therefore justified in being weary when pondering over its meaning,both in theory and practice.By way of ... -
Justification of legal justice
(University of Nairobi, 2003)This article studies the consequences of a rational understanding of natural law and derives both philosophical and legal conclusions.This forms the basis for an understanding of law in its originating principles.Some ... -
The industrial criminal
(University of Nairobi, 2003)In Cesare Lombroso's book:L'uomo deliquente (1876) we read about the physical characteristics of the Criminal Man..In ''The industrial criminal'' ,we argue that like motor cars,criminals in Africa are produced through a ... -
Dahl's law in Kitharaka
(University of Nairobi, 2003)This paper discusses the nature of Dahl's law in Kitharaka.It is shown that the rule has diachronically operated on Kitharaka roots and that it operates on the prefixes synchronically.Morever,it is argued that,whereas the ... -
The manipulation of the Constitution of Kenya,1963-1996:A reflective essay
(University of Nairobi, 2003)From 1963 to 1996,the Kenya Constitution went through changes that were politically motivated,narrow in scope,and detrimental to the emerging state whose official goal was to create a nation.It is possible,therefore,to ... -
Water, sanitation conditions and implications for child survival in Kenya: A review of statistical evidence from the 1999 census of population
(2016)Water supply and sanitation are important requisites for basic human needs and primary health care. Their inadequate provision has far reaching economic and humanitarian consequences. In Kenya this is well expressed in ... -
Advanced manufacturing technology adoption in manufacturing companies in Kenya
(2015)Over the past few decades, manufacturing has evolved from a more labor-intensive set of mechanical processes to a sophisticated set of information based technology processes. With the existence of various advanced ... -
Local Participation in Community Forest Associations: A Case Study of Sururu and Eburu Forests, Kenya
(2015)Participation of local communities in the management and utilization of state-owned forest resources has become widely recognized in contrast to centralised forms of forest governance. This paper examined the extent of ... -
Conflict Prediction Model in a Dynamic State
(2015)Environmental c onflicts arise as a consequence of actions prevent ing or compel ling some outcome at the resistance to the actions. More specifically, they are caused by anthropogenic activities tha t strain ...
