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Might legalized gambling expose Kenyan microenterprises to survival risks during COVID-19 Pandemic?
(Maseno University, 2023)
Microenterprises are very small in size but growth-oriented enterprises largely dependent on founder’s
cultural orientation for survival. Kenya enacted a legal framework on micro and small enterprise
development in 2012. ...
Isomorphism in Management of County Governments, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)
Institutional theory argues that the primary objective of organizational change is formal legitimacy. In other words, organizations adapt their internal characteristics in order to conform with the expectations of the key ...
Maternal Factors Influencing Under-five Mortality in Karemo Sub-county in Siaya County, Kenya
(Research Square, 2023-03)
Background
Despite the substantial reduction of under-five mortality (U5M) across the world, about 15,000 under-fives (U5s) die daily. Majority occurs in developing countries with Sub-Saharan African countries like Kenya ...
Predicting Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes Across Cultures: A Machine Learning Approach
(Springer US, 2023-04-19)
Adolescent mental health problems are rising rapidly around the world. To combat this rise, clinicians and policymakers need to know which risk factors matter most in predicting poor adolescent mental health. Theory-driven ...
Habitat Diversity, Stability, and Productivity of Malaria Vectors in Irrigated and Nonirrigated Ecosystems in Western Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2022-11-05)
Several sub-Saharan African countries rely on irrigation for food production. This study examined the impact
of environmental modifications resulting from irrigation on the ecology of aquatic stages of malaria vectors
in ...
Incoherent policies and contradictory priorities in Kenya
(Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department of International Developmen, 2022-09-01)
Policies should aim to realise a people or a
group’s aspirations. However, in politically
complex institutional environments, the
design and adoption of policies may lose
sight of common goals. Since the 1990s,
Kenya ...
Governing Emerging Technologies: A Systematic Exploration of Kenya’s Biotechnology and LMO-Specific Policy Documents for Adoption and Implementation of Synthetic Biology
(International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2021)
As an emerging yet disruptive technology, the
most challenging questions surrounding synthetic biology
(SynBio) are, arguably, those of regulatory nature. At the
global scale, such questions have been framed within ...
The histostereological teratogenic effects of in-utero exposure to varied doses of lamotrigine on the developing fetal brain in albino rats (Rattus Norvegicus)
(AJOL, 2023-05-16)
The histoqualitative teratogenic effects of lamotrigine, a second-line anticonvulsant medicine, on the developing fetal brain structures when exposed in utero in a time- and dose-dependent manner remain unclear. On the ...
The pregnancy outcomes of female albino rats (Rattus Norvegicus) exposed prenatally to varied doses of lamotrigine
(AJOL, 2023-03-03)
The maternal pregnancy outcomes following the in-utero exposure to lamotrigine (LAMT), a second-generation anticonvulsant medicine, have not been well elucidated. Lamotrigine is currently being prescribed widely and ...
The growth and development outcomes of foetuses born of albino rats (Rattus Norvegicus) prenatally exposed to varying doses of lamotrigine
(AJOL, 2023-05-16)
The growth and development outcomes of the foetuses born by mothers who prenatally get exposed to lamotrigine (LAMT) have not been well established. Lamotrigine is an anticonvulsant medicine used in the management of acute ...