The Value of African Wisdom: Reflections on Modern Education in Uganda. by Sekiwu, Denis

“…Thus, the article documents the philosophical scope of African wisdom as naturalized epistemology. It explores the status of African wisdom in the wake of colonialism, painting the hegemonic character of Western knowledge production. …”
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Assessing the Relationship between Genderbased Violence and COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda by Consolata, Kabonesa, Fredrick, Immanuel Kindi

“…Whereas there is an abundance of literature linking gender based violence (GBV) in the aftermaths of natural related disasters, the linkage with health related emergency pandemic is scanty. …”
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Master of Science in Mathematics by Kabale University

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Mathematical Model For Transmission and Control of Covid-19 In Human Population. by Marahi, Brian

“…We show that at a particular point in time, if the product of the population growth rate r - "and the sum of the natural death rate and the number of infected people (weighted by the exposure rate) is greater than the product of the basic reproduction number and the number of susceptible individuals, then the endemic equilibrium point will be stable and the disease will persist in the population that is if,((µ+ {JI*)> RoS *). …”
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Gender and performance disparity in mathematics: A study of South Western Uganda by Amos, Musimenta, Francis Akena, Adyanga, Denis, Sekiwu

“…The study deconstructs the common gender-biased assumption that girls are naturally a ‘weaker sex’ and hence likely to embrace subjects that are considered ‘soft’ such as language, literacy, communication skills, social sciences among others. …”
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Epidemic Analysis and Mathematical Modelling of Influenza with Vaccination by Musiime, Catherine

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Mathematical Modeling of the Transmission of Foot And Mouth Disease Virus in Cloven-Hooved Animals. by Mbasa, Nikora

“…We show that at a particular point in time,t, if the product of the population growth rater= Bµ and the sum of the natural death rate and the number of infected animals (weighted by the exposure rate) is greater than the product of the basic reproduction number and the number of susceptible animals, then the endemic equilibrium point will be stable and the disease will persist in the animal population. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Bamboo Fibers on The Engineering Properties of Laterite Soils in Road Construction. by Kiiza, Obed

“…An experimental study was carried out on the natural and the modified lateritic soil classified as A-2-6(0) and clayey gravel (GC) according to AASHTO and Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) respectively. …”
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Landscape Diversity Enhances Climate Change Resilience: A Review by Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Kishoin, Viola, Turyasingura, Benson, Mwanjalolo, Majaliwa, Gilbert, Jackson

“…Land degradation, soil resilience, and natural resources from 2000 to 2019. 120 publications were searched, including journal articles, reports, and book chapters. …”
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The Effect of High Population Growth on Physical Environment in Bufundi Sub-County Rubanda District. by Tumuheki, Alexander

“…From the findings a conclusion was drawn as follows; High population has a significant impact on the physical environment; as it leads to deforestation, soil degradation due to landfills, and depletion of natural resources. Finally, many recommendations were made as follows; Public community partnership, mitigating environmental degradation, and Public-private Voluntary Organisation Partnerships to curb the ever-increasing population.…”
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Determination of Calcium Carbonate Content in Eggshells of Different Types (White and Brown Egg shells). by Namutebi, Joweria

“…Egg shells are a rich source of mineral salts, mainly calcium carbonate, which is probably the best natural source of calcium and it is about 90% absorbable. …”
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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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Agricultural sustainability through Smart Farming Systems: A comparative Analysis Between the Republic of Korea and Republic of Uganda. by Happy, Kenneth, Gang, Roggers, Ban, Yeongjun, Yang, Sungyu, Rahmat, Endang, Okello, Denis, Komakech, Richard, Cyrus, Okello, Okello, Kalule David, Kang, Youngmin

“…We scrutinized the agricultural assets, natural resources, approaches, technologies, policy interventions, achievements, challenges encountered, and reasons of smart farm pursuit for each country. …”
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Design of a Solar powered Groundnut Oil Expelling. by Mugumya Syrus

“…Groundnut is an important food crop that serves numerous food purposes. Extracting oil from the seed, is key to its vast applications. …”
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Conflicts and Mitigation measures Inrwandan protected areas. A case of Volcanoes National Park. by Jean Damascene, Hakizimana

“…Community surrounding VNP are still suffering of property loss due to crops raiding by animals that ranging outside of park and this loss reduce their effective participation in park conservation and lead to unceasing dependence on park’s natural resources for living. The study concluded that the human-wildlife conflicts in VNP is a problem, that ask sufficient efforts from government with involvement of different stakeholders, for decision making with the suggestion of necessarily effective mitigation measures; and recommends the individual involvement in achieving sustainable conservation.…”
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Mercury and its Associated Impacts on Environment and Human Health: A Review by Alex, Saturday

“…Mercury exists naturally and as a man-made contaminant. The release of processed mercury can lead to a progressive increase in the amount of atmospheric mercury, which enters the atmospheric-soil-water distribution cycles where it can remain in circulation for years. …”
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Gorilla Tourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: An Actor-Network Perspective by René, van der Duim, Christine, Ampumuza

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Assessing the Effects of Land Use Practices on Land Cover in Bubare Sub-County Rubanda District. by Kembabazi, Naome

“…The study recommends that farmers apply manure and fertilizers to enhance yield quality and quantity and promote food production. …”
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A literature review of climate-smart landscapes as a tool in soil- water management in Sub-Saharan Africa by Turyasingura, Benson, Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Atuhaire, Abraham, Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba, Akatwijuka, , Rogers

“…The major challenges included policies and institutions, financial difficulties in the conservation of natural resources, and socio-economic issues. The novelty from this study is to inform policy makers on climate-smart landscape approaches to ease soil and water management.…”
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Human Rights and the Environment in Africa Book Human Rights and the Environment in Africa by Ashukem, Jean-Claude N., Sama, Semie M.

“…The book is divided into thematic clusters, including the right of vulnerable communities to sustainability; climate change, the right to development and natural resource governance; corporate environmental responsibility and sustainability; the philosophy of environmental ethics and theories of human rights approaches to environmental governance; procedural environmental rights; the role of the judiciary in environmental protection; and desertification. …”
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