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    • Training for Real: 

      Nshemereirwe, Connie V.; Rugumayo, A. I. (2005)
      Graduates of Engineering in Uganda face great challenges in the work place as they are expected to be fully prepared to start work with little or no further training. In view of this, training has to begin at the University, ...

    • What controls physical vulnerability to geo-hydrological hazards?: a contribution to quantitative assessment of landslide and flood risk in western Uganda 

      Sekajugo, John; Kagoro-Rugunda, Grace; Mutyebere, Rodgers; Kabaseke, Clovis; Mubiru, David; Namara, Esther; Kanyiginya, Violet; Bwambale, Bosco; Jacobs Jacobs, Liesbet; Dewitte, Olivier; Kervyn, Matthieu (European Geosciences Union, 2023-05)
      Geo-hydrological hazards (landslides and floods) are often associated with significant damages on physical infrastructure like buildings and roads. Understanding the factors controlling the extent of damage is a prerequisite ...

    • Without ruffling feathers: Insights on non-threatening femininity 

      Namatende-Sakwa, Lydia (The Uganda Feminist Forum, 2019)
      In this paper, I highlight the salience of agency as embodied in performing non-threatening femininity. I argue that the potency within this form of resistance is in its slipperiness and/or elusiveness to power. While ...

    • Women involvement in use of ethnomedicinal products in Masaka and Mpigi Districts, Uganda 

      Njoroge, Njeri Grace; Bwogi, Vianney Godfrey; Murongo, Marius Fabian (Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03)
      Introduction - Cooked bananas, also known as matooke, are the main source of food in Uganda’s Central, Western, and Mt. Elgon regions. Recently, the production of bananas has been seriously threatened by numerous pests ...