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Order of adjectives and adverbs in L2 English: evidence from L1 Acholi speakers of Ugandan English
(Studies in Linguistics, Culture and FLT, 2021-11)Abstract: L2 English are quintessentially characterized by cross-linguistic influence at all levels of linguistic analysis as a result of contact phenomena. This study examines the contribution of the syntax of a Ugandan ... -
Performance perceptions among food supply chain members
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016-03-03)Purpose – A good supply chain relationship quality (RQ) is a crucial precursor for any stable exchange relationship which ensures relationship continuity. Although empirical research suggests that strengthening RQ improves ... -
Prevalence and risk factor associated with Taenia solium cysticercosis among pig farmers in two districts (Amuru and Gulu) in Northern Uganda
(Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology, 11/30/2020)Taenia solium cysticercosis is a serious public health issue affecting humans in developing countries. The disease affects the rural economies due to the loss in productivity associated with human ill-health and condemnations ... -
Responsiveness of agricultural training curricula in African universities to labour market needs: the case of Gulu University in Uganda
(African Journal of Rural Development, 2016-11-10)Agricultural universities in Africa have a core responsibility to develop and implement relevant curricula to produce well trained human resource to guide stakeholders in production, value addition and marketing to meet ... -
Role of power in supply chain performance: evidence from agribusiness SMEs in Uganda
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017-03-03)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of power on supply chain performance (SCP) in the context of small and medium sized agribusiness enterprises(SMEs). Contrary to most of previous studies, which ... -
The Role of Religion in Written Language Maintenance and Shift in Uganda
(Multilingual Matters 2019, 2019)The primary focus of this chapter is the ambivalent role of religion in language maintenance and shift in Uganda. This chapter draws its theo-retical framework from the work of Pauwels (2005) on language mainte-nance and ... -
The roles of academic libraries in propagating open science: A qualitative literature review
(SAGE, 2018)This study investigates the roles of academic libraries in propagating Open Science. The study is a qualitative survey based on literature review. Various definitions of open science from different scholars and schools of ... -
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda 1990-2014
(Scientific Science Publishing, 2020-02-17)The emergence of nodding syndrome (NS) in Northern Uganda has generated controversial views with respect to patterns, natural history, and aetiology of the disease which is yet unknown. This study ... -
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Agronomic Iodine Biofortification: A SWOT-AHP Analysis in Northern Uganda
(MDPI journal of Nutrients, 2018-03-24)Agronomic biofortification (i.e., the application of fertilizer to elevate micronutrient concentrations in staple crops) is a recent strategy recommended for controlling Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDDs). However, its success ... -
The status of nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices associated with complementary feeding in a post-conflict development phase setting: The case of Acholi sub-region of Uganda
(Wiley- Food and nutrition, 2018-03-20)Inappropriate complementary feeding is an important challenge to proper child nutrition in post-conflict rural areas in many sub-Saharan African countries. While in protected areas during conflict situation and soon ... -
Stigmatization, discrimination and the right to heath of autistic children in Uganda
(IUIU Journal of Comparative Law, 2019)Autism spectrum is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has adverse effects on the development of an individual. This condition usually impairs an individual’s ability to carry out ordinary day- to-day functions such as ... -
Structural validity and reliability of the integrated conflict and violence scale
(Taylor & Francis, 2009-09-07)The study validated structure stability, reliability and sub-scale distinctiveness of integrated conflict and violence scale (ICVS) and was cross-sectional; war-affected grade 5 school children participated. ICV internal ... -
Students’ Prior Knowledge and Skills in Computer and Internet Use: An Exploration of Incoming First Year Undergraduate Health Sciences Students at Gulu University, Uganda
(Journal of Health Information and Librarianship, 2020-06)Internet has provided infrastructure that enables access to a variety of information resources for use by medical students at Gulu University in Northern Uganda. However, little attention has been put to explore prior ... -
The successional pathway of the tree community and how it shapes the fruit-feeding butterfly community in an Afrotropical forest
(Cambridge University, 2016-10-29)The relative importance of different bottom-up-mediated effects in shaping insect communities in tropical secondaryforestsarepoorlyunderstood.Here,weexploretherolesofvegetationstructure,forestage,localtopography (valley ... -
Tenywa Aloysius Malagala
(Taylor & Francis, 2009-09-18)Health is a fundamental human right that has great impact on the full realisation of other human rights including economic rights. In order to promote the health of the people and to increase the productivity of the ... -
Value chain and marketing margins of cassava: an assessment of cassava marketing in northern Uganda
(African journal of Food, Agriculture,Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), 2018-04)Cassava is one of the emerging market oriented agricultural commodities with potential to contribute to improved livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Uganda. Besides being a food crop, cassava is attracting more attention ... -
Vocational education and training for African development: a literature review
(Informa-Taylor & Francis, 2019-11-05)The SDGs mark the clearest global acceptance yet that the previous approach to development was unsustainable. In VET, UNESCO has responded by developing a clear account of how a transformed VET must be part of a ... -
We shall secede…’ - narratives of marginalisation in post war participatory recovery of Acholi, northern Uganda
(A Journal of Language, Culture and Communication, 2018)Set in a remote part of Acholi, on the northern side of Murchison Falls National Park, northern Uganda, this paper focuses on the efforts of the local community in Pabit Parish as they rebuild their agricultural livelihoods ... -
“When elephants come…” - Narratives of marginality in post war Acholi(’s) Murchison Falls National Park, northern Uganda
(2016-12)Set in post conflict northern Uganda, this paper analyses the challenges facing local communities living adjacent to Murchison Falls National Park in Acholi land as they grapple with efforts to restore their livelihoods, ... -
When the guns stopped roaring: Acholi ngec ma gwoko lobo
(UTS ePRESS, 2020-05-11)This article calls attention to the responsibility of universities to transform, through partnership, the community in which they are embedded. The authors suggest that, to find solutions to the various community ...
