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Dietary practices of pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending clinic at lodwar county and referral hospital, Turkana County, Kenya
(2017-01)
Dietary practices and tuberculosis exacerbate each other such that when dietary intake is poor, the prognosis of TB is poor. TB, on the other hand, depresses the dietary intake by lowering the appetite and thereby influencing ...
Interface Features, Program Complexity and Memorability as Indicators of Learnability of Mobile Social Software
(2017-10)
Social Computing aims to support the tendency of humans to interact with mobile devices. Technology reinforces this interaction by producing appropriate responses that then lead to improved communication between humans and ...
An Assessment of the Role of Credit Reference Bureau in Influencing Customer Credit Access in Mitigating Against Credit Default in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Management . 7, Vol. 6 (October-November 2017), 2017)
The study examined the role of Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) in influencing customer credit
access in mitigating default risk among commercial banks in Kenya. The study was based on the
theories of Adverse Selection and ...
LC-MS/MS als Methode zur Detektion und Quantifizierung der Inhaltsstoffe in Kaffee
(2017-01)
Coffee is the most popular soft drink in the world. Two botanical species of coffee are important for the world market and differ not only in their area of cultivation but also
their components. Coffee contains more than ...
Effectiveness of structured nutrition education on maternal breastfeeding self‐efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding duration in Kiandutu health centre, Thika – Kenya
(GLOBAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2017)
Background
Optimal breastfeeding practices can help prevent under‐nutrition among under
five children and WHO recommends Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first
half of infancy. Rates of EBF are however low globally ...
Factors for Efficient Relationship between Contractors and Subcontractors in Project Implementation in Nairobi Kenya
(The IJES, 2017)
Construction is a complex and challenging activity owing to the technical advances, tighter regulations and need for effective management of resources for competitive edge. The projects under the industry involve many ...
TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
(2017)
This study was aimed at determining the effect of transactional leadership style on organizational commitment as moderated by employee participation in technical
institutions in Kenya. This study was conducted in 47 ...
The Effect of Socio-Economic Factors on Public Health Service Delivery in Kenya (A Case of Murang’a County Hospitals)
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, IT & MANAGEMENT, 2017)
Good health care is a fundamental need in the life of a person because it helps develop a positive self-image and also opens up the opportunities for the individual
to do their daily duties as required of them. The study ...
Cyclooxygenase inhibitory compounds from Gymnosporia heterophylla aerial parts
(Elsevier, 2017)
Gymnosporia heterophylla (Celastraceae) is an African medicinal plants used to treat painful and inflammatory diseases with partial scientific validation. Solvent extractions followed by repeated chromatographic purification ...
Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With a+Thalassemia
(2017-03)
Background-—Recent studies have discovered that a-globin is expressed in blood vessel walls where it plays a role in regulating vascular tone. We tested the hypothesis that blood pressure (BP) might differ between normal ...