Design of an Appropriate Sunflower Threshing and Cleaning Machine For Small Scale Farmers. by Kabutetsi Charity

“…To achieve the objective of this study the following specific objectives had to be achieved: determining the design considerations of the sunflower thresher, sizing and selecting components and developing a layout of the machine.A survey of the existing threshing technologies and methods was carried out through observations.desk research from different sources and interviews in order to obtain data to help in specifying the design requirements, sizing and selecting components as well as generating a layout of machine. …”
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Food Safety Analysis of Milk and Beef in Southwestern Uganda by Phyllis Candy, Natabo, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Sarah, Namubiru, Dickson Stuart, Tayebwa, Andrew, Tamale, Pwaveno H., Bamaiyi

“…Heavy metal concentrations were highest in the order of Zn > Fe > Pb > Cu in milk samples, while in beef samples, concentrations were highest in the order of Zn > Pb > Fe > Cu and no Cd was detected. Furthermore, beef had significantly higher (P < 0.05) Pb and Fe concentrations than milk. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Formwork Material and Thickness on The Early Strength of Concrete. by Natukunda, Benjamin

“…This was because the concrete cast in the steel formwork had a higher compressive strength after 7 days with the 8mm thick mould giving the highest thickness of 16.61 MPa compared to the highest strength by concrete in the 25mm thick moulds 15.49MPa. …”
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Internal Control and Budget Implementation in Kabale District Uganda by Eton, Marus, Caroline Murezi, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The study revealed that Kabale district local government had the internal controls systems mechanisms to manage risks but the actual management of risks and fraud was indeed very weak. …”
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The Impact of E-Banking on Performance of Financial Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of DFCU Bank, Kabale Branch. by Amutuheire, Grant

“…According to the study findings, 33% of the majority of respondents indicated that electronic banking had a positive impact on the performance of financial institutions in the Kabale district, particularly DFCU Bank. …”
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The Impact of E-Banking on Performance of Financial Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of DFCU Bank Kabale Branch. by Amutuheire, Grant

“…According to the study findings, 33% of the majority. of respondents indicated that electronic banking had a positive impact on the performance of financial institutions in the Kabale district, particularly DFCU Bank. …”
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Post Covid-19 Strategies and Pupils' Academic Performance in Rubuguri Town Council Kisoro District. by Twesigye, Posiano

“…The study found that a diverse range of post-COVID-19 strategies, including digital learning platforms, community engagement initiatives, and teacher professional development programs, had been implemented to address the challenges posed by the pandemic. …”
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Effects of Monetary Reward on Employee Performance: A Case Study of Kahondo Education SACCO. by Akorebirungi, Joshua

“…The research employed a descriptive design to gather information after incidents had occurred, incorporating qualitative methods such as interviews. …”
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Mobile Banking and Financial Performance of Micro Finance Banks: A Case Study of Pride Microfinance Limited Kabale. by Arinanye, Charity

“…The study investigated mobile banking and the financial performance of microfinance banks, focusing on Pride Microfinance Limited in Kabale. The study had three main objectives: to identify the mobile banking services provided by Pride Microfinance Ltd - Kabale branch, to examine the factors influencing the adoption of mobile banking services at this branch, and to establish the relationship between mobile banking and the financial performance of Pride Microfinance Ltd - Kabale branch. …”
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Human Resource Management Practices and Employees’ Retention in Local Government in Uganda: A Case Study of Kisoro District Local Government. by Mugisha, Godfrey

“…The study analyzed the relationship between human resource management practices and employee retention in Uganda's local government, specifically in Kisoro District. The study had three objectives: to examine the relationship between rewards and employee retention; to establish the relationship between training and employee retention; and to investigate the relationship between performance appraisal and employee retention. …”
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Evaluation of Organic Pesticides for Pest Control in Cabbages (Brassica Oleracea). by Tubenawe, Ignatious

“…Tobacco+wood ash extracts had the best yield weight, Leaf biomass, root biomass, and benefit-cost ratio and this could be because of the combined effect of active ingredients (nicotine and calcium carbonate) that reduced the pests, and weeds and hence increased the yields.…”
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E- Library Resources Utilization and Students’ Academic Performance in Universities in Uganda: A Case Study of Uganda Martyrs University. by Arineitwe, Oliva

“…The study findings revealed that e-library resources had a high significant relationship with students’ academic performance in universities (p = 0.000, r = 0.633**). …”
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Determining the Water Quality from Selected Underground Water Springs and Other Selected Sources of Water Around Kabale Municipality. by Kemigisha, Angella

“…While other sources diverted from the recommended values by WHO, River Rwabakazi had the largest diversity from the recommended values by WHO thus its water was not suitable for domestic use. …”
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Appraisal Systems and Employees’ Performance in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Muruhura, Abel

“…Performance improvement also had a significant positive impact on performance (r = 0.629, p < 0.000), though feedback processes were found to be inconsistently applied. …”
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Pesticide use in vegetable production in rural Uganda - A case study of Kabale District, South western Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Grace, Birungi

“…Only 18% of the interviewed farmers could interpret instructions on pesticide container or bag labels correctly. All farmers (100%) had never attended any training on pesticide use. …”
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Analysis of Monetary Policy Objectives as Applied to Uganda’s Economy: The Dream to Achieve the Middle-Income Status in 2020 is Gone by George Stanley, Kinyata, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…This questions the ability of the country to achieve the middle-income status by 2020 as had been predicted. The weaknesses in implementation of the monetary objectives which caused the government failure to achieve Uganda’s goal and finally the important strategies and areas which Uganda should use to generate high rates of economic growth to transfer in the economy and maintain macroeconomic stability are recommended in this aricle.…”
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Annona muricata Linn and Khaya grandifoliola C.DC. Reduce Oxidative Stress In Vitro and Ameliorate Plasmodium berghei-Induced Parasitemia and Cytokines in BALB/c Mice by Hope, Onohuean, Abdullateef I, Alagbonsi, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Moreover, both extracts scavenged the DPPH and NO radicals, though A. muricata had more anti-oxidant effect than K. grandifoliola in-vitro. …”
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Other proprietary brand assets and competitive advantage in beer products in Kabale District, South Western Uganda by Moses, Agaba, Sunday, Arthur

“…Results The findings show that there was no significant effect of Other Proprietary Brand Assets on competitive advantage in beer products in Kabale District of Uganda Conclusion & Recommendation Other proprietary brand assets therefore had no significant effect on competitive advantage in beer products marketed in Kabale District of Uganda. …”
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Early Postoperative Safety of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients by YANG Xingdong, YU Muyang, XU Yiming, ZHU Wei, HU Mingwei, WENG Xisheng, FENG Bin

“…After propensity score matching, 163 cases from SLE and control groups were included for analysis. (1) Regarding medical complications, compared with control group, SLE group showed significant differences in osteoporosis, respiratory system disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, urinary system disorders, hematologic abnormalities, and secondary or concomitant rheumatic diseases (all P < 0.05). (2) In terms of preoperative laboratory tests, SLE group had lower platelet counts, absolute lymphocyte counts, hemoglobin levels, hematocrit, albumin levels, blood glucose levels, and activated partial thromboplastin times than control group, while C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and D-dimer levels were higher (all P < 0.05). (3) Regarding surgical-related indicators, a higher proportion of patients in SLE group had an ASA grade > 2 (15.95% vs. 3.07%, P < 0.001), but intraoperative blood loss was significantly smaller [324.7 (200.0, 500.0) mL vs. 421.8 (200.0, 500.0) mL, P=0.005]. (4) In terms of complications, SLE group exhibited a significantly higher incidence of major complications than control group (8.59% vs. 1.23%, P=0.005), with a relative risk of 1.081 (95% CI: 1.028-1.136). …”
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Codicology in Lithuania in 1918-1990: Between Book History and Palaeography by Rima Cicėnienė

“…Did it succeed in renewing the codicological research that had begun at the beginning of the 19th century? …”
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