Trace Metal Detection in Aqueous Reservoirs Using Stilbene Intercalated Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Tablets by Solomon Omwoma

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URBAN PLANNING, DEMOLITION OF PROPERTY AND CITIZENS’ DEPRIVATION IN AFRICAN CITIES: A POLYCENTRIC PLANNING PERSEPCTIVE by Samson AKINOLA

“… This paper used the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework to analyse the missing links between urban managers and urban residents in Angola, Ghana and Kenya. The paper found that urban governance structures in the three countries are centralised and deviate from planning norms and people-centred governance, hence urban managers and citizens are not operating in synergy. …”
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Breeding Services and the Factors Influencing Their Use on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Central Uganda by Anthony Mugisha, Vincent Kayiizi, David Owiny, John Mburu

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Le pouvoir des jeunesses by Giordano Marmone

“…Chez les Samburu, pasteurs du Kenya septentrional où l’âge est à la base du classement des individus et d’une organisation sociopolitique égalitariste, la jeunesse est « inexistante » et la formation à l’autorité politique fait partie des compétences tôt inculquées, au même titre que les tâches économiques. …”
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Futurs enseignants en stage au pays des Massaïs : from Me to We ? by Eva Lemaire

“…In terms of methodology, this research is grounded in data derived from (1) semi-directed interviews with the students before departure, during the practicum, and back home in Canada, and (2) data derived from field notes and class observation in Kenya. The study explores how this experience abroad enhances students’ engagement in terms of intercultural and global citizenship education. …”
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Customer Loyalty and Firm Performance: An In-depth Analysis of the Edible Oils Manufacturing Firms. by Mwazuna, Alice Ngele, Tibbs, Charles Yugi, Museve, Elijah, Asiimwe, Judith Bijurenda

“…The study sought to analyze the effect of customer loyalty on the performance of edible oil manufacturing firms in Kenya. The constructs of customer loyalty included: repurchase, positive word of mouth, recommendations, and commitment to the brand while firm performance was measured using sales volume. …”
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A decade of maize yield gap studies in sub-Saharan Africa: how are farm-level factors considered? by Ola Hall, Ibrahim Wahab, Sigrun Dahlin, Per Hillbur, Magnus Jirström, Ingrid Öborn

“…However, there is a growing trend towards methodological diversity, such as the adoption of remote sensing and GIS in recent years. Case studies from Kenya and Ghana, utilizing field surveys, interviews, panel data, and spatial analysis, highlight how a multifaceted approach can enhance our understanding of the various elements influencing maize yield gaps in SSA.…”
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Biofuel as an alternative for Sub-Saharan Africa’s transition to cleaner energy by Stephen Enyinnaya Eluwa, Oluwaseun Kilanko

“…Among the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa and Kenya have shown great prospects in the development and utilization of biomass resources for the production of cleaner fuels. …”
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Organisational factors as determinants for online knowledge-sharing behaviour by Paul Waititu, Rachel Barker

“…Hence, this study aimed to investigate the organisational factors that determine OKS behaviour in an online environment within the context of savings and loans cooperative organisations (SACCOs) in Kenya. A comprehensive literature review revealed that limited studies have been conducted to investigate the role of organisational factors in OKS behaviour from a knowledge-based perspective. …”
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Optimal Control Strategies for the Infectiology of Brucellosis by Nkuba Nyerere, Livingstone S. Luboobi, Saul C. Mpeshe, Gabriel M. Shirima

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Phonological Processes in Ekegusii Borrowing: A Constraint-based Approach by Edinah Mose

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Mathematical analysis of a weather-driven model for the population ecology of mosquitoes by Kamaldeen Okuneye, Ahmed Abdelrazec, Abba B. Gumel

“…Numerical simulations of the weather-driven model, using temperature and rainfall data from three cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kwazulu Natal, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya), show peak mosquito abundance occurring in the cities when the mean monthly temperature and rainfall values lie in the ranges $[22 -25]^{0}$C, $[98 -121]$ mm; $[24 -27]^{0}$C, $[113 -255]$ mm and $[20.5 -21.5]^{0}$C, $[70 -120]$ mm, respectively (thus, mosquito control efforts should be intensified in these cities during the periods when the respective suitable weather ranges are recorded).…”
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Analysis of factors influencing electric vehicle adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa using a modified UTAUT framework by Qasim Ajao, Makhluk Hossain Prio, Lanre Sadeeq

“…A 2023 projection estimated that EV sales in leading EV-importing Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, including Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Mauritius, and Seychelles, would exceed 700 million units within 5 years and grow to 4 million by 2037. …”
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A Growing Middle Class and Real Estate Development: Spatial change and social conflicts in the densification of Kileleshwa, Nairobi by Jackson Kago, Catherine Gateri, Owiti A K’Akumu

“…Who are the losers and beneficiaries of this transformation? We show that Kenya's political and economic transformation since independence has been mirrored in the social and spatial landscape of Kileleshwa. …”
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FTACMT study protocol: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of faecal microbiota transplantation for autism spectrum disorder by Li Ling, Wei Wei, Li Lin, Li Ke, Ye Chen, Li Ning, Wang Yu, Zhang Xin, Yang Rong, Zhang Xueying, Cui Jiaqu, Chen Qiyi, Qin Huanlong, Du Yasong, Zhao Xiaoxin, Lu Jubao, Lv Xiaoqiong, Ma Chunlian, Chen Shidong, Kuang Guifang, Zhao Dongmei, Fang Shuanfeng, Zhang Xujing, Yang Binrang, Wang Yanxia, Yuan Song, Zhou Xiang, Zhang Beihua, Jiang Lin, Ji Hong, Yan Yinmei, Yan Peihua, Huang Linsheng, Zhang Shaoyi, Ma Chenhuan, Miao Yun, Ling Wenqi, Geng Bojing, Feng Xueying, Li Huilin, Liu Liyan, Wu Weijia, Li Dexin, Jiang Qianru

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Advancing poliovirus eradication: lessons learned from piloting direct molecular detection of polioviruses in high-risk and priority geographies by Paula L. Marcet, Brandon Short, Ashley Deas, Hong Sun, Chelsea Harrington, Shahzad Shaukat, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Marycelin Baba, Adedayo Faneye, Prossy Namuwulya, Lea Necitas Apostol, Tamer Elshaarawy, John Kofi Odoom, Peter Borus, Shelina Moonsamy, Yogolelo Riziki, Marie Claire Endegue Zanga, Mesfin Tefera, Anfumbom K. W. Kfutwah, Salmaan Sharif, Varja Grabovac, Cara C. Burns, Nancy Gerloff

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Trends to shorter diagnostic delay in spondyloarthritis patients during the last decades and association with clinical presentation: data from ASAS-COMOSPA study by Robert Landewé, Désirée van der Heijde, Filip van den Bosch, Maxime Dougados, Anna Molto, Stefan Siebert, Juergen Braun, Yuko Kaneko, Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand, Martin Soubrier, Atsuo Taniguchi, Masato Okada, Alain Cantagrel, Shigeto Kobayashi, Jon Packham, Philippe Goupille, Rene-Marc Flipo, Alain Saraux, Philippe Gaudin, Roberto Caporali, Raj Sengupta, James Cheng-Chung Wei, Tetsuya Tomita, Fernando Pimentel-Santos, Alberto Ortiz, Gaëlle Varkas, Alejandro Martínez, Shigeyoshi Tsuji, Alejandro Alvarellos, José Maldonado-Cocco, Yoshinori Taniguchi, Fadoua Allali, Raquel Almodovar González, Elena Alonso Blanco-Morales, Maria Aparicio Espinar, Pamir Atagunduz, Pauline Bakker, Leila Benbrahim, Bahia Benchekroun, Alberto Berman, Pedro Carvalho, Gustavo Casado, Francisco Colombres, Eugenio del Miguel Mendieta, Vanesa Duarte, Cristina Fernandez Carballido, Manuel Fernandez-Prada, Pilar Font Ugalde, Dolors Grados Cánovas, Jordi Gratacós Masmitjá, Vittorio Grosso, Naomi Ichikawa, Hisashi Inoue, Taku Kawasaki, Manjari Lahiri, Hernán Maldonado-Ficco, Kazuo Matsui, Ramón Mazzuchelli Esteban, Corinne Micelli, Chisun Min, Mitsuhiro Morita, Juan Mulero Mendoza, Gisela Pendón, Dora Pereira, Hanan Rkain, Oscar Rillo, Carlos Rodriguez Lozano, Adrián Salas, Carlos Salinas-Ramos, Amelia Santosa, Caroline Spiegel, Carmen Stolwijk, Kurisu Tada, Naoho Takizawa, Chung Tei Chou, Lay-Keng Teoh, Wen-Chan Tsai, Olga Tsyplenkova, Kiana Vakil-Gilani, Rafael Valle-Oñate, Virginia Villaverde, Ai Yap, Pedro Zarco Montejo, Juan C Barreira, Juan D Diaz-Garcia, Michel De Bandt, Astrid van Tubergen, Rodolfo Pérez-Alamino, T Marhadour, Christian Waimann, Mari CruzFernandez Espartero, Jose Raul NogueraPons, José A PereiradaSilva

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Effect of a prepartum and postpartum, complex interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention on metabolic and mental health outcomes in women with gestational diabetes m... by Umberto Simeoni, Antje Horsch, Arnaud Chiolero, Yvan Vial, Nicole Sekarski, Jardena J Puder, Pascal Bovet, Yvan Mivelaz, Adina Mihaela Epure, Bobby Stuijfzand, Leah Gilbert, Stefano Lanzi, Justine Gross, Didier Hans, Stefano Di Bernardo, Elena Gonzalez-rodriguez, Alain Lacroix, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Dan Yedu Quansah, Amar Arhab, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Seyda Mayerat

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Genome editing of an African elite rice variety confers resistance against endemic and emerging Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strains by Van Schepler-Luu, Coline Sciallano, Melissa Stiebner, Chonghui Ji, Gabriel Boulard, Amadou Diallo, Florence Auguy, Si Nian Char, Yugander Arra, Kyrylo Schenstnyi, Marcel Buchholzer, Eliza PI Loo, Atugonza L Bilaro, David Lihepanyama, Mohammed Mkuya, Rosemary Murori, Ricardo Oliva, Sebastien Cunnac, Bing Yang, Boris Szurek, Wolf B Frommer

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Residence-based disparities of composite index of anthropometric failures in East African under five children; multivariate decomposition analysis by Aznamariam Ayres, Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare, Amare Muche, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Natnael Kebede, Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu

“…The residence-based differences in CIAF were 25.49%, 11.38%, 27%, 22.15%, and 20.55% in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania respectively. …”
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