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Contrasting patterns of serologic and functional antibody dynamics to Plasmodium falciparum antigens in a Kenyan birth cohort
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016)IgG antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) are transferred from the maternal to fetal circulation during pregnancy, wane after birth, and are subsequ ently acquired in response to natural infection. We examined the ... -
Contribution of ineffective teaching and learning of Mathematics to regional Disparities in socio economic development in African region
(International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review, 2014)Causes of diversified mathematics curriculum changes in U.S.A, Europe and Russia have basically been technological driven compared to other regions. Yet , mathematics has consistently remained a ... -
Contribution of Innovations to Enterprise Growth of Small and Medium Electrical Machinery Enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya
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Control of the polarization direction of isolated attosecond pulses using inhomogeneous two-color fields
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019)We theoretically demonstrate the control of the polarization direction of isolated attosecond pulses (IAPs) with inhomogeneous two-color fields synthesized by an 800-nm fundamental pulse and a 2000- nm control pulse having ... -
Cord blood antiparasite interleukin 10 as a risk marker for compromised vaccine immunogenicity in early childhood
(The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018-01)Antenatal exposure to parasites can affect infants’ subsequent responses to vaccination. The present study investigated how maternal prenatal infections and newborns’ antiparasite cytokine profiles relate to immunoglobulin ... -
Corona virus pandemic response among health workers in selected health facilities in Meru County
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Corona virus pandemic has exerted an unprecedented burden on health care systems, governments and health workers across the world. It has hampered health care delivery globally with far reaching effects in African countries ... -
Corporate Turn Around Strategies By Financially Distressed Companies Quoted At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)Firms that are experiencing financial distress take one action or another in order to turn around their performance. This study sought to find out what turn around strategies are taken by companies ... -
Corporate Turn Around Strategies By Financially Distressed Companies Quoted At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)Firms that are experiencing financial distress take one action or another in order to turn around their performance. This study sought to find out what turnaround strategies are taken by companies that faced ... -
Cost-effective nutrient sources for tissue culture of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
(Academic Journals (Kenya), 2012)Application of tissue culture technology is constrained by high costs making seedlings unaffordable. The objective of this study was to evaluate the possibility of using locally available fertilizers ... -
Counting the cost of child mortality in the World Health Organization African region
(BioMed Central, 2015)Worldwide, a total of 6.282 million deaths occurred among children aged less than 5 years in 2013. About 47.4 % of those were borne by the 47 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. Sadly, even ... -
Courtroom Interpretation from Dholuo to English: A Stylistic and Pragmatic Analysis
(, 2016)Earlier studies on interpretation such as Garcés (1996) and Hale (2004) show that interpreters often make the mistake of conveying only the semantic meaning; ignoring, misunderstanding or simply not conveying the ... -
Coverage properties of a neural network estimator of finite population total in high-dimensional space.
(Journal of Mathematics, 2022)The problem in nonparametric estimation of finite population total particularly when dealing with high-dimensional datasets is addressed in this paper. The coverage properties of a robust finite population total estimator ... -
Credit risk management regulation and profitability of commercial banks listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Economics and Finance, 2021-06)Commercial banks’ working environment is the most highly regulated environment around the globe and this explains why banking regulations continually attract theoretical scrutiny. In Kenya, the Central bank of Kenya sets ... -
Credit risk management regulation and profitability of commercial banks listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Economics and Finance (IAJEF), 2021-06-08)Commercial banks’ working environment is the most highly regulated environment around the globe and this explains why banking regulations continually attract theoretical scrutiny. In Kenya, the Central bank of Kenya sets ... -
Crispiness of a microwave-expanded imitation cheese: Mechanical, acoustic and sensory evaluation
(Elsevier, 2012)The objective of this study was to determine the crispiness of microwave-expanded imitation cheese and compare the results with sensory evaluation. Three cheeses were manufactured with 36%, 19%, or 15% protein; all three ... -
Crop water relationships and thermal adaptation of Kathika beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and green grams (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) with special reference to temporal patterns of potential growth in the drylands of SE-Kenya
(Academic Press, 2001)High soil temperatures influence seedling emergence as well as the performance of plant organs and yields. Temperatures of above 40°C were recorded in the topsoil of the Ferralsols of the semi-arid areas of SE-Kenya during ... -
Cross-sectional Study of the Burden of Vector-Borne and Soil-Transmitted Polyparasitism in Rural Communities of Coast Province, Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2014)In coastal Kenya, infection of human populations by a variety of parasites often results in co-infection or poly- parasitism. These parasitic infections, separately and in conjunction, are a major cause of chronic clinical ... -
Cross-sectional survey of Rift Valley fever virus exposure in Bodhei village located in a transitional coastal forest habitat in Lamu county, Kenya
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)Few studies have focused on Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) transmission in less arid, transitional landscapes surrounding known high-risk regions. The objective of this study was to identify evidence of RVFV exposure in ... -
Cross-sectional survey of Rift Valley fever virus exposure in Bodhei Village located in a transitional coastal forest habitat in Lamu County, Kenya
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)Few studies have focused on Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) transmission in less arid, transitional landscapes surrounding known high-risk regions. The objective of this study was to identify evidence of RVFV exposure in ... -
The Cube Duplication Solution (A Compass-straightedge (Ruler) Construction)
(International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology, 2017)This paper objectively presents a provable construction of generating a length of magnitude;, as the geometrical solution for the ancient classical problem of doubling the volume of a cube. Cube duplication is believed to ...