Effective Application of 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies During Engineering Research and Teaching in Ugandan Universities by Isaac, Ndawula, Dianah, Asiimwe, Samuel, S. Mushakangoma, Pascal Musaazi, Senkindu

“…Each revolution technologies needs different job skills and competences, the 4IR technologies will also require new job skills and competences from the university graduates particularly in the field of engineering. …”
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Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth in Uganda A case study of selected districts in Western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Gilbert, Uwonda, Fabian, Mwosi, Godfrey, Barigye, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…There is a need for quantitative metrics to ascertain the extent to which household income is proportional to national income. …”
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Understanding Feminism Perspective on Informal Women Entrepreneurs in Kyengera Town Council by Henry Stanley, Mbowa, Siraje, Kaaya

“…The paper concludes that, feminist researchers need to focus on mixed methods research as means to address the knowledge, power and gender-gap among informal women entrepreneurs. …”
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Village Savings and loan associations and socio-economic empowerment of vulnerable people in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale, District, Uganda. by Deus, Mwijukye, Moses, Agaba

“…The recommendations were; need to improving the health status of women in families as well as children since they are regarded vulnerable in order to let them live happily; there should be improved nutrition and food supply to all families to let children and other members grow healthy and live a happy life; increased household income should be the ultimate goal fostered by credit accessibility in the area which must be done with ease through the start of small and medium enterprises especially women; it is recommended that the vulnerable groups of people have the replacement of the damaged property in case of any loss aiming at keeping standards of living at household level; achieving flexibility to immense development of social capital required the development of the saving culture that promotes regular income to help the community solve their personal problems; the social fund should be a unifying factor that enhances development through increased social networking to allow information flow since information is power.…”
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Contextualising the Regeneration of Africa’s Indigenous Governance and Management Systems and Practices by BC, Basheka

“…The primary aim of this article is to remind contemporary public administration analysts and policy-makers of the need to position indigenous governance management systems and practices within mainstream intellectual discourse. …”
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Citation Analysis of Undergraduate Projects Report in the Department of Library and Information Science Kabale University Uganda: An In-Text Citation Study by Iroroeavwo Edwin, Achugbue, Benjamin, Ahimbisibwe, Olivia Nina, Rugambwa, Patrick, Odong

“…Originality - Undergraduate students of the department of library and information science of Kabale University, Uganda, need good orientation on broad research culture. …”
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Experimental investigation of a cooking unit integrated with thermal energy storage system by Pamella, K. Kajumba, Denis, Okello, Karidewa, Nyeinga, Ole, J. Nydal

“…The manual valve makes it possible to control the heating rate and adjust the flow rate to suit the needs of a particular food. With a well-insulated cooker, a very low flow rate can be used for foods that require longer cooking times.…”
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Contextualizing Wilson’s Information Behavior model in Seeking Indigenous Information for HIV prevention among Adolescents in Secondary schools, Uganda by Olivia Nina, Rugambwa, Lyaka, Martha, Mutibwa, Lois Nankya

“…The key constructs of the model adopted for the study include; context of information need, person in context, activating mechanism, and information search behavior, information processing and use. …”
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Financial inclusion: Is it a precursor to agricultural commercialization amongst smallholder farmers in Uganda? A comparative analysis between Lango and Buganda sub-regions by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Mary, Ejang, Sammy, Godfrey Poro

“…Therefore, smallholder farmers need to access finances to purchase land for commercial farming. …”
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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

“…Limited knowledge about pesticide application, inability to interpret instructions, non-observance of pre-harvest intervals, mixing pesticides and lack of training on pesticide use contribute to pesticide use malpractices which may put farmers’ health at risk and reduce food quality. Therefore, there is need to address the identified knowledge gaps on safer pesticide application in order to attain safe agricultural productivity for sustainable food security, safeguarding human health and community development in Kabale District, Uganda.…”
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The Role of Faith Bases Organizations in Enhancement of the Social Welfare Among the Rural Poor Households in Nyamweru sub-county, Kabale district; A case Study of Caritas Kabale d... by Hategekimana, Donisian

“…There is need for the organizations to allow full and meaningful beneficiary participation. …”
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Statistical Analysis of Informal Settlements and Environmental Management in Mbale Municipality, Uganda by Mustafe, Hassan Abdi, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun, George Stanley, Kinyata

“…NGOs and local governments need to conduct domestic waste minimization campaign. …”
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Value Chain Analysis as a Catalyst in Gender Main Streaming by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…Women are statistically the global majority; women cannot be treated as "a special case" but their needs and interests must be protected as integral part of any development policy as those of men. …”
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A descriptive-multivariate analysis of community knowledge, confidence, and trust in COVID-19 clinical trials amongst Ugandans working in healthcare settings. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat

“…These findings signal a need to increase these factors before new trials of COVID-19 vaccines are initiated.…”
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Nomination Violence in Uganda's National Resistance Movement by Anne, Mette Kjaer, Mesharch, W. Katusiimeh

“…Nomination procedures remain weak in order for the NRM ruling elite to include multiple factions that compete for access while being able to intervene in the election process when needed. This means, in turn, that violence tends to become particularly prominent in constituencies characterized by proxy wars, where competition between local candidates is reinforced by a conflict among central-level elites in the president’s inner circle. …”
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Patients’ Health Records Management in Ugandan Hospitals: A Case of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital by Daniel, Nabimanya, Sembatya, Richard, Ambrose, Atuhaire, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi

“…The researcher interviewed fifty (50) Interviewees and data was analyzed using NVIVO version 11.The findings revealed that 88% of the total interviewees express the need for their information to be kept secret from untrusted parties while 12% of the total interviewees didn’t express the need for their information secrecy from untrusted parties. …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Sarah, Gift Witto, Martin, Odoki, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…This study, therefore, underscores the urgent need for local surveillance schemes more especially at the grassroots in Uganda to provide data for reference guideline development needed for the control of trypanosomiasis in Uganda.…”
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Lipid - Lowering Effect of a Mixture of Allium cepa bulb and Camellia sinensis Leaf Extracts in Rats fed on High fat Diet by R, Kimanje K, K, Ssekatawa, M, . Tirwomwe, Hellen, W. Kinyi

“…Thus, an alternative effective remedy which is readily available and cheap is needed to combat the problem of hyperlipidemia. This study sought to establish the effect of the mixture of Allium cepa extract and Camellia sinensis extract on the serum lipid profile of the male Wistar rats. …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…This study, therefore, underscores the urgent need for local surveillance schemes more especially at the grassroots in Uganda to provide data for reference guideline development needed for the control of trypanosomiasis in Uganda.…”
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Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 IgG in Juba, South Sudan, 20201 by Andrew, Baguma, Juma John, Hassen, Sheila, K. Baya, Joseph, F. Wamala

“…Our fi ndings underscore the need to validate serologic tests in sub-Saharan Africa populations.…”
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