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Characterising entrants into the University system in Uganda
(Association for Educational Assessment in Africa, 2011)
The Inter-University Council of East Africa, together with the National Higher Education Quality Assurance bodies of the East African countries, has been developing a joint quality assurance framework for Higher Education ...
Architecture as Environment: perceptions on gender and community as determinants of comfort and energy use in buildings
(Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, 2011-09-23)
This paper investigates the extent to which notions of gender and community are expressed and promoted through materiality, spatial quality and passive design as a way to promote comfort and efficient energy use. Generally, ...
Procurement management and financial performance of banks in Uganda : case study - Fina Bank Uganda Limited
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2011-10)
This study looked at the effect of procurement management on the financial performance of banks in Uganda with a case study of FINA Bank Uganda Ltd. Specifically the study reviewed procurement planning, controls and ...
A people trapped in narratives and memories : facing pacification in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2011-04)
Conflict has persisted in the Great Lakes region of Africa since time immemorial, yet the challenges of a peaceful coexistence in this region continue to manifest themselves in an even escalating manner. Eastern Democratic ...
Preparedness for Mass Casualities of Road Traffice Crashes in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2011-04)
In Uganda, increase in human and vehicular populations against a non-expanding road infrastructure,
breakdown in enforcement of traffic regulations and poor vehicle quality contribute to the high rate
of casualties from ...
Determining the Unit Cost of Higher Education:
(2011)
While the growth in private universities in Africa has met a pent-up demand for
university education and are meeting and fulfilling a social function, the economic
realities of operating a university cannot be ignored. ...
Why do Euphorbiaceae tick as medicinal plants? A review of Euphorbiaceae family and its medicinal features
(Academic Journals, 2011)
Euphorbiaceae is among the large flowering plant families consisting of a wide variety of vegetative
forms some of which are plants of great importance. Its classification and chemistry have of late been
subjects of ...
Problems of Usage Labelling in English Lexicography
(2011)
Landau (1991: 217) stipulates that 'usage refers to any or all uses of language'. It is the
study of good, correct, or standard uses of language as distinguished from bad, incorrect, and nonstandard uses of language. Usage ...
Hurdles and opportunities for newborn care in rural Uganda
(Elsevier, 2011-12-01)
Introduction
a set of evidence-based delivery and neonatal practices have the potential to reduce neonatal mortality substantially. However, resistance to the acceptance and adoption of these practices may still be a ...
Low Avidity of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 16 Antibodies is Associated with Increased Risk of Low-Risk but not High-Risk HPV Type Prevalence
(BioMed Central, 2011-06-06)
Background
Low avidity of antibodies against viral, bacterial and parasitic agents has been used for differential diagnosis of acute versus recent/past infections. The low-avidity antibodies may however, persist for a ...