Investigations on The Utilization of Plastic Wastes as a Replacement of Cement in Concrete Paver Blocks. by Murungi, Waren

“…Plastic waste was melted and mixed with a varying proportion of sand after which the thorough mixture was casted into paver block moulds. After 28 days of curing, water absorption and compressive strength tests were carried out on the paving blocks. …”
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Investigations on the Utilization of Plastic Wastes as a Replacement of Cement In Concrete Paver Blocks. by Murungi, Waren

“…Plastic waste was melted and mixed with a varying proportion of sand after which the thorough mixture was casted into paver block moulds. After 28 days of curing, water absorption and compressive strength tests were carried out on the paving blocks. …”
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Effect of Discarded Group B and Group D Car Category Tyre Rubber Chippings as Partial Replacement for Coarse Aggregates in M25 Concrete. by Wancha, Vicent

“…It was observed that a mixture of group B and group D scrap tyre rubber chippings in concrete at 15 percent replacement achieved the best result of compressive strength (14.815Mpa) as compared to the control experiment(25.529Mpa) after 56 days of curing unlike group D and group B which showed slightly lower values i.e., 14.232Mpa and 14.661 Mpa respectively.…”
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Improved estimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp) by Damian, Kajunguri, Elisha B., Are, John W., Hargrove

“…Sensitivity analysis showed that the extinction probability was affected most by changes in adult female mortality, followed by the rate of production of pupae. Because females only produce a single offspring approximately every 10 days, imposing a death rate of greater than about 3.5% per day will ensure the eradication of any tsetse population. …”
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The Interest Rate and Performance of Business Enterprises in Ntungamo District: A Case Study of Ruhama Development SACCO in Ntugamo Municipality Ntungamo District. by Tugume, Harry

“…The study results on the role of interest rates on performance of Micro Finance Institutions, the highest number of respondents mentioned that interest on savings motivates clients to save which enables the SACCO to have ready cash for clients to borrow leading to performance, the lowest number of respondents stated that interest rates on loans motivates clients to pay in time which leads to SACCO's performance, the study findings on the challenges affecting the performance of SACCOs where the highest number of the respondents mentioned that SACCO's face the challenge of competition from other financial institutions while the least number of the respondents mentioned un qualified employees of the SACCO affects its performance and the study results on the strategies to improve on the performance of SACCOs the highest number of respondents mentioned that SACCOs should minimize operation costs which is consistent with the microfinance best practices and the lowest number of respondents stated improvement of the specific infrastructure related to the daily operation of MFls like computer cables. The study recommended that Ruhaama Development SACCO should employ skilled employees to reduce the operating cost of the institution and the government should also take concern on repairing and constructing roads in the area to ease transportation of agricultural products which is the most source of income to increase the saving capacity of the people.…”
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Information Communication Technology and Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study of Equity Bank In Kabale Municipality. by Sabiiti, Ignatius

“…The study also recommended that the ICT infrastructure of the bank in the form of cables, switches, and routers should be improved to the desired standards to enable the clients to be provided with adequate and timely services, the bank officers especially the older employees should be trained on the use of technological gadgets to remove technological phobia among them to equip the entire bank staff with the required skills to to perform their duties effectively, the bank officers should be trained on the process of ensuring digital preservation to equip them with knowledge of digital preservation, there should be better vertical communication to enable the provision of effective feedback that leads to better organizations performance and there should be strong coordination across functions of the bank to achieve the desired and intended goals for success.…”
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Factors influencing male involvement in family planning among married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services in Chuk by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Immaculate, Okoth

“…A good number of the respondents knew condom and pills as family planning method However, only 27(22.7 knew withdrawal and 45(37.8%) aware of Tubal ligation as family planning. Inadequate health education by health care workers on Family Planning products/services may lead to low uptake of services (P = 0.04). …”
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Athari za Runyankole-Rukiga Katika Uandishi wa Insha Za Kiswahili Miongoni mwa Wanafunzi wa Shule za Upili wila yani Kabale. by Musiimenta, Donath

“…Utafiti huu ulikuwa unawalenga wanafunzi wa kidato cha nne na sita ambao wanashughulikia uandishi wa insha na walimu wao watatu. …”
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Design and Construction on A simple Magnifying Glass Using Recycled Bottles. by Mbonyimukiza, Andrew

“…Therefore, the project is about design and construction of a simple magnifying glass using recycled bottles (relatively equal disc cuttings), glue, syringe, a sharp knife, a pair of scissors, left over part of cello tape or bottle top made hollow and a marker.…”
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Design and Construction of a Bluetooth Incorporated Movingcoil Loudspeaker by Keneth, Mirembe

“…It involved gathering all the necessary materials, which include; a light, thin wire, permanent magnet, hard carpet, manila paper, amplifier with Bluetooth module in-built, battery, and a plastic plate. These materials were cut using a razor blade and a pair of scissors and molded into suitable parts to form a loudspeaker. …”
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Assessing the Level of Awareness on Wash Related Diseases in Kaliro Town Council Kaliro District, Uganda. Masanja Alex by Masanja, Alex

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Improving women and children refugees’ livelihoods through self-reliance at Nakivale settlement, south western Uganda by Abbas, Mugisha, Emmanuel Patroba, Mhache, Reguli Baltazar, Mushy

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Improving women and children refugees’ livelihoods through self-reliance at Nakivale settlement, south western Uganda by Abbas, Mugisha, Emmanuel, Patroba Mhache, Reguli, Baltazar Mushy

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Information Communication Technology and Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study of Equity Bank in Kabale Municipality by Sabiiti, Ignatius

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Improving women and children refugees’ livelihoods through self-reliance at Nakivale settlement, south western Uganda by Abbas, Mugisha, Emmanuel, Patroba Mhache, Reguli, Baltazar Mushy

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Design and Construction of a Bluetooth Incorporated Moving ¬Coil Loud Speaker. by Mirembe, Keneth

“…It involved gathering all the necessary materials which include; a light thin wire, a permanent magnet, a hard carpet, manila paper, an amplifier with a Bluetooth module built, a battery, and a plastic plate. These materials were cut using a razor blade and a pair of scissors and molded into suitable parts to form a loudspeaker. …”
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Assessing The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Ruhinda, Irene George

“…This should be done in the form of seminars, workshops, and massive sensitization over both traditional and social media platforms such as radios, television, Facebook, YouTube, and other media platforms. Some mentioned that leads to unintended pregnancies, induced abortions, gynecological problems, and sexually transmitted infections, including HJV. …”
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Preservation of Electronic Records and Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO Kaharo Branch. by Ainembabazi, Abias

“…The study recommends that there should be enough infrastructures to support Electronic Records management at Lyamujungu SACCO so that better performance can be achieved, training of staff should be done in order to effectively use digitization at the SACCO and this can reduce delays in retrieving of the information and the government should provide loans to SACCOs in order for them to purchase and have the necessary requirements computers; switches and network cables to enable them effectively manage their activities…”
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Investigating the Performance of Epoxy Concentrations in the Self-Healing of Concrete. by Manzi, Evans Evalist

“…Formation of cracks may result due to the shrinkage effects during curing and mechanical loading which deteriorate the concrete performance especially in terms of durability aspect. …”
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Design of Arduino Computer Numerical Control Machine. by Mujurizi Frank

“…This paper introduces the design of an affordable computer numerical control machine that can be used for cutting, engraving and marking on wood, acrylic and milling of wooden pieces. …”
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