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Nurses’ knowledge regarding intravenous fluid therapy at a County hospital in Kenya

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2021
Background: Inadequate knowledge of intravenous fluid therapy among health care workers is a leading cause of errors resulting in increased morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients.
Winfridah Wangui Njung'e, Elizabeth Kalondu Kamolo   +1 more
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Physicochemical Properties of Hydrated Portland Cement Blended with Rice Husk Ash

Journal of Chemistry, 2020
In the presence of significant quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) and elevated temperatures in the atmosphere due to climate change, cement-based materials are susceptible to carbonation. Blended cements are more prone to carbonation attack than Portland
Joseph Mwiti Marangu, Cyprian Muturia M’thiruaine, Mark Bediako   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physico-chemical properties of Kenyan made calcined Clay -Limestone cement (LC3)

Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2020
In Kenya fired clay bricks are mainly used as construction materials. However, vast quantities of these Fired Rejected Clay Bricks (FRCB) generated are rejected annually as a result of improper calcination or demolition of housing units made of clay ...
Joseph Mwiti Marangu
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Potential of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) in soil stabilization for application in roads and pavements construction

Case Studies in Construction Materials
Clay soil is associated with geotechnical problems of swelling and shrinkage, which causes deformations on structures. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) which is the most common stabilizing agent for clay soils, remains unaffordable in most developing ...
Loyford Muchui Mugambi, Sandra Mujombi, Victor Mutai, Julius Ratumo Toeri, Joseph Mwiti Marangu, Luca Valentini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbiological Quality of Kachumbari, a Raw Vegetable Salad Popularly Served Alongside Roast Meat in Kenya

Journal of Food Quality, 2018
Raw salads are regularly implicated in food-borne disease outbreaks globally. Consumption of kachumbari, a raw vegetable salad, alongside roast meat is widespread in Kenya.
Kenneth M. Mbae, Mercy K. Ndwiga, Fredrick G. Kiruki   +2 more
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Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from contaminated areas of Majengo slum in Meru County, Kenya [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 2 not approved]

F1000Research
Background Antimicrobial drug resistance is of great concern today. Infections by the antimicrobial resistant strains of Escherichia coli, including enteropathogenic as well as enterotoxigenic strains have been reported as a major cause of deaths ...
Kagendo Dorothy, Naomi Mutea, Jared Ombuya, Kennedy Gachoka   +3 more
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Comparison of test methods for pinhole and non-uniform defects in nitrile examination gloves

Polymer Testing, 2022
Mechanical and dielectric integrities of 4-g (0.07 mm thickness) nitrile-examination gloves with defects such as sub-mm pinhole and thin spot in the obscured finger region, as well as relatively large thin area, are measured and compared. Mechanical test
Andy O'Brien, Seong Shan Yap, Chen Hon Nee, Chee Kin Phang, Keuw Wei Lim, Teck Yong Tou   +5 more
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Container-based sanitation in Nairobi’s Mukuru: roles, power, challenges and strategies

Frontiers in Public Health
Rapid urbanization in the developing world has exacerbated the crisis of poor sanitation within sprawling informal settlements. Container-Based Sanitation (CBS) has emerged as a promising, alternative solution designed to fill these critical ...
Ivy Chumo, Caroline Karani, Joy Riungu, Lilian Mukiri Kirimi   +3 more
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Tic Disorder, and Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder in Individuals With Eating Disorders and Their Siblings: A Nationwide Finnish Cohort Study

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neurodevelopmental conditions frequently co‐occur with eating disorders (EDs). This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), tic disorder (TD), and obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals with EDs and their full and half siblings.
Emma Saure, Pyry N. Sipilä, Susanna Hinkka‐Yli‐Salomäki, Andre Sourander, Elina Santti, Anu Raevuori   +5 more
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HPV Serology and Circulating Viral DNA for Detection, Genotyping, and Measurement of Disease Burden in Oropharyngeal Cancer

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The incidence of human papillomavirus‐positive (HPV+) oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) has increased rapidly, and HPV early antigen serology has been proposed as a scalable and cost‐effective early detection test. HPV seropositivity can precede clinical presentation of OPC by several years, so additional surveillance procedures may be necessary to ...
Lucas Penny, Eric Yang Stutheit‐Zhao, Birgitta E. Michels, Fabian Rosing, Zhen Zhao, Yangqiao Zheng, Jinfeng Zou, Shao Hui Huang, Johnny Carlton, Andrew McPartlin, John R. de Almeida, David Goldstein, Andrew Hope, Ali Hosni, John Kim, Fei‐Fei Liu, C. Jillian Tsai, John N. Waldron, Anna Spreafico, Enrique Sanz‐Garcia, Lillian L. Siu, Tim Waterboer, Geoffrey Liu, Scott V. Bratman   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source