Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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An investigation of buoyancy driven natural convection in a cylindrical enclosure.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)An investigation of heat transfer was done in a cylindrical enclosure. The effects of varying Reynolds Number, Prandtl number, Froude number, and Euler number on the temperature and velocity was investigated. In the study, ... -
Zhang’s second order traffic flow model and its application to the Kisii kisumu highway within Kisii county
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)Most highways experience traffic jams as a result of various reasons and hence need for a practical solution. Traffic flow m odels play an important role in both today’s ... -
Equilibrium and kinetics studies for the adsorption of aqueous Cu (II) ions onto mangroves biomass
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)In this study, adsorption of copper from aqueous solutions was investigated using mangrove biomass from the Kenyan Coast. The efficacy of mangrove biomass on the removal of copper (II) ions from aqueous solutions was ... -
Role of anthropology in young infant feeding
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)Background : Infant feeding is crucial for growth and development of the child . It varies from one context to another including maternal HIV infection. Anthropologists examine infant ... -
A systematic review of Rift Valley Fever epidemiology 1931-2014.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that was first isolated and characterized in 1931 in Kenya. RVF outbreaks have resulted in significant losses through human illness and deaths, high ... -
A 15-year study of the impact of community antiretroviral therapy coverage on HIV incidence in Kenyan female sex workers.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that increasing community antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage would be associated with lower HIV incidence in female sex workers (FSWs) in Mombasa District, Kenya. DESIGN: Prospective ... -
A phase I double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study of the safety and immunogenicity of electroporated HIV DNA with or without interleukin 12 in prime-boost combinations with an Ad35 hiv vaccine in healthy hiv-seronegative African Adults.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)BACKGROUND: Strategies to enhance the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines in humans include i) co-administration of molecular adjuvants, ii) intramuscular administration followed by in vivo electroporation (IM/EP) and/or ... -
Factors associated with uncontrolled hypertension among renal transplant recipients attending nephrology clinics in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Objective. To determine the factors associated with poor blood pressure control among renal transplant recipients in a resource-limited setting. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out on renal transplant recipients ... -
Time for in situ renaissance.
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Knowledge on HPV vaccine and cervical cancer facilitates vaccine acceptability among school teachers in Kitui County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08-12)Background Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have the potential to reduce the burden of cervical cancer. School-based delivery of HPV vaccines is cost-effective and suc- cessful uptake depends on ... -
Immunohistochemical localization of anterior pituitary cell types of vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) following sub-chronic cathinone exposure.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Khat (Catha edulis) contains cathinone, an active principal that is customarily used as a psychostimulant that wards off fatigue and to some extent used as an aphrodisiac. AIM OF ... -
Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on hematological indices among HIV-1 infected children at Kenyatta National Hospital-Kenya: retrospective study.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: HIV infected children experience a range of hematological complications which show marked improvement within 6 months of initiating anti-retroviral therapy. The Objectives of the study was to describe the ... -
Factors influencing uptake of contraceptive implants in the immediate postpartum period among HIV infected and uninfected women at two Kenyan District Hospitals.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Family planning is a cost effective strategy for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and reduction of maternal/infant morbidity and mortality. Contraceptive implants are a safe, effective, long ... -
The influence of socio-cultural factors on growth of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Entrepreneurship is all over the world emerging as gainful employment and a means of helping women t o improving their economic and social status while asserting themselves in the business ... -
Do poverty dynamics explain the shift to an informal private schooling system in the wake of free public primary education in Nairobi slums?
(University of Nairobi, 2012-03)With the introduction of free primary education (FPE) in Kenya in 2003, it was expected that the burden on poor households in financing primary education would be reduced substantially. This in turn would increase enrolment ... -
Innovation in Insurance: The next Frontier
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HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment-naive and -experienced injection drug users and non-drug users.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Although injection drug use drives antiretroviral drug resistance, the prevalence of protease inhibitor (PI) resistance among Kenyan IDUs remains undetermined. We, therefore, explored PI resistance mutations ... -
Economic Status and Use of Complimentary Energy Sources to Electricity among Households within Nakuru Municipality
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to investigate the relationship between economic status and use of complimentary energy sources to electricity among households within Nakuru Municipality. The study was premised on the desire of Kenya ... -
Effect of automation of bond trading on bond market performance: the case of Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-20)The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of automation of bond trading on the performance o f bond market at Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Specif ically the study sought to determine the effect ... -
Water access and sustainable rural livelihoods: A c ase of Elementaita Division in Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-01-12)This study assessed water factors that impact susta inable rural livelihoods in Elementaita Division, N akuru County. Problem of water access remains a multi-million cha llenge for families in rural areas and this had ...