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Dengue and west Nile virus transmission in children and adults in coastal Kenya
(American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017-01-01)Dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are important reemerging arboviruses that are underrecognized in many parts of Africa due to lack of surveillance. As a part of a study on flavivirus, alphavirus, and parasite ... -
Detection of acute dengue virus infection, with and without concurrent malaria infection, in a cohort of febrile children in Kenya, 2014–2019, by clinicians or machine learning algorithms
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2023-07-26)Poor access to diagnostic testing in resource limited settings restricts surveillance for emerging infections, such as dengue virus (DENV), to clinician suspicion, based on history and exam observations alone. We investigated ... -
Detection of trypanosomes in small ruminants and pigs in western Kenya: important reservoirs in the epidemiology of sleeping sickness?
(BioMed Central, 2005)Background: Trypanosomosis is a major impediment to livestock farming in sub-Saharan Africa and limits the full potential of agricultural development in the 36 countries where it is endemic. In man, sleeping sickness is ... -
DETERMINANTS FOR THE ADOPTION OF INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) FOR FLOOD AND DROUGHT DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN KENYA
(International Scientific Journal Theoretical & Applied Science, 2020-09-21)Abstract: Major disasters continue to affect millions of people worldwide every year. These disasters range from earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, hunger, terrorist activities to collapse of buildings, among ... -
DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT IN CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS IN KENYA
(strategic journal, 2019)Demand and supply of manpower is changing in unprecedented proportions. This has resulted in a shortage of knowledge employees and therefore less commitment. Individuals want to stretch their job interests, personality, ... -
The determinants of procurement contract management on organization performance
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2019)A contract is a written or oral legally -binding agreement between the parties identified in the agreement to fulfil the terms and conditions outlined in the agreement. Contract management refers to the business processes ... -
Determination of Cyanogenic Compounds Content in Transgenic Acyanogenic Kenyan Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Genotypes: Linking Molecular Analysis to Biochemical Analysis
(Analytical & Bioanalytical Techniques, 2015-09-23)Being the fourth most important crop in the developing countries surpassed only by maize, rice and sugarcane as a source of calories, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is doubtlessly a famine reserve crop due to its drought ... -
Development of a Real-Time Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction for O'nyong-nyong virus and Evaluation with Clinical and Mosquito Specimens in Kenya
(2017-07-29)O’nyong-nyong virus (ONNV), an alphavirus closely related to chikungunya virus (CHIKV), has been the documented cause of two large outbreaks in east Africa; however, little is known about the contribution of ONNV to cases ... -
Diabetes mellitus-a devastating metabolic disorder
(2015)Diabetes mellitus is an endocrinological and/or metabolic disorder with an increasing global prevalence and incidence. High blood glucose levels are symptomatic of diabetes mellitus as a consequence of inadequate pancreatic ... -
Differential Induction of Proteins in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera: Cullicidae) Larvae in Response to Heavy Metal Selection
(Cambridge University Press, 2006)Investigations were conducted to establish the magnitude and pattern of differential expression of proteins due to generational selection of third instar An. gambiae s.s. larvae by cadmium, copper and lead heavy metals, ... -
Distribution of indigenous strains of atoxigenic and toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in maize and peanuts agro-ecological zones of Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background Grains of important food and export crops in Africa are susceptible to contamination by toxin-producing moulds. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins associated with liver damage and cancer in humans and animals. These ... -
Diversity of fungi in sediments and water sampled from the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
(African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2016-03-14)Lake Magadi and Little Magadi are saline, alkaline lakes lying in the southern part of Kenyan Rift Valley. Their solutes are supplied by a series of alkaline hot springs with temperatures as high as 86°C. Previous ... -
Dual African Origins of Global Aedes aegypti s.l. Populations Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA
(PLOS, 2013-04)Aedes aegypti is the primary global vector to humans of yellow fever and dengue flaviviruses. Over the past 50 years, many population genetic studies have documented large genetic differences among global populations of ... -
Dual African Origins of Global Aedes aegypti s.l. Populations Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Aedes aegypti is the primary global vector to humans of yellow fever and dengue flaviviruses. Over the past 50 years, many population genetic studies have documented large genetic differences among global ... -
E-Business Adoption Framework in the Hospitality Industry
(Business Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global), 2013)While the hospitality industry in the Kenyan Coast has adopted Information and Communication Technology (ICT), application of the same is limited to internal operations and control. The industry’s e-business adoption ... -
E-SERVICES & DEVOLUTION: USAGE OF ICT APPLICATIONS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE DELIVERY IN MACHAKOS COUNTY GOVERNMENT, KENYA
(International Journal of Management Research & Review, 2016-04)This paper examined the effect of ICT applications and their frequency of usage on customer service delivery in Machakos County Government (MCG). The ICT applications included Mobile Point of Sale (M-POS) ... -
Ecological and socio-economic assessment of Kenyan coastal fisheries
(Brill, 2013)This study explores and describes the status of the fisheries resources in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya. In addition to shrimp bottom trawling, the bay also supports a variety of artisanal fishing techniques with ... -
Effect of a syphilis control programme on pregnancy outcome in Nairobi, Kenya
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2000)Objectives: To assess the impact of a syphilis control programme of pregnant women on preg nancy outcome in Kenya. Method: Women who came to deliver to Pumwani Maternity Hospital (PMH) between April 1997 and March 1998 ... -
Effect of Education on Microfinance Institutions’ Credit Accessibility by Persons with Disabilities in Mombasa County, Kenya
(Journal of Economics, Management and Trade, 2023)This research aimed to establish the factors determining credit accessibility from Microfinance institutions among Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Mombasa County, Kenya. The research was conducted to establish the ... -
EFFECT OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IFMIS) ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN KENYA
(International Journal of Advanced Research and Review, 2020)Integrated Financial management information systems (IFMIS) is the computerization of public expenditure management processes including budget formulation, budget execution, and accounting with the help of a fully ...