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A Mathematical Model Approach for Prevention and Intervention Measures of the COVID–19 Pandemic in Uganda
(Cold Spring Habour Laboratory, 2020-05-11)
The human–infecting corona virus disease (COVID–19) caused by the novel severe acute
respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS–CoV–2) was declared a global pandemic on
March 11th, 2020. Current human deaths due to the ...
Role of Military Termites (Pseudocanthotermes militaris) in Improving Soil Productivity in Tropical Agroecosystems
(Annual Research & Review in Biology, 2020-06)
Termites are insects classified at the taxonomic rank of infrared Isoptera. They are soil animals since they spend some part of their life cycle in the soil; together with their association with the soil, ...
Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?
(Elsevier, 2020-01-10)
People’s subjective response to any thermal environment is commonly investigated by using rating scales describing the degree of thermal sensation, comfort, and acceptability. Subsequent analyses of results col- lected in ...
Architectural education in sub-Saharan Africa: an investigation into pedagogical positions and knowledge frameworks
(Routlegde, Taylor and Francis group, 2020-09-08)
Formal architectural education in sub-Saharan Africa was established in the 1920s, initially in South Africa, and later in Kenya and Nigeria during the 1950s. The first postcolonial schools in Ghana and Sudan were also ...
Phosphorus Sorption in Tropical Soils
(AIMS Press, 2020-09)
Phosphorus is an important primary nutrient required by plants in large quantities. The various forms of P that plants can take up are the primary monobasic phosphate ion (H2PO4−), secondary dibasic phosphate ion ...
Factors influencing utilization of intra-uterine device among postpartum mothers at Gombe Hospital, Butambala disrtict, Uganda
(Cogent Medicine, 2020-10-31)
The most effective modern family planning method is long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), including intra-uterine contraceptive devices (IUCD). It has multiple advantages over other reversible methods. Despite all ...
Teacher Motivation and Teacher Commitment to Work: a Case Study of Government Aided Secondary Schools in Masaka Municipality, Uganda
(Contemporary Research Center, 2020-02)
Motivation breeds commitment to work in any institution of learning. Consequently, this study
investigated the role of motivation on teacher commitment to work in government Aided Secondary
Schools in Masaka Municipality, ...
Household determinants of food security in rural Central Uganda
(Academic Journals, 2020-09)
Food security is at the center stage in the world’s
economic development debate. This concern is due to
the fact that the world’s population is increasing very fast
and is expected to reach 9.8 billion by the year ...
Sustainable Development for Uganda: A Switch to Followership Model
(The Pennsylvania State University, 2020)
Leadership, as a habit of thinking, assumes the alpha and omega position for
pursuance of sustainable development in Uganda. However, what if we considered followership first? Using literature review, a conceptual framework, ...
‘Which journal is that?’ Politics of academic promotion in Uganda and the predicament of African publication outlets
(Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2020-09)
Research and publication are some of the practices that define university work and therefore are
part and parcel of the key considerations for promoting university-based academics. Whereas
this promotion standard is ...