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Vitamin D status in healthy black African adults at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2018-12-01)
Vitamin D has been known since the twentieth Century for its benefits in bone health. Recent observational studies have demonstrated its benefits in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and non-communicable diseases ...
Complete blood count reference intervals from a healthy adult urban population in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2018-06-07)
There are racial, ethnic and geographical differences in complete blood count (CBC) blood count (CBC) and therefore it is necessary to establish RIs that are population specific. Several studies have been carried out in ...
STATE OF CAGE CULTURE IN LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 2018)
Fishery development is one of the key global development goals embodied in agenda
2030 under the fourteenth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), in which countries
seek to support the restoration of fish stocks to improve ...
Planting the Future: The Spiritual Legacy of Wangari Maathai
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2018-10-25)
This concluding chapter pursues a deeper understanding of actions taken by Wangari Maathai to maintain spiritual connections between everyday life and the environment. We do so by explaining how traditional spiritual beliefs ...
Modelling of distribution of the “Matatu” traffic flow using Poisson distribution in a highway in Kenya
(HIKARI Ltd, 2018)
Traffic congestion in urban road and freeway networks leads to strong
degradation of the network infrastructure and accordingly reduced output. Expansion of the available transportation continues to be one of
the solution ...
The Characteristics, Extent and Drivers of Urban Food Poverty in Kisumu, Kenya
(Consuming Urban Poverty Project, 2018)
Kisumu – Kenya’s third-largest city – experiences a very high level of food insecurity that is directly
linked to poverty. Given the precarious employment status of many in Kisumu, and the high levels
of food insecurity, ...
Sustainable procurement concept: Does it all add up?
(Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2018)
Sustainable procurement sits under the umbrella of sustainability, which involves making decisions that maintain the right balance between the environment, society and economy to ensure long-term organizational success. ...
An Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment for Adoption of Transgenic Cassava Varieties in East Africa
(2018-03-29)
Cassava has been a major staple in Sub-Sahara Africa for generations, securing several households
against food poverty and hunger. However like other tropical crops, cassava has been susceptible
to various pests and ...
extracts against Xanthomonas campestris Pv vesicatoria isolated from diseased African nightshade (Solanum scabrum)
(2018-09-30)
Solanum scabrum Mill is widely cultivated for consumption as a leafy vegetable, for medicinal purposes and as a source of income. Its productivity is faced with many challenges as farmers in Kenya have been recording low ...
Evaluation Of Objectives Of Physics Teacher Education In Relation To Pedagogic Skills Of Student Teachers In Public Universities In Kenya
(2018-08-08)
Evaluation of the B.Ed (Science) program in public universities has focused on content and little has been
reported on the improvements made on objectives of the training programs. Moreover, each university develops its ...