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Integrated Evaluation of Contaminant Profiles, Detection Techniques, and Management Strategies for Tannery Sludge

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This review article critically examines the environmental and health hazards of tannery sludge (TS), a complex by‐product of the leather tanning industry. TS is characterized by a diverse array of contaminants, including heavy metals like chromium, organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds ...
Yashar Aryanfar, Ali Keçebaş, Soheil Hassanzadeh, Arash Nourbakhsh Sadabad, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Shabbir Ahmad, Ahmed Hendy, Hafiz M. Irfan, Shaban Mousavi Ghasemlou, Julio Blanco Fernandez, Jorge Luis Garcia Alcaraz   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

From a dream to a resounding reality: the inception of a doctors’ union in Kenya

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012
After two grueling years of determination and resilience, the Kenyan doctors have formed a doctors’ union. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union(KMPDU)not only aims at agitating for better terms of service for its members, it ...
Aruyaru Stanley Mwenda
doaj   +1 more source

Quantifying Optical Disorder in CsFaPb(Br,I)3 Perovskites via Urbach Energy Analysis Using OPAL2 Fresnel‐Based Simulations

Advanced Physics Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines light‐matter interactions in CsFAPb(Br, I)3 perovskite thin films by analyzing their absorption, reflection, and emission properties using Fresnel‐based OPAL2 simulations. The optical spectra show sharp absorption edges at 1.55 – 1.60 eV for CH3NH3PbI3 and triple‐cation perovskites, which blue‐shift to ∼1.8 eV with ...
Miller Shatsala, Celline Awino, Maxwell Mageto, Hussein Golicha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social investigation report of cVDPV2 outbreak in Dagahaley Refugee Camp, Dadaab Sub-County, Garissa County, Kenya, November 2021

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: A 17-month-old female from Somalia was found positive for poliovirus type two, which was genetically linked to environmental samples from Garissa County that had been in circulation for seven years.
Freshia Waithaka, Fredrick Ngeno, Hillary Limo, Wickliffe Mattini, Fredrick Odhiambo, Maurice Owiny   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with late presentation of suspected tuberculosis cases to tuberculosis management facilities: The case in Dagoretti district, Nairobi, Kenya

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease accounting for a high number of deaths in the developing countries; its control can be effectively achieved if individuals with the disease receive adequate and timely treatment.
Irene Wambui Njau, Simon Muturi Karanja, Peter Wanzala, Jared Odhiambo Omolo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating One Health to Mitigate the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock and Aquaculture

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global threat driven by antimicrobial use in aquaculture and livestock. Resistant pathogens and genes can spread across humans, animals, and the environment through interconnected ecosystems. Using a One Health approach, this review emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship, regulatory strengthening, enhanced ...
Mir Mohammad Ali, Delower Hossain, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Anum Hanif, Shamsaldeen Ibrahim Saeed, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Anoar Jamai Masroure, Kazi Estieque Alam, Md Kamal Hossain, Sabiha Zarin Tasnim Bristi, Md Jisan Ahmed   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth response of Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. seedlings to phosphorus fertilization in acid soils from Kenya [PDF]

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 1999
Three experiments were conducted to assess the response of Grevillea robusta to phosphorus fertilization using acid soils showing low P levels from Eastern (Gituamba-Andosols) and Western (Kakamega-Acrisols) Kenya.
Karanja N.K., Mwendwa K.A., Zapata F.
doaj  

Correlates for cardiovascular diseases among diabetic/hypertensive patients attending outreach clinics in two Nairobi slums, Kenya

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
BACKGROUND: cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in the world. Over 80% of CVD related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
ladys Mugure, Mohamed Karama, Catherine Kyobutungi, Simon Karanja   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detecting and mapping slums using open data: a case study in Kenya

International Journal of Digital Earth, 2020
The worldwide slum population currently stands at over one billion, with substantial growth expected in the coming decades. Traditionally, slums have been mapped using information derived mainly from either physical indicators using remote sensing data ...
Ron Mahabir, Peggy Agouris, Anthony Stefanidis, Arie Croitoru, Andrew T. Crooks   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia associated with capecitabine chemotherapy: a case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
We report a case of a 62 year-old patient who developed Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia upon receiving four cycles of capacitabine-based chemotherapy.
Gabriel Kigen, Naftali Busakhala, Evangeline Njiru, Fredrick Chite, Patrick Loehrer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source