Nyege Nyege Music Festival in Uganda: A Growing Leisure Activity with a Moral Dilemma by Amos, Ochieng, Brenda, Bonabaana, Francis Akena, Adyanga

Subjects: “…COVID-19, Leisure, Nyege Nyege, Music Festival, Moral Dilemma, Tourism, Uganda…”
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Spatio‑temporal variations in physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi, Southwestern Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…Water temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity, electric conductivity (EC), pH and Secchi depth (SD) were measured in the field, while parameters like total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), nitrite-nitrogen ( NO2-N), nitratenitrogen ( NO3-N), soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) were determined following APHA 2017 standard guidelines for physicochemical analysis. …”
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Spatial and temporal variations of faecal indicator bacteria in Lake Bunyonyi, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

Subjects: “…Faecal bacteria · Indicator bacteria · E. coli · Enterococci · Lake Bunyonyi · Uganda…”
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Identification of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies Used on Different Landscape Positions in Maziba Sub-catchment by Ndemere, Julius, Mary makokha, Tenywa Moses

“…The study revealed that terracing (35%), mulching (21%) and trenching (13%) were the predominant soil and water conservation technologies reported. …”
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Amaranth leaf extract protects against hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative stress in Drosophila melanogaster by Johnmark, Ndinawe, Hellen, W. Kinyi

“…Results: Consumption of Amaranth leaf extract was associated with increased survival on exposure to H2o2 in a dose dependent manner in Drosophila melanogaster flies. …”
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Child maltreatment, cognitive functions and the mediating role of mental health problems among maltreated children and adolescents in Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani

“…Our study aimed at examining this research question among children and adolescents in Uganda. Methods: A sample of 232 school-going children and adolescents with a mean age of 14.03 (SD = 3.25) was assessed on multiple forms of maltreatment using the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology Exposure—Pediatric Version (pediMACE). …”
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Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Lineages Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southwestern, Uganda by Lisa, Nkatha Micheni, Kennedy, Kassaza, Hellen, W. Kinyi

“…Most of the patients were males with a mean age of 34. The lineage 4 Ugandan family was found to be the most dominant strains accounting for 59.7% of all cases followed by lineage 3 at 15.2%. …”
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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

“…Allium cepa and Camellia sinensis mixture in a ratio of 3:7 had the highest antioxidant activity. …”
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Participation in gardening activity and its association with improved mental health among family caregivers of people with dementia in rural Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani...[et al]

“…In regression models adjusting for covariates,we found statistically significant associations between participation in gardening and symptoms of depression (b = -18.4; 95% CI, 20.5 to 􀀀 16.3), anxiety (b = -16.6; 95% CI, 􀀀 18.6 to –14.6), and stress (b = -18.6; 95% CI, 􀀀 20.6 to –16.6). …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…Barropok village had the highest prevalence of trypanosomiasis with 6/11 (54.5%). There is a statistically significant relationship (OR = 6:041; 95% CI: 1.634-22.331; p < 0:05) between abnormal PCV and trypanosome infection. …”
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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

“…After accounting for waning antibody levels, age, and sex, we estimated that 38.3% (95% credible interval 31.8%–46.5%) of the population had been infected with SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and clinical trials in Uganda: a cross-sectional study in western Uganda by Isaac, Echoru, Patricia, Decanar Ajambo, Emmanuel, Keirania, Edmund E. M, Bukenya

Subjects: “…COVID-19, vaccine, Acceptance, Clinical trials, Western Uganda…”
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Financial inclusion and the growth of small medium enterprises in Uganda: empirical evidence from selected districts in Lango sub-region by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Constant, Okello Obura, Abanis, Turyahebwa, Gilbert, Uwonda

“…The growth and failure of small and medium enterprises has been a topic of discussions world over among policymakers and researchers. …”
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Influence of informal financial literacy training on financial knowledge and behavior of rural farmers: Evidence from Uganda by Proscovia, Ntakyo Renzaho, Johnny, Mugisha, Robert, Bangizi, Diana, Namwanje, Robert, Kalyebara

“…Findings indicate higher scores (70.6% for training beneficiaries and 68.5% for the control group) in financial goals and the lowest scores (48.0% for training beneficiaries and 43.0% for control group) in planning and managing finances. …”
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Molecular epidemiology of anaplasmosis in small ruminants along a human-livestock-wildlife interface in Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Susan Christina, Welburn

“…Infection risk was assessed by location, sex and age of the animals and qGIS® was used to construct spatial maps. Results: The prevalence of Anaplasmataceae spp was 89.1% (95% CI: 77.5–95.9) and 79.1% (95% CI: 75.9–82.1) in ovines and caprines respectively (RR ¼ 1.1, 95% CI: 1.0–1.3); higher than those previously reported in other eastern African countries. …”
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Financial accountability mechanisms in local governments in Uganda: a case of Kabale District Local Government by Perpetua, Arinaitwe, Eton, Marus, Moses, Agaba, Abanis, Turyahebwa, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Fabian, Mwosi

“…Quantitative analysis was aided by software for document analysis (SPSS V 20.0). The study found out that service delivery was the most commonly used financial accountability mechanism, followed by financial reporting, expenditure control and budget. …”
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Towards a Framework for Anti-corruption and Improved Procurement Governance in Uganda .The Role of Administrative Efficiency. by BC, Basheka, C J, Auriacombe

“…When such resources are put to good use, it is expected to render a positive impact. Second, public procurement facilitates the attainment of broader government goals through its acquisition functions. …”
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Governance and Public Leadership: Bundles of Democratic societies? by BC, Basheka

“…Like an elephant being described by blind men differently depending on where each of them touches, governance and public leadership are concepts prone to different interpretations by different people. …”
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Public Procurement Governance: Toward an Anti-corruption Framework for Public Procurement inUganda by BC, Basheka

“…Bribes bring chaos (Amos, 5:12) and they thus merit punishment (Amos, 2:6).…”
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Trecking the historical concerns for effi ciency and eff ectiveness in the study and practice of Public Administration by BC, Basheka, Dominique, Uwizeyimana

“…Public administration in its dual nature of being rst; a discipline of academic study and second; a eld of practice has indeed trekked a long journey and has had its primary concern being that of how to ensure governments work better in the managing public a airs. …”
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