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Synthesis and characterization of hematite biocomposite using cassava starch template for aqueous phase removal of fluoride
(Elsevier, 2022-08-24)In this study, facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3 biocomposite was mediated by cassava starch as a soft template. Batch mode evaluated its sorption behavior for fluoride removal from aqueous media. Characterization studies using ... -
Assessment of how users perceive the usage of biometric technology applications
(IntechOpen, 2022-07-27)Biometrics applications are progressively widespread as a means of authenticating end-users owing to the extensive range of benefits over traditional authentication (token-base-authentication). However, the transaction ... -
Laboratory diagnosis of candidiasis
(IntechOpen, 2022-08-04)The burden of Candidiasis continues to increase and so does the Candida species. Although Candida species are closely similar phenotypically, they differ from each other in terms of epidemiology, genetic characteristics, ... -
Ethnicity, gender, and migration status:
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2022-07-29)Globally, 298,000 women die due to pregnancy related causes and half of this occurs in Africa. In Uganda, maternal mortality has marginally reduced from 526 to 336 per 100,000 live births between 2001 and 2016. Health ... -
Assessing enabling competence of leagile manufacturing model and its impact on performance of small and medium factories in Uganda
(American Journal of Operations Research, 2022-06)Purpose: Leagile manufacturing is one of the time-based manufacturing practices used to improve factory performance. It is a practice that combines initiatives of Lean and agile manufacturing under certain enabling ... -
Spatial distribution of tsetse flies and trypanosome infection status in a vector genetic transition zone in northern Uganda
(Journal of Parasitology Research, 2022-06-01)Background. Tsetse flies are vectors of the genus Trypanosoma that cause African trypanosomiasis, a serious parasitic disease of people and animals. Reliable data on the vector distribution and the trypanosome species they ... -
Compositional shifts in Microbial diversity under traditional banana cropping systems of Sub-Saharan Africa
(MDPI, 2022-05-16)Improvements in the crop productivity, soil health, and sustainable intensification should be premised on the better understanding of interactions between the cropping systems and soil microbial diversity. In this study, ... -
Women and youths participation in agroforestry: What counts and what doesn’t around Mount Elgon, Uganda?
(Journal of Mountain Science, 2021-12-15)The increase in global climate change incidents is a glaring indication that more pragmatic and direct approaches to tree and forest management are urgently needed. A study was conducted around Mount Elgon Uganda between ... -
Reviewing the pertinence of Sentinel-1 SAR for urban land use land cover classification
(International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2020-05)Conventional approaches for urban land use land cover classification and quantification of land use changes have often relied on the ground surveys and urban censuses of urban surface properties. Advent of Remote Sensing ... -
Spatial assessment of urban sprawl in Arua Municipality, Uganda
(The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science, 2019-12)Arua Municipality is one of the regional municipalities that has been earmarked for transformation to city status. Its population has been growing at rate of 3% per annum 1% higher than the capital, Kampala. Urbanisation ... -
Estimating urban heat island intensity using remote sensing techniques in Dhaka City
(International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2017-04)This study assessed the effects of urban heat island in Dhaka city, Bangladesh from 2002 to 2014 using remote sensing techniques. Land cover changes were characterized over a twelve year period with keen interested on urban ... -
Social radar as a necessity in the school workplace: review of Goleman’s reinforcements on emotional intelligence
(Science and Education Publishing Co. Ltd, 2022-04-05)The purpose of this review was to establish the relevancy of social radar in the day to day work as underpinned from Goleman book working with emotional Intelligence Chapter three (3), which prorogates that Emotional ... -
Cloning of gonadotropin Gph-alpha, FSH-beta and LH-beta subunits and seasonal profiles of steroid hormones in wild-caught Nile perch, Lates niloticus
(Elsevier, 2022-04-05)The Nile perch (np; Lates niloticus) is a freshwater teleost species with a potential for aquaculture in freshwater surroundings. However, wild-caught breeders have persistently failed to spawn spontaneously in captivity. ... -
Motivating factors beyond legal obligation: the practice of corporate social responsibility in the transport sector in Uganda
(Pacific Business Review (International), 2021-12-06)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a business practice that benefits society. The modern CSR is premised on Carroll's pyramid of CSR developed in 1996. CSR implementation presents fears and challenges to companies, ... -
Corporate social responsibility practices in Uganda
(LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2022-03-24)Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a business practice that benefits the society. The modern CSR is premised on Carroll’s pyramid of CSR developed in 1996. The implementation of CSR presents fears and challenges to ... -
Learning to teach in the era of uncertainties: challenges and lessons learnt by student teachers during Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda
(European Journal of Education Studies, 2022-04)The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not only being felt by different social classes of people, but also across levels of education systems. There was a paradigm shift from the traditional teaching approaches to ... -
The role of density perturbation on planet formation by pebble accretion
(arXiv preprint, 2022-01-28)Protoplanetary discs exhibit a diversity of gaps and rings of dust material, believed to be a manifestation of pressure maxima commonly associated with an ongoing planet formation and several other physical processes. ... -
Application of Classical Kalman filtering technique in assimilation of multiple data types to NeQuick model
(EDP Sciences, 2022-03-03)This study attempts to improve estimation of ionospheric electron density profiles over Korea and adjacent areas by employing classical Kalman filtering technique to assimilate Total Electron Content (TEC) data from various ... -
Projected land use change in an oil-rich landscape in Uganda: A participatory modelling approach
(Elsevier, 2022-03-13)The discovery of oil in the North Albertine Rift Landscape of Uganda has increased pressure on land and heightened the potential for resource use conflict. In this article, we focus on changing land use dynamics as oil ... -
Analysis of economic factors responsible for school dropout in rural universal secondary schools of Western Uganda
(American Journal of Sciences and Engineering Research, 2022-02-14)This paper seeks to analyze the economic factors that are responsible for school drop out of Universal Secondary Schools in Uganda. The research was carried out from twenty five USE schools in Western Uganda. The schools ...