Consumption of Raw Herbal Medicines Is Associated with Major Public Health Risks amongst Ugandans by Fred, Ssempijja, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Andrew, Tamale, Sylvia Anurika, Ewuzie, Kevin, Matama, Justine, Ekou, Paul, Bogere, Regan, Mujinya, Grace Henry, Musoke, Jovile Kasande, Atusiimirwe, Gerald, Zirintunda, Muhamudu, Kalange, Joel, Lyada, Ritah, Kiconco, Theophilus, Pius, Christopher, Nandala, Roland Mugisha, Kamugisha, Yunusu, Hamira, Edgar Mario, Fernandez, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…+ese were then analyzed in the laboratory using an atomic absorption spectrometer for lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), cadmium (Cd), and nickel (Ni). …”
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Agricultural Innovation Characteristics and Their Utilisation: A Case of National Agricultural Research Organization by Barekye, Alex

“…Of the three commodities considered in this study, generation of new varieties emerged as the most important agricultural innovation in the community with 56%, 48% and 54% of the innovation on cassava, maize and rice respectively. …”
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Effect of Learning Environment on Academic Performance of Pupils and Students in Kagango Division Sheema Municipality. by Andonzire, Steve James

“…Finally, the study concluded that t-, classes that can be taken to improve performance in secondary schools as Giving rewards to the best-performing students, Government Involvement in Education, Offering support to the suffering students, providing career guidance in schools, Providing Alternative Sources of power and Encouraging Substitutes and finally the study recommended that the government to support students, especially through organizing seminars to equip students with the necessary knowledge from different angles, establish and implement a new curriculum for all schools in way to be more of practical than theory, school management committees of the selected schools to always assess the performance of teachers in teaching through tasking them to produce timetable and lesson plans prioritize investment in education and develops policies to improve the financing of the education in such way as to provide adequate educational facilities for all schools.…”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention in Health Centers of Bushenyi District. by Byamukama, Julius

“…Despite the wide professional background of the study, my results showed that overall knowledge regarding HBV prevention, and its mode of transmission was high at (86.2 %). …”
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A Model for Organizational Preparedness of SMEs During COVID-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Sub-region in South Western Uganda. by Tamwesigire, Caleb, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…There is also need for government/NGO interventions in the area of subsidy for SME owners/managers during the pandemic to boost their businesses. …”
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Misconceptions on COVID-19 Risk Among Ugandan Men: Results From a Rapid Exploratory Survey, April 2020 by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, MacLeod, Ewan, Ssempijja, Fred, Mahero, Michael W., Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Bardosh, Kevin, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Wakoko-Studstil, Florence, Echoru, Isaac, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Mujinya, Regan, Nambuya, Grace, Onohuean, Hope, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ekou, Justine, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Background: Transmission of COVID-19 in developing countries is expected to surpass that in developed countries; however, information on community perceptions of this new disease is scarce. The aim of the study was to identify possible misconceptions among males and females toward COVID-19 in Uganda using a rapid online survey distributed via social media. …”
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Management Control System and Financial Performance of Micro Finance Institutions in Central Region Uganda by Arthur, Sunday, Caleb, Tamwesigire, Caroline Masiko, Murezi, George Stanley, Kinyata, Godfrey, Barigye, Keneth, Nuwagira, Moses, Agaba

“…Microfinance has evolved by providing micro credits to respond to the furthermost financial and non-financial needs of the citizens, to eradicate poverty and increase financial inclusion. …”
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