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The African Centre of Agro-Ecology and Livelihood Systems (ACALISE):
(The World Bank, 2016-10-17)Africa in general and East Africa in particular is faced with problems of low production and productivity, little or no value addition to the few products but also lack of ethical values in management of business. These ... -
Architecture as Environment: perceptions on gender and community as determinants of comfort and energy use in buildings
(Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, 2011-09-23)This paper investigates the extent to which notions of gender and community are expressed and promoted through materiality, spatial quality and passive design as a way to promote comfort and efficient energy use. Generally, ... -
Assessment of Somali refugees’ wellbeing: The centrality of the human needs
(2015-09)There is a substantial body of literature on psychological wellbeing of refugees in psychology, especially in relation to refugee acculturation. However, very little research has been carried out on refugee wellbeing by ... -
Characterising entrants into the University system in Uganda
(Association for Educational Assessment in Africa, 2011)The Inter-University Council of East Africa, together with the National Higher Education Quality Assurance bodies of the East African countries, has been developing a joint quality assurance framework for Higher Education ... -
Compliance and Service Delivery Case Study of Local Government Procurement Units in Uganda
(International Public Procurement conference, 2007)This study assessed level of compliance to the procurement law, and how it affects road works delivery cost, time, and quality. The World Bank estimates that 10-15 percent (US$ 100 million) of the US $700 Ugandan ... -
Conserving 20th century historic places and buildings of Jinja (Uganda) through environmentally sustainable adaptive reuse
(Universidade da Coruña, 2020)Conserving 20th Century Historic Places and Buildings of Jinja (Uganda) Through Environmentally Sustainable Adaptive Reuse - Dialnet Ayuda ¿En qué podemos ayudarle? × Buscar en la ayuda Buscar Consultar la ayuda ¿En qué ... -
A democratic political order after violence:
(East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights, 2015)This article delves into the predicaments of elections after violent armed conflicts as a means to rebuild broken political structures and restore a democratic political order. The article acknowledges that elections are ... -
Effect of corncob biochar on selected soil chemical properties and performance of maize
(Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03-30)Introduction - A study was conducted to investigate the effect of corncob biochar or its combination with farmyard manure compost or NPK fertilizer on selected soil chemical properties and maize growth and yield on a ... -
Effect of sisal (Agave Sisalana) and sweet thorn (Acacia Karroo) ethno-medicinal extracts on prevalence of selected pests and diseases in assila F1 tomato Variety
(Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03-30)Introduction - This study compared the efficacy of sisal (Agave sisalana) and sweet thorn (Acacia karroo)ethno-medicinal extracts on prevalence of selected pests and diseases in Assila F1 tomato variety was carried out ... -
Effects of selected concentrations of Bidens pilosa on the production and productivity of the black soldier fly (Hermetiaillucens) larvae
(Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03)Introduction- BSF ( Hermetia illucens) are small harmless insects belonging to the sub family of Hermetiinae. They are native to the American continent but has now spread to the rest of the world. These insects have been ... -
Efficacy Of eucalyptus ash (Eucalyptus Globules L) on the tomatoes’ (Solunum Lycoperscum) shelf life under room temperature storage conditions In Central Uganda
(Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03)Introduction - The cultivated tomato, (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is the world’s most highly consumed vegetable due to its status as a basic ingredient in a large variety of raw (Wu et al., 2022), cooked or processed foods. ... -
Embracing values beyond the Financial Value:
(2015-10)The dominant discourse upholds an idea that accumulated financial capital (money) can reliably address climate change challenges. What is often neglected is the fact that since the current trends of climate change is ... -
Environmental Sustainable Design and Energy Efficiency in Architecture Education in East Africa
(2013)The inclusion of Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) in architectural education is an important paradigmatic shift for contemporary architecture education, in view of growing concerns for Energy Efficiency (EE) and ... -
Establishing the State of Practice about Data Standards in Monitoring Healthcare Interventions for HIV in Uganda’s EMR-based Health Information Systems
(Science and Technology Publications, 2021-01)Electronic Health Information Systems (EHIS) in Uganda are characterised by inaccessibility to reliable, timely and integrated data for effectively monitoring and tracking continuity of care for people living with HIV, ... -
Ethics of a Brick: Ethical Positions in Built Environment Education in Uganda
(School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, UK, 2009-09-09)Architecture has among its goals, to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of society. It is therefore inevitable that ethical decisions are made in the process making architecture. The perceived value of the product, ... -
Ethics, Human Rights and Healthcare in Uganda
(2015)This paper attempts to show the linkage between Ethics, Human Rights and Healthcare. In the first place, it argues that healthcare needs ethics to guide it and make it humane; otherwise it is used against the person. This ... -
Evaluating the effect of different organic manures on the performance of black eye cowpea variety
(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 ... -
Excluded youth and skills training in Uganda.
(2015-02)This paper shares insights into how the youth population in Uganda that is excluded from education can best be helped to develop skills necessary for the labour market and for other livelihood opportunities, such as ... -
From organic farming to agroecological farming, what challenges do organic farmers face in central Uganda?
(Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03-30)Introduction - Based on environmental protection and providing healthy and safe foods to the population, organic agricultural production is considered an opportunity to create new agri-food systems for agricultural ... -
Hidden histories: Indian influence on architecture and urbanism across the East African interior
(Centre for Asian and Middle East Architecture, University of Adelaide, 2022-01-01)In 1896 construction of the Uganda Railway began at the East African port town of Mombasa, in what was then British East Africa, reaching the Lake Victoria- Nyanza terminus of Port Florence (now Kisumu) in 1901. This ...