Browsing School of Science and Computing (JA) by Issue Date

Browsing School of Science and Computing (JA) by Issue Date

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  • Nurses’ knowledge in the management of clinical alarms in the Critical Care Unit of a Tertiary hospital, a cross-sectional study 
    Meng’anyi, Lucy W.; Omondi, Lilian A.; Muiva, Margaret N.; Alaly, Sino Z. (2017)
    In low and middle income countries like Kenya, nurses are overworked as the nurse to patient ratio is not as stipulated by the World Health Organization (WHO). In this sense clinical alarms are important as they are able ...
  • On the spectrum of a special Nörlund matrix as an operator on c0 
    Okello, I. A.; Akanga, J. R .; Wali, Augustus N. (2017)
    In summability theory, different classes of matrices have been investigated and characterized. There are various types of summability methods e.g. Nörlund means, Cesaro, Riesz, Euler, Abel and many others. The spectrum ...
  • Indigenous leafy vegetables with potential medicinal and immune boosting properties 
    Kisangau, Daniel P. (2017)
    Many studies have been carried out on the nutritive value of indigenous leafy vegetables but few have been done on the medicinal value of these traditional vegetables. A study was carried out to document the medicinal ...
  • A special Norlund means and its spectrum 
    Okello, I. A.; Akanga, J. R.; Wali, Augustus N. (Hikari, 2017)
    In summability theory, different classes of matrices have been in-vestigated and characterized. There are various types of summability methods e.g. N orlund means, Cesaro, Riesz, Euler, Abel and many others. The spectrum ...
  • Tea ( Camellia sinensis ) infusions ameliorate cancer in 4TI metastatic breast cancer model 
    Mbuthia, Karori S.; Mireji, Paul O.; Ngure, Raphael M.; Stomeo, Francesca; Kyallo, Martina; Muoki, Chalo; Wachira, Francis N. (BioMed Central, 2017)
    Background: Tea ( Camellia sinensis ) infusions are widely consumed beverages with numerous health benefits. However, physiological and molecular responses mediating these activities are poorly understood. Method: Three ...
  • Measurement of the ω→π0e+e− and η→e+e−γ Dalitz decays with the A2 setup at MAMI 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolomé, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R.; Berghäuser, H.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; I. V. Danilkin,; Danilkin, I. V.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Jude, T. C.; Käser, A.; ; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Macrae, R.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Metag, V.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A. (2017)
    The Dalitz decays η→e+e−γ and ω→π0e+e− have been measured in the γp→ηp and γp→ωp reactions, respectively, with the A2 tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron. The value obtained for the slope parameter of the ...
  • Food-handling practices and environmental factors associated with food contamination among street food vendors in Nairobi county, Kenya: a cross-sectional study 
    Kariuki, Emmah N.; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Wanzala, Peter (2017)
    Background: Lack of adequate sanitation and refuse disposal facilities are among the factors found to contribute to food contamination among street food vendors. Most vending facilities are near crowded places, such as ...
  • Measurement of the omega -> pi^0 e^+e^- and eta -> e^+e^-g Dalitz decays with the A2 setup at MAMI 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolomé, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R.; Berghäuser, H.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Danilkin, I. V.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Jude, T. C.; Käser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev,, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Macrae, R.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Metag, V.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A.; Neiser, A.; Nikolaev, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Ott, P.; Otte, P. B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S.; Rajabi, A.; Robinson, J.; Ron, G.; Rosner, G.; Rostomyan, T.; Sfienti, C.; Sikora, M. H.; Sokhoyan, V.; Spieker, K.; Steffen, O.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strandberg, B.; Strub, Th.; Supek, I.; Thiel, A.; Thiel, M.; ; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu. A.; Wagner, S.; Walford, N.; Watts, D. P.; Werthmüller, D.; Wettig, J.; Witthauer, L.; Wolfes, M.; Zana, L. A. (2017)
    The Dalitz decays η→e+e−γ and ω→π0e+e− have been measured in the γp→ηp and γp→ωp reactions, respectively, with the A2 tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron. The value obtained for the slope parameter of the ...
  • Study of η and η0 Photoproduction at MAMI 
    Kashevarov, V. L.; Ott, P.; Prakhov, S.; Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Ahmed, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Beck, R.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cividini, F.; Codling, R.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Denig, A.; Downie, E. J.; Dieterle, M.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil’kov, L. V.; Fix, A.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Howdle, D.; Huber, G. M.; Käser, A.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, J. D.; MacRae, R.; Mancell, J.; Manley, D. M. (American Physical Society, 2017)
    The reactions γp→ηp and γp→η′p are measured from their thresholds up to the center-of-mass energy W=1.96 GeV with the tagged-photon facilities at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. Differential cross sections are obtained with ...
  • Antibacterial potency and differential synergistic effects of Zingiber officinale and Capsicum annum extracts against E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
    Masila, Ednah M.; Kimatu, Josphert N. (2017)
    There is need to look for nontoxic cheap alternative ways of fighting mutating and resistant disease causing microbes especially in sub-Saharan region. This is because of the lower average immune system strength due to ...
  • Determination of the scalar polarizabilities of the proton using beam asymmetry\Sigma_ {3} in Compton scattering 
    Sokhoyan, V.; Downie, E. J.; Mornacchi, E.; McGovern, J. A.; Krupina, N.; Afzal, F.; Ahrens, J.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Beck, R. (Springer Verlag, 2017)
    The scalar dipole polarizabilities, αE1 and βM1, are fundamental properties related to the internal dynamics of the nucleon. The currently accepted values of the proton polarizabilities were determined by fitting to ...
  • Application of queuing theory to vehicular traffic on Nakuru total road stretch 
    Odhiambo, Fredrick O.; Orwa, George O.; Odhiambo, Romanus O. (2017)
    Nations strive to avoid losing revenue and human lives through long traffic snarl ups and frequent accidents on the roads. For this reason Considerations must be made to increase the number of lanes or even better to change ...
  • Eggshells–assisted hydrolysis of banana pulp for biogas production 
    King’ondu, Cecil K.; ivuyo, Lazaro J.; Karoli, Nicholas N. (Academic Journals, 2017-01)
    In this study, pretreatment of banana pulp using eggshells in both calcined and un-calcined forms to examine the extent of hydrolysis was conducted. Reactor CO containing banana pulp and inoculum but with no eggshells added ...
  • Bacteriological contamination of street foods among street food vendors in Githurai and Gikomba markets- Nairobi county, Kenya 
    Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Kariuki, Emmah N.; Wanzala, Peter (2017-01)
    The street food trade is a growing sector in many developing countries today and Kenya is one of those countries. The increase in the street food trade especially in market places has been brought about by the larger ...
  • Land use and land cover data changes in Indian Ocean Islands: Case study of Unguja in Zanzibar Island 
    Mwalusepoa, Sizah; Muli, Elliud; Faki, Asha; Raina, Suresh (Elsevier, 2017-01-17)
    Land use and land cover changes will continue to affect resilient human communities and ecosystems as a result of climate change. However, an assessment of land use and land cover changes over time in Indian Ocean Islands ...
  • Status of Biomass Derived Carbon Materials for Supercapacitor Application 
    Kibona, Talam E.; King’ondu, Cecil K.; Pogrebnoi, Alexander; Abeid, Yusufu C. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2017-01-31)
    Environmental concerns and energy security uncertainties associated with fossil fuels have driven the world to shift to renewable energy sources. However, most renewable energy sources with exception of hydropower are ...
  • An Efficient Remote Authentication Scheme for Wireless Body Area Network 
    Omala, Anyembe A.; Kibiwott, Kittur P.; Li, Fagen (Springer Verlag, 2017-02)
    Wireless body area network (WBAN) provide a mechanism of transmitting a persons physiological data to application providers e.g. hospital. Given the limited range of connectivity associated with WBAN, an intermediate ...
  • Sero-prevalence for Hepatitis B virus among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Juba Teaching Hospital, Republic of South Sudan. 
    Kirbak, Anthony L.; Ng'ang'a, Zipporah W.; Omolo, Jared; Idris, Hakim; Usman, Abdulmumini; Mbabazi, William B. (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2017-02)
    Introduction: hepatitis B virus infection is a major public health problem worldwide and in Africa. This would be the first ever documented study on epidemiology of Hepatitis B infections in the newly formed Republic of ...
  • Measurement of the π 0 → e +e −γ Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolom´, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R.; Berghauser, H.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil’kov, L. V.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Jude, T. C.; Kaser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Kulikov, V. V.; Lazarev, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J. D.; Macrae, R.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; Martemianov, M.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Metag, V.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A.; Neiser, A.; Nikolaev, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Ott, P.; Otte, P. B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S. (American Physical Society, 2017-02-07)
    The Dalitz decay π 0 → e +e −γ has been measured in the γp → π 0 p reaction with the A2 taggedphoton facility at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. The value obtained for the slope parameter of the π 0 electromagnetic transition ...
  • Partial HIV C2V3 envelope sequence analysis reveals association of coreceptor tropism, envelope glycosylation and viral genotypic variability among Kenyan patients on HAART 
    Hunja, Carol W.; Kitawi, Rose C.; Aman, Rashid; Ogutu, Bernhards R.; Muigai, Anne W. T.; Kokwaro, Gilbert O.; Ochieng, Washingtone (BioMed Central, 2017-02-14)
    Background HIV-1 is highly variable genetically and at protein level, a property it uses to subvert antiviral immunity and treatment. The aim of this study was to assess if HIV subtype differences were associated with ...

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