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    • Roles for Herbaceous and Grain Legumes, Kraal Manure, and Inorganic Fertilizers for Soil Fertility Management in Eastern Ugand 

      Byalebeka, John; Kaizzi, K. C.; Wortman, C. S.; Mamo, M. (Springer, 2011)
      Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moenich] is an important food crop in semi-arid areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Crop yields are generally low and declining partly due to low soil fertility. Therefore on-farm research was ...

    • Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on soil fertility and its importance in phytoremediation of polluted soil 

      Fofana Fall, Abdoulaye; Nakabonge, Grace; Ssekandi, Joseph; Founoune, Hassna; Obeng Apori, Samuel; Ndiaye, Abibatou; Badji, Arfang; Ngom, Khady (Uganda National Council for Science and Technology & Research Education Network of Uganda, 2021)
      A single paragraph Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish symbiotic relationships with many crops. These soil microbiotas improve the soil fertility through the soil physical, chemical and biological properties. ...

    • Rural trauma team development training amongst medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in a low-income country: a protocol for a prospective multicenter interrupted time series 

      Lule, Herman; Mugerwa, Michael; SSebuufu, Robinson; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Posti, Jussi P; Wilson, Michael L (National Library of Medicine - PubMed Central, 2024-02-08)
      Road traffic injuries and their resulting mortality disproportionately affect rural communities in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) due to limited human and infrastructural resources for postcrash care. Evidence from ...

    • Rural-urban differentials of utilization of ante-natal health-care services in Bangladesh 

      Rahman, Mosiur; Islam, Rafiqul; Islam, Ahmed Zohirul (Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2008-04)
      Bangladesh has achieved important health gains over the last decade but there is still an enormous gap between rural and urban areas with regard to utilization of reproductive health care services. The study utilizes ...

    • Rwanda 20 Years on: Investing in Life 

      Binagwaho, Agnes; Farmer, E. Paul; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Karema, Corine; Gasana, Michel; Ngirabega, Jean de Dieu; Ngabo, Fidele; Wagner, Claire M; Nutt, Cameron T; Nyatanyi, Thierry; Gatera, Maurice; Kayiteshonga, Yvonne; Mugeni, Cathy; Mugwaneza, Placidie; Shema, Joseph; Uwaliraye, Parfait; Gaju, Erick; Muhimpundu, Marie Aimee; Dushime, Theophile; Senyana, Florent; Mazarati, Jean Baptiste; Gaju, Cesla Muzayire; Tuyisenge, Lisine; Mutabazi, Vincent; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Rusanganwa, Vincent; Nyemazi, Jean Pierre; Umutoni, Agathe; Kankindi, Ida; Ntizimira, Christian; Ruton, Hinda; Mugume, Nathan; Nkunda, Denis; Ndenga, Espérance; Mubiligi, Joel M; Kakoma, Jean Baptiste; Karita, Etienne; Sekabaraga, Claude; Rusingiza, Emmanuel; Rich, Michael L; Mukherjee, Joia S; Rhatigan, Joseph; Cancedda, Corrado; Bertrand-Farmer, Didi; Bukhman, Gene; Stulac, Sara N; Tapela, Neo M; Holstein, Cassia van der Hoof; Shulman, Lawrence N; Habinshuti, Antoinette; Bonds, Matthew H; Wilkes, Michael S; Lu, Chunling; Smith-Fawzi, Mary C; Swain, JaBaris D; Murphy, Michael P; Ricks, Alan; Kerry, Vanessa B; Bush, Barbara P; Siegler, Richard W; Stern, Cori S; Sliney, Anne; Nuthulaganti, Tej; Karangwa, Injonge; Pegurri, Elisabetta; Dahl, Ophelia; Drobac, Peter C (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2014)
      Two decades ago, the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda led to the deaths of 1 million people, and the displacement of millions more. Injury and trauma were followed by the effects of a devastated health system and ...

    • Scaling up a Surgical Residency Program in Rwanda 

      Rickard, Jennifer; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ntakiyiruta, Georges (The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2016)
      Background: Beginning in 2012, the Government of Rwanda implemented the Human Resources for Health (HRH) program to enhance capacity building in the Rwandan health education sector. Through this program, surgical training ...

    • Security Analysis of Remote Tower Control 

      Musanje Kasozi, Joseph Brian; Male, Henry Kenneth (University of Trento, 2015)
      The main target of the analysis is the Remote Tower control center. This will provide Air traffic control services for more than one airport by a single operator in a remote location therefore eliminating an individual ...

    • Selective Salary Reward for Health Workers: Realistic or a Distortion? 

      Kanyesigye, Edward K. (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2003-12)
      Uganda’s civil service is perhaps one of those with some of the lowest salaries in the world. This has remained the case in spite of improvements in the pay package over the last decade. Staff working in the delivery of ...

    • Self-Awareness Family Initiatives: An Innovative Approach to Social Transformation 

      Ankwasiize, Evarist Gabosya; Kiyingi, Frank Pio; Mawa, Michael; Yiga, P. Andrew (Sociology and Anthropology, 2016)
      The analyzed self-awareness family initiative is an innovative approach to social transformation. The study was guided by the following objectives that aimed at investigating the psychosocial family transformation approaches, ...

    • Self-Perceived Risk of Breast Cancer and Screening Behaviors of First-degree Female Relatives of Breast Cancer Patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute, Uganda 

      Ainembabazi, P; Abila, DB; Manyangwa, G; Anguzu, G; Mutyaba, I; Osingada, CP; Mwaka, Amos Deogratius (BioMed Central, 2021-03-26)
      Introduction In Uganda, Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females globally. The majority of the patients present with advanced-stage disease at diagnoses and experience high mortality. This underscores the ...

    • Self-reported Determinants of Access to Surgical Care in 3 Developing Countries 

      Forrester, Joseph D; Forrester, Jared A; Kamara, Thaim B; Groen, Reinou S; Shrestha, Sunil; Gupta, Shailvi; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Petroze, Robin T; Kushner, Adam L; Wren, Sherry M (Amer Medical Assoc , 330 N Wabash Ave, Ste 39300, Chicago, Usa, Il, 60611-5885, 2016)
      IMPORTANCE Surgical care is recognized as a growing component of global public health. OBJECTIVE To assess self-reported barriers to access of surgical care in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Nepal using the validated Surgeons ...

    • Sesame: the Underexploited Organic Oilseed Crop 

      Olowe V. I. O.; Adeyemo Y. A.; Adeniregun O. O. (African Journals Online, 2009)
      Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oilseed crop that ranks sixth among vegetable oils worldwide. Asia and Africa respecti vely account for 2. and 0.9 of the 3.66 million tons produced worldwide. However, Africa’s ...

    • Sexual and Reproductive Health Problems Among Ugandan Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: An Online Cross-sectional Study 

      Mambo, Simon Binezero; Sikakulya, Franck K; Ssebuufu, Robinson; Mulumba, Yusuf; Wasswa, Henry; Thompson, Kelly; Rusatira, Jean Christophe; Bhondoekhan, Fiona; Kamyuka, Louis K; Akib, Surat Olabisi; Kirimuhuzya, Claude; Nakawesi, Jane; Kyamanywa, Patrick (2020)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic threatens access to sexual and reproductive health services. With global health emergencies, there is often a total reversal of priorities and access to sexual and reproductive health ...

    • The Silent but Powerful Communication of the Physical Environment of Nkozi Campus of Uganda Martyrs University 

      Laura, Ariko Otaala (2019)
      The purpose of this research was to find out what Uganda Martyrs University students think about the physical environment of the Nkozi campus, which is the main campus of the university with a view to find out if that ...

    • Situational Analysis of Abiotic and Biotic Factors Influencing Abundance of Tissue Culture and Non-Tissue Culture Bananas in Small Holder Farms in Western Uganda 

      Murongo, M. F.; Ayuke, O. F.; Mwine, T. J. (African Scholarly Science Communications Trust, 2022-04)
      Bananas are, in Uganda primarily, grown for domestic consumption and regional trade. Production is constrained by several factors such as declining soil fertility, pests and disease, and erratic rainfall. Tissue culture ...

    • Skin Prick Test Reactivity to Common Allergens Among Women in Entebbe, Uganda 

      Mpairwe, Harriet; Muhangi, Lawrence; Ndibazza, Juliet; Tumusiime, Josephine; Muwanga, Moses; Laura, Rodrigues C.; Alison, Elliott M. (2008)
      The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of atopic sensitization,and to identify common aeroallergens associated with atopic sensitization among women inEntebbe, Uganda, and to determine risk factors ...

    • Social media as; an agent for behavioral change among young people: case of Facebook usage among Mass Communication students of Uganda Martyrs University 

      Semambo, Henry (International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 2020)
      The advent of internet based technology has resulted into border-less communication. This has led to free circulation of information in the world. Uganda being a free market of ideas attributed partly to internet-based ...

    • Social, Demographic and Healthcare Factors Associated With Stage at Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer: Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Uganda 

      Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Garimoi, Orach Christopher; Were, Maloba Edward; Roland, Martin; Wabinga, Henry; Lyratzopoulos, Georgios (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2015-11-23)
      Objective To examine patient and primary healthcare factors and stage at diagnosis in women with cervical cancer in Northern Uganda with the intention to identify factors that are associated with advanced stages in order ...

    • Socioeconomic Status and Access to Higher Education in Uganda 

      Nshemereirwe, Connie (2016-01-01)
      In Africa, transition to a more sustainable life cannot occur without the otherwise marginalised. Governments, including Uganda’s, have taken steps to better the lot of the disadvantaged by widening access to basic education ...

    • Sorghum Response to Fertilizer and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Uganda 

      Kaizzi, C. Kayuki; Byalebeka, John; Semaluluo, Onesmus; Alou, Isaac; Zimwanguyizza, Williams; Nansamba, Angella; Musinguzi, Patrick; Ebanyat, Peter; Hyuha, Theodore; Wortmann, S. Charles (American Society of Agronomy, 2012)
      Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is important for smallholder production in semiarid parts of Uganda. Grain yields are low because of low soil fertility. Little fertilizer is used. Yield response to N, P, and K ...