KAB Newsletter Issue 5 (Apr - Jun 2023) by Sempungu, Godfrey J., Ocan, Johnson, Saturday, Alex

“…We hope that our readers will find the newsletter engaging, informative, and interactive.…”
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Financial Literacy and Profitability of Private Enterprises: A Case Study of Hakashenyi SACCO Kabale. by Amanya, Rodgers

“…Data was gathered solely through questionnaires. The findings revealed that the majority of respondents (75%) agreed on the impact of financial management practices on the profitability of private enterprises. …”
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Determining Bandgap of Thermochromic Phosphor Films via Reflectance Measurements under Controlled Heating. by Rwabona, Katashaya Steven

“…We estimate the bandgap to be between 1.1 eV and 1.9 eV and find an activation energy of 46.67 ±1.6 kJ/mol. The simplicity of the approach will appeal to undergraduate teachers and students of physics and materials science. …”
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Determining Bandgap of Thermochromic Phosphor Films via Reflectance Measurements under Controlled Heating by Katashaya, Steven Rwabona

“…We estimate the bandgap to be between 1.1 eV and 1.9 eV and find an activation energy of 46.67 ±1.6 kJ/mol. The simplicity of the approach will appeal to undergraduate teachers and students of physics and materials science. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Coffee Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete C-15. by Ainembabazi, Edina

“…Compressive strength tests were performed at 7, 14, and 28 days of curing. The findings revealed that compressive strength increased with the addition of CHA up to 5%, in comparison to the 0% control sample; however, strength decreased significantly beyond this point. …”
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Role of Women Rights Promotion and Social Stability of Families in Central Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Akampurira, Derick

“…It was guided by three primary objectives: to assess the impact of women's rights promotion on family stability, to identify the challenges that hinder both the promotion of these rights and family stability and to investigate potential solutions to overcome these challenges. The findings indicated a positive relationship between the protection of women's rights and the improvement of social cohesion within families. …”
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Development and Implementation of a Healthcare Resource Allocation System: A Case Studay of Rugarama Hospital. by Byamukama, Hillary, Bwambale, Gedion

“…The report concludes with recommendations for continuous training, regular system monitoring, and integration with the hospital's existing information systems. These findings add valuable insights to healthcare technology, particularly in the development of resource allocation systems for more effective healthcare management.…”
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The Discourse of Non-Citizens Expulsion Reinvigorated: Examination of Racial Undertones in Asians Expulsion from Uganda in 1972 by Francis Akena, Adyanga, Eton, Marus, Ayiga, Natal

“…Therefore, their expulsion based on indigeneity and correcting economic imbalance by then is racially unbiased and defensible.…”
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Influence of informal financial literacy training on financial knowledge and behavior of rural farmers: Evidence from Uganda by Proscovia, Ntakyo Renzaho, Johnny, Mugisha, Robert, Bangizi, Diana, Namwanje, Robert, Kalyebara

“…The study used a sample of farmers who are members of village savings and loans associations. Findings indicate higher scores (70.6% for training beneficiaries and 68.5% for the control group) in financial goals and the lowest scores (48.0% for training beneficiaries and 43.0% for control group) in planning and managing finances. …”
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Supplier Relationship Management and Organizational Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council. by Kesande, Grace

“…Statistical Package for social Scientists, SPSS, Ver. 26 analyzed the data. Findings were presented in tables. Results showed that Supplier Relationship Management practices strongly used at Kabale Municipal Council are purchasing strategies and supplier vendor rating. …”
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Procurement Planning and Service Delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Ashaba, Shillen

“…Recommendations included increasing government funding for the maintenance of community and feeder roads and conducting further research on the quality of services delivered to the public.…”
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Microfinance and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Rukiga District: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council Rukiga District. by Aturinda, Betas

“…The study concluded that while microfinance services such as loans, savings, credit, leasing, insurance, and cash transfers are available to SMEs in Muhanga Town Council, they do not consistently lead to improved financial performance for small businesses. …”
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Budgeting and Performance of Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO in Kabale Municipality. by Taremwa, Daniel

“…Some respondents showed that budgeting helps in the expression of organizations' policies especially on how to acquire assets for the success of organizations, budgeting provides a means to monitor the project's financial activities over the life of the organization in that the budgeting process the SACCO has failed to monitor the performance of their clients hence affecting the performance of the financial institution. …”
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Government interventions in supporting SME growth in Lira district, northern Uganda by Eton, Marus

“…The study discovered that inadequacy of collateral security and struggle for financial resources come into view to limit the use and access to financial services. The finding indicates the correlations between entrepreneurship intervention and financial accessibility intervention (r = .628; p < .05) was relatively strong and statistically significant. …”
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Government interventions in supporting SME growth in Lira district, northern Uganda by Eton, Marus, Charles David Ebong, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The study discovered that inadequacy of collateral security and struggle for financial resources come into view to limit the use and access to financial services. The finding indicates the correlations between entrepreneurship intervention and financial accessibility intervention (r = .628; p < .05) was relatively strong and statistically significant. …”
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Financial Innovations And Financial Inclusion Among Commercial Banks in Uganda by moses Agaba

“…Microsoft EXCEL and SPSS Version 21.0 were used to analyze the data and produce both descriptive and inferential statistic . The study's findings support the statistically significant link between commercial banks' financial innovations and rural families' access to credit. …”
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The Experiences and Challenges of Doctoral Education in Public Universities Compared. by Ocan, Johnson, Eton, Marus, Akena, Francis Adyanga, Ayiga, Natal

“…To explore these challenges, we undertook an extensive literature review of the external supervisors and evaluations of PhD students who attempted to submit their final dissertations. Results: The main findings of the results indicate that due to institutional, individual, and supervisory inefficiency, many students who enroll in their PhD programs at these universities are unable to graduate within the given timeframe. …”
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