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Metagenomic analysis of the microbiota in the highly compartmented hindguts of six wood-or soil-feeding higher termites
(BioMed Central, 2015-12-01)
Termites are important contributors to carbon and nitrogen cycling in tropical ecosystems. Higher termites digest lignocellulose in various stages of humification with the help of an entirely prokaryotic microbiota housed ...
Assessment of Organizational Factors for Health Management Information System (HMIS) Performance in Elgeiyo Marakwet County, Kenya.
(EPH - International Journal of Medical and Health Science, 2018-03)
Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) have been used by many countries using
platforms adopted or own-designed. It’s implemented by integrating all healthcare services and
gives service providers the ability to ...
Compartment-specific bacterial communities in higher termites
(M icroha bitat-specificity of the hindgut microbiota in higher termites, 2013)
The higher termite gut is a highly structured habitat and shows the presence of spatially separated compartments. The differences in physicochemical parameters between the compartments, most importantly pH, play an important ...
Optimization of growth conditions and characterization of enzymatic activity of selected novel Streptomyces species from Kenyan soils
(Scientific Conference Proceedings, 2012-06-14)
This study was aimed at unveiling and assessing protease, esterase, amylase and lipase enzymes from selected novel Streptomyces species with biotechnological interest. Four Streptomyces isolates from Jomo Kenyatta University ...
Prevalence of food insecurity in patients with diabetes in western Kenya.
(Wiley, 2013-06)
Aims
To determine the characteristics of patients with diabetes who reported food insecurity at three diabetes clinics in western Kenya.
Methods
This study includes routinely collected demographic data at the first ...
Impact of Four Years of Annual Mass Drug Administration on Prevalence and Intensity of Schistosomiasis among Primary and High School Children in Western Kenya: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.
(The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018-03-12)
Schistosomiasis remains a major public health problem in Kenya. The World Health Organization recommends preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel (PZQ) to control morbidity due to schistosomiasis. Morbidity is considered ...
CRITICAL FACTORS AND CREDIT UPTAKE IN YOUTH ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FUND IN SUNA EAST CONSTITUENCY, MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA
(KENYATTA UNIVERSITY, 2018-11)
Youth entrepreneurship in Kenya plays a significant role in enhancing Kenya’s economic development and in reducing youth unemployment. Despite the great significance of entrepreneurship in Kenya, there is a high failure ...
Safe Anesthesia Care in Western Kenya: A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Nurse Anesthetists at Multiple Levels of Government Hospitals
(International Anesthesia Research, 2019)
BACKGROUND: Only 20% of the surgical burden in eastern sub-Saharan Africa is currently met,
leaving >17 million surgical cases annually in need of safe surgery and anesthesia. Similarly, there
is an extreme shortage of ...
Prevalence and detection of drug resistant mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis among drug naïve patients in Nairobi, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2019-12)
Tuberculosis (TB), an ancient scourge of humanity known for several thousands of years, is still a significant public health challenge in many countries today even though some progress has been made in recent years in ...
developing and implementing a Pediatric emergency Care Curriculum for Providers at district level Hospitals in sub-saharan africa: a Case study in Kenya
(Frontiers, 2017-12-11)
Introduction: Emergency medicine is a relatively new field in sub-Saharan Africa and dedicated training in pediatric emergency care is limited. While guidelines from the African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM) ...