Determinants of Performance in Physical Sciences at Uganda Certificate of Education: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Ntungamo Municipality. by Muhindo, Alex

“…On teacher factors, there is a need for teachers to be more innovative and try to improvise local materials to teach physical sciences to arouse the interest of the learners, cut down on the costs of buying teaching aids, help the learners to appreciate their local environment in the study of sciences and consequently deepen their understanding of physical sciences in their context. …”
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Guidance and Counselling and Learners’ Discipline in Kasese District: A Case of Selected Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Bukonzo County. by Kule, Samson

“…Operant Conditioning Theory: Burrhus F. Skinner (1938) observed that good behaviour is reinforced through rewards while bad behaviour is weakened through punishment. 3. …”
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ICT Usage in School Finance Management of Selected Secondary Schools in Mbarara City. by Karamuzi, Beende Richard

“…The study recommends that assessment of risks and proper school monthly expenditure should be prioritized through the use of ICT in keeping records which in turn can improve the accuracy and accountability of school funds.…”
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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…Social media platforms, internet sources, and private messaging applications were revealed as the primary sources for obtaining pornographic content, together with the widespread use of the internet and smartphones in the area of study, and unrestricted access and absence of proper supervision mechanisms by parents, teachers, and other school administrators on what the youth should watch in the digital era. …”
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An Evaluation of Socio-Economic Factors Underlying Pupils’ Dropout in Selected UPE Schools of Southern Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Akampurira, Samuel

“…The study population was 100 respondents from which a sample size of 80 respondents including head teachers, teachers, parents, and pupils was obtained using Krejcie and Morgan Table, 1970. …”
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Document Verification System Using Image Processing: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Ojara, Walter

“…The system is developed using state-of-the-art image processing algorithms, such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR), to extract text from scanned documents. The extracted text is then processed using various techniques, including image filtering, morphological operations, and feature extraction, to identify unique features to authenticate local government documents issued to the clients. …”
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Student Attendance System by Face Detection Using the Dlib Face Detector Model. by Ndyamuhakyi, Osbart, Nabukenya, Eva

“…This report shows a developed prototype of a system that facilitates attendance taking by lectures for Kabale University in lecture rooms and online lectures by detecting the faces of students from a video taken in a lecture room/ online lecture. …”
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Exploring the Role of Social Workers in Addressing Health Disparities Among Maginalised Population in Kabale District. by Asasira, Precious

“…A targeted population of 44 respondents was considered for the study. …”
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Effects of Domestic Violence on Suicide Among Students: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Atuhura, Fred

“…The collected data was analyzed manually using tallies and the responses of the subjects were then categorized in frequency counts and score tables with varying percentages calculated and later tabulation method was used to present data. …”
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Rehabilitation Services and Disability in Buhara Sub-County Kabale District. by Orishaba, Joan

“…The study sampled 67 out of 73 respondents as the target population. The study found out that there was a service of physical theory to PWDs, in that physical therapists work with patients with injuries, chronic health conditions, and patients who have undergone surgery. …”
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Impact of Batwa Settlement Patterns on their Social Economic Development: A Case Study of Kisoro Municipality. by Muhumuza, Abraham

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Factors Associated with Male Partner Support During Pregnancy and Child Birth in Kabale District. by Niwarinda, Denesi

“…Quantitative data generated from the field was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and presented in frequencies and percentages, and logistics regression was used to trace the associations between study variables and male partner support during pregnancy and childbirth at a 0.05 level of significance. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda. by Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Uwizeye, Denyse Sibomana

“…Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection for one month with the help of a trained research assistant. The study instrument was pilot-tested in a mission secondary school outside the study population and further validation was carried out before it was administered based on consent. …”
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Establishing Empirical Relationship Between Project Scheduling and Project Success in the Uganda Construction Industry. by Mukisa, John

“…Questionnaires were administered to eighty four targeted respondents. Seventy three respondents were able to return them giving their opinions on the project scheduling practices commonly used in Uganda, their impact level and effectiveness in achieving project success. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Construction Practices on Project Performance. by Niwahereza, Blair

“…Awareness and education was ranked first with RII of 0.875, innovation and technology adoption was ranked second with RII of 0.857, industry collaboration and partnerships was ranked third with RII of 0.811, certification and standards was ranked fourth with RII of 0.807, performance monitoring and reporting was then ranked last with RII of 0.725.…”
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Role of Rewards Management on Employee Performance in the Banking Sector. by Alex, Kanyesime

“…The study topic was to examine the role of rewards management on employee performance in the banking sector, using a case study of centenary bank. …”
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Impact of Municipal Solid Waste Leachate on Surface Water Quality: A Case Study on Kabuturumba Stream. by Rubarema, Paul

“…Different physiochemical and biological parameters were tested in the laboratory. like pH/EC, turbidity, BOD, TDS TSS, heavy metal, bacteriological parameters such the presence of Total coliforms fecal coliforms and E. coli. …”
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Investigating the Performance of Epoxy Concentrations in the Self-Healing of Concrete. by Manzi, Evans Evalist

“…Formation of cracks may result due to the shrinkage effects during curing and mechanical loading which deteriorate the concrete performance especially in terms of durability aspect. Traditional methods of repair often involve human intervention and significant costs. …”
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Investigating the Suitability of Partial Replacement of Basalt with Scoria as a Base Course Material for a Flexible Pavement. by Wambei, Allan

“…They are two types of scoria in Uganda with probably different properties that is black and red Scoria. …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…The study was limited to some soil tests on subgrade materials, to achieve the objectives, the study undertook the following methodology, particle size distribution, atterberg’s limit, maximum dry density test and testing CBR in the laboratory. …”
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