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Access to veterinary services and expenditure on pig health management
(Springer, 2020-10-07)Pig farming has gained momentum for most smallholder farmers in developing countries as a means of livelihood and household incomes. However, prospects of the pig enterprises are constrained by pig health management issues ... -
Accountability for Acts of Torture by Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Officials in Uganda
(University of Botswana Law Journal, 2017)The problem of torture has been a serious challenge within Uganda’s police force and has persisted over the years regardless of a number of measures against the practice.1 The practice of torture has permeated the entire ... -
Addition of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato and Iron-Rich Beans Improves Sensory, Nutritional and Physical Properties But Reduces Microbial Shelf Life of Cassava-Based Pancake (Kabalagala) Designed for Children 2-5 Years Old
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-04-25)Innovative use of locally available food resources to develop products of enhanced nutritional quality is one of the strategies believed to alleviate deficiencies of essential micronutrients such as vitamin A and iron are ... -
Alone or a combination: ascertaining factors associated with choice of pig health management strategies amongst smallholder farmers in northern Uganda.
(Elsevier, 2022-12-17)Pig production is an important farm enterprise for an increasing number of smallholder farmers due to its potential for improving household incomes. The sector is however faced with high burden of health issues that limit ... -
Applying the food technology neophobia scale in a developing country context.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2015-10-07)The success of new food technologies largely depends on consumers' behavioral responses to the innovation. In Eastern Africa, and Uganda in particular, a technology to process matooke into flour has been introduced with ... -
Assessing Users Involvement in Analysis and Design Tasks of Electronic Health Information Systems: Experiences, Challenges, and Suggestions to Optimise Involvement
(HELINA and JHIA, 2019)User requirements play a vital role in the development of usable EHIS. For developers to design better quality, relevant and safer EHIS that meet user needs, they are required to actively engage stakeholders especially ... -
Charcoal Burning and Climate Change in Uganda: A Legal Perspective
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, 2020-12)This paper reviewed the legal perspectives that govern charcoal burning and climate change in Uganda. The paper unveiled legal loopholes in the current legal framework that is causing the prevalence of tree cutting ... -
Christianity and rural community literacy practices in Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing,, 2007)In this article, we examine how Christianity provides the impetus for local literacy practices in a rural community in Uganda. These Christian literacy practices form a central part of the literacy activities of the ... -
Community-based nutrition-sensitive approach to address short-term hunger and undernutrition among primary school children in rural areas in a developing country setting:
(BMC Nutrition, 2020)Background: Undernutrition in childhood is an important factor that greatly impedes the achievement of full human potential at adulthood. Despite increased enrolment of pupils in primary schools in developing countries, ... -
Conceptual Modeling of Nodding Syndrome: A System Dynamics and Sequence Approaches
(2018-01)Conceptual modelling of nodding syndrome (NS) has hardly been considered in most scientific literature although symptoms of the disease have been widely studied. A conceptual model is a representation of hypothesis about ... -
The contentious relationship between Africa and the ICC
(Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution, 2018)The ICC was established in 2002 under the Rome Statute with significant support from African states which comprise thirty percent of the ICC’s total membership. After nearly two decades in operation, the ICC has issued ... -
Corporate Governance and Nonfinancial Performance in Financial Institutions in Uganda
(SAS Publishers, 2016)This study investigates the influence of corporate governance on non-financial performance in financial services sector in Uganda. Corporate governance mechanisms examined included ownership concentration, board composition, ... -
COVID-19 Prevention Measures: Impact Stories and Lived Experiences of Uganda-based Refugees
(Vienna Journal of African Studies, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic is making new demands on society to become more aware of humanity’s oneness and collective vulnerability. The disease has instigated a catalogue of health communication initiatives focused on prevention ... -
Crafting forgiveness accounts after war Editing for effect in northern Uganda
(RAI, 2014-08)After two decades of conflict and internment in camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), the Acholi people have returned to their homes and are trying to heal their wounds after the long war in northern Uganda. Bilateral ... -
Dealing with COVID-19 in Africa - Culture and homegrown approach, social enterprises, human rights, and country-related issues
(Research at the University of York St John, 2020-07)The securitisation theory has been used variably to explain global affairs. However, in securitisation literature, the ‘audience’ remains under-researched, often treated as passive and without agency. The Coronavirus, which ... -
Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effects of climate change: Evidence from northern Uganda
(Agriculture & Food Security, 2021)Background: Climate change poses a threat to the sustainability of food production among small-scale rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa that are dependent on rain-fed agriculture. Understanding farmers’ adaptations ... -
Development and appraisal of hand wash-wastewater treatment system for water recycling as a resilient response to COVID-19
(Elsevier, 2021-07-28)In this work, results from characterization of handwashing wastewater from selected stations in Kampala City, Uganda, revealed that handwashing wastewater did not meet permissible international standards for wastewater ... -
Diet acceptance and preference of the edible grasshopper Ruspolia diferens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
(The Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 2018-02-23)The edible grasshopper Ruspolia diferens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) gathered seasonally from the wild is a highly valued and an economically important edible insect, particularly in East Africa. To reduce the pressure ... -
Effect of alkaline pretreatment on the thermal behavior and chemical properties of rice husk varieties in relation to activated carbon production
(Springer, 2019-07-19)Thermal behavior and chemical properties of selected raw and NaOH-pretreated rice husk varieties were investigated. NaOH- pre treatment process involved soaking 5 g rice husk samples in 40 mL of 2%w/v NaOH, shaking (400 ...
