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Supply chain performance and satisfaction: investigating the perceptions of relationship quality in the Ugandan maize supply chain
(Ghent University. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, 2017)This PhD research assessed the perception of supply chain relationship quality and how it influences supply chain performance and satisfaction. The study was conducted in a triadic agribusiness (maize) supply chain in ... -
Supply, Demand, Equilibrium, Deterministic, Stochastic, Logistic and Differential Equations
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING, 2014)In this paper, we use the Bernoulli Jump Diffusion (BJD) process to test for the existence and probability of jumps in the Kenyan interest rates. We test these using the Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) method on the ... -
Support services and resources in regular primary schools with hearing impaired learners in Kenya: A case study of Kakamega County
(IJSTR, 2013)Information from Educational Assessment and Resource Centers (2010) in Kakamega County indicates that the number of learners with Hearing Impairment in regular primary schools increased since the inception of Free Primary ... -
Support Services And Resources In Regular Primary Schools With Hearing Impaired Learners In Kenya: A Case Study Of Kakamega County
(IJSTR, 2013)- Information from Educational Assessment and Resource Centers (2010) in Kakamega County indicates that the number of learners with Hearing Impairment in regular primary schools increased since the inception of Free Primary ... -
Supporting formal education to improve quality of health care provided by mothers of children with malaria in rural western Kenya
(The journal of infection in developing countries, 2009-08-30)Home management of malaria (HMM) has been shown to be an effective strategy for reducing childhood mortality from malaria. The direct and especially indirect costs of seeking health care from formal facilities may be ... -
Supporting Information for: Rheological Properties of Blends of Isotactic Polystyrene–
(2013)Figure S1: Optical micrographs and atomic force microscopy (AFM) images for the 95% iPpMS–5% iPS binary system dewetted at 𝑇dew= 240℃ and at different incubation times.(a) shows a 200 nm film before the dewetting ... -
Supporting Teachers Moving Online, Using a MOOC, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
(Commonwealth of Learning. 4710 Kingsway Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC V5H 4M2 Canada, 2021)Following campus closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Ministries of Education around the world requested teachers to move their teaching online. This case study reflects on how the Commonwealth of Learning responded ... -
Suppressed circulating bicyclo-PGE2 levels and leukocyte COX-2 transcripts in children co-infected with P. falciparum malaria and HIV-1 or bacteremia.
(Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2013)In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission regions, malarial anemia is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Identifying biomarkers of malaria disease severity is important for identifying at-risk ... -
Suppression of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Children with Severe Malarial Anemia: Role of Monocyte-acquired Hemozoin
(American Society for Microbiology Journals, 2006)Severe malarial anemia (SMA), caused by Plasmodium falciparum infections, is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the molecular determinants of SMA are largely undefined, ... -
Suppression of RANTES in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria
(Haematologica, 2006)Severe malarial anemia (MA) is the primary manifestation of severe malaria among children in areas of holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission. Although overproduction of inflammatory-derived cytokines are implicated ... -
Surgery is really a team sport
(Elsevier, 2022)A surgical team consists of healthcare professionals from various disciplines, all with different priorities, roles, expertise, and experience. This interdisciplinary team relies on the skills of all members and conducts ... -
Surgery of the oesophagus: a Nairobi experience.
(East African medical journal, 1993-05-01)On average, for every 100 patients with malignant dysphagia admitted into the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, 28 will have their tumour resected. Seven in the tumour resected group will die during the postoperative ... -
Surgical Apgar Score Predicts Post-Laparatomy Complications
(Annals of African Surgery, 2013-09-20)Introduction: The Surgical Apgar score (SAS) presents a simple, immediate and an objective means of determining surgical outcomes. The score has not been widely validated in low resource settings where it would be most ... -
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Surveillance for molecular markers of Plasmodium Falciparum resistance to Artemisinin-based combination therapies in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Recent decreases in the global malaria burden are partly due to the deployment of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, these significant gains ... -
A Surveillance Study on The Spleen Microbiome Of Wild Rodents And Shrews Caught In Marigat, Baringo County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)There is an observed global increase in emerging infectious diseases, with 13% of over 1400 known human pathogens being classified as emerging or re-emerging. Majority of the emerging pathogens are zoonoses, majority of ... -
A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-01-01)Background: Food safety is of increasing global concern, and a OneHealth issue requiring attention of many disciplines. Aflatoxins are toxins produced by fungi and found in foods and feeds, and exposure causes negative ... -
Survey of greenhouse gas fluxes from different vegetation, seasons and landscape units in small scale farming systems in lower Nyando-Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions data from large-scale agricultural activities are available. In developing countries, e.g. Kenya, agriculture is dominated by smallholder farming, data on the assessment of possible ... -
Survey of levels of some heavy metals in soil, sugarcane and some sugarcane products from Muhoroni and south Nyanza sugar companies nucleus estates, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Sugarcane is an important cash crop in Kenya. Due to its economic value, efforts are in progress to increase its production. The efforts include intense use of fertilizers, besides the use of high-yielding varieties. The ... -
Survey of levels of some heavy metals in soil, sugarcane and some sugarcane products from Muhoroni and south Nyanza sugar companies’ nucleus estates, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT Sugarcane is an important cash crop in Kenya. Due to its economic value, efforts are in progress to increase its production. The efforts include intense use of fertilizers, besides the use of high-yielding ...
