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Effect of temperature on sweet potato virus disease symptom expression
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019)
The incidence and severity of sweetpotato virus disease (SPVD) was reported to be highly variable under different agroecological zones in Uganda, a situation that could be partly attributable to differences in temperature. ...
Sustainable Energy Transitions in Sub-Saharan African Cities: The Role of Local Government
(Elsiever, 2018)
Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing fast, and by 2040 the population of the subcontinent is expected to be predominantly urban, placing a vastly increased burden on urban governance. Energy futures modeling indicates that 75% ...
Conceptual Modeling of Nodding Syndrome: A System Dynamics and Sequence Approaches
(2017)
Conceptual modelling of nodding syndrome (NS) has hardly been considered in most scientific literature although symptoms of the disease has been widely studied. A conceptual model is a representation of hypothesis about a ...
Participation in Clinical Research Could Modify Background Risk for Trial Outcome Measures
(2014)
Data on HIV incidence and retention are needed to inform study design of efficacy trials. However, the selection criteria and interventions during an actual clinical trial could
reduce HIV incidence and thus affect the ...
Identification And Characterization of Guanosine 5′-Monophosphate Reductase of Trypanosoma Congolense as a Drug Target
(2017)
Trypanosoma congolense is one of the most prevalent pathogens which causes trypanosomosis in African animals, resulting in a significant economic loss. In its life cycle, T. congolense is incapable of synthesizing purine ...
Perceptual Influence of Ugandan Biology Students’ Understanding of HIV/AIDS
(2010)
In Uganda, curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS has largely depended on public and private media messages about the disease. Media campaigns based on Uganda’s cultural norms of communication are metaphorical, analogical and ...
Assessing Risk of HIV and Hepatitis C among People who Inject Drugs in East Africa: Findings From a Rapid Assessment
(Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2019)
Rapid assessment cross-sectional surveys and qualitative interviews were conducted among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Burundi and Uganda, as well as key informants working with drug users, to assess risk associated ...
History and Evolution of Public Procurement Reforms in Uganda
(2016)
This chapter discusses the history and evolution of public procurement in Uganda and presents a thorough review of the laws and regulations, audit and investigation reports, as well as the opinions of the practitioners ...
Local Language a Medium of Instruction: Challenges and Way Forward
(2018)
The paper reports on a participatory action research study conducted in six rural primary schools in Uganda in 2013 to establish why children taught in the local language had difficulties in reading and writing. Findings ...
Formative Assessment: The Role of Participatory Action Research in Blending Policy and Practice in Uganda
(2018)
This paper documents teachers’ assessment practices and pupils’ learning to read and write in large classes. To gain insights into the assessment practices and pupils’ learning, the principles of Vygotsky’s zone of proximal ...