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    • Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Home Garden Plant Species and its Effect on Home Garden Plant Diversity in Thies Region of Senegal 

      Naigaga, Hellen; Ssekandi, Joseph; Ngom, Ablaye; Sseremba, Godfrey; Mbaye, Mame Samba; Noba, Kandioura (Springer Link, 2020-08-13)
      Home gardens are the frst source of immediate contact between people and plants since the gardens are within homesteads. Most home garden studies in Senegal concentrate on food security and economic benefts; no research ...

    • Ethnobotanical survey of pesticidal plants used in South Uganda: Case study of Masaka district 

      Mwine, J; Damme, Van P.; Kamoga, G.; Kudamba; Nasuuna, M.; Jumba, F. (Academic Journals, 2010)
      Use of synthetic pesticides in developing countries is not only limited by their being expensive but also the small (uneconomic) fields whose limited production costs cannot offset costs of agricultural implements like ...

    • Ethnocentric Tendencies in the Formation of the East African Federation on Uganda 

      Kasujja, John Paul; Nayebare, Creatoris; Mahajubu, Abudul (2018)
      The study hinged on the investigation of ethnicity and the East African political, social, and economic unity. The study employed a descriptive cross- sectional research design, with qualitative and quantitative approaches. ...

    • Ethnocentrism and National Elections in Uganda 

      Kasujja, John Paul; Muwagga, Anthony Mugagga (Uganda Martyrs Universityty, 2012)
      The paper focuses on ethnocentrism as an active factor for national election turmoil in Uganda. The bewitchment of the military by ethnocentric virus, the subsequent coups and overthrows, to the military regimes and ...

    • Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae) – The miracle tree: Current status of available knowledge 

      Mwine, Julius; Damme, Van Patrick (Academic Journals, 2011)
      Euphorbia tirucalli is one of the most important tree Euphorbias known worldwide for its many uses. Endemic to tropical Africa where it often grows wild, it is usually planted for boundary demarcation but also as a live ...

    • Euthymia in Diabetes 

      Kalra, Sanjay; Das, A.K; Baruah, M. P.; Unnikrishnan, A. G.; Dasgupta, Arundhati; Shah, Parag; Sahay, Rakesh; Shukla, Rishi; Das, Sambit; Tiwaskar, Mangesh; Vijayakumar, G.; Chawla, Manoj; Eliana, Fatimah; Suastika, Ketut; Orabi, Abbas; Abdul Rahim, Aly Ahmed; Uloko, Andrew; Lamptey, Roberta; Ngugi, Nancy; Bahendeka, Silver; Abdela, Abdurezak Ahmed; Mohammed, Fariduddin; Pathan, Mohammed Faruque; Rahman, Muhammed Hafizur; Afsana, Faria; Selim, Shajada; Moosa, Muaz; Murad, Moosa; Shreshtha, Pradeep Krishna; Shreshtha, Dina; Giri, Mimi; Hussain, Wiam; Al-Ani, Ahmed; Ramaiya, Kaushik; Singh, Surender; Raza, Syed Abbas; Aye, Than Than; Garusinghe, Chaminda; Muthukuda, Dimuthu; Weerakkody, Muditha; Kahandawa, Shyaminda; Bavuma, Charlotte; Ruder, Sundeep; Vanny, Koy; Khanolkar, Manish; Czupryniak, Leszek (Springer Nature, 2019-04-22)
      Aim: To develop an evidence-based expert group opinion on various types of euthymia associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) and its management. Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic syndrome characterized by diverse ...

    • Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe? 

      Schweiker, Marcel; Maíra, Andréu; Al-Atrash, Farah; Al-Khatri, Hanan; Alprianti, Rea Risky; Alsaad, Hayder; Amin, Rucha; Ampatzi, Eleni; Arsano, Alpha Yacob; Azar, Elie; Bannazadeh, Bahareh; Batagarawa, Amina; Becker, Sussanne; Buonocore, Carolina; Cao, Bin; Choi, Joon-Ho; Chun, Chungyoon; Daanen, Hein; Damiati, Siti Aisyah; Daniel, Lyrian; Vecchi, Renata De; Dhaka, Shivraj; Domínguez-Amarillo, Samuel; Dudkiewicz, Edyta; Edappilly, Lakshmi Prabha; Fernández-Agüera, Jesica; Folkerts, Mireille; Frijns, Arjan; Gaona, Gabriel; Garg, Vishal; Gauthier, Stephanie; Jabbari, Shahla Ghaffari; Harimi, Djamila; Hellwig, Runa T; Huebner, Gesche M; Jin, Quan; Jowkar, Mina; Kim, Jungsoo; King, Nelson; Kingma, Boris; Koerniawan, M. Donny; Kolarik, Jakub; Kumar, Shailendra; Kwok, Alison; Lamberts, Roberto; Laska, Marta; Lee, M.C. Jeffrey; Lee, Yoonhee; Lindermayr, Vanessa; Mahaki, Mohammadbagher; Udochukwu, Marcel-Okafor; Marín-Restrepo, Laura; Marquardsen, Anna; Francesco, Franscesco; Mathur, Jyotirmay; Mino-Rodriguez, Isabel; Montazami, Azadeh; Mou, Di; Moujalled, Bassam; Nakajima, Mia; Ng, Edward; Okafor, Marcellinus; Olweny, Mark R. O.; Ouyang, Wanlu; Abreu, Ana Lígia Papst de; Pérez-Fargallo, Alexis; Rajapaksha, Indrika; Ramos, Greici; Rashid, Saif; Reinhart, Christoph F.; Rivera, Ma. Isabel; Salmanzadeh, Mazyar; Schakib-Ekbatan, Karin; Schiavon, Stefano; Shooshtarian, Salman; Shukuya, Masanori; Soebarto, Veronica; Suhendri, Suhendri; Tahsildoost, Mohammad; Tartarini, Federico; Teli, Despoina; Tewari, Priyam; Thapa, Samar; Trebilcock, Maureen; Trojan, Jörg; Tukur, Ruqayyatu B.; Voelker, Conrad; Yam, Yeung; Yang, Liu; Zapata-Lancaster, Gabriela; Zhai, Yongchao; Zhu, Yingxin; Zomorodian, ZahraSadat (Elsevier, 2020-01-10)
      People’s subjective response to any thermal environment is commonly investigated by using rating scales describing the degree of thermal sensation, comfort, and acceptability. Subsequent analyses of results col- lected in ...

    • Evaluating HIV testing algorithms for research, diagnosis and surveillance 

      Massimo, Fabiani; Nattabi, Barbara; Biryahwaho, Benon; Ouma, Jacob; Ninci, Antonella; Declich, Silvia (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-04)
      The objective of the study was to evaluate the validity of the HIV testing algorithms used at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor (Gulu district, North Uganda) for research, diagnosis and surveillance. The validity of a new testing ...

    • Evaluating the effect of different organic manures on the performance of black eye cowpea variety 

      Oya, Richard; Murongo, Marius Fabian (Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03-30)
      Introduction - Cowpea (Vignaunguiculata,L.Walp) is one of the key legume food crops produced worldwide for its grains, fresh green seeds, fresh leaves and pods which are consumed as fresh cooked vegetable. The research ...

    • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Different Biorationals and Acaricide on Ticks Control in Cattle 

      Oyirwoth, Gracious (2022)
      Background Farmers in Uganda are faced with many diseases that limit the productivity of their animals, many of these are caused by tick infestations. Years of use and overuse of available chemical ectoparasiticides have ...

    • Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Value Chain Approach as a means of Improving the Competitiveness of Honey: A Case Study of Rwenzori Region 

      Bugaari, Ambrose (Uganda Martyrs University, 2008)
      BUGAARI AMBROSE (2008-M102-20021) Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Value Chain Approach as a means of Improving the Competitiveness of Honey: A Case Study of Rwenzori Region In recent years, the value chain approach ...

    • Evaluating the Impact of Weather and Climate Information Utilization on Adoption of Climate-Smart Technologies Among Smallholder Farmers in Tambacounda and Kolda Regions, (Senegal) 

      Nantongo, Beckie; Ssekand, Joseph; Ngom, Ablaye; Dieng, Birane; Diouf, Ndongo; Diouf, Jules; Noba, Kandioura (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2021-02-28)
      Senegal is subjected to climate change and unstable weather conditions of the Sahel zone causing adverse negative effects on the agricultural sector and biodiversity. Weather and climate information is one of the requirements ...

    • Evaluation of Co-compost of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch and Cow Dung as Fertilizer in Oil Palm Nurseries 

      Olugbenga O. AdeOluwa (African Journals Online, 2010)
      Oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) is one of the readily available crop residues that can serve as cheap organic fertilizer source for crop. EFB-cow dung composts (EFB: cow dung ratios of 100:0, 80:20, 60:40, and 0:100) ...

    • An Evaluation of District Health Information System Version 2.0 Implementation Process: Evidence from South West Uganda. 

      Kintu, Jonathan Ronald (Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)
      KINTU JONATHAN RONALD (2012-M121-10016) An Evaluation of District Health Information System Version 2.0 Implementation Process: Evidence from South West Uganda In an effort to improve the quality of evidenced-based health ...

    • The evaluation of GM6-based ELISA and ICT as diagnostic methods on a Mongolian farm with an outbreak of non-tsetse transmitted horse trypanosomosis 

      Davaasuren, Batdorj; Amgalanbaatar, Tovuu; Musinguzi, Simon Peter; Suganuma, Keisuke; Otgonsuren, Davaajav; Mossaad, Ehab; Narantsatsral, Sandagdorj; Battur, Banzragch; Battsetseg, Badgar; Xuan, Xuenan; Inoue, Noboru (Elsevier, 2017)
      Trypanosoma equiperdum, which is the etiological agent of dourine, spreads through sexual intercourse in equines. Dourine (T. equiperdum) has been reported in Mongolia, where it is considered an economically important disease ...

    • Evaluation of Improved Cowpea Genotypes for Yield and Resistance to Scab Disease in Uganda 

      Alipa, Jorem; A, Charles; A, Robert; L, Geofrey; M, Emmanuel; wacal, Cosmas (Medwin Publishers, 2023-11-10)
      Cowpea is one of the most important legume food crops in Uganda. However, grain yields as low as 400 kg ha−1 have been recorded in farmers’ fields despite a grain yield potential of 3,000 kg ha−1. Cowpea scab is a major ...

    • Evaluation of larvicidal properties of the latex of Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae) against larvae of Anopheles mosquitoes 

      Mwine, Julius; Damme, Van Patrick; Jumba, Francis (Academic Journals, 2010)
      Malaria is the most important vector-borne disease in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Although, different control measures like use of insecticide-impregnated mosquito nets and curtains, chemotherapy and others are ...

    • Evaluation of Pathogenic Bacteria Associated with Fresh Produce obtained from Selected Markets in Abeokuta 

      Afolabi, O. R.; Oloyede, A.R.1; Ibrahim, T. A (African Journals Online, 2011)
      The bacterial quality of eight types of fresh produce obtained from selected markets in Abeokuta was determined. Two hundred forty (240) samples of fresh vegetables were examined for aerobic plate counts, coliform counts, ...

    • Evaluation of Selected Pesticidal Plant Extracts against Major Cabbage Insect Pests in the Field 

      Mwine, Julius; van Damme, Patrick (University of Ghent, Department of Plant Production - Laboratory for Tropical Agronomy, Belgium, 2010-09)
      An evaluation of fresh extracts from three locally available pesticidal plants was carried out at the shores of Lake Victoria, in Central Uganda, against two important cabbage insect pests in the field in order to establish ...

    • Evaluation of Soil Fertility Status in Oil Palm Plantations in the Western Region of Ghana 

      Apori, Samuel Obeng; Adams, Sadick; Hanyabui, Emmanuel; Mohammed, Musah; Murongo, Marius; Kwasi Acheampong, Mark (AIMS Press, 2020-11-20)
      Oil palm is regarded as one of the tree crops that utilize a high amount of soil nutrients for optimum growth and development. Farmers in the western region of Ghana have complained immensely of small fruit bunch of their ...