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Seasonal variability in food and nutrition security among children 0-3 years in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2022-09-09)Optimal nutrition and good feeding of infants and young children are among the most important determinants of their health, growth and development. Due to unimodal climate in Karamoja sub-region, north eastern Uganda, ... -
Self-Reported Hypertension and Associated Factors Among Adults in Butambala District, Central Uganda: A Community-Based Prevalence Study
(Integrated Blood Pressure Control, 2023-11-08)Background: The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) differs among regions and income groups, showing a substantial increase in low- and middle-income countries. The development of hypertension is modulated by modifiable ... -
Social Ecosystem for Skills Research: Inclusivity, Relationality and Informality
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Sorption of Phosphate on Douglas Fir Biochar Treated with Magnesium Chloride and Potassium Hydroxide for Soil Amendments
(MDPI Processes, 2023-01-19)With increasing climate variability, a sustainable crop production approach remains an indispensable concern across the globe. In this study, P retention/availability of MgCl2.6H2O/KOH modified Douglas fir biochar was ... -
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 ... -
Speciation of heavy metals in water from the Uganda side of Lake Victoria
(Tailor and Francis, 2010-02)Different forms of copper Cu, zinc Zn, lead Pb and cadmium Cd in water from the Uganda side of Lake Victoria (25°C, pH 6.75–7.18), the second largest inland freshwater lake in the world, have been studied using ion-exchange, ... -
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 ... -
Stannate (IV) and Antimonate (V) Hexahydroxy-anion complexes with Di- and Polyhydric Phenols
(Research Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2011-05-02)An identification has been achieved of only 1:1 and 1:2 chelates of hexahydroxystannate (IV) anions with ortho (i.e., 1,2)-diphenols, using potentiometric and conductimetric techniques. Lack of evidence for organo-richer ... -
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 ... -
Sustainable Biochar for Water and Wastewater Treatment
(Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved, 2022)This First Edition was motivated by the recent enormous growth in biochar research. From 2010 to the date this Preface was written, the Web of Science database shows 18,224 publica tions on biochar have appeared. This ... -
Synthesis and Application of Granular Activated Carbon from Biomass Waste Materials for Water Treatment :
(Keai publishing, 2021-04-06)There is an increased global demand for activated carbon (AC) in the application of water treatment and purification. Water pollutants that have exhibited a greater removal efficiency by AC included but are not limited to ... -
Techno-economic assessment of municipal solid waste gasification for electricity generation:
(CIGR Journal, 2015-10-14)This study was aimed at assessing the techno-economic potential of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in Kampala City for electricity production through gasification. The quantity, characteristics, and gasification ... -
Temporal Dynamics of Napier Grass Stunt Disease as Influenced by Napier Grass Clones and Initial Inoculum
(merican Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 2015-05-09)Napier grass stunt disease (NGSD) is the main biotic factor limiting Napier grass production in the East African region. Its management is, however, hampered by inadequate epidemiological information. This study determined ... -
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 ... -
Towards a Spatial-Temporal Model of Prevalence of Nodding Syndrome and Epilepsy
(ICST Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 2019-12-05)Nodding syndrome is an emerging disease which have unknown transmission patterns and no properly established mechanisms for diagnosis leading to numerous hypothetical postulations. It has affected thousands of children ... -
Towards a Spatial-Temporal Model of Prevalence of Nodding Syndrome and Epilepsy
(Springer, 2019)Nodding syndrome is an emerging disease which have unknown transmission patterns and no properly established mechanisms for diagnosis leading to numerous hypothetical postulations. It has affected thousands of children ...