Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Fertility and poverty: The role of gender and reproductive health
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A Literary Supplement
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Association Analysis Of Pharmaceutical Imports In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The objective of this study was to apply Data Mining in the analysis of imports of pharmaceutical products in Kenya with the aim of discovering patterns of association and correlation among the various product groups. The ... -
Young people's topography of musical functions: Personal, social and cultural experiences with music across genders and six societies
(2012)How can we understand the uses of music in daily life? Music is a universal phenomenon but with significant interindividual and cultural variability. Listeners’ gender and cultural background may influence how and why music ... -
Nutrient cycles in three African cities.
(2009)This paper summarizes and discusses the findings of the study on nutrient cycles in urban agriculture in three cities: Nairobi and Nakuru in Kenya, and Yaoundé in Cameroon. These studies indicate the scale of nutrient ... -
Classification in primary care: experience with current diagnostic systems
(2002)Mental disorders tend to be seen first in primary care settings around the world. To be helpful, classifications of mental disorders for primary care need to be simple. In response to these basic observations and requirements, ... -
Quality of Cooking Fuel Briquettes Produced Locally from Charcoal Dust and Sawdust in Kenya
(2013)Fuel briquettes are made by compressing biomass material into a uniform solid and present an opportunity for good quality cooking fuel. The study evaluated the quality of locally produced fuel briquettes in Kenya and their ... -
Implications of Charcoal Briquette Produced by Local Communities on Livelihoods and Environment in Nairobi- Kenya
(2013)The residents of Nairobi, Kenya, use 700 tonnes of charcoal per day, producing about88 tonnes of charcoal dust that is found in most of the charcoal retailing stalls that is disposed of inwater drainage systems or in black ... -
Greenhouse Gas and Particulate Emissions and Impacts from Cooking Technologies in Africa
(2003)In much of Africa, the largest fraction of energy consumption occurs within the residential sector and is derived primarily from woodfuels burned in simple stoves with poor combustion characteristics. Many of the products ... -
Influence of diet patterns on fuelwood consumption in Kenyan boarding schools and implications for data and energy policies
(2003)A study was devised to inquire into the influence of diet patterns in Kenyan boarding schools on the fuelwood consumption rates in these institutions and the implications of the findings on national data and energy policies. ...
