Jeong, Joshua McCann, Juliet K Bhojani, Alina Kim, Yuri Uyehara, Malia Maguet, Zane Ochuka, Wilson Ochieng, Michael
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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
The Moments that Matter® parenting program aims to promote nurturing care and healthy early childhood development (ECD) through monthly home visits and monthly community group meetings that are delivered by ECD promoters and coordinated with faith leaders in rural Western Kenya. We designed a process evaluation in August 2023 during the first quart...
Bowen, Betzy Khisa, Kelvin George, Sharon
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E3S Web of Conferences
The global textile & apparel industry is undergoing rapid change driven by fast fashion trends, shift of consumer preferences towards eco-products and intensified environmental and social welfare-motivated regulations. A comprehensive survey was undertaken to determine the baseline status of the uptake of sustainability practices and compliance req...
Schue, Jessica L. Fesshaye, Berhaun Miller, Emily Singh, Prachi Limaye, Rupali J.
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Frontiers in Public Health
COVID-19 was responsible for more than 7 million deaths globally, as well as numerous morbidities and social and economic effects. While COVID-19 vaccines were seen as a marvel of science by the scientific community, much of the public had concerns related to COVID-19 vaccines, with certain groups—such as pregnant and lactating women—having specifi...
McCormick, Ian Nesemann, John Zhao, Jinfeng Mdala, Shaffi Kitema, Gatera Mwangi, Nyawira Gichangi, Michael Tang, Kevin Burton, Matthew Ramke, Jacqueline
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BACKGROUND: Travel time can be used to assess health services accessibility by reflecting the proximity of services to the people they serve. We aimed to demonstrate an indicator of physical access to cataract surgery and identify subnational locations where people were more at risk of not accessing cataract surgery. METHODS: We used an open-access...
Moucheraud, Corrina Ochieng, Eric Ogutu, Vitalis Sudhinaraset, May Szilagyi, Peter Hoffman, Risa Glenn, Beth Golub, Ginger Njomo, Doris
OBJECTIVE: Although vaccination confidence is declining globally, there is little detailed information from low- and middle-income countries about factors influencing routine vaccination behavior in these contexts. METHODS: In mid-2022, we surveyed people who gave birth in Kenya between 2017-2022, and asked them about their childrens vaccination hi...
Chamarande, T. Etienne, E. Mathy, S.
Isolated mini-grids (MG) can be an efficient option for rural electrification worldwide. Nonetheless, a large share of MG fail after a few years and inadequate sizing has been identified as a major risk. Academia, public authorities and funding agencies tend to consider the sizing of mini-grids mostly from a technical and economic angle, looking to...
Manyenya, Sophina Nthiwa, Daniel Lutta, Harrison Osundwa Muturi, Mathew Nyamota, Richard Mwatondo, Athman Watene, Grace Akoko, James Bett, Bernard
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Introduction Understanding multi-pathogen infections/exposures in livestock is critical to inform prevention and control measures against infectious diseases. We investigated the co-exposure of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), Brucella spp., Leptospira spp., and Coxiella burnetii in cattle in three zones stratified by land use change and with d...
Bostedt, Göran Knutsson, Per Muricho, Deborah Mureithi, Stephen Wredle, Ewa Nyberg, Gert
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Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
Gesami, Brigid K. Nunoo, Jacob
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Frontiers in Marine Science
This study investigates the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in monitoring and managing marine ecosystems to address the impacts of climate change on Kenya’s Blue Economy. It aims to assess the threats posed by climate change to these ecosystems and explore the potential of AI solutions to enhance adaptation and resilience. The research ...
Mwende Mutiso, Janet Mayanja, Sarah Nyaga, John Sinelle, Sophie Renou, Camille Onyango, Charles Hareau, Guy Polar, Vivian Ashby, Jacqueline Okello, Julius Juma
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The study assesses the gender implications of a target product profile for table potato in Kenya. Breeding programs mostly emphasize farmers’ trait requirements and rarely pay attention to other value chain actors’ preferences. This partially contributes to the low uptake of improved varieties. Therefore, efforts are required to assess the gender i...
