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Early Experience with Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy in Nairobi, Kenya

The Annals of African Surgery, 2014
Background: Conventional hemorrhoidectomy (CH) is considered the gold standard in the surgical management of symptomatic hemorrhoids. It is however painful and has a relatively lengthy convalescence period.
Otieno ES, Mutai KK
doaj  

A system dynamics‐based framework for bioenergy planning in sub‐Saharan Africa: integrating circular bioeconomy and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Energy scarcity remains a persistent challenge in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where limited access to reliable, affordable, and clean energy constrains socioeconomic development. Biomass resources, including agricultural residues, forest waste, and waste from other biological sources, are widely available, but their use for modern energy ...
Joseph O. Dirisu, Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu, Deon Johan de Beer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal Mortality Determinants in Rural Kenya: An Audit of Three Hospitals

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
Background: Global health agencies advocate that no mother should die while giving life, more so from preventable causes. However, there are persistently high maternal mortalities in various regions with a current global maternal mortality ratio of 211 ...
Brian Barasa Masaba, Rose M. Mmusi-Phetoe, Bernard Rono, Daniel Kyalo Muthiani, Jonathan Taiswa, Stephenie Lydia Ojiambo, Damaris Moraa, John Kennedy Moturi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Landscape Restoration in Kenya Stocktaking of Key Innovations and Strategies

, 2020
In Kenya, forest and landscape restoration (FLR) is a high priority on the government’s agenda, reflected by the large number of initiatives, legislations and policies associated with addressing degradation.
Kenya Forest Service
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A university‐certified course on dossier assessment for regulatory scientists in Africa—Reporting on our 5‐year experience

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim The shortage of trained clinical assessors in African National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) poses a challenge to effective regulatory decision‐making. Developed in line with the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Competency Framework (WHO‐GCF), a university‐certified short course, Dossier assessment for clinical assessors in Africa, was ...
Stephanie Leigh, Boitumelo Semete‐Makokotlela, Ivana Škrnjug‐Yudov, David Mukanga, Delese Mimi Darko, Eric Karikari‐Boateng, Peter Stonier, Luther Gwaza, Precious Matsoso, Bernd Rosenkranz, Birka Lehmann, Arnold G. Vulto, John G. Woodland, Shabir Banoo, Frieda Shigwedha, Maphutheho Selikane, Unathi Mabona‐Mgoqi, Asare Yeboah, Ntombi Mthembu, Goonaseelan ( Colin) Pillai   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Production and handling of insects for food and feed - code of practice [PDF]

, 2020
Insect farming and production for use in animal feed and as a substitute for nutrients such as protein, has become a novel option for farmers with much effort being put in place to enhance production of edible insects. The Kenya Standard code of practice
Nakimbugwe, Dorothy, Chrysantus, Tanga
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Mount Kenya University Newsletter, January 2017 Issue

, 2017
The placement of the first batch of Government-sponsored students in private universities since independence marks a major milestone in Kenya’s higher education sector.
Mount Kenya University
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A Decision‐Making Model for Implementing Green Technology in Sustainable Building Projects

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green technology (GT) adoption is pivotal for reconciling environmental stewardship with economic viability in the built environment, particularly in resource‐constrained emerging economies. However, empirical evidence on how specific GT drivers actively mitigate adoption barriers remains scarce.
Abdelazim Ibrahim, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Mehrdad Arashpour, M. K. S. Al‐Mhdawi, Abe Abimbola Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19 incidence among Kenyan patients with and without inflammatory rheumatic disease

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Background: Inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) have been considered potential risk factors for COVID-19, but evidence from Africa remains limited.
Benwillies Onchong’a, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler, Pekka Mäntyselkä, Ari Voutilainen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complex Firms, Controversial Outcomes: Global Evidence on ESG Failures and Remedies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine whether business complexity increases firms' exposure to negative environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, specifically ESG controversies, using a global panel of firms from 37 countries over the period 2002–2021.
Abongeh A. Tunyi, Ali Uyar, Nejla Ould Daoud Ellili, Abdullah S. Karaman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source