THE EFFECT OF BORROWER’S CAPACITY TO PAY ON LOAN REPAYMENT IN UGANDA DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC by moses Agaba

“…Results from null hypothesis testing on the item was rejected indicating borrowers capacity(.040), thus the study concluded that there is evidence to suggest that the distribution of the mean score of each of the variable is not the same across the ability of the borrower to repay the borrowed loan. …”
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INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION AMONG RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN UGANDA, by moses Agaba

“…The study also found a correlation between institutional innovations and financial inclusion, including interbank funds transfer systems (rs = 0.683, p= 0.002), partnerships with different financial intermediaries (rs = 0.288, p= 0.004), legal frameworks (rs = 0.878, p= 0.001), and liquidity availability (rs = 0.956, p= 0.000). …”
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Fluoxetine attenuates stress-induced depression-like behavior due to decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokines in male rats. by Nabirumbi, Ritah, Onohuean, Hope, Kato, Charles Drago, Alagbonsi, Abdullateef Isiaka, Adedeji1, Ahmed A.

“…The serum concentrations of IL-1β and IL-6 were significantly reduced in animals pre-treated with 5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg of fluoxetine in both FST and EID models when compared to the untreated FST and EID groups respectively. …”
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Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection based on msp‑1, msp‑2, glurp and microsatellite genetic markers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and... by Mwesigwa, Alex, Ocan, Moses, Musinguzi, Benson, Nante, Rachel Wangi, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Kiwuwa, Steven M., Kinengyere, Alison Annet, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Karamagi, Charles, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Nsobya, Samuel L., Mbulaiteye, Sam M., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline

“…Central Africa reported higher frequencies (K1: 74%,MAD20: 51%, RO33: 48%) than East Africa (K1: 46%, MAD20: 42%, RO33: 31%). …”
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The socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on refugees and host community’s livelihoods in south western Uganda: a case of Nakivale refugee settlement. by Mucungunzi, Abel, Mugisha, Abbasa, Ahabwe, Macklean

“…It was thus recommended that in future epidemic events, the government as the overall overseer of refugee situations in tandem with humanitarian agencies, would need to consider attending to the plight of refugees in totality with its response to the general citizenry.…”
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Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. by Eze, Nkiru Clementina, Elusoji, Christiana I., Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Emeh, Augusta Nkechi, Nwafor, Amuchechukwu Veronica, Obi, Ihuoma A., Onyeabor, Juliana Odinakachukwu, Ohanme, Eugene Ohams

“…The concern with knowledge transfer and translation of knowledge into practice could be achieved by pre-service and in-service education, updated courses, and workshops, and this will empower the nurses, getting them familiar with current trends and practices for improved child survival rates.…”
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An algorithm to Detect Overlapping Red Blood Cells for Sickle Cell Disease Diagnosis. by Mabirizi, Vicent, Kawuma, Simon, Safari, Yonasi

“…The algorithm uses canny edge and double threshold machine learning techniques and takes overlapping red blood cell images as inputs to detect if these cells are sickle cell anemic. …”
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An Empirical Study of Bugs in Eclipse Stable Internal Interfaces. by Simon, Kawuma, Nabaasa, Evarist, Bamutura, David Sabiiti, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…In this study, we empirically investigated the stable non-API for possible bugs using the Sonarqube software quality tool. We discovered that over 79.8% of classes containing old stable non-API methods have zero bugs. …”
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Effects of Universal Primary Education on Completion Rates of Pupils in Primary Schools in Isingiro District. by Ngabirano, Ziporah, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Ocan, Johnson

“…Severe constraints such as a shortage of teachers and school materials led to overcrowding in Uganda, the student-teacher ratio moved from 37.6 million in 1996 to 59.4 million in 1997. …”
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Public-Private Partnership and Early Childhood Education in Kasese District, Uganda. by Kategaya, Raymond Mwesigye, Adyanga, Akena Francis, Ocan, Johnson

“…To ensure fair representation, research subjects were selected from each stratum of stakeholders. The scholar thus used stratified and, later on, random sampling techniques. …”
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Water Service Delivery Issues and Challenges for the Urban Poor Zones in Southwestern Uganda. by Muhamya, Horace, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…After collating and evaluating the selected literature, a thorough synthesis was done to identify existing knowledge gaps and provide insights into the research questions under investigation. …”
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Management and Utilisation of Land Resources to Attain Economic Sustainability among Christians in West Ankole Diocese, Uganda. by Ahereza, Madelean, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…The research has been carried out in Uganda for the first time, despite being founded on a review of pertinent papers.…”
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Factors Influencing Recentralization of Local Government Functions in Uganda. by Biryomumeisho, Stephen, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…Various developing countries have praised Uganda’s decentralization policy regarding the magnitude of the transfer of authority to the local level. However, since 2003, the Central Government started reversing the policy in terms of decentralization of the appointment of Chief Administrative Officers and Municipal Town Clerks and of recent City Town Clerks (for new cities in Uganda) from the District Service Commissions (DSCs) to the Public Service Commission, recentralization of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) under the management of the Executive Director, Procurement of drugs from the district health office to the National Medical Stores (NMS), recentralization of the payroll and the recent recentralization of local revenue collection from LGs. …”
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The Impact of Academic Staff Appraisals on Job performance in Rwanda's Private Universities. by Ngirabakunzi, Felicien, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…A sample of 40 academic staff and 2 senior officials from one university was selected using universal and purposive sampling techniques. Data was collected through structured questionnaires and one-on-one interviews. …”
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Exploring the Root Causes of Low Household Income among Smallholder Farmers in Kamuli District, Busoga Region, Uganda. by Lubaale, Ronald Gideon, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…Qualitative data was analyzed by using thematic analysis. The findings revealed significant challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Kamuli District. …”
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Effect of High-Risk Versus Low-Risk Pregnancy at the First Antenatal Care Visit On the Occurrence of Complication During Pregnancy and Labour Or Delivery in Kenya: A Double-Robust... by Kadengye, Damazo T., Odero, Henry Owoko, Izudi, Jonathan

“…Multivariable adjusted analysis showed that women with high-risk pregnancy at the time of first ANC attendance had a higher occurrence of pregnancy during pregnancy (adjusted OR (aOR) 1.22, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.46) and labour or delivery (aOR 1.20, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.41). …”
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A Call-To-Action: Integrate A Learning Health System Framework into Longitudinal Population Studies to Improve Health Response in Africa. by Kadengye, Damazo T., Kiragga, Agnes N.

“…Operators of LPS platforms, community members, government officials, and funding agencies have a role to contribute to this transformative journey of driving evidence-based interventions, promoting health equity, and fostering long-term public health solutions for African communities.…”
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The Role of National Library in Development of Public Libraries in Uganda: A Case Study of Uganda National Library. by Ahumuza, Pretty

“…For potential solutions, the most common suggestion (42% of respondents) was advocating for increased government funding, while the least common (11%) was implementing training programs. In conclusion, the majority of respondents highlighted several key roles of the UNL in the development of public libraries: enforcing the legal deposit law, community outreach, preserving cultural heritage, inspecting public national libraries, providing technical, professional, and advisory services, and compiling national bibliographic books. …”
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Digitization and Preservation of Academic Records: A case Study of Kabale University Registry. by Ainanani, Catherine

“…The study also identified several threats to these records, such as inadequate data security measures, insufficient storage space, cybersecurity threats, poor maintenance of digitization equipment, technological obsolescence, and potential disasters. …”
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Assessment of Records Management Storage Practices in Medical Centers: Case Study of Rugarama Hospital. by Akello, Deborah

“…Quantitative data were analyzed using Excel to generate frequencies and percentages, while qualitative data were analyzed to identify themes, and results were presented in tables for interpretation. …”
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