Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Can System of Rice Intensification Address Food Security in Africa?
(2013)Rice is one of the most important food crops in the developing world and a staple for more than half of the world’s population. Globally, over 3.5 billion people depend on rice for over 20 per cent of their daily calories. ... -
Prophylaxis of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Ophthalmia Neonatorum
(University of Nairobi, 1988)Abstract We evaluated the use of silver nitrate drops and tetracycline ointment for the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum in a controlled trial involving 2732 newborns in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall rates of prevalence ... -
Emergence of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates from Four Clinics in Three Regions of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-05)We have recently reported high levels of fluoroquinolone resistance in a single region of Kenya. In this manuscript, we report high prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance (53.2%) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from ... -
The significance of faith based enterprises in the dual roles of social good and economic development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03-20)This paper seeks to investigate the impact of Faith based enterprises in their dual role of building social good and economic development in Kenya. A review of the literature reveals the absence of a coherent conceptual ... -
The Kipsigis Phenomenon
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Perceptions of medical students towards healthcare devolution an online cross sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04-14)Introduction: There have been worries concerning the preparedness and capacity of the counties to take over health care services. As the current medical students are going into this new system, we sought their opinions ... -
Nilo-Bantu interaction in Western Kenya: a case study of the evolution of religious concepts of the Kipsigis
(1976)Indicated is how ethnic interaction - in this case largely Nile-Bantu interaction - may lead to evolution of religious concepts. In trying to assess the influence of religion upon a society, the author has sought to ... -
Screening for Resistance to Bacterial Blight in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsatum L.)
(University of Nairobi, 1988-09)Fifty four varieties of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) were screened for resistance to bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas malvacearum E. F. Smith, (Dowson) under natural field conditions and artificial Inoculation. ... -
Intellectual Capital and Performance of Firms Listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Based on a survey of 50 firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange, this study examines the relationship between intellectual capital (human capital, social capital and organizational capital) and organizational ... -
CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio as a quantitative measure of immunologic health in HIV-1 infection: findings from an African cohort with prospective data.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)In individuals with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio is often recognized as a quantitative outcome that reflects the critical role of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells in HIV-1 ... -
Mucosal blood group antigen expression profiles and HIV infections A Study among female sex workers in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Background The ABO blood group antigens are carbohydrate moieties expressed on human red blood cells however; these antigens can also be expressed on some other cells particularly the surface of epithelial cells and may ... -
Correlation studies on yield and fibre traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Two diverse parents of upland cotton namely J.34 and I.C. 1926 were crossed. A comparison between biparental intermated progenies and F3 families indicated alteration of correlation coefficient between yield and halo length. ...