El Zika, un Virus Transmitido por Mosquitos by Jorge R. Rey, L. Phil Lounibos, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Cynthia C. Lord, Chelsea T. Smartt, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…En su ámbito nativo en África Occidental y Uganda, el virus se mantiene en los bosques, circulando entre mosquitos que viven en huecos de árboles y primates arbóreos; las infecciones de humanos se consideran incidentales y de poca importancia médica. …”
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Riesgo de contagio por COVID-19 en un entorno urbano (Málaga, noviembre del 2020) by Ángel Miramontes Carballada, Rubén Lois González, María Jesús Perles Roselló, Jesús Miranda Páez

“…La búsqueda de correlación entre la distribución del contagio y diversos factores del medio natural y del medio humano, se han tratado tanto a nivel de micro-escala urbana, como a escala planetaria. Nunca las relaciones entre lo local y lo global se hicieron tan patentes, y la importancia del enfoque geográfico tan necesaria.   …”
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Credit Access and Performance of Women Owned Business in Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Musinguzi, Ambrose

“…The recommendations of the study included; there should be involvement of women in decision making and be consulted on policies regarding agricultural and rural development and their ability to influence these decisions, there should be training, workshops and seminars regarding potential women groups on how they affect the society on agricultural development programmes , there should be policies introduced to ensure that all women participate in agriculture activities and policies will hopefully contribute to increasing the income and employment opportunities amongst the rural women and there should be support and alvice offered to the rural women by the government in order to develop and increase household income. the study included that, the role of rural women groups in the social-economic development of Uganda in southern division is one of the dynamic economic activities in creating socio-economic changes in southern division which has been increasingly important to empower women towards agricultural development. …”
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Micro Finance Institutions and Poverty Eradication: A Case Study of Pride Africa Mbarara Branch. by Musinguzi, John

“…The study concludes that microfinance credit plays a crucial role in the alleviation of poverty at the household level in Mbarara city and Uganda at large. The study also concludes that microfinance credit helps in poverty reduction by making finance accessible to low-income earners, less educated, and those in the informal sector which helps in the expansion of business, acquisition of better residential places, access to education, health, and improved welfare. …”
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The Relationship Between Mindset and Poverty Levels in Kisinga Sub-County Kasese District by Kambere, Roggers

“…Investments in infrastructure and education reduce rural poverty mainly by spurring nonfarm employment and growth in agricultural productivity. Uganda should continue its investments in health care, but future investments should be geared toward improving the efficiency of existing public health-care systems. …”
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Association of Family Well-Being Parenting Style and Child Care in Southern Division Kabale District. by Niyomigisha, Saviour

“…The study explored the association between family well-being parenting style and child care in Southern Division Kabale District, Uganda. The research questions addressed were: to examine the relationship between family wellbeing and child care, to establish the relationship between family wellbeing and parenting, and to determine the association between family wellbeing, parenting, and child care in the Kabale district. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Floods to the Local Community in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Murengezi, Innocent

“…The study investigated the impact of floods on the local communities and developed policy options not only to mitigate flooding in communities of Kisoro District but also Uganda at large Nyarusiza Sub-county, Kisoro District. …”
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The Contribution Of Universal Education Towards Girl Child Education: A Case Study Of Nyarubuye Sub-County Kisoro District. by Nizeyimana, Bakunzi Moses

“…The study concluded that although universal education policy had achieved much in terms of access and retention of school-age pupils in primary schools in Nyarubuye sub-county in Kisoro District, it had, on the contrary, compromised the quality of education not only in Nyarubuye sub-county but in Uganda as a country at large. This has been proved by the ever-increasing poor performance of most pupils in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), where very few schools managed to score a grade I pass. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Large Class Size and Pupils Academic Performance in Public Primary School in Rukungiri Municipality. by Kashumbusha, Robert

“…Objective three, it was found out as indicated by the respondents from public primary schools in Rukungiri municipality that the pupil enrollment and number of teachers in public schools and the introduction of Universal Primary Education in Uganda, the skill that teachers exhibit in teaching influences the pupil enrollment, a teachers lack of experience may translate into low enrollment of students, repetition, and dropout, teachers' experience is important to students' learning…”
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Assessing The Impact of Tea Production on The Economic Development of Local Community: A Case Study of Kayonza Tea Factory in Kayonza Sub- County Kanungu District. by Tukwasibwe, Joab

“…The study findings show that the factors that have favoured tea production were land availability which is a major factor consisting 90% of the respondents, farm labour, relief, agro-input use and the growing promotion as a strategic agricultural enterprise, the contributions of tea production in Kayonza sub-county Kanungu District were a source of income which is the major contribution of tea production (97%), employment opportunities, foreign exchange earner for the county, contributing to food security, infrastructural development, and the challenges affecting tea production in Kayonza sub-county Kanungu District were pest and diseases which is the major challenge to tea production (90%) cost of production, lack of comprehensive policies, , poor road networks and infrastructures, poor agricultural technology, marketing and value¬addition constraints, climatic changes and seasonal effects and poor access to information. The government of Uganda under the Ministry of Agriculture initiated a strategy to support priority agricultural enterprises at the zone level and it is under this approach that tea production has been promoted over the years in Kanungu District. …”
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Enhance Research and Innovation in ICT products, Applications, and Services by Businge, Phelix Mbabazi

“…The need for most secondary schools in Uganda, especially in Kigezi region, to embrace Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been facing a number of challenges which had not been clearly documented. …”
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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Muhoza, B. Gloria, Ssemaluulu, Paul Mukasa, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…A study by Okoth [1] reported that, in Uganda, male involvement in antenatal care stands at only 6% and this has been attributed to social, economic and cultural related factors. …”
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Evaluation of Government Programmes on Enhancing the Lives of the Elderly: A Case Study of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment in Mitooma District. by Natuha, Prossy

“…The study was about evaluating government programmes on enhancing the lives of the elderly: A case study of social assistance grant for empowerment in Mitooma District, Uganda. The study was guided by objectives namely to identify the influence of government programmes on lives of the elderly, to find out the challenges facing the implementation of SAGE, and to find out the strategies to improve the welfare of the elderly in Mitoma district. …”
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Influence of Land-Use and Landcover on the Nest Distribution and Breeding Success of Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica Regulorum) In Kiyanja- Kaku Wetland Ecosystem. by Tayebwa, Gilbert

“…The Kiyanja-Kaku wetland ecosystem in central Uganda is home to a valuable population of endangered Grey-crowned cranes (Balearica regulorum). …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…Based on the results the expansive soil reinforced with sisal fibre at the second layer can be used in unpaved road layers since it gave an increase in CBR from 3.7% to 19.2% since it meets the requirement as per the Uganda ministry of works, Housing and communication, 2005 and the general specification for roads and Bridges. …”
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Impact of Weed Infestation on Growth and Yield of Carrot Plants. by Mutabazi, Cosma

“…The experiment was carried out at the teaching and research farm of faculty Agriculture, Kabale University Kabale district, Uganda between April 2024 to July 2024. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) within the plot where carrots were planted. …”
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Assessing the Suitability of Snail-Shell Powder as a Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete Production. by Mukundane, Ivan

“…Snail shells obtained from the lake shores of Albert in Uganda were washed and cleaned thoroughly with clean water. …”
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Budgetary Factors and the Quality of Education Service Delivery in Public Secondary Schools in Northern Division Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Redeemer

“…The study sought to examine the relationship between budgetary factors and the quality of education service delivery in public secondary schools in the Northern division, of Kabale District in Uganda. The study was guided by the following objectives namely; to examine the contributions of budgeting towards education service delivery in in public secondary schools, to identify the factors affecting education service delivery in in public secondary schools, to examine the challenges facing budgeting for education in in public secondary schools in Northern division, Kabale District. …”
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Impact of Small-Scale Businesses on Provision of Employment to Informal Labor Force in Kabale Municipality. by Uwibanze, Frank

“…It is about 142 kilometers (88 mi) southwest of Mbarara, the largest city in the Western Region of Uganda. The study employed both exploratory and descriptive study design. …”
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A Program for Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation (PGDME) by Kabale University

“…The course recognizes that the academic study of the field of monitoring and evaluation has gained immense interest due to the mismatc h between demand and supply of M and E practitioners and Professionals. Government of Uganda designed the national monitoring and Evaluation policy of the country and it is anticipated that each Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA) will have a fully fledg ed monitoring and evaluation unit. …”
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