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Physical Education Classes, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior in Children
(Pub Med, 2018)This study aimed to examine the associations between participation frequency in physical education (PE) classes and objective measures of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in children from 12 countries at ... -
Inequality in physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep duration and risk of obesity in children: a 12-country study
(Pub Med, 2018-06)Studies examining associations between movement behaviors (i.e. physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep duration) and obesity focus on average values of these movement behaviors, despite important within-country ... -
Screen-based sedentary behavior and adiposity among school children: Results from International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) - Kenya
(PLOS, 2018)Background High levels of sedentary behaviours have been independently associated with several negative health indicators, including obesity. Screen time (ST) is often used as a contributing measure of sedentary time. It ... -
Development and convergent validity of new self-administered questionnaires of active transportation in three African countries: Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria.
(BMC Public Health, 2018)Background There is currently a rapid physical activity transition taking place in developing countries that includes a decrease in active transportation. Building on findings from an earlier systematic review, this paper ... -
Epidemiological Transition in Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Children
(Human Kinetics, 2019-05)To determine if children’s moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time varied across levels of household income in countries at different levels of Human Development Index (HDI), consistent with the ... -
The “New York City Marathon”: participation and performance trends of 1.2M runners during half-century
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-03-19)The aim of the present study was to examine trends in participation, performance, age and nationality during a ~ 50-years period in the largest dataset ever studied in the “New York City Marathon”. We analyzed 1,174,331 ... -
Sleep characteristics and health-related quality of life in 9- to 11-year-old children from 12 countries
(Elsevier Inc., 2020-02-06)Introduction: Previous studies have linked short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and late sleep timing with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. However, almost all studies relied solely on ... -
Association between breakfast frequency and physical activity and sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in children from 12 countries
(Springer Nature, 2019-02-21)Background Existing research has documented inconsistent findings for the associations among breakfast frequency, physical activity (PA), and sedentary time in children. The primary aim of this study was to examine the ... -
Association between dietary behaviours and weight status of school children: results from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) -Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-04-07)ABSTRACT Background: Sub-Saharan African countries are undergoing rapid urbanization resulting in vast changes in dietary habits. Dietary practices involving excess energy intake have been associated with overweight/obesity. ... -
Why are COVID-19 effects less severe in Sub-Saharan Africa? Moving more and sitting less may be a primary reason
(Elsevier, 2022-04-07)The world is entering a new phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health crisis with the lifting of social and physical distancing as well as lockdown restrictions to control the pandemic. Scientific evidence ... -
Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings from the Global Observatory for Physical Activity—GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys
(Human Kinetics, 2022-12-19)Background: Physical activity (PA) surveillance, policy, and research efforts need to be periodically appraised to gain insight into national and global capacities for PA promotion. The aim of this paper was to assess the ... -
Physical activity and active transportation behaviour among rural, peri-urban and urban children in Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria: The PAAT Study
(PLOS, 2022-01-21)Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) is associated with numerous health benefits among children and youth. However, few studies have examined how active transportation (AT) and device-based measures of PA vary ... -
Top 10 International Priorities for Physical Fitness Research and Surveillance Among Children and Adolescents: A Twin-Panel Delphi Study
(Springer, 2022)Background The measurement of physical fitness has a history that dates back nearly 200 years. Recently, there has been an increase in international research and surveillance on physical fitness creating a need for setting ... -
Effect of Entrepreneurial Finance on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(IISTE, 2014)SMEs account for over 95 % of the business population, and are therefore an increasingly dominant form of business organisation in all countries. Access to finance is a key determinant for business start-up, development and ... -
Language Communication And Marketing: Contextualising the Rise of Sheng’ Language in Advertising Platforms in Kenya
(IISTE, 2014)Commercial advertisers have turned to an extensive use of Sheng’ to market their products. The entrepreneurial class in Kenya has now woken up to the economic advantages that Sheng’ presents as the language of the ... -
Assessing Institutional Repositories As Enabler Of Research Output In Academic Institutions In Kenya: The Case Of Kca University
(2018-09-10)The study assessed the role of institutional repositories as enabler of research output in academic institutions in Kenya with special reference to KCA University. Objectives of the study were to: assess the level of ... -
Institutionalization of Knowledge Management in Manufacturing Enterprises in Kenya: A Case of Selected Enterprises
(Research Gate, 2012-05-10)In the fast changing business environment, knowledge has turn out to be the basis of every organization in creating and sustaining competitive differentiation. This study sought to examine factors that influence instit ... -
Strategic Utilization of What Organizations Know for Value Creation: the case of Kenyan Financial Regulatory Enterprises
(Research Gate, 2014-09-27)With the increasing uncertainty in business-operating environment in the knowledge-driven economy, organizations should not only know what they know, but know it well for effective strategic utilization. This study sought ... -
Managing Knowledge in a Knowledge Economy
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Knowledge management and business performance: global experts’ views on future research needs
(2016-03-08)This paper aims to examine the views of the global knowledge management (KM) community on the research area of KM and business performance and identify key future research themes
