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Contraindications of Batch Staining in Malaria Diagnosis and its implications on Drug and Vaccine Protective Efficacy
(Elixir International Journal, 2013-05-13)The primary objective was to evaluate if batch staining of malaria blood films results in false positive smears. False positive smears (>1%) may cause a serious underestimate of a drug’s or vaccine’s protective efficacy, ... -
Contribution of Financial Innovations to Money Demand: A Case of Kenyan Financial Market
(American Journal of Finance and Business Management, 2022-09-06)Purpose: This study sought to assess how financial innovation has affected demand for money in Kenya. Methodology: The research looked at the value of transactions made using modern innovations including ATMs, point-of-sale ... -
Contribution of Financial Innovations to Money Demand: A Case of Kenyan Financial Market
(American Journal of Finance and Business Management, 2022-09-06)Purpose: This study sought to assess how financial innovation has affected demand for money in Kenya. Methodology: The research looked at the value of transactions made using modern innovations including ATMs, point-of-sale ... -
The Contribution of Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge on Use of Integrated Palliative Care Approach in the Management of Chronic and Life Threatening Diseases at Kakamega County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Asian Online Journal Publishing Group,, 2018-08-01)Integrated Palliative care approach (IPCA) is an approach that aims to improve the quality of life of people and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief ... -
Controlling the reactivity of [Pd-(II)(N boolean AND N boolean AND N)Cl] plus complexes using 2,6-bis (pyrazol-2-yl)pyridine ligands for biological application: Substitution reactivity, CT-DNA interactions and in vitro cytotoxicity study
(Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2020-12)Four [(N^N^N)Pd(II)Cl]+ complexes [chloride-(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)Pd(II)]Cl (PdL1), [chlorido(2,6-bis(N-pyrazol-2-yl)pyridine)Pd(II)]Cl (PdL2), [chlorido(2,6-bis(3,5-dimethyl-N-pyrazol-2-yl)pyridine)Pd(II)]Cl (PdL3) and ... -
Conventional Wastewater Treatment Plants as a Discharge and Source Point for Biota Exposure to Micro-pollutants
(Tylor and Francis, 2018-05-22)This chapter provides information on conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as a discharge point, through which micro-pollutants (MPs) get into aquatic and terrestrial biota from various points of origin and ... -
Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy in Rural Communities in Western Kenya
(Vaccines, 2023-09-13)Vaccine hesitancy is a significant global public health concern. This study sought to determine the correlates of acceptance and hesitancy regarding COVID-19 vaccines in rural populations of selected counties in Western ... -
The correlation between ICT Technical Support and Academic Performance of Public Primary Schools
(World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research WJPR, 2020-07)This study investigated the correlation in academic performance of public primary schools using ICTs in teaching and learning and those that do not, with a view to provide quality education through the use of ICTs to impart ... -
Correlation of HIV-1 drug resistant mutations and virologic failure
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2021-07-07)Introduction: mutations are important by ensuring that the HIV-1 agent remains fit in the environment and evades drugs that are developed purposely to kill them. In Kenya, mutations conferring resistance to available ARVs ... -
Cost-effectiveness of condom uterine balloon tamponade to control severe postpartum hemorrhage in Kenya
(International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2017-02-11)Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of condom uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) for control of severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to uterine atony versus standard PPH care in Kenya. Methods A cross-sectional ... -
COUPLING HYDROLOGICAL AND CROP MODELS FOR IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT - A REVIEW
(Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 2018-04-09)Understanding the relationships among plant, soil, and water is important in agricultural water management practices. Simulation of the soil water balance is central to improving crop water productivity. Individual crop ... -
Coupling Hydrus 2D/3D and AquaCrop Models for Simulation of Water Use in Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp)
(Renewable Energy Sources: Engineering, Technology, Innovation, 2021-01-05)Simulation of the soil water balance requires reliable representation of the main hydrological processes such as infiltration, drainage, evapotranspiration and run off. In a cropping system, the determination of the soil ... -
Covid-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst to E-Learning Acceptance in 2020
(International Journal for e-Learning Security, 2020-12)This paper discusses the challenges that have been experienced by Kenyan public universities over the years in the implementation of e-learning and the low acceptance and adoption of e-learning. The paper further highlights ... -
Credit Risk Management on Financial Performance of Selected Microfinance Institutions
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-04)The purpose of this study was to look at the impact of credit risk management on the financial performance of a few Kenyan microfinance firms. The study's approach was a descriptive survey research design and a panel data ... -
Criteria Used to Assess Need for Use of Morphine for Adult Cancer Pain Relief in Kakamega County Referral Hospital, Kenya, Africa
(Asian Journal of Pharmacy Nursing and Medical Sciences, 2020-12)The experience of pain in cancer patients is widely accepted as a major threat to quality of life, and its relief has emerged as a priority in oncology care. Although morphine and other opioids is the mainstay of cancer ... -
A Critical Review on Working Capital Management and Financial Distress in Chartered Public Universities in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-08-15)Working capital management is a matter of concern in public universities in Kenya, with the main challenge being how to prudently manage assets in order to achieve financial self-sufficiency. Working capital management ... -
A Critical Review on Working Capital Management and Financial Distress in Chartered Public Universities in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-08-08)Working capital management is a matter of concern in public universities in Kenya, with the main challenge being how to prudently manage assets in order to achieve financial self-sufficiency. Working capital management ... -
Cultural practices resilience in the wake of COVID-19 among communities in Western Kenya
(Research journal in advanced humanities, 2022-10-19)This study provides first-hand information on the cultural practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among communities in Western Kenya. The study highlights the differentiated impact COVID-19 had on cultural practices ...