Response to Questionable assumptions mar modelling of Kenya home‐based testing campaigns ‐ a comment on “Optimal timing of HIV home‐based counselling and testing rounds in Western Kenya” (Olney et al. 2018)
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25231
Abstract: Response to Questionable assumptions mar modelling of Kenya home-based testing campaigns a comment on “Optimal timing of HIV home-based counselling and testing rounds in Western Kenya” (Olney et al. 2018) Jack J Olney , Jeffrey… read more here.
Keywords: kenya; response questionable; home based; olney ... See more keywords
Establishment of an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) program in rural Kenya: a review of patient and trainee outcomes
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DOI: 10.1007/s00464-020-08214-y
Abstract: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a leading modality for treatment of biliary and pancreatic disease but is not widely available in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to assess the development and outcomes of an ERCP service… read more here.
Keywords: cholangiopancreatography ercp; retrograde cholangiopancreatography; endoscopic retrograde; kenya ... See more keywords
The occurrence, diversity and blood feeding patterns of potential vectors of dengue and yellow fever in Kacheliba, West Pokot County, Kenya.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.07.008
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Yellow fever (YF) and dengue (DEN) viruses are important re-emerging mosquito-borne viruses sharing similar vectors and reservoirs. The last documented YF outbreak in Kenya occurred in 1992-95. However, YF virus is re-emerging in bordering… read more here.
Keywords: kenya; diversity; feeding; west pokot ... See more keywords
Assessing the impact of a multimetric calibration procedure on modelling performance in a headwater catchment in Mau Forest, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2018.12.005
Abstract: Abstract Study region Nyangores catchment, Mara catchment, Kenya. Study focus Hydrologic models are widely used tools in watershed management to assist in decision making by representing catchment functions under alternative scenarios. This study focused on… read more here.
Keywords: calibration; assessing impact; procedure; catchment ... See more keywords
Microfinance for clean cooking: What lessons can be learned for scaling up LPG adoption in Kenya through managed loans?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112263
Abstract: Abstract Liquidity constraints are a key barrier to acquisition and sustained use of clean household energy in resource-poor settings. This study evaluates a pilot microfinance initiative in Kenya to help low-income rural households access liquefied… read more here.
Keywords: cooking; non beneficiaries; fuel; microfinance clean ... See more keywords
Community-supported slum-upgrading: Innovations from Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.12.003
Abstract: Abstract Slum upgrading is accepted as a priority for sustainable development. While there are clear challenges to upgrading, local support and community engagement are seen as essential to success. Typical “top-down” approaches led by institutions… read more here.
Keywords: project; kenya; community; slum upgrading ... See more keywords
Early pastoral mobility and seasonality in Kenya assessed through stable isotope analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2020.105099
Abstract: Abstract Eastern African pastoralists today depend on mobility to access seasonally available pastures for their livestock. Here, we evaluate the importance of mobility strategies for maintaining herds during the Pastoral Neolithic era in southern Kenya… read more here.
Keywords: mobility; stable isotope; isotope analysis; kenya ... See more keywords
Hominin dental remains from the Pliocene localities at Lomekwi, Kenya (1982-2009).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102820
Abstract: Increasing evidence for both taxonomic diversity and early stone manufacture during the Pliocene highlights the importance of the hominin fossil record from this epoch in eastern Africa. Here, we describe dental remains from Lomekwi (West… read more here.
Keywords: dental remains; hominin dental; 1982 2009; kenya ... See more keywords
Serological evidence of Francisella tularensis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.05.015
Abstract: Tularaemia is a highly contagious infectious zoonosis caused by the bacterial agent Francisella tularensis. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of antibodies to F. tularensis in febrile patients in northeastern Kenya.… read more here.
Keywords: tularensis; febrile patients; kenya; northeastern kenya ... See more keywords
Diatom paleolimnology of late Pliocene Baringo Basin (Kenya) paleolakes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109382
Abstract: Abstract Kenya's Baringo-Tugen Hills-Barsemoi drill site is one of six localities across Kenya and Ethiopia from which the Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project has obtained sediment cores in an effort to investigate the role… read more here.
Keywords: paleolimnology late; baringo; kenya; diatom paleolimnology ... See more keywords
An unprecedented spiro [furan-2,1’-indene]-3-one derivative and other nematicidal and antimicrobial metabolites from Sanghuangporus sp. (Hymenochaetaceae, Basidiomycota) collected in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2018.04.022
Abstract: Abstract Bioassay guided fractionation of extracts derived from submerged cultures of a Sanghuangporus sp. (i.e., the genus that was until recently referred to as the “Inonotus linteus complex” of medicinal mushrooms) originating from Kenya led… read more here.
Keywords: furan indene; kenya; spiro furan; one derivative ... See more keywords