Cointegrating Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Market Prices in Nairobi Securities Exchange - Serem, Cornelius Kiprono; Saina, Ernest; Serem, Alfred (Journal of Global Economics, 2020)

Combustion synthesis of battery-type positive electrodes for robust aqueous Hybrid supercapacitor - Abdulhakeem Bello; Dahiru Sanni; Sharafadeen Adeniyi; Victalis Anye; Kingsley Orisekeh; Moses Kigozi; Richard Koech (Journal of Energy storage, 2020)

Community-Driven Tourism Projects’ Economic Contribution to Community Livelihoods—A Case of Makuleke Contractual Park Community Tourism Project. - Matiku S.,; Zuwarimwe J.,; Tshipala N. (Sustainability, MDPI, 2020)
Abstract: Tourism is a known rural economic development tool. Furthermore, sustainable tourism seeks to enhance the quality of the resident lives through its economic benefits, among others. One way of diversification economic bases in rural areas is through community-driven tourism projects (CDTP). The tourism projects provide a livelihood strategy to the communities who are involved in the projects. This study makes an attempt to build an understanding of the economic contribution of community-driven tourism projects to sustainable livelihoods. The study draws on a qualitative survey carried out in South Africa’s Makuleke contractual Park Community Project. The study utilized the community capital framework (CCF) to examine the community tourism economic capitals’ (CTEC) contribution to the community livelihoods. The study also investigated on the ripple effect of the economic capital towards other capitals within the community. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data while descriptive statistics were used to analyze the demographic data. Findings indicate that through the Makuleke Contractual Park (MCP) tourism project, the community benefited economically in terms of employment and creation of small & medium tourism related enterprises which provided a livelihood strategy for the community. Through the projects’ partnerships with private investors, there was a ripple effect from the economic capital contribution to other community capitals (physical, human, social and natural). Community-driven tourism projects (CDTP) if well managed can transform community capital resources to economic multipliers which can be a livelihood strategy for the community.

Comparative Analysis of Spectral Theory of Second Order Difference and Differential Operators with Unbounded Odd Coefficient - Nyamwala, Fredrick Oluoch; Ambogo, David Otieno; Ngala, Joyce Mukhwana (Kyungpook Mathematical Journal, 2020)

A Comparison of Academic Performance of Learners in Day Secondary Schools and Those in Boarding Secondary School in Kenya - Ngetich, Solomon Kipyego (International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2020)

A complex garment assembly line balancing using simulation-based optimization - Bongomin, Ocident; Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi; Nganyi, Eric Oyondi; Nibikora, Ildephonse (Engineering Reports, 2020)

Conception and Perception of Marriage among the Isukha People, Kakamega County, Kenya, 1990-2010 - Kavulavu, L; Chang’ach, JK; Tanui, PJ (Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies, 2020)

Concha Bullosa Affects Baseline and Postoperative Quality-of-Life Measures in Surgically Managed Chronic Rhinosinusitis - Qualliotine, Jesse R; Jafari, Aria; Shen, Sarek; Bernstein, Jeffrey D; DeConde, Adam S (American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, 2020)

Congenital mesoblastic nephroma: Case study - Kimani, Winfred; Ashiundu, Edwin; Saula, Peter W.; Kimondo, Mutambuki; Keitany, Kibet (Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020)

Contribution of Enterprises towards TVET Teacher Training Programs: A Case of Rift Valley and Western Kenya Regions - Keter, Julius Kipkogei; Kanyiri, Joyce Wacuka; Murgor, Titus Kiptoo (IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2020)

Contributions of partnerships to conservation and development: Insights from Amboseli - MUGO, TABITHA; Visseren-Hamakers, Ingrid J; van der Duim, Rene (Tourism Review International, 2020)

Core principles in planning and implementing a developmentally appropriate curriculum in Early Childhood Education - Syomwene, Anne (Researchjournali’s Journal of Education researchjournali.com, 2020)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Preventive measures, guidelines, and challenges for Dental practice in Kenya. - Arnaout M, Welime PK, Akama G. (2020)

Corporate Governance Practices and Tax Disclosure among Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya - Kigo, Caroline; Limo, Patrick; Muraga, David (Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2020)

<? covid19?> Airborne aerosol generation during endonasal procedures in the era of COVID-19: Risks and recommendations - Workman, Alan D; Jafari, Aria; Welling, D Bradley; Varvares, Mark A; Gray, Stacey T; Holbrook, Eric H; Scangas, George A; Xiao, Roy; Carter, Bob S; Curry, William T; others (Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2020)

<? covid19?> Predicting COVID-19 Incidence Using Anosmia and Other COVID-19 Symptomatology: Preliminary Analysis Using Google and Twitter - Panuganti, Bharat A; Jafari, Aria; MacDonald, Bridget; DeConde, Adam S (Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2020)

Creating reflective space for reflective and “unreflective” medical students: exploring seminal moments in a large-group writing session - Campbell, Bruce H; Treat, Robert; Johnson, Benjamin; Derse, Arthur R (Academic Medicine, 2020)

Credit Risk Management and the Performance of Financial Institutions in South Sudan - Deng, Adire Simon; Rono, Lucy; Sang, Jane (Modern Economy, 2020)

Curriculum theory: Characteristics and functions - Syomwene, Anne (European Journal of Education Studies www.oapub.org/edu, 2020)

Deliver on Your Own: Disrespectful Maternity Care in rural Kenya - Lusambili, Adelaide M; Violet Naanyu; Wade, Terrance J; Mossman, Lindsay; Mantel, Michaela; Pell, Rachel; Ngetich, Angela; Mulama, Kennedy; Nyaga, Lucy; Obure, Jerim; Temmerman, Marleen (PloS one, 2020)
BACKGROUND: Under the Free Maternity Policy (FMP), Kenya has witnessed an increase in health facility deliveries rather than home deliveries with Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) resulting in improved maternal and neonatal outcomes. Despite these gains, maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rates in Kenya remain unacceptably high indicating that more needs to be done. AIM: Using data from the Access to Quality Care through Extending and Strengthening Health Systems (AQCESS) project's qualitative gender assessment, this paper examines women's experience of disrespectful care during pregnancy, labour, and delivery. The goal is to promote an improved understanding of the actual care conditions to inform the development of interventions that can lift the standard of care, increase maternity facility use, and improve health outcomes for both women and newborns. METHODOLOGY: We conducted sixteen focus group discussions (FGDs), two each for adolescent females, adult females, adult males, and community health committee members. As well, twenty-four key Informants interviews (KII) were also conducted including religious leaders, and persons from local government representatives, Ministry of Health (MOH), and local women's organizations. Data were captured through audio recordings and reflective field notes. RESEARCH SITE: Kisii and Kilifi Counties in Kenya. FINDINGS: Findings show nursing and medical care during labour and delivery were at times disrespectful, humiliating, uncompassionate, neglectful, or abusive. In both counties, male health workers were preferred by women giving birth, as they were perceived as more friendly and sensitive. Adolescent females were more likely to report abuse during maternity care while women with disabled children reported being stigmatized. Structural barriers related to transportation and available resources at facilities associated with disrespectful care were identified. CONCLUSIONS: A focus on quality and compassionate care as well as more facility resources will lead to increased, successful, and sustainable use of facility care. Interpreting these results within a systems perspective, Kenya needs to implement, enforce, and monitor quality of care guidelines for pregnancy and delivery including respectful maternity care of pregnant women. To ensure these procedures are enforced, measurable benchmarks for maternity care need to be established, and hospitals need to be regularly monitored to ensure these benchmarks are achieved.
Keywords: *Attitude of Health Personnel; *Maternal Health Services; Adolescent; Adult; Delivery, Obstetric/*psychology; Female; Health Facilities; Home Childbirth/*psychology; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Kenya/epidemiology; Male; Midwifery; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women/psychology; Professional-Patient Relations; Quality of Health Care; Rural Population

Detection of types of HPV among HIV‐infected and HIV‐uninfected Kenyan women undergoing cryotherapy or loop electrosurgical excision procedure - Elkanah O Orang’o; Jordan P Emont; Aaron C Ermel; Tao Liu; Victor Omodi; Yan Tong; Peter M Itsura; Philip K. Tonui; Titus Maina; John M Ong’echa; Kapten Muthoka; Stephen Kiptoo; et al. (International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2020)

Determinants and Outcomes of Birth Positions among Women Giving Birth at Nakuru County Referral Hospital Kenya - Mutinda, Karen; Mosol, Priscah; Mang'eni, Judith (Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 2020)

Determinants of adoption and disadoption of cage tilapia farming in southern Ghana - Mantey, Vida; Mburu, John; Chumo, Chepchumba (Aquaculture, 2020)

Diabetes Care During Hajj - Shaikh S; Ashraf H; Shaikh K; Iraqi H; Ndour Mbaye M; Kake A; Mohamed GA; Selim S; Wali Naseri M; Syed I; Jamil AK Said; Raza SA; et al. (Diabetes Therapy, 2020)

Diagnostic value of ultrasonography in evaluation of BLUNT abdominal trauma based on surgical findings at MTRH, Eldoret-Kenya. - Simiyu, HW (Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya, 2020)

Dietary intake and cognitive development among children in Kisumu County, Kenya - Sawe, CJ; Kogi-Makau, W; Ettyang, GAK; Kimamo, CO (African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2020)

Diplomacy in the 21st Century: A Crossroad for “Small States” A mist Global Power Play - Juma, T., Kurgat, P.; Gitonga, M. (Journal of International and Global Strategy, 2020)

Diversity of Cultural Tourism Attractions in Nairobi Urban Destination - Grieveesbon, Muhoro; Wishitemi, Bob; Okello, Moses M (Journal of Tourism Management Research, 2020)

Do not forget families and households when addressing urban refugee education - Erwin, Sarah C; Sewall, Jennifer; Tippens, Julie A; Nyaoro, Dulo; Miamidian, Helen M (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020)

Does Portfolio Quality Influence Financial Sustainability? A Case of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya - BITOK, Stephen Kosgei; CHEBOI, Josephat; Kemboi, Ambrose (Journal of Economics and Financial Analysis, 2020)

Does portfolio quality influence financial sustainability? A case of microfinance institutions in Kenya - BITOK, Stephen Kosgei; CHEBOI, Josephat; Kemboi, Ambrose (Journal of Economics and Financial Analysis, 2020)

Does Quality of Corporate Governance affect Financial Performance of listed firms in NSE, Kenya? - J.K. Tuwey (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)

Dynamic Modelling of Low-Temperature Batch In-Bin Drying of Cobed Seed Maize: an Industrial Case Study - Makokha, Augustine B; Melly, Samwel C; Muchilwa, Isaiah E (Journal of Biosystems Engineering, 2020)

Early cardiac dysfunction in children and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV - McCrary, Andrew W; Nyandiko, Winstone; Ellis, Alicia M; Chakraborty, Hrishikesh; Muehlbauer, Michael J; Koech, Myra; Daud, Ibrahim; Birgen, Elcy; Thielman, Nathan M; Kisslo, Joseph A; others (AIDS (London, England), 2020)

Early cardiac dysfunction in children and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV. Aids, 2020. - McCrary, Andrew W; Nyandiko, Winstone M.; Ellis, Alicia M; Chakraborty, Hrishikesh; Muehlbauer, Michael J; Koech, Myra M; Daud, Ibrahim; Birgen, Elcy; Thielman, Nathan M; Kisslo, Joseph A; others (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc, 2020)

Early surgical management outcomes of children with Wilms’ tumour at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret Kenya - Nyakundi, NK; Musau, P; P Saula (East African Medical Journal, 2020)

EARLY SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN WITH WILMS’TUMOR AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN WESTERN KENYA - Nyakundi, Nancy Kerubo; Musau, Pius; Saula, Peter (medRxiv, 2020)

Economic efficiency of cassava production in Nimba County, Liberia: an output-oriented approach - Dogba, Kollie B; Oluoch-Kosura, Willis; Chumo, Chepchumba (International Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 2020)

Editorial: Debating Anti-Blackness in the Arab-Muslim World: The Case of Arab-Islamic Slavery. , Vol. 4(2), August, pp. 1-5. - Ndzovu, Hassan J. (Research Africa Reviews, 2020)

Effect of Employee Political Skills on Employee Performance in Kenyan Universities - Chelagat, Lelei Joy (JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 2020)

EFFECT OF FINANCIAL CAPITAL FUNDED BY MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS ON ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN GARISSA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA - Abdi, Marian Garane; Odunga, Robert; Ayora, Joel (Journal of International Business, Innovation and Strategic Management, 2020)

Effect of Labor Productivity on Maritime Sector Performance in Enhancing Economic Growth in Kenya. - A. M. Sudi; T. Agak; K. R. Siele (2020)

Effect of Short Moderate Intensity Exercise Bouts on Cardiovascular Function and Maximal Oxygen Consumption in Sedentary Older Adults. - "Magutah, K"; "Patel, NB"; "Thairu, K" (BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2020)

Effect of strategic orientation on financial inclusion among women owned enterprises in Kenya - Nguli, Judith Ndinda; Daniel Kipkirong Tarus (International Journal of Comparative Management, 2020)

Effect of tactile-kinesthetic stimulation on feeding and weight of moderate and late preterm neonates - Nyaga, E.M., Basiouny, N.S., Esamai, O.E., & Mansy, G.E. (2020)

The effects of colonialism on indigenous conflict resolution systems among Pokot and Turkana communities - Mary Wahome; others (Chemchemi International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)

Effects of Customer Satisfaction on Customer Loyalty in Selected Hotels in Nairobi, Kenya - Akunja, Lydia (2020)

Effects of school climate on indiscipline: Indiscipline among secondary school students and its causes - Chewen, B. J.; Ogoma, S.; Munyua, J. (Deutschland: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, 2020)

Effects of schools’ physical infrastructure on student discipline in secondary schools in Eldoret East Sub-county, Kenya - Chewen, Jepkorir; Munyua, Jennifer; Ogoma, Shadrack (Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)

Ehnancing guidance and counseling services for mitigating psychosocial distress among university students in Tanzania - James, Ololo Otieno; Simiyu, Catherine K (East Afrian Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2020)

Elective neck dissection for T3/T4 cN0 sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma - Crawford, Kayva L; Jafari, Aria; Qualliotine, Jesse R; Stuart, Emelia; DeConde, Adam S; Califano, Joseph A; Orosco, Ryan K (Head & Neck, 2020)

Employee empowerment and innovative work behavior: The moderating role of leader-member exchange - Kanake, Mercy Kananu; Kemboi, Ambrose (SEISENSE Journal of Management, 2020)

Employee Political Skill, Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and Performance among Employees in Kenyan Universities: Moderation Approach - Chelagat, Lelei Joy; Korir, Michael; Kibet, Yusuf (Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 2020)

Endemic Burkitt lymphoma: a complication of asymptomatic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa based on published literature and primary data from Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya - Redmond, Lawrence S; Ogwang, Martin D; Kerchan, Patrick; Reynolds, Steven J; Tenge, Constance N; Were, Pamela A; Kuremu, Robert T; Masalu, Nestory; Kawira, Esther; Otim, Isaac; others (Malaria journal, 2020)

Endoscopic Transoral Image-Guided Retrieval of Infratemporal Fossa Foreign Bodies - Lehmann, Ashton E; Scangas, George A; Jafari, Aria; Metson, Ralph (OTO open, 2020)

Endoscopic treatment of severe episodic epistaxis in a patient with a left-ventricular assist device - Panuganti, Bharat Akhanda; Shen, Sarek; Jafari, Aria; Woo, Linda (Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2020)

Energy efficient resource allocation for uplink hybrid power domain sparse code nonorthogonal multiple access heterogeneous networks with statistical channel estimation - Chege, Simon; Walingo, Tom (Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 2020)

Ethical Considerations in Undertaking Research in Higher Education: East African Context - David Kipkasi Kessio; Chang’ach, John Koskey (US-China Education Review, 2020)

Ethical framework for head and neck cancer care impacted by COVID-19 - Shuman, Andrew G; Campbell, Bruce H; AHNS Ethics; Professionalism Service (Head & Neck, 2020)

Evaluating the effect of care around labor and delivery practices on early neonatal mortality in the Global Network’s Maternal and Newborn Health Registry - Nyongesa, Paul (Reproductive health, 2020)

Evaluating the effect of care around labor and delivery practices on early neonatal mortality in the Global Network’s Maternal and Newborn Health Registry - Patel, Archana B; Simmons, Elizabeth M; Rao, Sowmya R; Moore, Janet; Nolen, Tracy L; Goldenberg, Robert L; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; Somannavar, Manjunath S; Esamai, Fabian; Nyongesa, Paul; others (Reproductive health, 2020)

Evaluating the impact of a 15-year academic partnership to promote sustainable engagement, education, and scholarship in global health - Karwa, Rakhi; Miller, Monica L.; Schellhase, Ellen; Tran, Dan; Manji, Imran; Njuguna, Benson; Fletcher, Sara; Kanyi, John; Maina, Mercy; Jakait, Beatrice; Kigen, Gabriel; Kipyegon, Victor; et al. (JACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 2020)
Abstract Introduction In 2003, Purdue University College of Pharmacy (PUCOP) in West Lafayette, Indiana, began the Purdue Kenya Partnership (PKP) in collaboration with the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, Moi University, and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, in Eldoret, Kenya. PUCOP's involvement utilized a tripartite approach of engagement, education, and scholarship to provide and expand sustainable access to high quality care. Objective This paper discusses outcomes and impacts of this academic partnership. Methods Purdue Kenya Partnership's progress in achieving its stated mission was evaluated using an outcome-approach logic model. This model highlighted inputs, activities, and results which encompassed outputs, outcomes, and impact. A comprehensive set of ratios were calculated to quantify annual change in PKP investments against estimated metrics for engagement, education, and scholarship. These metrics were weighted by involvement level and pharmacist effort in various clinical domains. Descriptive statistics were completed that identified cumulative and totals per year for each collected data type of data collected. Results Purdue Kenya Partnership implementation utilized initial inputs of human resources, financial capital, and strategic partnerships. These inputs supported pharmacy involvement in 16 distinct care programs in both inpatient and outpatient settings which supported the care of 457 833 individual patients and grown a clinical pharmacy staff from 0 to 22 practicing clinical pharmacists. Five unique educational programs have been established which have graduated 457 trainees. Purdue Kenya Partnership has generated over \$6.2 million in grant funding and disseminated 302 peer reviewed manuscripts, posters, and oral presentations combined. Ratios describing trends in engagement, education, and scholarship as a result of using the locally focused PKP approach highlight higher initial costs compared with much lower costs per outcome several years into the partnership. Conclusion The PKP's global health approach of prioritizing the population's care needs (“leading with care”) has enabled the development of sustainable engagement, education, and scholarship infrastructure with significant gains in all three domains.
Keywords: clinical pharmacist; global health; international health; pharmacist; pharmacy

Expanding point-of-care ultrasound training in a low-and middle-incomecountry: experiences from a collaborative short-training workshop in Kenya - Leanne, Jones; Amisi, James A (Family Medicine, 2020)

Exposure to Hydroxyurea during Pregnancy: A Case Report of Congenital Malformation, Update on the Current Evidence and Management of Sickle Cell Disease during Pregnancy. - Poli PA; Jesani JK; Kosgey W; Bett K CN; Mishra P; Beatrice J; Orang’o EO (Gynaecology & Obstetrics Case report, 2020)

Factors Related to Maternal Adverse Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Cardiac Disease in Low-resource Settings - Poli PA; Orang’o EO; Mwangi A; Barasa FA. (EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGY REVIEW, 2020)

Factors Related to Maternal Adverse Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Cardiac Disease in Low-resource Settings - Poli, Philippe Amubuomombe; Elkanah Omenge Orang’o; ann Mwangi; Barasa, Felix Ayub (European Cardiology Review, 2020)

Fast solution of the linearized Poisson–Boltzmann equation with nonaffine parametrized boundary conditions using the reduced basis method - Kweyu, Cleophas; Lihong Feng; Stein, Matthias; Benner, Peter (2020)
The Poisson–Boltzmann equation (PBE) is a nonlinear elliptic parametrized partial differential equation that arises in biomolecular modeling and is a fundamental tool for structural biology. It is used to calculate electrostatic potentials around an ensemble of fixed charges immersed in an ionic solution. Efficient numerical computation of the PBE yields a high number of degrees of freedom in the resultant algebraic system of equations, ranging from several hundred thousand to millions. Coupled with the fact that in most cases the PBE requires to be solved multiple times for a large number of system configurations, for example, in Brownian dynamics simulations or in the computation of similarity indices for protein interaction analysis, this poses great computational challenges to conventional numerical techniques. To accelerate such onerous computations, we suggest to apply the reduced basis method (RBM) and the (discrete) empirical interpolation method ((D)EIM) to the PBE with a special focus on simulations of complex biomolecular systems, which greatly reduces this computational complexity by constructing a reduced order model (ROM) of typically low dimension. In this study, we employ a simple version of the PBE for proof of concept and discretize the linearized PBE (LPBE) with a centered finite difference scheme. The resultant linear system is solved by the aggregation-based algebraic multigrid (AGMG) method at different samples of ionic strength on a three-dimensional Cartesian grid. The discretized LPBE, which we call the high-fidelity full order model (FOM), yields solution as accurate as other LPBE solvers. We then apply the RBM to the FOM. DEIM is applied to the Dirichlet boundary conditions which are nonaffine in the parameter (ionic strength), to reduce the complexity of the ROM. From the numerical results, we notice that the RBM reduces the model order from $${\mathcal {N}} = 2× 10^{6}$$to $$N = 6$$at an accuracy of $${\mathcal {O}}(10^{-9})$$and reduces the runtime by a factor of approximately 7600. DEIM, on the other hand, is also used in the offline-online phase of solving the ROM for different values of parameters which provides a speed-up of 20 for a single iteration of the greedy algorithm.

Financial Literacy and Saving Behavior among Micro and Small Enterprise Owners in Kampala, Uganda: The Moderating Role of Social Influence - Mpaata, Eva; Koskei, Naomi; Saina, Ernest (Journal of Economics, Finance and Accounting Studies, 2020)

Flexibility Idiosyncratic Deals and Employee Performance: The Mediating Role of Leader-Member-Exchange-Affect - Tauba, Mariam; Maket, Lydia; others (Operations Research Society of Eastern Africa, 2020)

Flexibility Idiosyncratic Deals and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: A Moderated Model of Perceived Organizational Justice - Kimwolo, A Kimutai; Limo, Patrick; Koskei, N Chepkorir; Tuwei, J Kiplagat (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)

Flexibility idiosyncratic deals and organizational citizenship behaviour: a moderated model of perceived organizational justice - Kimwolo, A Kimutai; Limo, Patrick; Koskei, N Chepkorir; Tuwei, J Kiplagat (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)

Flexibility Idiosyncratic Deals and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: A Moderated Model of Perceived Organizational Justice. - Kimwolo, A. K; P. Limo; N.C. Koskei; J.K. Tuwei (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)

Follow-up adherence is associated with outcomes after endoscopic sinus surgery - Shen, Sarek A; Jafari, Aria; Qualliotine, Jesse R; DeConde, Adam S (Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2020)

Foreign Remittances, Banking Sector Development and Private Sector Investment - Githaiga, Peter Nderitu (The Journal of Business, Economics, and Environmental Studies (JBEES), 2020)

A Guide to Court Reporting in Kenya - Nyamboga E (Kenya Editors Guild, 2020)

Hearing the call of duty: what we must do to allow medical students to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic - Kalet, Adina L; Jotterand, Fabrice; Muntz, Martin; Thapa, Bipin; Campbell, Bruce (WMJ, 2020)

Heuristics and the Performance of Financial Institutions in South Sudan - Deng, Adire Simon; Rono, Lucy; Sang, Jane; others (Modern Economy, 2020)

HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders at Moi teaching and referral hospital, Eldoret, Kenya - Mohamed, Amina Ali; Oduor, Chrispine; Kinyanjui, Daniel (BMC neurology, 2020)

Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non-communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya - Leung, Claudia L.; Naert, Mackenzie; Andama, Benjamin; Dong, Rae; Edelman, David; Horowitz, Carol; Kiptoo, Peninah; Manyara, Simon; Matelong, Winnie; Matini, Esther; Violet Naanyu; Nyariki, Sarah; et al. (2020)
Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. Local culture and context can impact the success of interventions and should be integrated early in intervention design. Human-centered design (HCD) is a methodology that can be used to engage stakeholders in intervention design and evaluation to tailor-make interventions to meet their specific needs.

Hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and hepatoprotective effects of Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms ethanolic bark extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats - Koech, Julius K; Nandwa, Anastasia N; Macharia, Benson N; Keter, Lucia K; Mwikwabe, Nicholas M; Tuei, Vivian C (International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, 2020)

Identification of Pro-inflammatory Gene Variants in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients. - Torrorey-Sawe, Rispah; Maritha Kotze (Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies, 2020)

Identification of Pro-inflammatory Gene Variants in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients. - Torrorey-Sawe, Rispah; Maritha Kotze (Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies, 2020)

The impact of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial attitude on entrepreneurial intentions among undergraduate students in Uganda - Kisubi, Moses Kisame (Business management review, 2020)

Impact of Fluorosis on Quality of Life: Systematic Review. - Edith Maraga (J Oral Health Dent, 2020)

The Impact of Infectious Diseases on Kenya’s Health Diplomacy; An Inter-State Phenomenon - Kurgat, Paul K; Kurgat, Alice J; Juma, Thomas Otieno (Archives of Business Research, 2020)

Implementation of an Ultraviolet Phototherapy Service at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya: Reflections on Challenges and Lessons Learned - Mungai, Margaret; Ly, Karen; Chang, Aileen Y; Kiprono, Samson K; Jose, Margareth; Smith, Mary Patricia (Dermatology and therapy volume, 2020)

Implementation of an Ultraviolet Phototherapy Service at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya: Reflections on Challenges and Lessons Learned - Ly, Karen; Chang, Aileen Y; Kiprono, Samson K; Jose, Margareth; Smith, Mary Patricia; Beck, Kristen; Sekhon, Sahil; Muraguri, Isabel; Mungai, Margaret; Coates, Sarah J; others (Dermatology and therapy, 2020)

Implications of teacher planning on the competency of upper primary school learners in composition writing in Bomet County, Kenya - C. K. Kurgatt; Syomwene, Anne (European Journal of English Language Teaching www.oapub.org/edu, 2020)

Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique - Bongomin, Ocident; Mwasiagi, Josphat I; Nganyi, Eric O; Nibikora, Ildephonse (Engineering Reports, 2020)

Incidence and predictive factors for additional opioid prescription after endoscopic skull base surgery - Shen, Sarek A; Jafari, Aria; Qualliotine, Jesse R; DeConde, Adam S (Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, 2020)

Influence of gin trash bacteria broth treatment on cotton fibres - Mburu, Ann Wairimu; Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi; Muiruri, Joseph Kinyanjui (Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, 2020)

Influence of instructional approaches on students’ achievement in English grammar in public secondary schools in Kenya - Omuna, M. Omuse; Syomwene Anne Kisilu (International Journal of Education and Research, 2020)

Influence of instructional approaches on students’ achievement in English grammar in public secondary schools in Kenya - M. O. Omuna; Anne Kisilu Syomwene (International Journal of Education and Research, 2020)

INFLUENCE OF KNOWLEDGE ON CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE: A CASE STUDY OF RUNYENJES, EMBU KENYA - Njuita, Pauline Kina; Baliddawa, Joyce B.; Peter Koskei, (International Journal of Public Health, 2020)

Influence of personality-environment fit on teachers’ job satisfaction in primary schools in Kesses sub-county, Kenya - Agulanna, M. N.; Munyua, J. K.; Ogoma, S. O. (International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), 2020)

Influence of radio on women voters’ political knowledge on the 2013 Kenyan general election - Okinda, Timothy (ACTA UNIVERSITATIS DANUBIUS, 2020)

Influence of trainers competence on ICT towards integration of Information Communication Technology in teaching and learning in national polytechnics in Kenya - C. D. Mutai; K. Ongeti; Syomwene, Anne (International Journal of Multidiciplinary and Current Educational Research www.ijmcer.com, 2020)

THE INFLUENCE OF TRAVEL PREFERENCES ON DOMESTIC TOURISM PARTICIPATION BEHAVIOUR IN KENYA: AN ANALYSIS OF TOURISTS AND NON-TOURISTS - Kifworo, Catherine; Moses, Okello; Isabella, Mapelu (International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews, 2020)

IN-SCHOOL GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ONE MUNICIPALITY, KENYA - Murgor, Judy Chelimo; KORIR, ROSE RUTO; Ochieng’Ogoma, Shadrack (International Journal of Education and Research, 2020)

Insider Loans, Loan Quality and Their Predictive Ability of Commercial Bank Fragility in Kenya - A. Bwire; J. Tenai; R. Odunga (The International Journal Of Business & Management, 2020)

Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Human Resource Management - Akunja, Lydia (Sustainable Human Resource Management in Tourism: African Perspectives, 2020)

Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Human Resource Management in Events: A Kenyan Perspective - Akunja, Lydia (Sustainable Human Resource Management in Tourism, 2020)

Integration of Information Communication Technology into Teaching and Learning in Early Learning in Bungoma County, Kenya - Tsindoli, S.; Barasa, D. P. (International Journal of Research in Education and Social Sciences (IJRESS), 2020)

Interreligious Dialogue as Means of Public Theology: Challenges and Promises for Social Justice and Democracy in Kenya - Elias Ng'etich (Forgiveness, Peacemaking, and Reconciliation, 2020)

Introduction:“Power to the People?”—Patronage, Intervention and Transformation in African Performative Arts - de Haas, Ricarda; Kohl, Marie-Anne; Ndogo, Samuel; Odhiambo, Christopher J (Matatu, 2020)

Investigating assumptions of vulnerability: A case study of the exclusion of psychiatric inpatients as participants in genetic research in low-and middle-income contexts - Palk, Andrea C; Bitta, Mary; Kamaara, Eunice; Stein, Dan J; Singh, Ilina (Developing World Bioethics, 2020)

Investigation of Industrial relations and working conditions of textile and garment factories in Northern Ethiopia - Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi; Asgedom, Hadush Berhe; Mezgebe, Tsegay Tesfay; Kinfe, Tsegay Beyene (Branna Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2020)

Investigation of the role of vitamin D metabolism in South African breast cancer patients using a pathology-supported genetic testing platform - Okunola, Abisola Oyedele (Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University., 2020)

Isolation and Characterization of Fusarium Species and Fumonisins Contamination in Maize from Lower Eastern and Rift Valley Regions of Kenya - Peter Koskei,; Karanja, Simon; Mashedi, Olga; Tetsuhiro, Matsuzawa; Tohru, Gonoi; Takashi, Yaguchi; Bii, Christine (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)

Journalists’ perceptions of opportunities for integration of new media for professional use: A study of three mainstream newspapers in Kenya - Gitonga, Elizabeth; Ong'ondo, Charles; Nyakundi, Erneo (African Multidisciplinary Journal of Research, 2020)

The Kabras peasant agricultural economy in Kenya before the entry of sugarcane farming - M.D. Mukhwana; J.K.Chang’ach (Humanities and Arts Academic Journal, 2020)

Kenyan Community Response to Canadian International Teaching Practicum - Bernardes, Rogerio; Black, Glenda Lee; Jowi, James Otieno; Kandie, Andrew; Kirigo, Beth; Wilcox, Kevin (2020 Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 2020)

KENYAN EDUCATION IN THE WAKE OF CONSUMERISM: EFFECTS ON FUNDING AND QUALITY - Kituko, Simiyu Catherine (Journal of Education and Practice, 2020)

Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Palliative Care Among Religious Leaders in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya: Survey and Focus Group Analysis - Faith Rialem; Jessie P. Gu; Violet Naanyu; Zipporah Ali; Chege, Patrick; Chelagat, Dinah; Millicent Korir; Waweru-Siika, Wangari; Kussin, Peter S (American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2020)
Spirituality and religion are at the core of Kenyan life. Pastoral leaders play a key role in shaping the individual and community’s response to living with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Involvement of religious leaders would therefore be critical in advocacy and education efforts in palliative care (PC) to address the needs of this population. The goal of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of religious leaders in Western Kenya regarding PC. This was a mixed-methods study with 86 religious leaders utilizing a 25-question survey followed by 5-person focus group discussions. Eighty-one percent of participants agreed that pastors should encourage members with life-threatening illnesses to talk about death and dying. However, almost a third of participants (29%) also agreed with the statement that full use of PC can hasten death. The pastors underscored challenges in end-of-life spiritual preparation as well as the importance of traditional beliefs in shaping cultural norms. Pastors supported the need for community-based PC education and additional training in PC for religious leaders. The results of this study confirm the dominant role of religion and spirituality in PC in Kenya. This dominant role in shaping PC is tied closely to Kenyan attitudes and norms surrounding death and dying.

L Seidman's, "On Constitutional Disobedience" - Okubasu D, (Kabarak University Avid Readers Forum, 2020)

Landscape governance through partnerships: lessons from Amboseli, Kenya - MUGO, TABITHA; Visseren-Hamakers, Ingrid; van der Duim, Rene (Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2020)

Layering and scaling up chronic non-communicable disease care on existing HIV care systems and acute care settings in Kenya: a cost and budget impact analysis - Osetinsky, Brianna; ann Mwangi; Pastakia, Sonak; Wilson-Barthes, Marta; Kimetto, Joan; Rono, Kimutai; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Galárraga, Omar (Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2020)

Layering and scaling up chronic non-communicable disease care on existing HIV care systems and acute care settings in Kenya: a cost and budget impact analysis - Osetinsky, Brianna; ann Mwangi; Pastakia, Sonak; Wilson-Barthes, Marta; Kimetto, Joan; Rono, Kimutai; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Galárraga, Omar (Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2020)

Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure Treats Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 2/3 Among HIV− and HIV+ Women in Kenya. - Omenge Orang’o; Naaman Mehta; Peter Itsura; Philip Tonui; Hermann Bussmann (Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 2020)

Low sensitivity of the careHPV™ Assay for detection of Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus in cervical samples from HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected Kenyan women. - Titus M; Ermel A; Moormann A; Orang’o EO; Tonui P,; Chelimo K; Rosen B; Itsura P; Muthoka K; Loehrer P; Ong’echa JM; Brown DR (International Journal of Clinical Virology, 2020)

Low-coverage sequencing cost-effectively detects known and novel variation in underrepresented populations - Martin, Alicia R.; Atkinson, Elizabeth G.; Chapman, Sinéad B.; Stevenson, Anne; Stroud, Rocky E.; Abebe, Tamrat; Akena, Dickens; Alemayehu, Melkam; Ashaba, Fred K.; Atwoli, Lukoye; Bowers, Tera; Chibnik, Lori B.; et al. (bioRxiv, 2020)
Background Genetic studies of biomedical phenotypes in underrepresented populations identify disproportionate numbers of novel associations. However, current genomics infrastructure–including most genotyping arrays and sequenced reference panels–best serves populations of European descent. A critical step for facilitating genetic studies in underrepresented populations is to ensure that genetic technologies accurately capture variation in all populations. Here, we quantify the accuracy of low-coverage sequencing in diverse African populations.Results We sequenced the whole genomes of 91 individuals to high-coverage (>=20X) from the Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Population-Psychosis (NeuroGAP-Psychosis) study, in which participants were recruited from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. We empirically tested two data generation strategies, GWAS arrays versus low-coverage sequencing, by calculating the concordance of imputed variants from these technologies with those from deep whole genome sequencing data. We show that low-coverage sequencing at a depth of >=4X captures variants of all frequencies more accurately than all commonly used GWAS arrays investigated and at a comparable cost. Lower depths of sequencing (0.5-1X) performed comparable to commonly used low-density GWAS arrays. Low-coverage sequencing is also sensitive to novel variation, with 4X sequencing detecting 45% of singletons and 95% of common variants identified in high-coverage African whole genomes.Conclusion These results indicate that low-coverage sequencing approaches surmount the problems induced by the ascertainment of common genotyping arrays, including those that capture variation most common in Europeans and Africans. Low-coverage sequencing effectively identifies novel variation (particularly in underrepresented populations), and presents opportunities to enhance variant discovery at a similar cost to traditional approaches.Competing Interest StatementA.R.M. serves as a consultant for 23andMe and is a member of the Precise.ly Scientific Advisory Board. B.M.N. is a member of the Deep Genomics Scientific Advisory Board. He also serves as a consultant for the Camp4 Therapeutics Corporation, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Biogen. M.J.D. is a founder of Maze Therapeutics. J.K.P. is an employee of Gencove, Inc. The remaining authors declare no competing interests. D.J.S. has received research grants and/or consultancy honoraria from Lundbeck and Sun.

Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm delivery in nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - Nyongesa, Paul (The Lancet, 2020)

Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm delivery in nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - Hoffman, Matthew K; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; Kodkany, Bhalachandra S; Metgud, Mrityunjay; Somannavar, Manjunath; Okitawutshu, Jean; Lokangaka, Adrien; Tshefu, Antoinette; Bose, Carl L; Mwapule, Abigail; others (The Lancet, 2020)

Lower rates of ART initiation and decreased retention among ART-na{\"ıve patients who consume alcohol enrolling in HIV care and treatment programs in Kenya and Uganda - Patsis, Ioannis; Goodrich, Suzanne; Yiannoutsos, Constantin T; Brown, Steven A; Musick, Beverly S; Diero, Lameck; Kulzer, Jayne L; Bwana, Mwembesa Bosco; Oyaro, Patrick; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara K (PloS one, 2020)

Lymph node yield and survival in node-negative oral cavity cancer - Zenga, Joseph; Divi, Vasu; Stadler, Michael; Massey, Becky; Campbell, Bruce; Shukla, Monica E; Awan, M; Schultz, Christopher J; Shreenivas, Aditya; Wong, Stuart; others (International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 2020)

Lymph node yield from neck dissection in HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer - Zenga, Joseph; Stadler, Michael; Massey, Becky; Campbell, Bruce; Shukla, Monica; Awan, Musaddiq; Schultz, Christopher J; Wong, Stuart; Jackson, Ryan S; Pipkorn, Patrick (The Laryngoscope, 2020)

Macroeconomic Variables and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Nexus in Kenya - Onyango, J; Kiano, E; Saina, E (Africa Environmental Review Journal, 2020)

The Making and Transformation into a Hybrid Constitution in Kenya - Okubasu D, (Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Discourse, 2020)

Manifestation of climate change on the livelihoods of women in Kwale County, Kenya - Githogori Wambui, Hellen (Moi University, 2020)

Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Women with Eclampsia by Mode of delivery at Riley Mother Baby Hospital: A longitudinal case-series study - Poli, Philippe Amubuomombe; Irene, Koech MMED; Richard Mogeni; ann Mwangi; Cheruiyot, Andrew; others (2020)

Maternal mortality in six low and lower-middle income countries from 2010 to 2018: risk factors and trends - Bauserman, Melissa; Thorsten, Vanessa R; Nolen, Tracy L; Patterson, Jackie; Lokangaka, Adrien; Tshefu, Antoinette; Patel, Archana B; Hibberd, Patricia L; Garces, Ana L; Figueroa, Lester; others (Reproductive health, 2020)

Maternal mortality in six low and lower-middle income countries from 2010 to 2018: risk factors and trends - Nyongesa, Paul (Reproductive health, 2020)

Maternal mortality in six low and lower-middle income countries from 2010 to 2018: risk factors and trends - Bauserman, Melissa; Thorsten, Vanessa R; Nolen, Tracy L; Patterson, Jackie; Lokangaka, Adrien; Tshefu, Antoinette; Patel, Archana B; Hibberd, Patricia L; Garces, Ana L; Figueroa, Lester; others (Reproductive Health, 2020)

Mean platelet counts are relatively decreased with malaria but relatively increased with endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya - Peprah, Sally; Ogwang, Martin D; Kerchan, Patrick; Reynolds, Steven J; Tenge, Constance N; Were, Pamela A; Kuremu, Robert T; Wekesa, Walter N; Masalu, Nestory; Kawira, Esther; others (British journal of haematology, 2020)

Mechanical properties of sisal/cattail hybrid-reinforced polyester composites - Silas M. Mbeche; Wambua, Paul M.; David N Githinji (Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020)

Mechanical Properties of Sisal/Cattail Hybrid-Reinforced Polyester Composites - Silas M. Mbeche; Wambua, Paul M.; David N Githinji (Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020)

Mediating effect of transformational leadership style on the relationship between dynamic capabilities and competitive advantage of manufacturing firms in Kenya - Rono, Leah Chemely; Korir, Michael Kirwa; Komen, Joyce (Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020)

Medicinal plants used in traditional management of cancer in Uganda: a review of ethnobotanical surveys, phytochemistry, and anticancer studies - Omara, Timothy; Kiprop, Ambrose K; Ramkat, Rose C; Cherutoi, Jackson; Kagoya, Sarah; Moraa Nyangena, Decrah; Azeze Tebo, Tsedey; Nteziyaremye, Papias; Nyambura Karanja, Lucy; Jepchirchir, Abigael; others (Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2020)

METHODOLOGICAL EXPERIENCES AND IMPORTANT GRADUATE TRACER STUDY RESULTS FOR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT AT UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY - Kiiza, Sarah; Omar Egesah; Enyipu, Betty A (African Multidisciplinary Journal of Research, 2020)

mHealth spectroscopy of blood hemoglobin with spectral super-resolution - Park, Sang Mok; Visbal-Onufrak, Michelle A; Haque, Md Munirul; Were, Martin C; Violet Naanyu; Hasan, Md Kamrul; Kim, Young L (Optica, 2020)
Although blood hemoglobin (Hgb) testing is a routine procedure in a variety of clinical situations, noninvasive, continuous, and real-time blood Hgb measurements are still challenging. Optical spectroscopy can offer noninvasive blood Hgb quantification, but requires bulky optical components that intrinsically limit the development of mobile health (mHealth) technologies. Here, we report spectral super-resolution (SSR) spectroscopy that virtually transforms the built-in camera (RGB sensor) of a smartphone into a hyperspectral imager for accurate and precise blood Hgb analyses. Statistical learning of SSR enables us to reconstruct detailed spectra from three color RGB data. Peripheral tissue imaging with a mobile application is further combined to compute exact blood Hgb content without a priori personalized calibration. Measurements over a wide range of blood Hgb values show reliable performance of SSR blood Hgb quantification. Given that SSR does not require additional hardware accessories, the mobility, simplicity, and affordability of conventional smartphones support the idea that SSR blood Hgb measurements can be used as an mHealth method.

Mineral Trioxide Aggregate pulpotomy for apexogenesis of an immature permanent molar - Fredrick Ikhabi Weboko; Benjamin Simiyu Nyongesa; Mercy Naswa Makhanu; Michelle S. Santos; Katrina G. De Luna; Grace Ellen S. Dey; Iluminada L. Viloria (The Endodontic Society of the Philippines journal, 2020)

Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Pulpotomy for Apexogenesis of an Immature Permanent Molar- Case Report - Fredrick, Weboko I; Benjamin, Simiyu N; Mercy, Naswa M; Michelle, Santos S; Katrina, G De Luna; Grace, Ellen D; Illuminada, Viloria L (Endodontic Society of the Philippines Journal, 2020)

A Mixture of Timing Steganography and Series Cryptography - Moses Okello (TechRxiv, 2020)

Modelling the impact of geo-tourism on geo-conservation of Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya - Rop, Wendy (Ecofeminism and Climate Change, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020)

Moderating Effect of CEO Tenure on the Relationship between Intellectual Capital and Financial Performance of Listed Firms in Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya - Chelogoi, Stephen; CHEBOI, Josephat; Tenai, Joel (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)

MODERATING ROLE OF FIRM SIZE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA - Kivaya, Benadetta M; Kemboi, Ambrose; Odunga, Robert (African Journal of Emerging Issues, 2020)

Mortality among people with HIV treated for tuberculosis based on positive, negative, or no bacteriologic test results for tuberculosis: the IeDEA Consortium - Humphrey, John M; Mpofu, Philani; Pettit, April C; Musick, Beverly; Carter, E Jane; Messou, Eugène; Marcy, Olivier; Crabtree-Ramirez, Brenda; Yotebieng, Marcel; Anastos, Kathryn; others (Open forum infectious diseases, 2020)

Mosquito exposure and malaria morbidity: a microlevel analysis of household mosquito populations and malaria in a Population-Based longitudinal cohort in western Kenya - O’Meara, Wendy Prudhomme; Simmons, Ryan; Bullins, Paige; Freedman, Betsy; Abel, Lucy; Mangeni, Judith; Taylor, Steve M; Obala, Andrew A (The Journal of infectious diseases, 2020)

Motivations for a career in dentistry among dental students and dental interns in Kenya - Lukandu, Ochiba M; Koskei, Lilian C; Dimba, Elizabeth O (International Journal of Dentistry, 2020)

Multi-Objective Optimization Concept Based on Periodical and Permanent Objective within a Process - Moses Okello (Preprints, 2020)

Music, Identity and History: Reading Kalenjin Popular/Traditional Music - Mboya, Tom M (Moi University African Cluster Centre Workshop, 2020)

“Music is Sweet When Your Praises Are Sung”: Pleasure and Power in the ‘Live Band’Music Performances of Ja-Mnazi Afrika in Eldoret, Kenya - T. Michael Mboya (Matatu, 2020)

Narratives of Managing Security Threat and Harassment Among Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya - Mutiso, Moses Mutua; Masinde, Jamin Rays Masasabi; Masese, Eric Rosana (International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2020)

Neonatal deaths in infants born weighing≥ 2500 g in low and middle-income countries - Saleem, Sarah; Naqvi, Farnaz; McClure, Elizabeth M; Nowak, Kayla J; Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder; Garces, Ana L; Hibberd, Patricia L; Moore, Janet L; Nolen, Tracy L; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; others (Reproductive Health, 2020)

Nexus between women voters’ radio exposure and grassroots electoral participation under the new devolved political dispensation in Kenya - Okinda, Thomas Ibrahim; Nyambuga, Charles Ongandi; Ojwang, Benson Oduor (World of media journal of Russian media and journalism studies, 2020)

Non-Carcinogenic Lead Inadvertent Occupational Health Risk Assessment in Select Instructional Laboratories in Moi University and University of Eldoret, Kenya - Salee, DN; Simiyu, GM; Otieno, CA (Africa Environmental Review Journal, 2020)

Novel biomarkers with promising benefits for diagnosis of cervical neoplasia: a systematic review - Onyango, Calleb George; Ogonda, Lilian; Guyah, Bernard; Shiluli, Clement; Gregory Ganda; Orang’o, Omenge Elkanah; Patel, Kirtika (Infectious agents and cancer, 2020)

Novel biomarkers with promising benefits for diagnosis of cervical neoplasia: a systematic review. Infectious Agents and Cancer - Onyango CG,; Ogonda L; Guyah B; Shiluli C; Ganda G; Orang’o EO; K, Patel (Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2020)

Novel concepts in cervical cancer screening: a comparison of VIA, HPV DNA test and p16INK4a/Ki-67 dual stain cytology in Western Kenya. - Orang’o EO; Were E; Rode O; Muthoka K; Byczkowski M; Sartor H; Vanden Broeck D,; Schmidt D; Reuschenbach M; Knebel Doeberitz M; Bussmann H (Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2020)

Novel Concepts in Cervical Cancer Screening. A Comparison of VIA, HPV DNA Test and p16ink4a/Ki-67 Dual-Stain Cytology in Western Kenya - Elkanah Omenge Orang’o; Edwin Were; Oliver Rode; Kapten Muthoka; Michael Byczkowski; Heike Sartor; Davy Vanden Broeck; Dietmar Schmidt; Miriam Reuschenbach; Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz,; Hermann Bussmann (BMC Cancer, 2020)

Numerical Investigation of Flexural Bending in Bi-axial Braided Structures for Flexor Tendon Repair - Ochola, J; B. Malengier; L. Van Langenhove (Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 2020)

Nutritional Influences on the Health of Women and Children in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: A Qualitative Study - Lusambili, Adelaide; Violet Naanyu; Manda, Gibson; Mossman, Lindsay; Wisofschi, Stefania; Pell, Rachel; Jadavji, Sofia; Obure, Jerim; Temmerman, Marleen (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020)
In 2017, the Government of Mozambique declared localized acute malnutrition crises in a range of districts across Mozambique including Cabo Delgado. This is in spite of intensive efforts by different non-governmental organizations (NGO) and the Government of Mozambique to expand access to information on good nutritional practices as well as promote nutrition-specific interventions, such as cooking demonstrations, home gardens and the distribution of micronutrient powder to children. This paper examines and discusses key nutritional influences on the health of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique. We conducted 21 key informant interviews (KIIs) with a wide range of stakeholders and 16 in-depth interviews (IDIs) with women. In addition, we conducted four focus group discussions with each of the following groups: (1) pregnant adolescent girls, (2) pregnant women >20 yrs, (3) women >20 yrs with babies <6 mths who were not practicing exclusive breastfeeding, (4) women >20 yrs of children <2 yrs and (5) with fathers of children <2 yrs. Data were analyzed thematically using NVIVO software. There is no single widely held influence on pregnant and breast-feeding women’s nutritional decision-making, choices and food consumption. Rather, variables such as social-cultural, environmental, economic, gender, knowledge and information intersect in their roles in nutritional food choices.

Online news consumption in Kenya: emerging and receding patterns among young people - Tallam, Edwin (2020)

Organizational Learning and Employee Performance. An Indirect Effect Model of Employee Loyalty - Orinda, G.; P. Limo; Chepkwony, J (International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2020)

Organizational Learning, Employee Satisfaction and Employee Loyalty in The Banking Sector, Nairobi County, Republic of Kenya - Orinda, G.; Chepkwony, J; P. Limo (Journal of Business Management and Economic Research, 2020)
In the contemporary working environment, insight into employee loyalty is of crucial importance and this includes the banking sector. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of organizational learning, employee satisfaction and their loyalty in the Banking sector, Republic of Kenya. A cross-sectional research strategy and systematic random sampling techniques were used in data collection using a structured questionnaire, from a sample size of 411 picked from a target population of 2433 bank employees. The results of the study demonstrate that organizational learning specifically influences employee satisfaction, which then affects employee loyalty. Findings further show that organizational learning does not have a significant direct effect on employee loyalty. However, results indicate that it only affects employee loyalty through employee satisfaction, thus revealing a full mediation process. Banks should therefore improve on organizational learning strategies through enhancement of knowledge awareness, intellectual cultivation and information sharing to ensure effective employee satisfaction that enhances their commitment and loyalty to their work. Findings of the current study contribute to knowledge through the mediation process by revealing a full mediation mechanism of employee satisfaction on the link between organizational learning and employee loyalty.

Outcomes of second-line antiretroviral therapy among children living with HIV: a global cohort analysis - Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education; Research (CIPHER) Global Cohort Collaboration; Patel, Kunjal; Smith, Colette; Collins, Intira Jeannie; Goodall, Ruth; Abrams, Elaine J; Sohn, Annette H; Mohamed, Thahira J; Van Dyke, Russell B; Rojo, Pablo; others (Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2020)

Pattern and frequency of neurological and neurosurgical care of adult inpatients and outpatients at a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya - von Gaudecker, Jane R; Oduor, Chrispine; Ofner, Susan; Oyungu, Eren; Said, Jamil; Buelow, Janice (Eneurologicalsci, 2020)

Pattern and frequency of neurological and neurosurgical care of adult inpatients and outpatients at a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya - von Gaudecker JR; Oduor, Chrispine; Ofner S; Oyungu E; Jamil AK Said; Buelow J (eNeurologicalSci, 2020)

Performance of Folklore on Television: New Vistas in Folklore Rendition - Opondo, Rose A (The Palgrave Handbook of African Oral Traditions and Folklore, 2020)

Persistence of oncogenic and non-oncogenic human papillomavirus is associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Kenyan women - Tong Y; Tonui P,; Ermel A; Orang’o EO; Wong N; Titus M; Kiptoo S; Muthoka K; Loehrer PJ; Brown DR (sagepub.com/journals-permissions, 2020)

Phosphate-Solubilizing Rhizobacteria: Diversity, Mechanisms, and Prospects in Sustainable Agriculture - Aloo, B. N.; Mbega, E. R.; Makumba, B. A. (Preprints, 2020)

Photocatalytic ozonation of wastewater: a review - Mecha, Achisa C; Chollom, Martha N (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020)

Phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of Rosmarinus officinalis leaves - Nassazi, Winfred; K’Owino, Isaac; Makatiani, Jacqueline; Wachira, Sabina (French-Ukrainian Journal of Chemistry, 2020)

Phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of African Basil (Ocimum gratissimum) leaves - Nassazi, Winfred; K’Owino, I; Makatiani, Jacqueline; Wachira, Sabina (Asian J Appl Chem Res, 2020)

Pioneering Informed Consent for Return of Research Results to Breast Cancer Patients Facing Barriers to Implementation of Genomic Medicine: The Kenyan BRCA1/2 Testing Experience Using Whole Exome Sequencing - Torrorey-Sawe, Rispah; van der Merwe, Nicole; Mining, Simeon Kipkoech; Kotze, Maritha J (Frontiers in genetics, 2020)

Pioneering informed consent for return of research results to breast cancer patients facing barriers to genomic medicine in Africa: The Kenyan BRCA1/2 testing experience - Sawe, Rispah Torrorey; van der Merwe, Nicole; Mining, Simeon Kipkoech; Kotze, Maritha J (Frontiers in Genetics, 2020)

Is pollen-food syndrome a frequent comorbidity in adults with irritable bowel syndrome? - Patel, Kirtika; Vila-Nadal, Gemma; Shah, Jasmit; Shamji, Mohamed H; Swan, Lorna; Durham, Stephen R; Patel, Kinesh; Skypala, Isabel J (Allergy, 2020)

Portfolio Restructuring as a Precursor for Financial Performance of Commercial Banks Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange - Martin M Wekesa; Kongo, Yabesh O (IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF), 2020)

Postharvest Storage Practices of Maize in Rift Valley and Lower Eastern Regions of Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study - Peter Koskei,; Bii, Christine C; Musotsi, Protus; Muturi Karanja, Simon (International journal of microbiology, 2020)

Postpartum psychosis in peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report - Owuor, Odhiambo Henry; Akiruga, James Amisi; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Ateya, Samuel; Omar, Salwa Mohamed (BMC Psychiatry, 2020)

Postpartum psychosis in peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report - Owuor, Odhiambo Henry; Akiruga, James Amisi; Laktabai, Jeremiah; Ateya, Samuel; Omar, Salwa Mohamed (BMC psychiatry, 2020)

“Power to the People?”: Patronage, Intervention and Transformation in African Performative Arts - de Haas, Ricarda; Kohl, Marie-Anne; Ndogo, Samuel; Odhiambo, Christopher J (Matatu: Journal for African Culture and Society, 2020)

Predictors of long-term success and failure in primary and revision endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy - Lehmann, Ashton E; Scangas, George A; Jafari, Aria; Banks, Catherine G; Fullerton, Zoe H; Metson, Ralph (International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, 2020)

Presence of Fusarium Species and Fumonisin Contamination of Maize in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review - Peter Koskei,; Bii, Christine; Musotsi, Protus; Karanja, Simon (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)

Preserving 2 decades of healthcare gains for Africa in the coronavirus disease 2019 era - Pastakia SD; Braitstein P; Galárraga O; Genberg B; Jamil AK Said; Vedanthan R; Wachira J; Hogan JW (AIDS, 2020)

Prevalence and factors associated with anemia at fourteen weeks post-delivery in mothers attending child health clinic at Webuye Hospital - Haji, Abdalla Musuko (Moi University, 2020)

Primary Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma Of Ovary: Changing Treatment Paradigms, - Nassir F; Odongo BE; Itsura PM; Tonui P,; Orang'o OE (Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Eastern and Central Africa(JOGECA), 2020)

Prioritising employee-organisation relationships in non-profit organisations in Kenya: Antecedents, queries and contradictions - Gitau, Julie Gathoni; Chebii, Stella Jerop (Journal of Development and Communication Studies, 2020)

Privacy-preserving clustering for big data in cyber-physical-social systems: Survey and perspectives. - Y Zhao,; SK Tarus,; LT Yang,; J Sun,; Y Ge,; J Wang (Elsevier, 2020)

A problem shared is half solved”–a qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators to adolescent retention in HIV care in western Kenya - Bosma, Christopher; Apondi, Edith; Toromo, Judith; Enane, Leslie A; Ngeresa, Antony; Nyandiko, Winstone; Vreeman, Rachel C. (PMC, 2020)

“A problem shared is half solved”–a qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators to adolescent retention in HIV care in western Kenya - Enane, Leslie A; Apondi, Edith; Toromo, Judith; Bosma, Christopher; Ngeresa, Antony; Nyandiko, Winstone; Vreeman, Rachel C. (AIDS care, 2020)

Problem-focused Coping Controls Burnout in Medical Students: The Case of a Selected Medical School in Kenya - Ogoma, Shadrack O (Journal of Psychology, 2020)

A pseudo-likelihood method for estimating misclassification probabilities in competing-risks settings when true-event data are partially observed - Mpofu, Philani B; Bakoyannis, Giorgos; Yiannoutsos, Constantin T; Mwangi, Ann W; Mburu, Margaret (Biometrical Journal, 2020)

Psychological Contract, Employee Engagement and Employee Performance - Opolot, Julius Samuel; Maket, Lydia (2020)

Qualitative exploration of perceived benefits of care and barriers influencing HIV care in trans Nzoia, Kenya - Violet Naanyu; Ruff, J.; Goodrich, S.; Spira, T.; Bateganya, M.; Toroitich-Ruto, C.; Otieno-Nyunya, Boaz; Siika, A.; Wools-Kaloustian, K. (BMC Health Services Research, 2020)

Radioanatomic Characteristics of the Posteromedial Intraconal Space: Implications for Endoscopic Resection of Orbital Lesions - Jafari, A; Lehmann, AE; Wolkow, N; Juliano, AF; Bleier, BS; Reinshagen, KL (American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2020)

Recent trends in applications of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in bioenergy production: Review - M.M. M'Arimi; Mecha, CA; Kiprop, AK; R. Ramkat (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020)
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are powerful methods that were traditionally used for treatment of hazardous materials. Based on their resourcefulness, these methods have recently found important applications in various processes of bioenergy production. Despite the growing interest in the application of AOPs in improving the production of bioenergy, there is no comprehensive documentation on how biofuels production operations have increasingly incorporated these oxidation processes. Therefore, the present study aims at reviewing the current state of the art and future prospects of applying AOPs in biofuels production. The usage of these processes in pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass, excess sludge, organic effluents, solid wastes and other substrates for energy production was reviewed. It was noted that wet air oxidation has high potential in pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for production of various energy types while sonolysis is most effective in biosolids pretreatment. Ozonolysis and photocatalysis are mostly used to selectively remove the colorants in organic effluents. However electrochemical oxidation has good performance in post-treatment of bioenergy effluents. Documented studies indicate that AOPs can be used to enhance trans-esterification thereby boosting biodiesel production. Moreover, they can be used to improve oil extraction from bio-algae to increase biodiesel yields. Comparative studies involving AOPs and conventional processes are necessary to determine their suitability for these applications. The possibility of using AOPs to upgrade low value biofuels to bio-products of higher value should be part of future investigations. A summarized criterion for evaluating the suitability of different AOPs in the production of biofuels is proposed in this study as a guide for their future usage. The main limitation of applying AOPs in bioenergy sector include high process costs due to costly chemicals and energy requirements. Further studies should investigate the possibility of integration of AOPs with conventional methods aimed at improving the process cost-effectiveness.
Keywords: Biodegradability; Bioenergy; Oxidation; Process; Radical; Treatment

Recent trends in applications of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in bioenergy production - Arimi, MM; Mecha, CA; Kiprop, AK; R. Ramkat (Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 2020)

Regional trends in birth weight in low-and middle-income countries 2013–2018 - Irene Marete; Ekhaguere, Osayame; Bann, Carla M; Bucher, Sherri L; Nyongesa, Paul; Patel, Archana B; Hibberd, Patricia L; Saleem, Sarah; Goldenberg, Robert L; Goudar, Shivaprasad S; others (Reproductive Health, 2020)

Regional trends in birth weight in low-and middle-income countries 2013–2018 - Nyongesa, Paul (Reproductive health, 2020)