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Recent Research Publications by KESSA members

Kibe, L.W. et al (2026) Association Between DASH Adherence and Hypertension Among Older African American Parishioners in an Underserved Urban Community.
https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319261428338

Citation: Kibe LW, Yaghmaei E, Schrode KM, Kuo Y, Bazargan M (2026) Healthy Lifestyle Index and Social Determinants among Older Underserved African American Adults. Int J Geriatr Gerontol 10:233. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29011/2577-0748.100233

Kibe, L.W., Schrode, K.M. Demographic patterns among physician assistant/associate applicants and matriculants compared with U.S. population benchmarks, 2013–2022. BMC Med Educ (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09588-8

Locally produced fish food pellets yield little evidence as a dietary substrate for net pen-reared Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Lake Victoria, Kenya (2025) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102686

Abousaad, S., Ahmed, F., Abouzeid, A. et al. Correction: Meprin β activity modulates cellular proliferation via trans-signaling IL-6-mediated AKT/ERK pathway in IR-induced kidney injury. BMC Nephrol 26, 548 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04515-3

Qualitative findings from the “Healthy Residents” study: an exploratory study of housing and psychosocial health (2025) https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2025.2493034

Gitimu, P. N., Bedeley, R. T., Gichaga, L. W., Kobia, C. K., Day, A. N., Bobwealth-Omontese, C., & Shani, S. (2025). Body Perception Attributes as Reflected on the Holistic Wellness Mirror. International Journal of Art, Culture, Design, and Technology (IJACDT), 13(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJACDT.385687

Namasaka, P. N., & Kikechi, R. W. (2025). Influence of computer programs on learning outcomes of learners with disabilities in public comprehensive schools in Saboti Sub-County, Kenya. African Journal of Empirical Research, 6(4), 846–852. https://doi.org/10.51867/AQSSR.2.4.45

Reducing the Use of PRN Medication in In-Patient Psychiatric Hospitals (2025) GCT Mugoya, CM Kampfe – The Rehabilitation Professional, 2025 View article

Moon, H. H., Ike, C., Dixon, R. W., Crowe, C. L., Venkataraman, M., Morris, V., Kearney, M., Tonnu-Mihara, I., & Barron, J. (2025). Real-World Retrospective Study of Clinical and Economic Outcomes Among Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Treated with First-Line Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies in the United States: Results from the IMPACT UC-III Study. Current Oncology, 32(7), 384. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32070384

Nguyen, C., Zheng, H., Grabner, M., Barron, J., Dixon, R. W., Cziraky, M., … Hill, N. (2025). Integration of administrative claims and clinical data to advance real-world evidence generation in oncology. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 41(4), 671–681. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2025.2482665

Africa’s Trade Agency in a Fragmented Landscape: The Promise and Limits of the AfCFTA in Africa–EU Trade Moses Ogutu (2025) View

Irungu, B.N., Nyangi, M. & Ndombera, F.T. Anticancer potential of four triterpenoids against NCI-60 human tumor cell lines. Beni-Suef Univ J Basic Appl Sci 13, 50 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43088-024-00507-8

Ogutu, Moses O., Avedi, Evans, & Omondi, Jack. (2025). Decarbonising road transport in Africa: Strategies for a just and sustainable transition. South African Journal of Science, 121(5-6), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2025/21845

Kago G, Turnbough CL Jr, Salazar JC, Payne SM. (p)ppGpp is required for virulence of Shigella flexneri. Infect Immun. 2024 Jan 16;92(1) (2024).10.1128/iai.00334-23

Agboka, K.M., Wamalwa, M., Mutunga, J.M. et al. A mathematical model for mapping the insecticide resistance trend in the Anopheles gambiae mosquito population under climate variability in Africa. Sci Rep 14, 9850 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60555-z

Murianki, E.K. (2024). Music Therapy as a Non-Pharmacological Treatment Approach for Parkinson’s Disease: A Mini Review. Advances in Research.DOI:10.9734/air/2024/v25i41113

Music Therapy 101 for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review of Current Trends and Future Directions. (2024) DOI:10.9734/air/2024/v25i41118

Household Air Pollution Interventions to Improve Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement (2024) https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202402-0398ST

Implementing circular economy and sustainability policies in Rwanda: Experiences of Rwandan manufacturers with the plastic ban policy (2023) https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1092107

Moore, ML., Hermanus, L., Drimie, S. et al. Disrupting the opportunity narrative: navigating transformation in times of uncertainty and crisis. Sustain Sci 18, 1649–1665 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-023-01340-1

Varieties of Qualitative Research Methods by Janet Mola Okoko and Scott Tunison and Keith D. Walker (2023) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04394-9

Ongaki, J. (2023). Flexible Work Options in the COVID-19 Period. IntechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.1003123

Hodza, P., Gibbes, C. & Koti, F. Africa’s spatial data science landscape in the context of covid-19 pandemic. GeoJournal 88, 4095–4108 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10852-3

Tuei, V.C., Maiyoh, G.K. & Ndombera, F.T. The role of infections in the causation of cancer in Kenya. Cancer Causes Control 33, 1391–1400 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-022-01625-3https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36087193/

Mose, P. O. (2022). Instructional Design in a Time of Crisis: Experiences of Instructional Designers and Faculty as ‘First Responders’. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 51(1), 5-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472395221105901 (Original work published 2022)

J.M. Njuki (2022) Energy-Statistics-Based Nonparametric Tests for Change Point Analysis.http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu165471698386696

Asaka, J. O. (2021). Climate Change – Terrorism Nexus? A Preliminary Review/Analysis of the Literature. Perspectives on Terrorism, 15(1), 81–92. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26984799

Nabwire, W. R., Ombaka, J., Dick, C. P., Strickland, C., Tang, L., Xue, K. S., & Wang, J. S. (2019). Aflatoxin in household maize for human consumption in Kenya, East Africa. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B, 13(1), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2019.1690053

Ndombera, F.T. et al. (2019) Pharmacokinetic, Physicochemical and Medicinal Properties of N-glycoside Anti-cancer Agent More Potent than 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose in Lung Cancer Cells. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 7 (2019) 165-176. Java Based Distributed Learning Platform doi:10.17265/2328-2150/2019.04.003

Descriptive and Theoretical Approaches to African Linguistics contains a selection of revised and peer-reviewed papers from the 49th Annual Conference on African Linguistics,https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61710

The Palgrave Handbook of Kenyan History SpringerLink

A spatial assessment of land suitability for maize farming in Kenya https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2019.1648564

Classroom supports for generalizing https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2022-0140

Chelation chemistry of manganese-52 for PET imaging applications https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2023.108874

A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Kenyan International Students in US Graduate Schools in the Twin Cities, Minnesota

Okari, Jeremiah Moruri.   Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,  2016. 10125252. A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experiences of Kenyan International Students in US Graduate Schools in the Twin Cities, Minnesota – ProQuest

Samarasinghe KT, Munkanatta Godage DN, Zhou Y, Ndombera FT, Weerapana E, Ahn YH. A clickable glutathione approach for identification of protein glutathionylation in response to glucose metabolism. Mol Biosyst. 2016 Jul 19;12(8):2471-80. doi: 10.1039/c6mb00175k. PMID: 27216279; PMCID: PMC4955733.

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