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Association between malaria exposure and Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpes virus seropositivity in Uganda
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2015)
Objective: Unlike other herpes viruses, Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV) is not ubiquitous worldwide and is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. The reasons for this are unclear. As part of a wider investigation ...
‘The District Belongs to the Sons of the Soil’: Decentralisation and The Entrenchment of Ethnic Exclusion in Uganda
(An Afro-Asian Dialogue, 2016)
Abstract:
La décentralisation a été idéalisée comme l'un des mécanismes de
gouvernanc eessentiels pour rapprocher les citoyens des services. En
Afrique, celle de l'Ouganda a été considérée comme l'un des modèles
permettant ...
Uganda’s Vision 2040 and Human Needs Promotion
(AJOL, 2015)
In 2013 the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launched Uganda’s Vision 2040, a thirty-year development master plan which has received both praise and criticism from Ugandans. Although Vision 2040 has received both ...
Investigating the variation in student performance in the A'level examinations in Uganda:
(University of Twente, The Netherlands, 2014)
Student performance in the A’Level national examinations in Uganda is the main criterion for selection for higher education, particularly university. About 2000 merit-based scholarships are available annually for the best ...
Amnesty and Prosecution of International Humanitarian Law Violations in Uganda:
(Journal of Development Studies, 2015)
In continued human search for peace and justice, which are pertinent to development, post-war societies are confronted with a dilemma of either letting go of the past through legalized amnesty or embarking on comprehensive ...
Awareness and Need for Knowledge of Health and Safety Among Diary Farmers Interviewed in Uganda
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2016-06)
Safe working conditions are essential for healthy living and for ensuring food security among farmers and farm communities in developing countries. There is limited research on this topic, and documentation is essential ...
Building vocational skills for marginalised youth in Uganda:
(Elsevier, 2015)
Educational exclusion leads to the marginalisation of many youth in regards to employment and other livelihood opportunities. Vocational education and training (VET) is expected to offer skills to ameliorate this situation. ...
Ethical Positions in Built Environment Education
(2010)
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, ...
Household energy use in Uganda:
(The Architectural Science Association and The University of Melbourne, 2015)
This paper details patterns of energy consumption for domestic buildings in urban areas of Uganda. The paper shows the range of energy sources employed by households, the level of consumption of energy, as well as common ...
The construction of gender in Ugandan English textbooks: a focus on gendered discourses
(Taylor and Francis, 2018)
Informed by a feminist post-structural framework, this study departs
from the overriding emphasis on explicit constructions of women
in textbooks. It focuses on culturally implicit knowledge and/or
gendered discourses ...