Entrepreneurship skills application among ICT Graduates of Muni University, Uganda by Ritah, Nafuna, Nicholas, Nkamwesiga, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi

“…The ICT curriculum designers in Muni University should use the findings of this research to improve the curriculum in the courses that relate to entrepreneurship. …”
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KAB-Newsletter-Issue-7. by Sempungu, Godfrey J. (Chief Ed.), Nowamani, Collins (Ed.), Nuwagaba, Collins (Ed.), Atukwatse, Sandra (Ed.)

“…Here is yet another collection of interesting news about the University. It is with great pleasure that we feature the Kagonyera family in this 7th issue. …”
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Master of Medicine: Paediatrics and Child Health by Kabale University

“…The region though relatively large (over 2 million population) has less than 10 Paediatricians which situation has greatly affected improvements in newborn and child health care. …”
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Classroom Streaming and Academic Achievement Among Students in Secondary Schools in Uganda: Evidence from Apac and Jinja Districts. by Karuhanga, Samuel, Chama, Julius, Bantu, Edward, Tibesasa, Ruth, Turyasingura, Benson

“…The analysis of the relationship between streaming and academic achievement revealed that the p-calculated value was found to be 0.0001 with df = 238. Since 0.0001 is far less than 0.05, which is the P-critical value at which the researcher tested the hypothesis, the conclusion is that streaming has an effect on academic achievement. …”
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Effect of Inflation on Export Earnings in Uganda (1990-2022). by Eyanu, Daniel

“…Regarding the main objective, the study concluded that Inflation had a significant negative effect on Export Earnings hence necessitating the control of the level of Inflation in the Country to ensure improvement in efficiency of the Export sector in Uganda. …”
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Design of a Mobile Mechanical Structure for Agricultural Robots. by Musinguzi, Bosco

“…The problem of farmers buying a mechanical platform for different crop spacing will be solved by this mechanical structure hence reducing the costs involved in agricultural activities and this will be the motivation factor for farmers to practice agricultural activities using one mobile mechanical structure which will solve the problem of unreliable human labour and encourage farmers to practice modernized and precision agriculture. …”
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Cash Management Practices and Financial Growth of Small Medium Businesses in Uganda: A Case Study of Nyakyera Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Atuhurire, Darian

“…The objectives of the study are to optimize liquidity and control cash flows, meet working capital requirements, plan for capital expenditures, and enhance fund efficiency while minimizing costs for businesses in Nyakyera sub-county. …”
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Anti-Social Behavior and Teenager’s Wellbeing: A Case Study of Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Kyarikunda, Esau

“…It impacts on individuals, families, and communities; it prevents a peaceful community life and degrades the environment. However, less is known about potential adverse emotional, psychological, physical, social, economic, and behavioral outcomes among teenagers with antisocial behavior. …”
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Design and Pro-typing of an Electronic Coil Winding Machine. by Arinaitwe, Joel

“…In the past, electrical power was very inexpensive, so managers were not concerned if the rewound motor was less efficient and cost more to Industries. Though method used to do motor repair in industries is motor rewinding which is a way of repairing spoilt motors in the industries which quite as few experienced technicians in charge and it takes a long period of time to carry out a motor rewinding process. …”
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Human Resource Practices and Employee Retention in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Baingana, Alex

“…The study targeted 134 participants, but 119 managed to respond, including 117 who filled out the questionnaire and 02 who were interviewed. The study findings revealed that there was a very insignificant relationship between recruitment and selection on employee retention at (r = .026, P=0.781 > 0.01), there was a positive but insignificant relationship between development and training and employee retention at (r = .159, P=0.86 >0.01) and there was a positive and significant relationship between compensation and benefits and employee retention at (r = .430**, P=0.00 <0.01). …”
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Human Resource Practices and Employee Retention in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Baingana, Alex

“…The study targeted 134 participants, but 119 managed to respond, including 117 who filled out the questionnaire and 02 who were interviewed. The study findings revealed that there was a very insignificant relationship between recruitment and selection on employee retention at (r = .026, P=0.781 > 0.01), there was a positive but insignificant relationship between development and training and employee retention at (r = .159, P=0.86 >0.01) and there was a positive and significant relationship between compensation and benefits and employee retention at (r = .430**, P=0.00 <0.01). …”
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Characterization of Soil Properties and the Implications for Landslide Occurrence in Rubanda District. by Ainamaani, Samuel

“…And from the plasticity charts the PI and LL results reveals that the soils are clay of high plasticity and this signals chances of landslides Soil particle distribution The clay fraction for the soil were above 10% threshold identified from the analysis of the soil samples from the respective test pits as shown in the table below, this explains higher possibilities of extreme expansion potential and hence susceptible to land slides The bearing capacity of soil was determined as 250.825 kN/M3.When compared with the safe Safe/allowable bearing capacity of Soft rock 440kN/M3, the bearing capacity of soil is too low indicating high chance of collapsible soil.…”
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The Effect of Exfoliated Vermiculite on the Drying Shrinkage of Cement-Sand Mortar. by Akello, Lydia

“…Whereas there are already existing conventional admixtures used to prevent plaster cracking, and rectify cracks after walls have been plastered, this research was aimed at using Exfoliated Vermiculite as a new admixture in plaster with less draw backs and more adhesiveness to the wall. …”
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Design and Implementation of Automatic GSM Based Fire Alarm System. by Waiswa, Abudallah Mujaasi

“…The device will be able to monitor the temperature of the environment, the smoke level, make a call alert to an inbuilt GSM number when necessary, and make loud sound to alert occupants on pending danger. This was achieved by the fabrication of 12 V power supply system that powers the device using step down transformer, programming Arduino Uno Microcontroller using C++ programming Language in the Arduino software platform, and integrating the program med Arduino Uno Microcontroller with GSM SIM900 module. …”
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Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for Sustainable Agriculture Nexus: A Tool for Transforming Food Systems by Turyasingura, Benson, Ayiga, Natal, Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, James, Philip Hegarty

“…It was found that CSA and SA are also related in a way that the latter leads to lowering greenhouse gas emissions hence mitigating climate change. CSA and SA share a common principal goal of achieving food security. …”
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Kabale University Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Policy by Kabale University

“…WHEREAS Kabale University is a Public University established under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001 (as amended) by Statutory Instrument No. 36 of July, 2015, with the main aim of becoming an efficient and effective University that excels in teaching, learning, research, innovation and community engagement and to become a sustainable vibrant University of academic excellence in the Great Lakes Region and beyond; AND WHEREAS the Government of Uganda enacted the Public Private Partnership Act, 2015 which establishes Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as a model and a framework of providing efficient services and excellent quality public goods, WHEREAS the Kabale University Council through this framework recognizes the increasing involvement and importance of private sector in provision of excellent quality public goods and services in a resource constrained environment as an alternative funding model for acquiring and administering infrastructural projects and other related services on behalf of the University in the medium to long-term; AND WHEREAS, this policy targets to acquire and provide excellent quality public goods and services to the University at competitive costs and utilize private sector expertise and finance, and deliverables at reduced risks that are inherent in delivery of public infrastructures and services. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Concrete in Rigid Pavement Construction. by Mutuyimana, John Robert

“…RAP concrete mix of 1:1:2 at 0.5 w/c was established to produce the highest strength value and hence recommended for use in rigid pavement.…”
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Design and Construction of Gas Leakage and Detection System in Homes/ Industries. by Waiswa, Hashimu

“…This was achieved using clatasheets in selecting suitable components for the circuit design and using Proteus in simulating the proposed design in order to validate the fec1sibility of the design. When LPG concentration in the air exceeds the set threshold, the system irninedic1kly <1ler1s the user by cc1lling and sending SMS to a specified mobile number stored on the microcontroller and activates the alarm buzzer simultaneously. displaying the information on an LCD. …”
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Effect of Educational Intervention Program on Self-Efficacy of Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South-East, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Onyenekwe, Chinedu Charles, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Umunnah, Joseph Onuuwa, Okoro, Chukwuemeka Chukwubuikem, Mbanuzuru, Ahaoma Victor, Agunwah, Ukamaka Elizabeth, Odira, Chika Chioma, Makata, Eucharia Ngozi, Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy

“…The IG was followed up for 6 months. At the end of 6 months, post-test data were collected using the same instrument. …”
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Resource mobilisation and allocation priorities on knowledge production in universities in Uganda: an empirical study by Eva Irene, Tumusiime

“…The research function is largely left out based on a view that it can generate its own resources not only through faculties and departments winning funded research projects and using university industry collaborations but also through research students and faculty members sponsoring their research projects. …”
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