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Smartphone-based Ophthalmic Imaging Compared With Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Vertical Cup-to-disc Ratio Among Adults in Southwestern Uganda
(NIH Public Access, 2021)
Precis: Using optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements as a reference standard for vertical cup-to-disc ratio (vCDR), a smartphone-based ophthalmic camera has a sensitivity of 67.7% and specificity of 96.7% to detect ...
Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial
(Elsevier, 2021)
Risk of mortality following surgery in patients across Africa is twice as high as the global average. Most of
these deaths occur on hospital wards after the surgery itself. We aimed to assess whether enhanced postoperat ...
Effect of Production Management Skills on the Production Level of ESP Financed Aquaculture Farms in Kisumu West Constituency, Kenya
(East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2021)
The Kenyan Economic Stimulus Program was developed with an objective to spur regional development. The program targeted the establishment of 200 fish ponds in the selected constituencies in Kenya. Farmers were trained on ...
Effect of management skills on performance of economic stimulus Program financed aquaculture farms Kisumu west constituency, Kenya
(Adventist University of Africa, Kenya, 2021)
In the endeavour to stimulate the Kenyan Economy after the post-election violence in 2008, the Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) was developed so as to jumpstart the economy. Commercialization ...
Evaluation of incorporation of universal design parameters in the planning approval process of Kisumu main bus terminus
(East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2021)
Consideration of the normate template by designers usually leads to the
production of living spaces that fail to meet most of the spatial requirements of
would-be users. This phenomenon arises due to the fact that the ...
Phytochemistry and insecticidal activity of Annona mucosa leaf extracts against Sitophilus zeamais and Prostephanus truncatus
(Journal of Asian Natural Products Researc, 2021)
A new oleanane type triterpene characterized as 3α, 24-diacetoxy-12-oleanene (1) together with known compounds 2-10, were isolated from Annona mucosa leaf extracts. Their structural elucidation was accomplished using ...
Transit oriented development in medium cities in Africa: Experiences from Kisumu, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2021)
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a planned area with land use that has optimal reach of public
transport by urban populace it serves. Availability and accessibility of public transport minimizes
reliance of use by ...
Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub- Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity?
(BMJ Specialist Journals, 2021)
In 2019, 2.4 million neonates (infants <28 days of age) died globally. Of these, over 80% were preterm infants (<37 weeks gestation), with the majority born in low- income and middle- income countries.1 Complications of ...
Haematological abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease and non-severe malaria infection in western Kenya
(Springer, 2021)
In Plasmodium falciparum infection, clinical conditions such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis are common. Mutation in haemoglobin sub-unit beta gene (HBB) may be a genetic factor responsible for these ...
Four Domains Of Parenting In Kenya
(Routledge, 2021)
The goals of this study were to track changes in parental warmth and rules/limit-setting over time and to examine parents’ age at the time of their child’s birth, parents’ education, and child gender in relation to changes ...