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    • Parenting, environment, and early child development in sub-Saharan Africa 

      Marc H Bornstein, Diane L Putnick, Paul Oburu, Jennifer E Lansford, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Robert H Bradley, Riku Moriguchi, Pia Rebello Britto (Springer, New York, NY, 2017)
      This chapter describes the contemporary situation of children in sub-Saharan Africa with successive foci on child growth, the home environment, parenting, and discipline using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey ...

    • Parents’ learning support and school attitudes in relation to adolescent academic identity and school performance in nine countries 

      Suha M Al-Hassan, Natasha Duell, Jennifer E Lansford, Kenneth A Dodge, Sevtap Gurdal, Qin Liu, Qian Long, Paul Oburu, Concetta Pastorelli, Ann T Skinner, Emma Sorbring, Laurence Steinberg, Sombat Tapanya, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado, Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong, Liane Peña Alampay, Dario Bacchini, Marc H Bornstein, Lei Chang, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Laura Di Giunta (Springer Netherlands, 2024-03-22)
      An important question for parents and educators alike is how to promote adolescents’ academic identity and school performance. This study investigated relations among parental education, parents’ attitudes toward their ...

    • A participatory approach to the evaluation of the efficiency of animal recording practices based on institutional analysis and development framework 

      CB Wasike, AK Kahi, KJ Peters (Cambridge University Press, 2011-02-01)
      Animal recording is an interactive process that involves several practices. The efficiency of the process is essential to ensure the utility of outcomes necessary for sustainable participation. Most evaluation approaches ...

    • Participatory approaches to rural development. A case study of Muhoroni sugar company, Kenya. 

      Mitema, Margaret AO (University of Nairobi, 2004)
      The primary objective of most of the organizations that are geared towards profit realization is productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. Achieving these objectives necessitates adaptability and responsiveness to ...

    • Participatory approaches to rural development. A case study of Muhoroni sugar company, Kenya. 

      Margaret AO Mitema (University of Nairobi., 2004)
      I he primary objective of most of the organizations that are geared towards profit realization is productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. Achieving these objectives necessitates adaptability and responsiveness to ...

    • Participatory consumer evaluation of twelve sweetpotato varieties in Kenya 

      Johnson K Kwach, GO Odhiambo, MM Dida, ST Gichuki (African Journals OnLine (AJOL), 2010)
      Eleven improved sweetpotato varieties; “Kemb10, SPK004, Mugande, Namaswakhe, K117, Polista, Bungoma, Odinga, 292-H-12, Zapallo” and “Nyathi Odiewo (improved) ”, were tested against four popular farmer varieties; “Nyathi ...

    • Participatory epidemiological assessment of factors that limit indigenous chicken productivity under free range system in south western Kenya 

      PO Olwande, SO Okuthe, WO Ogara, LC Bebora (Livestock Research for Rural Development P, 2016)
      This study used participatory epidemiology (PE) tools and laboratory investigations to assess the factor(s) that limit the productivity of the free-ranged indigenous chickens in south western Kenya. The study was conducted ...

    • Participatory epidemiological assessment of factors that limit indigenous chicken productivity under free range system in south western Kenya 

      Olwande, Portas; SO Okuthe; WO Ogara, LC Bebora (Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2016-10-01)
      This study used participatory epidemiology (PE) tools and laboratory investigations to assess the factor(s) that limit the productivity of the free-ranged indigenous chickens in south western Kenya. The study was conducted ...

    • Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis 

      Groote, Hugo D; Rutto, Esther; Odhiambo, George; Kanampiu, Fred; Khan, Zeyaur; Coe, Richard; Vanlauwe, Bernard (Elsevier, 2010-06-01)
      Maize is becoming the major food crop around Lake Victoria. Major constraints to its production are Striga, stem borer, and declining soil fertility. Innovative integrated technologies have been developed: the ‘push–pull’ ...

    • Participatory selection of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) cultivars using mother and baby trial in Western Kenya 

      GO Odhiambo, JK Kwach, ST Gichuki, MM Dida (ISHS Acta Horticulturae 911, 2009-08-31)
      Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) is a drought tolerant food security crop. Western Kenya accounts for 60% of the national production. Intensive production is constrained by lack of improved high yielding cultivars ...

    • Partnering to deliver sustainable children's surgical care in Kakuma refugee camp 

      Kaseje Neema, Khalid Hassan, Muriithi Jesse, Burton John , Weswa Benjamin, Ojwando Kefa , Chirchir Collins, Kinara Stephen, Cunningham David , Okelo Stephen (Elsevier, 2023)
      The devastating milestone of 100 million people globally forced to flee their homes because of war, violence, persecution, and discrimination was reached on May 23, 2022.1 Women and children are disproportionately affected. ...

    • The past, present and future genetic improvement of indigenous chicken of Kenya 

      JO Khobondo, Tobias O Okeno, GO Lihare, CB Wasike, AK Kahi (Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), 2014)
      Genetic improvement of farm animals encompasses both mating and selection for desired traits and indigenous chicken genetic resources are no exception. In Kenya, previous attempts to genetically improve indigenous chicken ...

    • The pastoral role of Catholic high school teachers as perceived by priests and teachers in the Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kenya. 

      KAWASONGA M.A. (University of San Francisco, 1996)

    • Pastoralists Non‐Responsiveness To Livestock Markets In East Pokot, Kenya 

      Vincent Ng’eno, MK Korir, PM Nyangweso, Mary J Kipsat, BK Lagat (African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE), 2010-09)
      One of the major challenges facing the state‐owned Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) in Kenya has been the inadequate supply of quality live animals for meat processing. It has been observed that the live animal throughput is ...

    • Pathogenic Vibrio strains isolated from human stool and water samples from Western Kenya 

      Roselida Achieng Owuor, DM Onyango, E Waindi (Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2016)
      Investigate the type of pathogenic Vibrio strains from water and stool samples collected from Migori, SonduMiriu, Nyando and Yala regions in Western Kenya.

    • Pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Strigae strains on Striga Hermonthica (del) benth infesting maize (zea mays l.) and Maize performance in Siaya county, Kenya. 

      Dorah Oula AUMA (Maseno University, 2016)
      triga hermonthica weed is the most widespread and noxious species that parasitises many economically important cereal crops including maize ( Zea mays L.) in sub-Saharan Africa. Striga is also called witchweed in the family ...

    • Pathological Changes in Oreochromis Niloticus and Lates Niloticus in Kisumu and Homa Bay, Lake Victoria, Kenya 

      PW Kamundia, PG Mbuthia, RM Waruiru, LW Njagi, PN Nyaga, RH Mdegela, DK Byarugaba, C Msuya, RO Otieno (MMU, 2014)
      Histopathology as a tool for assessing fish health in an aquatic system is an important, but has not been extensively used in East Africa. Due to scarcity of data on the histopathology of the Oreochromis niloticus and Lates ...

    • Pathological sub-types, risk factors and outcome of stroke at the Nairobi Hospital, Kenya 

      JO Jowi, PM Mativo (East African medical journal, 2008)
      Background: Stroke is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality the world over. Established risk factors such as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cigarette smoking, hyper-lipidaemia, micro-vascular ...

    • Patient care and clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to African high-care or intensive care units (ACCCOS): a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study 

      Bruce M Biccard, Pragasan Dean Gopalan, Malcolm Miller, William Lance Michell, David Thomson, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Ernest Aniteye, Greg Calligaro, Maman Sani Chaibou, Hailu Tamiru Dhufera, Mohamed Elfagieh, Mahmoud Elfiky, Muhammed Elhadi, Maher Fawzy, David Fredericks, Meseret Gebre, Abebe Genetu Bayih, Anneli Hardy, Ivan Joubert, Fitsum Kifle, Hyla-Louise Kluyts, Kieran Macleod, Zelalem Mekonnen, Mervyn Mer, Atilio Morais, Vanessa Msosa, Wakisa Mulwafu, Andrew Ndonga, Zipporah Ngumi, Akinyinka Omigbodun, Christian Owoo, Fathima Paruk, Jenna Lynn Piercy, Juan Scribante, Yakob Seman, Elliott Taylor, Dawid van Straaten, Ahmed Awad, Hend Hussein, Mahmoud Shaban, Merihan Elbadawy, Ahmed O Elmehrath, Ahmed Cordie, Mohamed Elganainy, Mostafa El-Shazly, Mahmoud Essam, Omar A Abdelwahab, Aboubakr Ali, Aliae Mohamed Hussein, Fatma A Monib, Islam Ahmed, Mahmoud M Saad, Mohammed Ali Al-Quossi, Nashwa Rafaat, Islam Galal, Dalia Omran Omran, Ahmed Azzam, Mohammed Azab, Ahmed Tawheed, Mahmoud Gamal, Mohamed El Kassas, Aml Azzam, Neama Ahmed, Yasmin NasrEldin, Omar Abdewahab, Omar Elmandouh, Meseret MeGebre, Abebe Addisie, Akine Eshete, Kokeb Desita, Hiruy Araya, Yared Agidew, Addisu Desalegn Andabo, Emnet Tesfaye, Elias Ali Yesuf, Gelaw Hailemariam, Menbeu Sultan Mohammed, Yemane Gebremedhin, Yoseph Taye, Tamiru Assefa Mebrate, Tirunesh Busha Gemechu, Tigist Tesfaye Bedane, Elias Tewabe Abera, Ayele Teshome, Ernest Aniteye Ernest Aniteye, Christian Owoo Christian Owoo, Alfred Doku, Jane Sandra Afriyie-Mensah, Aba Lawson, Daniel Akwanfo DYaw Sottie, Emma Addae, Ernest Ofosu-Appiah Ernest Ofosu-Appiah, William Obeng William Obeng, Anne Mugera, Caesar Bitta, Mohammed Abdalraheem Huwaysh, Mohammed Mahdi Ali Yahya, Alsnosy Abdullah Khalefa Mohammed, Amrajaa Alsalihin Mohammed Majeed, Amkhatirah Emad Mousay Mohammed, Elsalhein Majeed, Abdurraouf A Abusalama, Ehab Altayr, Taha Abubaker, Akram Mohammed Alkaseek, Butaina Abdulhafith, Zainab Alziyituni, Marwa F Gamra, Mohamed Muftah Anaiba, Samer Khel, Mohammed Abdelkabir, Saedah Abdeewi, Safia Adam, Abdulmueti Alhadi, Ahmed Alsoufi, Muhannad Hassan, Ahmed Msherghi, Ahmad Elmabri Mohammad Bouhuwaish, Francis Masoo, Singatiya stella Chikumbanje, Delia Mabedi, Antonio Carlos, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Jorge Mambo, Isabel Isabel Chissaque, Mouzinho Mouzinho Saide, Maikassoua Mamane, Foumakoye Amadou, Adesoji Ademuyiwa Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Akinyinka Omigbodun Akinyinka Omigbodun, Ademola Adeyeye, Akinola Akinmade, Yakubu Momohsani, John Bamigboye, Donald Orshio, Erdoo Suckie Isamade, Henry Embu, Samuel Nuhu, Samuel Ojiakor, Ahmed Nuhu, Adeola Fowotade, Arinola Sanusi, Babatunde Osinaike, Olusola Idowu, Abdullahi Oteikwu Amali, Sanusi Ibrahim, Adamu Abba Adamu, Ibrahim Kida, Job Otokwala, Olubusola Alagbe-Briggs (Elsevier, 2021)
      Background Molecular imaging is increasingly used to guide treatment decisions and planning in prostate cancer. We aimed to evaluate the role of 18F-fluciclovine-PET/CT in improving cancer control compared with conventional ...

    • Patient Characteristics from an Emergency Care Center in Rural Western Keny 

      HirenPatelMD, SebastianSuarezMD, LanceShaull Jeffrey Edwards,ZaidAltawilMD Joseph Owuor,DeboraRogoJD,KevinSchwartzMD,LuateRichardMD,Thomas F.BurkeMD, (Maseno University, 2019)
      Emergency care is a neglected area of focus in many low- and middle-income countries. There is a paucity of research on types and frequencies of acute illnesses and injuries in low-resource settings.