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Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions on doping among university students in physical education and sport science related degree programmes
(University of Alicante, 2020)
Doping cases have in the recent past (second decade of 21st century) tainted the Kenyan athletes’ dominance in long distance running. The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) ...
Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter lari isolated from asymptomatic school-going children in Kibera slum, Kenya [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
(F1000Research, 2020)
Background: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence
of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in asymptomatic school-going children
and establish the antibiotic resistant patterns of the isolates towards ...
A Mathematical Model of Rabies Transmission Dynamics in Dogs Incorporating Public Health Education as a Control Strategy -A Case Study of Makueni County
(Sciencedomain International, 2020)
Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease that affects all mammals including human beings. Dogs are
responsible for 99% of human rabies cases and the disease is always fatal once the symptoms
appear. In Kenya the disease is ...
Governance of Public Universities in Kenya and Trade Unionization of Academic Staff: The University Academic Staff Union (UASU)
(2020)
This article aims at analysing the concept of collegial and corporate systems of university
governance and how government and universities relations as well as universities' management
as sources of conflict contributing ...
Publishing with Open Journal Systems (OJS): A Librarian’s Perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
The genesis of this paper is a workshop presentation on publishing with Open Journal Systems (OJS) that was delivered during the Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium Pre-Annual General Meeting held on May 30, ...
Assessing antigenic drift and phylogeny of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus in Kenya using HA1 sub-unit of the hemagglutinin gene
(Public Library of Science, 2020)
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus emerged in North America in 2009 and has been established
as a seasonal strain in humans. After an antigenic stasis of about six years, new antigenically
distinct variants of the virus ...
Optimizing soil nitrogen balance in a potato cropping system through legume intercropping
(Springer, 2020)
Negative nitrogen balance represents a
major factor causing low potato yield in potato
growing areas of Kenya while its excessive surplus
poses a significant environmental concern. In order to
synchronize this tradeoff, ...
Evaluating the Relationship between Drought and Vegetation Greenness in Chyulu- Amboseli Rangeland, Kenya
(AJOL, 2020)
Remote sensing techniques have been widely used to monitor moisture-related vegetation conditions.
Vegetation vigour response to drought however is complex and has not been adequately studied using satellite sensor ...
Analgesic Potential of Dichloromethane Leaf Extracts of Eucalyptus Globulus (Labill) and Senna Didymobotrya (Fresenius) in Mice Models
(Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, 2020)
Introduction: Pain is managed using conventional drugs like paracetamol, aspirin and
diclofenac among others. Synthetic drugs have many side effects. This study aimed at evaluating
the analgesic potential of the ...
In Vivo Cognitive-Enhancing, Ex Vivo Malondialdehyde- Lowering Activities and Phytochemical Profiles of Aqueous and Methanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.)
(Hindawi, 2020)
Cognitive impairment (CI) is among the leading causes of disability in humans. It is estimated that over 35.6 million people are
suffering from Alzheimer’s disease- (AD-) associated cognitive deficits globally with these ...