Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Health Care Workers Adherence to Infection Prevention Practices and Control Measures: A Case of a Level Four District Hospital in Kenya
(American Journal of Nursing Science, 2015)Infection prevention practices and control are critical activities that influence the quality of health care services. This study was conducted to determine the health workers adherence to infection prevention and control ... -
The silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea as the main diet source for rearing Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes
(Journal of Mosquito Research, 2014)Background & objectives: All organisms that are cultured for laboratory bioassays need food for sustenance and amplification of the colony to such numbers that would not compromise the progress of the research at hand. ... -
Enduring toxicity of transgenic Anabaena PCC 7120 expressing mosquito larvicidal genes from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis
(National Library of Medicine, 2003)Persistence of biological control agents against mosquito larvae was tested under simulated field conditions. Mosquito larvicidal activity of transgenic Anabaena PCC 7120 expressing cry4Aa, cry11Aa and p20 from Bacillus ... -
Variations in the mosquito larvicidal activities of toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis
(2008)Comparing activities of purified toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis against larvae of seven mosquito species (vectors of tropical diseases) that belong to three genera, gleaned from the literature, disclosed ... -
Response of three mosquito species to recombinant bacterial toxins from bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Israelensis expressed in two model systems
(Baraton Interdisplinary Research Journal, 2012)Toxicity of lyophilized powders prepared prepared 16 combinations of four genes, cry4Aa, cry11Aa, cyt1Aa and p20 from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.israelensis (Bti) expressed in Escherichia coli were examined against ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of trained traditional birth attendants on hiv/aids, Kenya
(Baraton Interdisplinary Research Journal, 2012)HIV and AIDS is a global pandemic with cases being reported from virtually every country in the world. There is a growing awareness in many African countries that the Trained Traditional Birth Attendants (TTBAs) have a ... -
Factors contributing to bacterial diversity and load in Bulawayo restaurants, Zimbabwe
(Baraton Interdisplinary Research Journal, 2012)An analysis of factors contributing to bacterial diversity and count was done on Bulawayo restaurants. Focus was on equipment, foods, personnel and working surfaces. Twenty five restaurants were selected using simple ... -
The Media Coverage of The Hague Trials and the Construction of New Ethnic Subjectivities in Kenya
(Indiana University Pres, 2013)This paper examines the Daily Nation’s coverage of the ongoing Hague trials involving six suspects of the 2007 postelection violence in Kenya. The paper uses qualitative content analysis to investigate how the Hague trials ... -
Philosophizing Alternative Pan-African Media and Society Approaches to Countering Female Violent Extremism in Kenya for Peace and Security
(Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding ScholarSouthern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar, 2016-12) -
Mugabe must go: Textual Meanings of the Representation of the Zimbabwean Situation by the South African Press
(Indiana University Pres, 2011)This article is a textual analysis of the South African press representation of the political, economic, and social situations in Zimbabwe. The article argues that the South African press presents a stereotypical and ... -
Contextualized Strategies in Handling Medical Products, Vaccine and Technologies for Millennium’s Sustainable Achievements in HIV/AIDS Care
(International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2020-06)Realization of global health goals is dependent on how efficiently and effectively ill health resulting from Non-Communicable Diseases, emerging and reemerging infectious disease including HIV/AIDs are handled within ... -
The emerging roles of academic librarians in Kenya: apomediaries or infomediaries?
(2020-06)Purpose – The main purpose of this study was to investigate the emerging roles of academic librarians in Kenya, with a view to determining whether they perform better as apomediaries or infomediaries. The specific objectives ... -
Motorcycle taxi in addressing the rural transport conundrum
(2020-03-26)Rural people need transport services to access basic services and livelihoods. This study analyses the extent to which the motorcycle taxi addresses rural transport problems. Such an analysis could inform the future of ... -
Convenient or Nuisance? The Paradox of Motorbike Taxis in Rural Kenya. The Case of Rongo Sub-County, Kenya
(2020)This study sought to assess rural people‘s level of satisfaction with motorcycle taxi transport services, taking Rongo Sub-County, Kenya as a typical case. This awareness is crucial to transport planning, particularly ... -
Investigation on the existing nature of interpersonal communication between parent and youth on HIV, prevention: study of north kamagambo location, Migori county, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2018)This study examined the influence of parent and youth interpersonal communication barriers on HIV prevention in North Kamagambo Location, Migori County with a specific objective of investigating the existing nature of ... -
Beyond Material Interventions: Rethinking the Role of Gender, Media, and the Politics of Female Violent Extremism in Kenya
(Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar, 2016-12)