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Cytokine and Chemokine Responses to Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Vaccine Candidate Antigens During a Period of Interrupted Malaria Transmission in a Highland Area of Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
Longitudinal studies of cytokine responses to Plasmodium Jalciparum (P. Jalciparum)
antigens have depicted the acquisition and maintenance of clinical immunity, which
developswith age. While the balance between cytokines ...
Moderating Effect of Business Risks on the Relationship Between Audit Effort and Audit Fees Among Audit Firms in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
Auditing is an important aspect of financial management oversight and is mandatory
for public companies. Despite this critical role, audit firms have been criticized for
failure to embrace business risk auditing approach ...
An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Between Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Kenya: A Disaggregated Approach
(Maseno University, 2014)
Energy is a fundamental input for economic growth worldwide. Despite this, the existence,
direction and magnitude of the relationship between energy consumption and overall economic
growth remains controversial in empirical ...
Characteristics of Road Traffic Injuries to Pedestrians in Nairobi, Kenya: Implications for Urban Safety Planning
(Maseno University, 2014)
Every day around the world, almost 16 000 people die from all types of injuries. The category of
injuries worldwide is dominated by those incurred in road crashes which account for around 25%
of all deaths from injury. ...
Modelling The Impact of Misdiagnosis and Treatment on the Dynamics of Malaria Concurrent and Co-Infection with Pneumonia and Typhoid
(Maseno University, 2014)
Mathematical models of malaria-pneumonia and malaria- typhoid concurrent and co-infection have been formulated to establish the effects of
misdiagnosing pneumonia and typhoid as malaria. We performed stability
analysis ...
Prevalence, Genetic Diversity and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Clinical Salmonella Isolates from Kapsabet and Kisumu District Hospitals in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
The re-emergence of invasive non typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is exacerbated by antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) to most commonly available antimicrobials. Extreme climatic changes, in
addition to increase in susceptible ...
Genetic Variability of Maize Streak Virus (Msv) for Virulence and Resistance in Maize
(Maseno University, 2014)
Maizestreakdisease (MSD), caused by Maize streak virus (MSV), reduces maize yields in an
infectedmaize plant by up to 100% even in high potential zones. The geographical range of
MSVis restricted to Africa and its ...
Virtual Speech Community: A Sociolinguistic Analysis Of Kenyan Facebook Communication
(Maseno University, 2014)
Rapid evolution of communication technologies has changed language use, thereby
yielding new forms of discourse and authorship, as well as novel ways to create and
participate in communities. Computer mediated communication ...
Assessment of Management Practices of Induction for Newly Appointed Teachers in Secondary Schools in Kisumu East and West Districts, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
In Kenya, induction for NATs in public secondary schools is based on the Teachers Service
Commission Induction Guide. However the TSC Guide does not explain how NATs in public
secondary schools should be inducted, the ...
Evaluation Du Francais Sur Objectifs Specifiques \ Dans Les Ecoles Professionnelles Du Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)
Currently, two trends of teaching and learning of French are coexisting inKenyan universities
and colleges offering French, namely General French and French for specific purposes (FSP).
The recent past has witnessed an ...