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PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE AT MERU COUNTY
(Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 2017)Introduction: Women of reproductive age have relatively low rates of hypertension. However, hypertension in this group present major clinical implications not only because it’s a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease ... -
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and It's Determinants among Women of Reproductive age in Meru County
(Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 2017)Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiovascular disease risk factors which include diabetes and raised fasting plasma glucose, abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. The aim of this study was to ... -
Prevalence of Taenia in selected Canids and felids living within wildlife sanctuaries in Kenya
(International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research, 2017)Humans get cystic echinococcosis by ingesting eggs of dog tapeworm,Echinococcus granulosus. This disease is distributed worldwide in both humans and ungulates, and is a major public health problem in ... -
Pricing of European call options using generalized Wishart processes
(Mathematics and Systems Science, 2023)This study explores a multiple-security, high-risk pricing model where the implied volatility has been portrayed through Generalized Wishart affine processes. The presence of dual dependency matrices distinctively characterizes ... -
The Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia Fiscus-Indica) Cladode Extracts Modulate Blood Sugar in Swiss White Albino Mice
(International Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016)Medicinal plants including the prickly pear cactus have been reported to modulate blood sugar levels. Extracts of prickly pear cactus have been used in various parts of the world to manage diabetes mellitus. However the ... -
Privatization Conundrum in the 21st Century: A Study of Privatized Companies Quoted at the Nairobi Security Exchange
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2013)The aim of this study was to analyse the profitability of companies privatized and quoted in the Nairobi Security Exchange. The research focused on those companies, which were recently privatized and were ... -
Production and Characterisation of Camel Milk Yoghurt Containing Different Types of Stabilising Agents
(Elsevier, 2022-11-24)As at 2020, Kenya was the best performing camel milk producer globally, with an annual production of 1.125 million tonnes. Despite the high production, about 50% of milk is wasted due to challenges affecting value addition ... -
Production of biodiesel from animal fats and evaluating its potential as an alternative fuel
(Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 2016)With the increasing trend towards the use of renewable energy resources, the use of biodiesels is highly emphasized. This paper reports findings of a survey which involved data gathering from 13 meat processing plants and ... -
Productivity and Efficiency Changes in Referral Hospitals in Uganda: An Application of Malmquist Total Productivity Index
(Research Gates, 2016)Background: Strengthening health institutions increases the productivity of health spending. Institutions like hospitals which use a large proportion of the health budget are natural targets for productivity improvements, ... -
Productivity changes in Benin Zone ho spitals: a non - parametric Malmquist approach
(University of Nairobi Press, 2015)To date no study in Benin has attempted to determine whether there has been productivity growth in the hospital sector as a result of the various health sector reforms undertaken in the recent ... -
Productivity losses associated with tuberculosis deaths in the World Health Organization African region
(BioMed Central, 2016)In 2014, almost half of the global tuberculosis deaths occurred in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. Approximately 21.5 % of the 6 060 742 TB cases (new and relapse) reported to the WHO in 2014 were in ... -
Profile Privacy Aware Framework for Static objects Participatory Sensing
(Foundation of Computer Science, 2016)Mobile devices users in Participatory Sensing Systems (PSS) are required to collect information from their nearby data collection points (DCs). A query normally reveals the identity (id), location, and user profile (eg, ... -
Proinflammatory cytokine expression in the early phase of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops)
(2004)A vervet monkey model of trypanosomiasis was used to study inflammatory cytokine responses in serum and cerebrospinal fuid (CSF). Gamma interferon levels were transiently up-regulated in serum between days 6 and 8 of ... -
Project Identification and Initiation Practices on the Success of CDF Construction Projects in Kenya
(Journal of Entrepreneurship & Project management, 2018)The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of project identification and initiation practices on the success of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) construction projects in Kenya. The study was pegged on Theory ... -
Projecting the long-term impact of school-or community-based mass-treatment interventions for control of Schistosoma infection
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Schistosomiasis remains a significant health burden in many areas of the world. Morbidity control, focused on limiting infection intensity through periodic delivery of anti-schistosomal medicines, is the thrust of current ... -
Promoting innovations in SMEs - findings from Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)This paper looks closely at the relationship existing between entrepreneurial activity, innovations and the development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Most SMEs result from implementing the entrepreneurial ... -
Proximate Composition, Energy Contents and Blood Sugar Responses of Stiff Porridge and Rice Meals Consumed in Kenya
(International Knowledge sharing platform, 2017)The term glycemic index has been used to categorize carbohydrate-rich foods on the basis of their blood sugar raising potential. Despite the existence of a table of glycemic indices of some foods, the glycemic indices of ... -
Purification, Characterization and Antitumor Activity of Polysaccharides from the Residue of Pleurotus eryngii
(Elsevier, 2014)A novel water-soluble polysaccharide from Pleurotus eryngii residue was isolated and further purified by DEAE cellulose-52 chromatography and Sephadex G-100 size-exclusion chromatography to yield PEPE-1, PEPE-2 and PEPE-3. ... -
Pyroprocessing and the Optimum Mix Ratio of Rice Husks, Broken Bricks and Spent Bleaching Earth to Make Pozzolanic Cement
(Elsevier, 2019)This paper presents the findings of an experimental investigation on optimizing pozzolanic activity of a blend of Rice Husks (RH), Spent Bleaching Earth (SBE) and Broken Bricks (BB) to form pozzolana that would have ... -
Quality assurance programs to support tuberculosis diagnostic capacity amongst laboratories within Meru county, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Background: According to the Kenya Ministry of Health, Meru County had reported a tuberculosis (TB) notification rate of 158/100,000 population in 2015. Aforementioned reports indicates that the prevalence of TB that ...