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REFLECTING ON GROUP DYNAMIC APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICT IN PUB-LIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(BIR, 2017)
Conflict can result into a crisis in an organization if there is no best approach to resolve conflict. Conflict may
arise when educational philosophies, treatment approaches or service delivery strategy is incompatible. ...
INTEGRATED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(BIR, 2017)
Transforming higher education institutions in Kenya using modern paradigm is a dream yet to be realized in
Kenya. However, the World Bank economic update indicates that ICT sector in Kenya has outperformed all other sector ...
On the maximal numerical range of elementary operators
(Academic Publications, Ltd., 2017-02)
The notion of the numerical range has been generalized in different directions.
One such direction, is the maximal numerical range introduced by Stampfli (1970) to derive
an identity for the norm of a derivation on L(H). ...
On the Numerical Range of a Generalized Derivation
(HIKARI Ltd,, 2017)
We examine the relationship between the numerical range of the
restriction of a generalized derivation to a norm ideal J and that of its
implementing elements.
Mathematics Subject Classi cation: 47A12; 47B47
Utilization of Herbal Medicines among Diabetic Patients Attending Kenyatta National Hospital Outpatient Clinic
(Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research, 2017-06-15)
World Health Organization has estimated that 70-90 % of Africa’s population still relies on herbal remedies in order to meet their healthcare needs. Although the role of herbal medicines in the management of diabetes is ...
Examining the safety of menstrual cups among rural primary school girls in western Kenya: observational studies nested in a randomised controlled feasibility study
(British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 2017-04-01)
Objective
Examine the safety of menstrual cups against sanitary pads and usual practice in Kenyan schoolgirls.
Design
Observational studies nested in a cluster randomised controlled feasibility study.
Setting
30 primary ...
Molecular identity of mycobacteria isolates in new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Kisumu County, Western Kenya
(tuberculosis, 2017)
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most challenging diseases to control in the world
today and it has become a major global health problem especially in immunocompromised people such as
HIV/AIDS. The problem ...
Longitudinal estimation of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in relation to malaria prevention measures in six sub-Saharan African countries
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Background
Plasmodium falciparum prevalence (PfPR) is a widely used metric for assessing malaria transmission intensity. This study was carried out concurrently with the RTS,S/AS01 candidate malaria vaccine Phase III trial ...
Daily home fortification with iron as ferrous fumarate versus NaFeEDTA: a randomised, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial in Kenyan children
(BioMed Centra, 2017)
Background: We aimed to show the non-inferiority of home fortification with a daily dose of 3 mg iron in the
form of iron as ferric sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (NaFeEDTA) compared with 12.5 mg iron as encapsulated
ferrous ...
Assessing levels and trends of adult mortality in Sub Saharan Africa using INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance systems
(2017)
There is still a considerable dearth of knowledge regarding adult mortality and premature deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Attempts to measure adult mortality using censuses and cross-sectional surveys rely mainly on ...