Public Procurement Practices and End-User Satisfaction in Uganda: A Case of Rubanda District Local Government. by Asiimwe, Medard Katabazi

“…The study recommended that since there is a significant relationship between best procurement practices and public sector performance, the government and its entities should enforce the use of best procurement practices so that the level of compliance with best procurement practices can be raised.…”
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Clean Eco-Friendly Cooking Energy as Sustainable Approach and Mitigation to Climate Change: A Case Study of Ankole, Western Uganda. by Kayamba, William Kariiti

“…Traditional methods of cooking still dominate in Ankole, where three stones are still used. Charcoal has become a major fuel for cooking in many homes as an alternative to firewood, in addition to briquettes, biogas, LPG and volcanic rocks. …”
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Production of Emulsion Paint Using Locally Available Materials. by Turyarugayo, Emmanuel

“…This study aims to come up with an emulsion paint product using locally available materials from our environment in a small-scale enterprise. Using experimental methods, an emulsion paint product was prepared in the laboratory using water, lime, clay, milk, rice flour, and lampblack as raw materials. …”
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Determination of Calcium Carbonate Content in Eggshells of Different Types (White and Brown Egg shells). by Namutebi, Joweria

“…This study was designed to evaluate the calcium carbonate in different hens' eggshells because it has a potential application in the development of a new option for pharmaceutical excipients. …”
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Relevance of Records Management in Delivery of Health Services in Health Centers: A Case Study Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Tumusiime, Irene

“…The storage types of equipment used are open shelves, computers, boxes, cupboards, file folders, and file cabinets. …”
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Staff Attendance Management System: A Case Study of Kinyamaseke Town Council Kasese District. by Munono, Edson

“…The staff members can consult the appropriate system admin on the computer, which has helped them to keep updated about their attendance. …”
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Influence of Poverty on Female Youth Prostitution in Uganda: The Experiences of Young Women Residing in Kigongi Ward, Kabale Municipality. by Mbabazi, Ruth, Adebayo, Sanni T

“…Results: It was found that a majority of 30% of the respondents reported that a woman might live a simple life or earn a lot of money as a prostitute, while 20% of the respondents mentioned parental neglect and youth laziness as the factors that push female youth into prostitution. …”
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Contribution of Cash Management practices on Performance of Ankole Farmers Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization Rubindi Branch-Mbarara District. by Akankwasa, Alex, Akakikunda, Teddy, Ntirandekura, Moses, Masiko, Caroline Murezi, Nyesigire, Jolly

“…The employees can facilitate further training in customer care management, loan appraisal, monitoring and assessment, and also financial management to assist the Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations in realizing their goals and objectives.…”
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Governance Factors and Electricity Service Delivery in Kabale Municipality. by Orishaba, Patrick

“…The objectives of the study were to examine the effects of governance factors on electricity services, assess how governance factors affect the reliability of electricity services, and explore how governance factors can improve electricity provision in Kabale Municipality., employing a cross-sectional design with 114 participants, including UMEME staff, member of education institutional institution, members of industrial institution. …”
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Strategies Used by Rwanda’s Simultaneous Interpreters to Render Cultural-linguistic Aspects in Taboo Expressions. by Kateregga, Abubakar, Bizimana, Vital, Rusanganwa, Joseph Appolinary

“…Interpreting taboo language from and into Kinyarwanda, English, and French can lead to poor quality renderings if a combination of linguistic and cultural factors is unattended to. …”
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Contextualizing Wilson’s Information Behavior model in Seeking Indigenous Information for HIV prevention among Adolescents in Secondary schools, Uganda by Olivia Nina, Rugambwa, Lyaka, Martha, Mutibwa, Lois Nankya

“…The model was used as part of a doctoral study project to study the problem and propose a research design. …”
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Modeling and analysis of taeniasis and cysticercosis transmission dynamics in humans, pigs and cattle by Joshua, A. Mwasunda, Jacob I, Irunde, Damian, Kajunguri, Dmitry, Kuznetsov

“…Taeniasis and cysticercosis pose a significant challenge to food safety and public health. …”
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Financial inclusion and the growth of small medium enterprises in Uganda: empirical evidence from selected districts in Lango sub-region by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Constant, Okello Obura, Abanis, Turyahebwa, Gilbert, Uwonda

“…The growth and failure of small and medium enterprises has been a topic of discussions world over among policymakers and researchers. …”
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Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations on Poverty Reduction in Kabale District: A Case study of Buhara Sub-County. by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…This study is set out to investigate the contribution of non governmental organizations on poverty reduction in Kabale District: A case study of Buhara Sub-county. The sample population is both males and females of Buhara Sub-county in all the parishes. …”
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Developed and Developing Countries by Enos, Mirembe Masereka, Clement, Munguiko, Alex, Tumusiime, Linda Grace, Alanyo

“…Furthermore, we have included a description of how mothers who are unable to breastfeed can feed their infants on expressed breastmilk or replace breastmilk with appropriate homemade or commercial formula. …”
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The Effect of Culture on Girl Students Academic Performance in Secondary School of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Akasansibwa, Linit C.

“…The major purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of culture on girl student's academic performance in secondary school of Kabale Municipality Ka bale district. This study had the following specific objectives: to investigate the perception of teachers, students, parents and religious leaders on the issues of early marriage to girls, to assess the perceptions of the teachers, students, parents and religious leaders on cultural values of smart girls, to find the general perception of community s expectations of girls.A case study design was adopted. …”
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Design of An Appropriate Sunflower Threshing and Cleaning Machine for Small Scale Farmers. by Kabutetsi Charity

“…To achieve the objective of this study the following specific objectives had to be achieved: determining the design considerations of the sunflower thresher, sizing and selecting components and developing a layout of the machine.A survey of the existing threshing technologies and methods was carried out through observations.desk research from different sources and interviews in order to obtain data to help in specifying the design requirements, sizing and selecting components as well as generating a layout of machine. …”
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Design of an Appropriate Sunflower Threshing and Cleaning Machine For Small Scale Farmers. by Kabutetsi Charity

“…To achieve the objective of this study the following specific objectives had to be achieved: determining the design considerations of the sunflower thresher, sizing and selecting components and developing a layout of the machine.A survey of the existing threshing technologies and methods was carried out through observations.desk research from different sources and interviews in order to obtain data to help in specifying the design requirements, sizing and selecting components as well as generating a layout of machine. …”
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Investigations on The Utilization of Plastic Wastes as a Replacement of Cement in Concrete Paver Blocks. by Murungi, Waren

“…In today’s society, there are no any alternatives to plastic products like plastic bottles, bags, sheets among others. With all the efforts made to limit its use, the utility of such plastic products has been increasing day by day. …”
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