Observed surface ozone trend in the year 2012 over Nairobi, Kenya

Total ozone trend over Europe: 1950--2004

Urolithiasis in Nairobi, Kenya.

BACKGROUND Urolithiasis is an emerging problem in Kenya previously thought to be very rare and in which the use of modern methods of treatment has not been widely practiced OBJECTIVE To review the presentation and management of patients presenting with urolithiasis in Nairobi, Kenya DESIGN A retrospective study SETTING The Nairobi hospital and Upper Hill Medical Centre a day care facility...

Trend and variability in ozone in the tropical lower stratosphere over 2.5 solar cycles observed by SAGE II and OSIRIS

We have extended the satellite-based ozone anomaly time series to the present (December 2012) by merging SAGE II (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II) with OSIRIS (Optical Spectrograph and Infrared Imager System) and correcting for the small bias (∼ 0.5%) between them, determined using their temporal overlap of 4 years. Analysis of the merged data set (1984– 2012) shows a statistically ...

Surface Ozone Variability and Trend over Urban and Suburban Sites in Portugal

The surface ozone time series is analyzed for the seasonal and inter-annual variations and the trend in the following three categories (a) monthly mean (b) 8 hr monthly mean and (c) daily maximum monthly mean measured at 8 (urban/suburban) sites in Portugal for the period 2000–2010. The inter-annual variation of the monthly mean surface ozone time series showed an year to year variation with th...

Drivers of Gated Community developments in Urban Areas: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya

Higher and middle income residents in Nairobi, Kenya have demonstrated a great craving forgated community housing. The phenomenon is manifested in all forms of residential property advertisements andin most new residential developments. The objective of this paper is to establish the drivers of the gated communitydevelopments in Nairobi County by identifying and documenting the push factors cau...