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    • BUILDING STRENGTH FROM COMPROMISE; A CASE STUDY OF FIVE YEAR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE STATISTICAL SERVICES CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF READING, UK AND MASENO UNIVERSITY, KENYA 

      James Musyoka, David Stern, Roger Stern (ICOTS, 2014)
      Statistics teaching and practice at Maseno University has benefited immensely from its collaboration with the Statistical Services Centre (SSC) at the University of Reading. The SSC, a self-sustaining entity providing ...

    • Building Text and Speech Datasets for Low Resourced Languages: A Case of Languages in East Africa 

      Claire Babirye, Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende, Andrew Katumba, Ronald Ogwang, Jeremy Tusubira Francis, Jonathan Mukiibi, Medadi Ssentanda, Lilian D Wanzare, Davis David (AfricaNLP, 2022)
      Africa has over 2000 languages; however, those languages are not well repre sented in the existing Natural Language Processing ecosystem. African languages lack essential digital resources to be engaged effectively in the ...

    • Bullous erythema multiforme after treatment with Malarone®, a combination antimalarial composed of atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride 

      Shon A Remich, Walter Otieno, Mark E Polhemus, Bernhards Ogutu, Douglas S Walsh (SAGE Publications, 2008)
      We report on a Kenyan woman who developed bullous erythema multiforme, in association with Malarone treatment.

    • Bullying in public secondary schools in Nairobi, Kenya 

      David M Ndetei, Francisca A Ongecha, Lincoln Khasakhala, Judy Syanda, Victoria Mutiso, Caleb J Othieno, Gideon Odhiambo, Donald A Kokonya (Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-06-01)
      Background: The prevalence and frequency of bullying in Nairobi public secondary schools in particular and in Kenyan schools in general is not known. Knowledge of the extent of the problem is essential in developing effective ...

    • Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya 

      Helen M Nabwera, Dingmei Wang, Olukemi O Tongo, Pauline EA Andang’o, Isa Abdulkadir, Chinyere V Ezeaka, Beatrice N Ezenwa, Iretiola B Fajolu, Zainab O Imam, Martha K Mwangome, Dominic D Umoru, Abimbola E Akindolire, Walter Otieno, Grace M Nalwa, Alison W Talbert, Ismaela Abubakar, Nicholas D Embleton, Stephen J Allen, Neonatal Nutrition Network (NeoNuNet) (Public Library of Science, 2021)
      Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a network of seven secondary and tertiary ...

    • Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya 

      Helen M Nabwera, Dingmei Wang, Olukemi O Tongo, Pauline EA Andang’o, Isa Abdulkadir, Chinyere V Ezeaka, Beatrice N Ezenwa, Iretiola B Fajolu, Zainab O Imam, Martha K Mwangome, Dominic D Umoru, Abimbola E Akindolire, Walter Otieno, Grace M Nalwa, Alison W Talbert, Ismaela Abubakar, Nicholas D Embleton, Stephen J Allen, Neonatal Nutrition Network (NeoNuNet) (Public Library of Science, 2021-01-14)
      To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria.

    • Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya 

      Helen M Nabwera, Dingmei Wang, Olukemi O Tongo, Pauline EA Andang’o, Isa Abdulkadir, Chinyere V Ezeaka, Beatrice N Ezenwa, Iretiola B Fajolu, Zainab O Imam, Martha K Mwangome, Dominic D Umoru, Abimbola E Akindolire, Walter Otieno, Grace M Nalwa, Alison W Talbert, Ismaela Abubakar, Nicholas D Embleton, Stephen J Allen, Neonatal Nutrition Network (NeoNuNet) (Public Library of Science, 2021)
      Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a network of seven secondary and tertiary level ...

    • Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya 

      Helen M Nabwera, Dingmei Wang, Olukemi O Tongo, Pauline EA Andang’o, Isa Abdulkadir, Chinyere V Ezeaka, Beatrice N Ezenwa, Iretiola B Fajolu, Zainab O Imam, Martha K Mwangome, Dominic D Umoru, Abimbola E Akindolire, Walter Otieno, Grace M Nalwa, Alison W Talbert, Ismaela Abubakar, Nicholas D Embleton, Stephen J Allen, Neonatal Nutrition Network (NeoNuNet) (Public Library of Science, 2021-01-14)
      Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a network of seven secondary and tertiary level ...

    • Burden of malaria in pregnancy among adolescent girls compared to adult women in 5 sub-Saharan African countries: A secondary individual participant data meta-analysis of 2 clinical trials 

      Clara Pons-Duran, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma,Eusebio Macete,Meghna Desai,Mwaka A. Kakolwa,Rella Zoleko-Manego,Smaïla Ouédragou,Valérie Briand,Anifa Valá,Abdunoor M. Kabanywanyi,Peter Ouma,Achille Massougbodji,Esperança Sevene, [ ... ],Raquel González (PLOS MEDICINE, 2022)
      Malaria is among the top causes of death in adolescent girls (10 to 19 years) globally. Adolescent motherhood is associated with increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. The interaction of malaria, ...

    • The Burden of Motorcycle Crash Injuries on the Public Health System in Kisumu City, Kenya 

      Wilberforce Cholo, Wilson Odero, Japheths Ogendi (Global Health Science, 2023)
      Background: In Kenya, the increased use of motorcycles for transport has led to increased morbidity, mortality, and disability. These injuries exert a burden on the public health system, yet little information exists ...

    • Business-financing options' effects on micro-enterprise performance in the tropics 

      Enno Masurel, Emiel Eijdenberg, Nelson Obange (Vrije universiteit Amsterdam, 2022)
      Micro-enterprises play an important role in one of the world’s most socioeconomically challenged regions: the tropics. Although various business-financing options for micro-enterprises exist, little is known about whether ...

    • Business-financing options' effects on micro-enterprise performance in the tropics: The case of Kisumu County, Kenya 

      Rael A Onyango, Emiel L Eijdenberg, Enno Masurel, Nelson Obange (Routledge, 2022)
      Micro-enterprises play an important role in one of the world’s most socioeconomically challenged regions: the tropics. Although various business-financing options for micro-enterprises exist, little is known about whether ...

    • Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub- Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity? 

      Helen M Nabwera, Osayame A Ekhaguere, Haresh Kirpalani, Kathy Burgoine, Chinyere V Ezeaka, Walter Otieno, Stephen J Allen, Nicholas D Embleton (BMJ Specialist Journals, 2021)
      In 2019, 2.4 million neonates (infants <28 days of age) died globally. Of these, over 80% were preterm infants (<37 weeks gestation), with the majority born in low- income and middle- income countries.1 Complications of ...

    • Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity? 

      Helen M Nabwera, Osayame A Ekhaguere, Haresh Kirpalani, Kathy Burgoine, Chinyere V Ezeaka, Walter Otieno, Stephen J Allen, Nicholas D Embleton (BMJ Specialist Journals, 2021)
      In 2019, 2.4million neonates (infants <28 days of age) died globally. Of these, over 80% were preterm infants (<37 weeks gestation), with the majority born in low-income and middle-income countries.1 Complications ...

    • Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity? 

      Helen M Nabwera, Osayame A Ekhaguere, Haresh Kirpalani, Kathy Burgoine, Chinyere V Ezeaka, Walter Otieno, Stephen J Allen, Nicholas D Embleton (BMJ Specialist Journals, 2021-12-01)
      In 2019, 2.4 million neonates (infants< 28 days of age) died globally. Of these, over 80% were preterm infants (< 37 weeks gestation), with the majority born in low-income and middle-income countries. 1 Complications of ...

    • Calculations for Mutations of Quivers with Potential' 

      WAMBUA, Victoria Mwia (Maseno University, 2011)
      From the work of Derksen, Weyman and Zelevinsky in [4], we get the definition for mutation of a quiver with potential. Stern in [l~l describes . some families of quivers corresponding to quivers with potential that can be ...

    • Calotropis procera: a new investment for African drylands 

      Alice Muchugi, Agnes Gachuiri, Nkatha Gacheri, Festus M Mutiso, Jacinta M Kimiti, Ramni Jamnadass, Jianchu Xu (World Agroforestry centre, 2017)
      The genus Calotropis (Asclepiadaceae) is comprised of two species, C. gigantea and C. procera, which both show signifcant economic potential for use of their seed fbers in the textile industry, and of their bioactive ...

    • Campylobacter in Africa – A specific viewpoint 

      Ellis Kobina Paintsil, Wycliffe O Masanta, Annika Dreyer, Leonid Ushanov, Stella I Smith, Hagen Frickmann, Andreas E Zautner (Akadémiai Kiadó, 2023-12-21)
      Campylobacter infections and campylobacteriosis-associated post-infectious sequelae are a significant global health burden that needs to be addressed from a specific African perspective. We conducted a comprehensive ...

    • Can Community Land Trusts Enhance Urban Land Governance in Kenya? 

      Emmanuel Midheme (N-AERUS, 2012)
      The struggle for land constitutes a major challenge in urban governance in Kenya today. The sheer pace of the country’s urbanization far outstrips the ability of conventional state and market mechanisms to accommodate ...

    • Can Habermas' Theory of Communicative Action Provide a Framework of Inspiration for Practices of Discursive Mediation in Post-Election Kenya? 

      Philip Visendi Lumwamu, Florence Ngesa Indede, Peter Maina Matu (Scholars Middle East Publishers,, 2019)
      This article examines how Habermas‘s theory of communicative action provides insights for mediation processes and conflict resolution in general. It lays its assumptions that people in society are in relationship and that ...