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Negotiating Access to Maternal Health Services During COVID-19 Pandemic in Kilifi County, Kenya: Rapid Qualitative Study
(Springer, Singapore, 2022)Globally, women do a lot of unpaid work even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has delivered a blow to existing gender systems that could recalibrate gender roles, positively affecting population health. ... -
Neighborhood danger, parental monitoring, harsh parenting, and child aggression in nine countries
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2014-03)Exposure to neighborhood danger during childhood has negative effects that permeate multiple dimensions of childhood. The current study examined whether mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of neighborhood danger ... -
A neonatal nutrition network for sub-Saharan Africa
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Networked Spaces: Benefits of Mobile Phones in the Treatment and Referral Process within iCCM
(2018)Kenya is still lagging behind regional and global averages in child mortality rates despite the fact that substantial progress has been made in reducing child mortality through child health programs since 1990. ... -
New compounds with antimicrobial activities from Elaeodendron buchananii stem bark
(Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 2018)The plant species Elaeodendron buchananii Loes is widely used in folklore medicine to manage microbial infections in Kenya. Previous studies on the plant fruits and root bark revealed the presence of steroids and ... -
New Europe College Yearbook 2010-2011
(2010)Between 1920 and 1940 the relationship between culture and ethnicity constituted one of the most dominant political themes in Eastern Europe. The cultural, historical, anthropological debates shaped national identity in ... -
New evaluation of Alternaria brassicicola isolates against Striga hermonthica seeds emergence on maize in Kenya
(JRWS, 2021)Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth is also known as witchweed, is a highly noxious parasite of cereal in Sub- Saharan Africa leading to enormous economic losses of above 7 billion US$ yearly. Some of the suggested control ... -
A new gnidiflavanone-flavonol dimer and other constituents from Gnidia apiculata
(Taylor & Francis, 2022)A new 3,800-flavanone-flavonol dimer gnidiflavanone-flavonol (1) and 10 known compounds (2–11), including four rare primula type flavones 2–5, were isolated from the roots of Gnidia apicu lata. Compounds 2–5 and 7 were ... -
Next priorities for intervention in Kenya: Results from a cohort study of drug use, HIV and HCV patterns in five urban areas
(University Of Nairobi, 2006)In Kenya, alcohol, cigarettes, Khat (miraa) and cannabis sativa, have remained the most popular abused substance and have been linked to increasing rates of HIV/HCV . This study’s objective was to identify the types, ... -
The nexus between indigenous beliefs on environment and climate change adaptation amongst the Sengwer in Embobut Forest, Kenya
(Taylor and Francis group, 2022)Climate change is one of the most serious challenges to humanity’s survival, making environmental adaptation and conservation critical to mitigating its impacts. Cherangany Hills in Kenya is among the water towers currently ... -
Nexus between women voters’ radio exposure and grassroots electoral participation under the new devolved political dispensation in Kenya
(Некоммерческое партнерство Национальная ассоциация масс-медиа исследователей, 2020)This article examines the nexus between women voters’ radio exposure and participation in the 2013 Kenyan general election in Kakamega County located in the western part of the country. This research grounded in political ... -
nfluence Of Farmers’ To Extension Services On Their Decision To Adoption Of Horticulture Farming In Nandi County, Kenya
(2017-08-08)The study sought to establish the influence of respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics on adoption of Horticulture farming among small scale farmers in Nandi County, Kenya. A cross-sectional survey research design was ... -
Nile perch market liberalization and chronic poverty: drivers and maintainers of chronic poverty among fishing community in Suba district
(Universit of Nairobi, 2018)This study is about Nile perch market liberalization and chronic poverty among fishing community in Suba District. It identifies the socio economic characteristic of chronically poor households among Nile perch fisher ... -
Nile perch market liberalization and chronic poverty: drivers and maintainers of chronic poverty among fishing community in Suba district
(University of Nairobi, 2008)This study is about Nile perch market liberalization and chronic poverty among fishing community in Suba District. It identifies the socio economic characteristic of chronically poor households among Nile perch fisher ... -
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) culture in Kenya: Emerging production technologies and socio-economic impacts on local livelihoods
(Wiley online library, 2022)Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is one of the most farmed fish globally, with a significant contribution improving local livelihoods, especially in developing countries. Nile tilapia was first cultured in Kenya in ... -
Nitrogen Doping of Hexagonal and Cubic Ge2Sb2Te5 Nanocrystals: An Ab Initio Study
(World Scientific Publishing Company, 2018)The effect of nitrogen doping on the structural, electronic and optical properties of hexagonal and cubic Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) has been investigated from first principles. The nitrogen content was set to 10 at.% and 25 at.%, ... -
Nitrogen Doping of Hexagonal and Cubic Ge2Sb2Te5Nanocrystals: An Ab Initio Study
(World Scientific Publishing Company, 2018-12-17)The effect of nitrogen doping on the structural, electronic and optical properties of hexagonal and cubic Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) has been investigated from first principles. The nitrogen content was set to 10 at.% and 25 at.%, ... -
NITROGEN SOURCES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION AND MAIZE YIELD IN WESTERN KENYA.
(2019-09-01)This study assessed the effect of applying inorganic or organic sources of nitrogen, or their combination, on N2O emission, maize yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) at Nyakach, a lowland and Soin, a highland in western ... -
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Rates and Plucking Intervals Effects on Soil Organic Carbon, pH and Tea Yields and Their Relationships in Eastern Africa Tea Growing Regions
(International Society of Tea Science, 2020)Eastern Africa tea grows in high rainfall areas where nutrients depletion through leaching, and surface run-off can be high, in addition to removal with crop. Nutrients replenishment through fertilizer applications is ... -
No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis