MUT REPOSITORY: Recent submissions
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Interlinkage among cardio-metabolic disease markers in an urban poor setting in Nairobi, Kenya
(2016-02-09)Introduction: The main cardio-metabolic diseases _ mostly cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and ischemic disease _ share common clinical markers such as raised blood pressure and blood glucose. The pathways of development ... -
Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With the Sickle Cell Trait
(2017-05-22)The potential association between sickle cell trait (SCT) and increased arterial stiffness/blood pressure (BP) has not been evaluated in detail despite its association with stroke, sudden death, and renal disease. We ... -
Treatment of tungiasis with a twocomponent dimeticone: a comparison between moistening the whole foot and directly targeting the embedded sand fleas
(2017)Background: Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is caused by the penetration of female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans, Siphonaptera) into the skin. It belongs to the neglected tropical diseases and is prevalent in South America, ... -
Implementation of genomics research in Africa: challenges and recommendations
(2018-01-16)Background: There is exponential growth in the interest and implementation of genomics research in Africa. This growth has been facilitated by the Human Hereditary and Health in Africa (H3Africa) initiative, which aims to ... -
The effect of enhanced public–private partnerships on Maternal, Newborn and child Health Services and outcomes in Nairobi–Kenya: the PAMANECH quasi-experimental research protocol
(2014-09-30)Introduction: Rapid urbanisation in Kenya has resulted in growth of slums in urban centres, characterised by poverty, inadequate social services and poor health outcomes. The government's initiatives to improve access to ... -
Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa: methods used for Phase 1 of the AWI-Gen population crosssectional study
(2018-09-27)There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the growing consumption of processed and calorie-dense ... -
Treatment of Tungiasis with Dimeticone: A Proof-of- Principle Study in Rural Kenya
(2014-07)Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is a neglected tropical disease, prevalent in resource-poor communities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by an inflammatory response against penetrated female sand fleas ... -
Fully immunized child: coverage, timing and sequencing of routine immunization in an urban poor settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(2016-05)Background: More efforts have been put in place to increase full immunization coverage rates in the last decade. Little is known about the levels and consequences of delaying or vaccinating children in different schedules.Vaccine ... -
Investigating the influence of business events experience on international visitors’ perceived destination image: The case of Kenya
(2021-03-15)Tourism destinations’ in Africa continue to experience stereotypes, prejudice and negative images. These are further amplified and reinforced by international media. International business events provide an opportunity to ... -
Concentration of Iron in Murram (Laterite) From Ruiru Area, Thika District, Kenya To Asses Economic Viability.
(2011-10)A study on possibility of concentrating iron in laterite (murram) has been carried out. This was done using froth floatation where oleic acid was used as collector and cresylic acid as frother. Magnetic separation was also ... -
Boron- and Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Characterization and Application in Solar Cells
(2015-07)The investigations in this project focused on the synthesis and characterization of boron- and nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (B- and N-CNTs), and the subsequent application of the doped-CNTs in organic solar cells (OSCs). ... -
Effect of boron concentration on physicochemical properties of boron-doped carbon nanotubes
(Elsevier, 2015-01-07)Boron-doped carbon nanotubes (B-CNTs) were synthesized using chemical vapour deposition (CVD) floating catalyst method. Toluene was used as the carbon source, triphenylborane as boron as well as the carbon source while ... -
Charge extracting buffer layers in bulkheterojunction organic solar cell
(Springer, 2015-08-27)The effects of boron and nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (B- or N-CNTs) have been investigated as photoactive and charge extracting layer in bulk heterojunction organic solar cell composed of poly(3-hexylthiophene) [P3HT] ... -
(4-{[(Pyridin-4-yl)methylidene]amino}- phenyl)ferrocene
(2012-11-21)The asymetric unit of the title compound, [Fe(CH)(CHN)], contains two independent mol-ecules whose conformations differ, especially in the 4-{(pyridin-4-yl)methyl-idene]amino}-phenyl unit where one is flipped by almost ... -
Organic Solar Cells with Boron- or Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes in the P3HT : PCBM Photoactive Layer
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015-12-02)Either boron- or nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (B- or N-CNTs) were incorporated in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells photoactive layer composed of poly(3 hexylthiophene) (P3HT) : (6,6)-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ... -
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell with Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes in the Active Layer: Effect of Nanocomposite Synthesis Technique on Photovoltaic Properties
(2015-05-08)Nanocomposites of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) have been synthesized by two methods; specifically, direct solution mixing and in situ polymerization. The nanocomposites were ... -
Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Synthesised by Pyrolysis of (4-{[(Pyridine-4-yl)methylidene]amino}phenyl)ferrocene
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013-08-13)Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) were synthesized by pyrolysis of (4-{[(pyridine-4-yl)methylidene]amino}phenyl) ferrocene in a solution of either acetonitrile or toluene as carbon source. This was achieved by testing ... -
A review on carbon nanotube/polymer composites for organic solar cells
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2014-04-13)Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique properties, such as their electrical conductivity, that enable them to be combined with conducting polymers to form composites for use in organic solar cells (OSCs). It is envisaged that ... -
An Effort Estimation Method for Service-Oriented Architecture
(2020-10-16)Determining size and effort of SOA systems is critical for managing SOA projects. As a consequence, a number of methods have been proposed to estimate effort of building SOA projects but the problem of estimating SOA ... -
Instructional Usefulness of ICT’s as perceived by Lecturers in Technical Training Institutions in Kenya
(2021-01)Information Communication Technologies (ICT’s) is now the source of information used for instruction in our institutions of learning. Teacher education has received a big challenge as educators have to keep pace with the ...
