The Effect of Micro Finance Institutions on Household Income: A Case of Rugarama SACCO. by Nyiraguhirwa, Juliet

“…A total of 50 respondents were considered out of the entire study population. The study findings revealed that access to microfinance was significantly associated with improvement in consumption, income, and poverty status among households. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of the Spread of HBV Disease. by Niyirora, Ignatius

“…I presented a sample of the results obtained in these simulations. a sample of the effect of considering the transition rate between latent and susceptibles. …”
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Population growth and Socio-Economic Development in Musanze District, Rwanda. by Jean Paul, Kabera

“…The study recommends that outdated norms considered children like wealth should be rejected and labour policies be implemented in close harmony with constructive customary laws. …”
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Modeling Campaign Optimization Strategies in Political Elections under Uncertainty by Christopher, Senfuka, Paul, Kizito Mubiru, Maureen, N. Ssempijja

“…In most political campaigns,the overall goal of every candidate is to maximize the number of voters during the election exercise.In such an effort,cost effective methods in choosing the optimal campaign strategy areparamount.In this paper, a mathematical model is proposed that optimize campaign strategies of a political candidate.Considering uncertainty in voter support and cost implications in holding political rallies,we formulate a finite state markov decision process model where states of a markov chain represent possible states of support among voters.Using daily equal intervals,thecandidates‟s decision of whether or not to campaign and hold a political rally at a given location were made using discrete time Markov chains and dynamic programming over a finite period planning horizon.Empirical data was collected from two locations on a daily basis during the campaign exercise.The data collected was analyzed and tested to establish the optimal campaign strategy and costs at the respective locations.Results from the study indicated the existence of an optimal state-dependent campaign strategy and costs at the respective political rally locations.…”
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The Effect of Early Marriages on Social Development in Kakabara Town Council, Kyegegwa District. by Birungi, Beatrice

“…The findings of the study conclude that there were problems brought about by socio economic factors affecting early like; Lack of savings, poverty, School fees, competition, Living conditions, Change in health conditions, and Welfare status.…”
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The Contribution of Lower Local Governments to Health Service Delivery in Kabale Municipality Kabale District: A Case Study of Rushoroza Hospital. by Ayebare, Rosette

“…Regarding the effect of healthcare consumables on health service delivery in lower local governments, the results showed a weak positive correlation (p = 0.022, r = 0.277*). …”
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Digitisation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Artefacts in Cultural Centres in Uganda: A Case Study of Igongo Museum and Cultural Centre, Mbarara. by Twesigye, Christopher

“…The study concluded that there is inadequate funding, no policies to guide the digitization process, fragility of artifacts and exposure to environmental conditions. This is exacerbated by inadequate knowledge and skills among staff who manage the materials.…”
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Fiscal Decentralisation and the Performance of Health Sector in Kabale District, Uganda. by Ali Khamis, Hashir

“…Third, decentralization of expenditure needs to be accompanied by sufficient fiscal decentralization of revenue. Absent of those conditions, fiscal decentralization cannot be delivered. …”
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Community Participation and the sustainability of Development projects: A case Study of Essential Nutrition and Health package Project in Kabuga, Gasabo District, Rwanda. by Bernard, Bayasese

“…The specific objectives of the study were to examine modalities for community participation in development projects, to analyze the benefits of community participation and how participation leads to sustainability of development projects, to establish the conditions required for achieving sustainability of development projects through community or participation and to examine the challenges faced by the community in sustaining development projects. …”
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Utilization of Teacher Supervision Tool in Influencing Teacher Effectiveness in Secondary Schools in Rukungiri District – Uganda by Evans, Tayebwa

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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Francis, Agaba

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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Agaba, Francis

“…The study also recommended that Commercial banks should as well consider having in place effective credit standards, credit policy, credit terms and collection policies or procedures as mechanisms to guide their business, since the effectiveness of credit management is important to the successful management of banking institutions; that Commercial banks should as well operate their credit businesses based strictly by the established lending guidelines that outline the business growth priorities of the senior management, as well as the conditions to satisfy in order to qualify for loan approval; and that there should be prior customer evaluation before xiv loans are granted, and a continuous process of assessment before and during the course of loan repayment. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of The Spread of HBV Disease. by Niyirora, Ignatius

“…I presented a sample of the results obtained in these simulations. a sample of the effect of considering the transition rate between latent and susceptibles. …”
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Assessment of Strength Properties of Concrete Produced Using Scoria as Coarse Aggregates. by Kasozi, Chrisestom

“…In this research, three concrete mixtures, C25, C30 and C35 were designed with 100% of scoria as coarse aggregates and natural fine aggregates. Properties considered included: workability, unit weight and compressive strength. …”
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Corporate governance and organizational Performance: A case of Institut Polytechnique De Byumba, Rwanda. by Bonaventure, Twagirumugabe

“…Board characteristics considered in this research include board size, board of director role, gender diversity, and educational qualification of board members and decision making and implementation. …”
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