Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Effect of provision of micro-finance on the performance of micro-enterprises: A study of youth micro-enterprises under Kenya Rural Enterprise Program (K-REP), Kisii County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) sector contributes 20% to the GDP of the Kenyan economy. The vision of micro finance is to promote the growth of micro enterprises. In pursuit of this vision, the rapid growth of Micro ... -
Histology of the skin reaction associated with rabbit resistance to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Neumann) infestations. II. Immunological reactions associated with rabbit resistance to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus infestations
(University of Nairobi, 1980)Feeding readiness of ticks, as an indicator of the resistance of rabbits to the ticks, decreased with repeated infestations. The gross, haematological, immunological and histopathological reactions accompanying each degree ... -
Depot‐medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and risk of liver cancer
(1991)A hospital-based case-control study was conducted to assess the possible relationship between use of depot-medroxy-progesterone acetate (DMPA), an injectable progestational contraceptive, and the development of liver cancer ... -
Condom use during a community intervention trial in Kenya
(2001)We conducted a cluster-randomized community intervention trial at Kenyan agricultural sites to measure the impact of female condom introduction on sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence. We present male and female ... -
The animal reservoir of cutaneous leishmaniasis on Mount Elgon, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)An account is given of an investigation of the animal reservoir of cutaneous leishmaniasis [caused by Leishmania tropica] on Mt. Elgon, Kenya [cf. RAE/B 59, 1883], where the infection is transmitted by Phlebotomus pedifer ... -
Histologic types of breast carcinoma in relation to international variation and breast cancer risk factors
(Wiley, 1989)Associations between breast cancer risk factors and histologic types of invasive breast carcinoma were studied in 2,728 patients. Lobular and tubular carcinomas occurred with increased relative frequency in most high-risk ... -
Phlebotomus fauna in the cutaneous leishmaniasis focus of Mt. Elgon, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The Phlebotomine fauna in dwellings and in the field was investigated in an area with a radius of 3 miles in an established focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis [caused by Leishmania tropica] on the eastern slopes of Mt. Elgon ... -
Influence of age and feeding on the success of mating in a tsetse fly species
(University of Nairobi, 1968-08)THE act of mating affects insect reproduction in several ways1. First, it may be a necessary stimulus for the initiation of oocyte development, as is found in the bedbug, Cimex lectularious 2. Second, the act of mating may ... -
The architecture of the accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust: 2: Microtubular structures
(University of Nairobi, 1969)Cytoplasmic microtubules are distributed widely in the mature accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust. They are not concentrated in any particular region of the cytoplasm, but they appear to be closely ... -
The architecture of the accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust. 5: ultrastructure during maturation
(University of Nairobi, 1971)The accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust were studied with the electron microscope from the time of adult emergence until full sexual maturity was attained (10 days). Observations on the changes in the ... -
Morphometric changes and the hormonal activity of the corpus allatum in the adult male of the desert locust
(University of Nairobi, 1966-06)There is a progressive increase in the volume of the corpus allatum of the adult male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, its cytoplasmic content, and the size of its nuclei which is correlated with progress towards ... -
Growth and the hormonal control of sexual maturation in the male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål)
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The metabolic effects of the corpus allatum hormone in the male desert locust
(University of Nairobi, 1966-08)1. An account is given of the pattern and intensity of the spontaneous locomotor activity of adult males of the desert locust. It is shown that desert locusts exhibit almost continuous activity under continuous light ... -
Determinants of supply chain management practices in organizations
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Getting people or organizations working together is currently one of the most critical things in our today’s business environment. This is because competition has changed from being firm based to supply chain based. As ... -
Corporate visual identity systems and brand performance of Kenyan Universities
(University of Nairobi, 2015)There is a heightened interest towards corporate identity with organisations realising that it is indispensable if they wish to create a competitive advantage in the global environment in which they are operating in. ... -
The regulation of ovulation in the tsetse-fly, Glossina pallidipes Austen
(University of Nairobi, 1971-10)The tsetse-fly female matures a single oocyte at a time. It ovulates this into the uterus, where it hatches, develops into a fully-grown larva, and is later larviposited by the mother. It is only then that the next mature ... -
Growth, longevity, and the frequency of feeding of Glossina pallidipes Austen
(University of Nairobi, 1968-11)Glossina pallidipes Austen have been successfully reared in the adult stage in the laboratory. The flies fed readily on the belly of guinea-pigs, and the latter did not seem to be worried by the attentions of the ... -
Joint and individual effects of human resource management practices, organizational learning, employee outcomes and competitive strategy on performance of firms listed on the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This paper is based on empirical research carried out on firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya, focusing on the joint and individual effects of Human Resource Management Practices (HRMP), organizational ... -
Donating Human Samples: Who Benefits? Cases from Iceland, Kenya and Indonesia
(University of Nairobi, 2013-01)Benefit sharing involving human genetic resources is an unresolved topic. Some argue that participation in scientific research should always be altruistically motivated, which is how access to human genetic resources has ...