Assessment of the Preservation and Conservation of Teachers’ Records at Rubanda District Local Government by Gumoshabe, Alexander R.

“…Descriptive research design was used and a sample size of 17 respondents was used and these included 4 records staff (one records manager, two records assistants and one office messenger) and 10 teachers and 3 administrators. …”
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Household Water Treatment Technologies for Microbial Removal in Kabale District, Southwestern Uganda by Alex, Saturday, George Lukoye Makokha, Anthony Macharia

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Modeling Radionuclide Transfer from Pasture to Milk in Kisoro, South- Western Uganda by Habakwiha V, Oruru B, Tumps Ireeta W

“…Comparing with the safe values of annual effective dose equivalent in foodstuffs of 0.14 mSv y l-1 which translates to excess cancer risk of 0.42 10-3, these contributions to radiological effects only account for about 1.5% of the total safe value of excess lifetime cancer risk, therefore, radionuclide transfer from pasture to milk causes a minimal radiation hazard to the milk consumers in Kisoro District.…”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda. by Mbowa, Henry Stanley, Businge, Mbabazi Phelix, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…Research methodology: Using qualitative and quantitative methodologies, the study solicited data from 40 participants through interviews and a self-administered questionnaire. Data were edited, cleaned, coded, and entered into MS Excel to generate frequencies and graphs. …”
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Prevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Patients Attending Hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda by Martin, Odoki, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Julius, Tibyangye, Josephat, Nyabayo Maniga, Eddie, Wampande, Charles, Drago Kato, Ezera, Agwu, Joel, Bazira

“…In this crosssectional study, a total of 267, clean catch midstream urine (MSU) samples were collected aseptically and analyzed using standard microbiology methods. …”
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The Contribution of Coffee Farming to Household Welfare in Murama Parish Nyakishenyi Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Kukundakwe, Gerald

“…The purpose of this study was to find out the contribution of coffee farming on household income, a case study of Murama Parish in Nyakishenyi Sub-County Rukungiri District. …”
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Impact of Soil Erosion on Agricultural Production in Muramba Sub - County Kisoro District. by Ndagijimana ,Vallence

“…The literature review in this study formed a basis from different theories and Concepts hence making the whole work easily understood. …”
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Factors Influencing Recentralization of Local Government Functions in Uganda. by Biryomumeisho, Stephen, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

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Online Banking and Business Sustainability of SACCOs in Rubanda Town Council Rubanda District. by Biira, Emily

“…The objectives of the study were; to examine the effect of online banking on the business sustainability of SACCOs, to identify the impact of mobile banking on the business sustainability of SACCOs, and to examine the contributions of automated teller machines on the business sustainability of SACCOs in Rubanda Town Council. A descriptive research design was used and data was collected using interviews and questionnaires. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Construction Practices on Project Performance. by Niwahereza, Blair

“…The research categorized the proposed strategies to the implementation of sustainable construction practices using relative importance index (RII) as a basis of analysis. The most commonly used sustainable construction practices were identified as; use of local materials, use of bio-degradable materials, use of recycled materials, prefabrication and water conservation measures. …”
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Effect of School Welfare on English Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in the Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Tukamusiima, Carolyne

“…The objectives included assessing how housing conditions affect job satisfaction, examining the contribution of meal provision to job satisfaction, and determining the effect of medical care provision on job satisfaction among English teachers in these schools. A cross-sectional survey was employed, utilizing questionnaires and interviews for data collection. …”
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Financial management practices and Profitability of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality. by Herbert, Kwarimanya Rugyendo

“…However, SME owners had a low level of management knowledge, and owner/manager’s experience has been seen to be more important than application of theories of financial management. …”
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Spatial and temporal variations of faecal indicator bacteria in Lake Bunyonyi, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…The highest concentration values for E. coli (64.7 ± 47.3 CFU/100 mL) and enterococci (24.6 ± 32.4 CFU/100 mL were obtained in the station close to the Mugyera trading centre. On a temporal basis, the maximum values were recorded during the rainy season in October 2019 (70.7 ± 56.5 CFU/100 mL for E. coli and 38.44 ± 31.8 CFU/100 mL for enterococci. …”
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Participation in gardening activity and its association with improved mental health among family caregivers of people with dementia in rural Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani...[et al]

“…Our study estimated the association between participation in gardening and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among caregivers of people living with dementia in rural, southwestern Uganda. In a cross-sectional study, we interviewed 242 family caregivers of people with dementia to elicit their gardening activities; symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales); and caregiving burden (Zarit Burden Interview). …”
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Teachers' well-being and performance at government-aided primary schools in Rubanda District's Bubaare Sub-County by Bannet, Karegyeza, Frederick, Ssempala, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Olivia Nina, Rugambwa

“…Teachers’ performance management is a continuous process for identifying, evaluating and developing the work performance of teachers, so that the goals and objectives of the schools are more effectively achieved, while at the same time benefiting teachers. …”
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Green Strategy–Based Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Applications by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…An X-ray diffraction analysis generated four peaks for both Prunus africana extract (PAE) and Camellia sinensis extract (CSE) biosynthesized AgNPs positioned at 2θ angles of 38.2°, 44.4°, 64.5°, and 77.4° corresponding to crystal planes (111), (200), (220), and (311), respectively. A dynamic light-scattering analysis registered the mean zeta potential of +6.3mV and +0.9 mV for PAE and CSE biosynthesized nanoparticles, respectively. …”
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Performance of Household Water Treatment Methods for Microbial Removal under Household Conditions in Kabale District, Uganda by Alex, Saturday, George Lukoye Makokha, Anthony Macharia

“…Despite the Ugandan government efforts to improve access to safe water sources, the rate at which diseases spread as a result of unsafe drinking water is absolutely high. …”
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