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Moving towards regenerative inclusive food systems
(Wageningen University & Research, 2023)
The food systems in which people in East Africa produce and consume their daily meals are in crisis. Hunger continues to grow. Climate change, biodiversity loss, depletion of natural resources and declining soil health are ...
REFOOTURE: A project to advance regenerative inclusive food systems
(Wageningen University & Research, 2023)
Despite all the efforts in recent decades, food insecurity, poverty and nature degradation are on the rise in East Africa. The REFOOTURE project believes fundamental change is needed to solve these issues. They can only ...
Innovative livestock: A survey of artificial intelligence techniques in livestock farming management
(Wasit Journal of Computer and Mathematics Science, 2023-12-30)
Modern technology has recently become a meaningful part of all life sectors, as software, sensors, smart machines, and expert systems are successfully integrated into the physical environment. This technology relies in its ...
A target-based discovery from a parasitic helminth as a novel therapeutic approach for autoimmune diseases.
(eBioMedicine, 2023-08-12)
Background: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) can alleviate the development of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, thereby proposing their role as a new therapeutic strategy. Parasitic helminths have co-evolved with hosts to ...
The impact of environmental and host factors on wolbachia density and efficacy as a biological tool
(Decoding Infection and Transmission, 2023-11-15)
Wolbachia, a bacterium found naturally in some species of Aedes and Culex mosquitoes, has gained significant attention for it's potential in controlling mosquito-borne diseases and suppressing mosquito populations. However, ...
How do the poor cope with health shocks? Experiences from a cross-sectional study in Uganda
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2023)
This study sought to identify determinants in choosing from different coping strategies in cases of illness, injury and death shocks and how these strategies vary across socioeconomic groups in Uganda. Data from a cross ...
Knowledge sharing and organizational performance in Uganda: The Case of National Teachers Colleges (NTCs)
(The Ugandan Journal of Management and Public Policy Studies, 2023-12-25)
The role of knowledge as the essential source of competitive advantage in organizations has become critical. This is because of the emerging competitive environment in today’s global marketplace, where organizations have ...
Therapeutic painting and sexual violence expressed by students in selected secondary schools in Bundibugyo District in Uganda
(East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2023)
Sexual violence has often caused distress to many people, and a lot has been written proposing solutions to this vice. Restoring hope among people who have been affected by sexual violence in Secondary schools in Bundibugyo ...
Genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from Uganda using MinION nanopore sequencing
(Springer Nature, 2023-11-22)
SARS-CoV-2 undergoes frequent mutations, affecting COVID-19 diagnostics, transmission and vaccine efficacy. Here, we describe the genetic diversity of 49 SARS-CoV-2 samples from Uganda, collected during the COVID-19 waves ...