Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…The findings relating to these laboratory tests include: The liquid limit was 38%, plastic limit was 21%, plasticity index 17%, MDD was increased from 1.829 to 1.849Mg/M3 and CBR values using 60,30 and 10 blows increased from 3.7% to 9.2%,6.9%, 5.2%after the application of sisal fibre after the second, third and fourth layers of the soil compared to the CBR values without sisal and particle size was obtained and the clay soil was classified as silty or clayey grave sand and soil sample fall under group classification of A-2-6. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Seasonal Variation on Road Traffic Accident Occurance Along Selected Routes in Western Uganda. by Kwesiga, Ivan

“…The number of RTAs and road injuries during the study period increased by 2.47% (n=133 to 149) and 4.12% respectively while death due to RTAs increased by 4.65% (n=23 to 29) from 2018 to 2022 and further revealed an increase of 0.77% of traffic accidents during the Dry season for the study period. …”
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Wetland Conservation and Management Practices in Rubanda District South-Western Uganda. by Turyasingura, Benson, Saturday, Alex, Hirwa, Hubert, Fatima, Sule Mohammed, Ruhiiga, Tabukeli Musigi, Ayiga, Natal

“…Most respondents strongly agree that wetland restoration is the best management approach for Nyamuriro wetland conservation (Mean = 4.87, SD = 0.547). Corruption was the most significant hindrance to the conservation of Nyamuriro wetland among the management problems (Mean =3.41, SD = 0.467). …”
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A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Turyasingura, Benson, Ngabirano, Hannington, Wambui, Kinyi Hellen, Fatima, Sule Mohammed, Ayiga, Natal, Bojago, Elias, Benzougagh, Brahim, Abhishek Banerjee, Kumar, Singh Sudhir

“…Thus, the worldwide literature was used to provide a real understanding of the effects of climate change on water resources, adaptation, and mitigation measures. …”
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The complementary Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Landslide Disaster Management in Kanungu District, Uganda by Turyasingura, Benson, Ayiga, Natal, Benzougagh, Brahim, Kader, Shuraik, Kumar, Singh Sudhir, Nuwe, John BOSCO, Gweyi-Onyango, Joseph P., Bojago, Elias

“…This study aimed to investigate the use and effectiveness of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in managing landslides in Kanungu District, Uganda. …”
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Evaluation of Electronic Records Management in Financial Institutions. Case Study of Lugazi Sacco in Mbarara District by Christine, Tumuramye

“…The target population was 50 respondents and the methods used to collect data from these respondents were Radom Sampling and Purposive Sampling. …”
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Climate change–Drylands–Food Security Nexus in Africa: From the Perspective of Technical Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. by Hirwa, Hubert, Fadong, Li, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang

“…Comprehensive CDF frameworks are explored for dryland dynamics, ecosystem services, and food security (FS), and current high-precision ecosystem observation networks are used to detect regional-level climate variability and identify hotspots. …”
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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

“…Comprehensive CDF frameworks are explored for dryland dynamics, ecosystem services, and food security (FS), and current high-precision ecosystem observation networks are used to detect regional-level climate variability and identify hotspots. …”
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Progressive Efforts in the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Uganda. by Turyasingura, Benson, Akatwijuka, Rogers, Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Ayiga, Natal, Ruhiiga, Tabukeli Musigi, Banerjee, Abhishek, Benzougagh, Brahim, Frolov, Denis

“…Uganda’s Vision 2040 promises general use and safe access to drinking water for all Ugandans. Today, 14% of the population in Uganda have access to potable managed water, and 78% of rural communities have access to the sanitation system, and by 2040, the number is expected to have doubled.“ If the population is to exercise its constitutional right to receive a dependable, safe, and inexpensive water supply, it is imperative that infrastructure for water supply be provided. …”
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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. …”
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The Transition from the Stone Age to Iron Age in East Africa: Excavations at Nkuba Rock Shelter, Bussi Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. by Tibesasa, Ruth, Shipton, Ceri, Jennings, Christopher, Karuhanga, Samuel, Crowther, Alison

“…The Stone to Iron Age transition in northern Lake Victoria Nyanza is typically associated with the spread of Bantu speaking people from Cameroon to east Africa in the first millennium BC. Here we present the results of excavations carried out in 2006 at Nkuba rock shelter on Bussi Island on Lake Victoria, Uganda, where both Late Stone Age lithic materials dating ca. 1411-1275 BC, and Early Iron Age (EIA) Urewe ceramics dating between ca. 1303-1123 BC and ca. 771-887 AD were found. …”
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Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Mediating Role of State Fragility and Natural Resources. by Barugahara, Florence, Munyambonera, Ezra

“…Using data from 43 African countries from 2000-2018, the study employed the Dynamic System GMM approach to examine the moderating effect of state fragility and natural resources on the FDI–economic growth nexus. …”
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The Effect of Board Risk Management on Financial Performance of Selected Saccos in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarong, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Munyabonera, Francisis, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Kikawa, Cliff, Ahabwe, Oliver

“…SEM was implemented using Jaffrey's Amazing Statistical Program (JASP) version 0.17.2.0. The study's conclusions were: The financial performance of savings and credit co-operative societies (Sacco’s) in Uganda was found to be significantly positively impacted by board risk management (BRM) (=1.322**), boosting Ha, The study concludes that SACCOs would experience greater financial gains or better financial performance if they are more stringent about the processes they follow to review their risk profile and the policies they put in place. …”
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Financial Accountability and Service Delivery In Kabale District Uganda. by Biryomumisho, Fadison, Turyasingura, John Bosco, Agaba, Moses, Kabagambe, Jess Davi

“…Since descriptive analysis entailed a description of a single variable and its attributes, frequency tables were used to present the data. …”
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Effect of Board Accountability on Financial Performance of Selected SACCOs in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarongo, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Sunday, Arthur, Sekiwu, Denis

“…Jaffrey’s Amazing Statistical Program (JASP) version 0.17.2.0 was used to implement SEM. The findings of the study were: The effect of board accountability (BAC) on financial performance was found to have a negative effect ( = -0.908), implying that the data failed to support the direct relationship between BAC and FiP, thus not supporting H01, Therefore the study concludes that SACCOS will do less well financially the more stakeholders. …”
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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. …”
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The Effects of Classification of Records on Effective Retrieval of Information.A Case Of Kabale District Headquarters Registry. by Vivian, Kyarisiima

“…The targeted population was fifty (50). This included 6 Administrators, 4 Registry Staff and 20 clients of the Registry. …”
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KAB-Newsletter-Issue-7. by Sempungu, Godfrey J. (Chief Ed.), Nowamani, Collins (Ed.), Nuwagaba, Collins (Ed.), Atukwatse, Sandra (Ed.)

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The Kab Quarterly Newsletter: Issues 8/2024 Graduation Edition. by Sempungu, Godfrey J., Nowaman, Collins, Nuwagaba, Collins, Atukwatse, Sandra

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Practicing a Christian Environmental Ethic through Stewardship. by Rugyendo, Medard

“…This implied that he was to think, plan, cultivate and improve on the same garden he had been placed other than living a contemplative life. …”
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