Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Seasonal botanical characteristics of the diets of Grant’s (Gazella granti Brooke) and Thomson’s (Gazella Thomsoni Guenther) in the dryland habitats of south-central, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Understanding of dietary requirements of different wildlife populations is critical in wildlife habitat conservation especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where wildlife contributes much to the National GDP of many countries. ... -
Screening for tuberculosis in pregnancy: do we need more than a symptom screen? Experience from western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Objectives: 1) To explore the utility of tuberculosis (TB) symptom screening for symptoms of ⩾ 2 weeks’ duration in a routine setting, and 2) to compare differences in TB diagnosis between human immunodeficiency ... -
Choosing an effective and affordable antibiotic regimen for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) patients in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)At the STD clinic at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, a total of 1295 male patients with complaints of either urethral discharge and/or dysuria (urethritis), or genital ulcer disease (GUD) were enrolled in the ... -
A legal analysis of the real estate agent in the changing political arena in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Over the last six years there has been a tremendous development of infrastructure projects in virtually all corners of Kenya. This has taken the form of Road Improvement Project, Water and sewerage improvement project and ... -
Blunted IL17/IL22 and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Responses in the Genital Tract and Blood of HIV-Exposed, Seronegative Female Sex Workers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Identifying the immune correlates of reduced susceptibility to HIV remains a key goal for the HIV vaccine field, and individuals who are HIV-exposed, seronegative (HESN) may offer important clues. Reduced systemic immune ... -
HIV-1 Clade D Is Associated with Increased Rates of CD4 Decline in a Kenyan Cohort
(University of Nairobi, 2012)HIV-1 is grouped phylogenetically into clades, which may impact rates of HIV-1 disease progression. Clade D infection in particular has been shown to be more pathogenic. Here we confirm in a Nairobi-based prospective female ... -
Choosing Peace over Democracy
(2013)On 4 March 2013, roughly 12.3 million voters went to the polls in Kenya. After a protracted counting process with clear irregularities, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared sitting deputy ... -
Food Security Score for Kenya
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An exploration of the guiding principles, importance and challenges of monitoring and evaluation of community development projects and programmes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In sociology, there is interdependence between social problems and research. Monitoring and Evaluation is an extension of social research. This paper analyses the purposes and steps in monitoring of community developmen ... -
Special issue: Securing the land and resource rights of pastoral peoples in East Africa
(2013)The land question in many African countries has geographical, political, economic, social and demographic nuances. These factors color land and resource rights for pastoral and forest dwelling communities. Land as property ... -
Adolescent knowledge, values, and coping strategies: Implications for health in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1997-07)Purpose: The purposes of this study were to investigate the experiences and knowledge of adolescents living in an urban center in Kenya and to understand how the decisions they make affect their physical and psychological ... -
Prevalence of active and potentially blinding trachoma in Laikipia district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Objectives: To estimate with reasonable precision the prevalence of active trachoma (TF) in children aged 1-9 years and potentially blinding trachoma (TT) in adults 15 years and older in Laikipia District. Design: ... -
Spectral excitation of dielectric matrix trace atomic and molecular species by atmospheric pressure sliding spark plasma
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The goal of this work was to investigate the potential of sliding spark plasma to excite from dielectrics emission spectra that have utility in direct trace quantitative analysis of non-conducting materials in air at ... -
Challenges in rapid soil quality assessment and opportunities presented by multivariate chemometric energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)There is, especially in precision agriculture, an increasing demand world over for affordable sensors for in situ (field deployable) soil quality assessment (SQA) applicable at an ecological scale due to the interplay ... -
Magnitudes and determinants of transaction costs in a group-based livestock breeding approach: the case of dairy goats in Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Exotic dairy goats have increasingly become important in alleviating poverty and combating hunger an d mal - nutrition in Kenya. Such goats were introduced in the eastern Kenyan highlands through a group - based ... -
An Analysis of the Role of Internal Audit in Implementing Risk Management - a S tudy of State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)The study analyzed the role of internal audit in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) by providing empir ical Evidence on the Kenyan public sector firms. The study examined the impact of Involvement in ERM by auditors and ... -
In Search of Structural Change and Perpetual Growth in Ethiopia: Examining Alternative Sectoral Growth Drivers for Reaching Middle Income Country Status
(2014)This study examines the impacts of alternative sectoral drivers on economy wide growth, structural change and household welfare in Ethiopia. We use sectoral growth accounting approach and vector autoregressive model that ...