Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Employee voice and job satisfaction among security guards
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Bio security and poultry agribusiness: A conceptual overview
(Engineers Publication House (EPH) ISSN: 2208-2190, 2017-07)Consumer feedback is an aggregation of the consumer perception and interpretation of the product value chain in an entire production system. It is therefore a planning tool for production expansion and diversification ... -
Polymorphic Variability in the 3'Untranslated Region (UTR) of IL12B is associated with Susceptibility to Severe Anaemia in Kenyan Children with Acute Plasmodium...
(BioMed Central, 2005)Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among African children. Innate immunity provides the first line of defence against P. falciparum infections, particularly in young children ... -
Parasitemia, anemia, and malarial anemia in infants and young children in a rural holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission area.
(American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005)Malarial anemia (MA) is a multifactorial disease for which the complex etiological basis is only partially defined. The association of clinical, nutritional, demographic, and socioeconomic factors with parasitemia, ... -
Clinical Predictors of Severe Malarial Anemia in a Holoendemic P. Falciparum Transmission Area
(2005)Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a common complication of Plasmodium falciparum infections, resulting in mortality rates that may exceed 30% in paediatric populations residing in holoendemic transmission areas. One ... -
Clinical predictors of severe malarial anaemia in a holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission area.
(British Journal of Haematology, 2005)Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a common complication of Plasmodium falciparum infections, resulting in mortality rates that may exceed 30% in paediatric populations residing in holoendemic transmission areas. One ... -
Increased severe anemia in HIV-1-exposed and HIV-1-positive infants and children during acute malaria
(AIDS, 2005)Increased severe anemia in HIV-1-exposed and HIV-1-positive infants and children during acute malaria -
Effect of Commercial Bank Loans on Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Kisumu, Kenya
(2006)Savings and credit cooperative societies' core business is mobilizing savings from members, and then providing them with credit at affordable interest rates. However, SACCOs have received stiff competition from commercial ... -
Challenges and Opportunities of Kenyan artisanal Fish Industry
(2011)This paper examines the challenges and opportunities of the artisanal (small scale, non-commercial) fish sector in Kenya which has a potential to significantly contribute to the country's economy through employment ... -
Multinational Channel Strategy and Customer Value in an Emerging Economy
(Australian Journal of Business and Management Research (AJBMR), 2011-12-01)This paper examines the impact of multinational channel strategy on customer value by assessing customer demand side issues. It assess the relationship between order cycle time, stock availability and sales to describe ... -
Relationship between use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and the performance of small enterprises in Kisumu city
(2011)Information communication technologies (ICT) offer options for developing and improving products to achieve a competitive edge in the marketplace. ICT is a key driver of business strategy and its efficiency and ... -
Hematological predictors of increased severe anemia in Kenyan children coinfected with Plasmodium falciparum and HIV‐1
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2010-04-01)Malaria and HIV-1 are coendemic in many developing countries, with anemia being the most common pediatric hematological manifestation of each disease. Anemia is also one of the primary causes of mortality in children ... -
Turning point
(Nature Research, 2011-02-01)Collins Ouma became a molecular biologist to help thwart malaria's high mortality rate in his native Kenya. Last November, he won the Royal Society Pfizer award for his work on identifying genes that may confer protection ... -
Natural monocytic acquisition of haemozoin and rantes polymorphisms: association with malarial disease outcomes and functional changes in children from Wester...
(2011-08-15)Plasmodium falciparum is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children residing in holoendemic transmission areas largely from severe malarial anaemia (SMA). Although overproduction of inflammatory-derived ... -
Polymorphic variability in the 3'untranslated region (UTR) of IL12B is associated with susceptibility to severe anaemia in Kenyan children with acute Plasmodium falc...
(BioMed Central, 2011-08-06)Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among African children. Innate immunity provides the first line of defence against P. falciparum infections, particularly in young children ... -
Knowledge and behaviour as determinants of anti-malarial drug use in a peri-urban population from malaria holoendemic region of western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2011-04-20)The appropriate use of anti-malarial drugs determines therapeutic efficacy and the emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria. Strategies for improving drug compliance require accurate information about current ... -
Bacteremia in Kenyan children presenting with malaria
(American Society for Microbiology, 2011-02-01)Since the etiologies and clinical outcomes of bacteremia in children with Plasmodium falciparum infections, particularly in areas of holoendemic malaria transmission, are largely unexplored, blood cultures and comprehensive ... -
Polymorphisms in the Fc Gamma Receptor IIIA and Toll-Like Receptor 9 Are Associated with Protection against Severe Malarial Anemia and Changes in Circulating...
(Journals. ASm. org, 2012-10-08)An understanding of the immunogenetic basis of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection would aid in the designing of a rationally based malaria vaccine. Variants within the Fc gamma receptors ... -
Dose-Effects of Bednets Impregnated with a Natural Pyrethrins Formulation: Persistence, Feeding Inhibition, and Wash Resistance against Anopheles gambiae ss
(2012)This study evaluated dose-response, persistence, irritancy and wash resistance of mosquito nets treated with a synergized natural pyrethrins-formulation against Anopheles gambiae ss Methods. Multi-filament polyester ... -
Polymorphisms in Fc gamma receptor (FcγRIIIA-176 F/V) and Toll-like receptor (TLR9 [-1237 T/C]) are associated with protection against severe malarial anemia an...
(American Society for Microbiology, 2012-10-08)Understanding the immunogenetic basis of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection would aid in designing a rationally-based malaria vaccine. Variants within the Fc gamma receptors (FcγRs) mediate ...
