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Effect of Qualifi cation in ICT, Age and Income on Use of Computers among Postgraduate Students in Makerere University School of Education
(African Journals Online, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to establish the relati onship between: qualifi cati on in using ICT, age and
level of income; and use of computers among postgraduate students in Makerere University School
of Educati on. ...
Application and Effectiveness of New Public Management in National Water and Sewerage Corporation
(African Journals Online, 2009)
Worldwide, public uti liti es are undergoing reforms, including the adopti on of New Public
Management (NPM)—a managerial strategy that departs from monopolisti c forms of public uti liti es
to argue for the adopti on ...
Biotechnology in Organic Agriculture in Africa: Myth or Oversight?
(African Journals Online, 2009)
Biotechnology refers to scienti fi c methods and practi ces that are based on biological systems or
components. Its applicati ons vary from simple system to amino acids (i.e. DNA and RNA) based
applicati ons and are ...
Antimicrobial Properties of Grape Fruit, Pawpaw and Black Pepper Extracts on Organisms associated with Fish Spoilage
(African Journals Online, 2009)
On average, Nigeria loses 30- 0% of its fi sh harvest to spoilage. This exacerbates her fi sh demand-
supply gap; hence the need to devise means of miti gati ng the spoilage. This paper reports the
fi ndings of a study ...
Sesame: the Underexploited Organic Oilseed Crop
(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 ...
Mother Tongue Word Order Competence and Second Language Writing Skills: A Case Study of Acoli and English
(African Journals Online, 2009)
This paper reports the fi ndings of a study that delved into the relati onship between mother tongue
(L1) word order competence and second language (L2) writi ng skills, taking the case of Acoli and
English respecti vely. ...
Education for Sustainable Development: Implications for University Managers, Government and the Private Sector in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2009)
Taking the case of Makerere University, this study delved into the rationale underlying university
participation in development planning and steps that universities could take to enhance their
partnership with government ...
Molecular Characterization of Tomato Leaf Curl Disease-Causing Viruses in Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2009)
In this study, Tomato Leaf Curl Disease symptom-bearing samples were collected from dry savannah
(Eastern and Northern) and wet equatorial/tall grass savannah (Central and Western) agro-climati c
zones of Uganda. Their ...
Pesticidal Plants Used in Masaka District of Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2009)
The use of syntheti c pesti cides in developing countries is limited by both the high cost of procuring
them and predominance of subsistence holdings. Resultantly, many farmers have to rely on traditi onal
methods of ...
Competing Demands and Limited Resources in the Context of War, Poverty and Disease: the Case of Lacor Hospital
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2003)
Difficult choices have to be made among competing demands for health care in the context of severely limited resources and persistent humanitarian crisis prevailing in Northern Uganda. In particular, the challenge of a ...