Women’s recommendations: vacuum extraction or caesarean section for prolonged second stage of labour, a prospective cohort study in Uganda by Barbara, Nolens, Thomas, van den Akker, John, Lule, Sulphine, Twinomuhangi, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…Main reasons to opt for CS were having experienced CS without problems, CS presumed as being safer for the neonate, CS being the only option the woman was aware of, as well as the concern that vacuum extraction would fail. …”
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Mathematical Model for The Transmission of Malaria In Uganda. by Lusambya, Robert

“…Susceptible Mosquitoes can become infected when they bite infectious and asymptomatic humans, and once infected they move through infectious class. …”
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Effects of Teaching Methods on Academic Performance of Pupils in Mathematics In Primary Schools of Bufundi Sub-County Rubanda District. by Byarugaba, Joseph

“…The study adopted a case study research design whereby the researcher used only 4 (four) primary schools to collect data from members of a population to determine the status of that population for one or more variables. …”
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Prospective cohort study comparing outcomes between vacuum extraction and second-stage cesarean delivery at a Ugandan tertiary referral hospital by Barbara, Nolens, Flavia, Namiiro, John, Lule, Thomas, van den Akker, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…Fetal death during the decision-to-delivery interval was also less common in the vacuum extraction group (3 [0.9%] vs 18 [4.4%]; aOR 0.24, 95% CI 0.07–0.84); however, the perinatal mortality rate did not differ between the vacuum extraction and SSCD groups (29 [8.4%] vs 45 [11.0%], respectively; aOR 0.83, 95% CI 0.49–1.41). One infant in each group exhibited neurodevelopmental anomalies at 6 months. …”
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The Role of Electronic Records Management in Effective Service Delivery: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Asiimwe, Dianah

“…The study was composed of five chapters whereby chapter one dealt with the background to the study, statement of the problem, purpose and objectives of the study, research questions, scope of the study, significance of the study, and definition of operational terms. …”
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Study of Acid-Base Indicator Property of the Selected Natural Food Colour Source Juice Beetroot (Beta Vulgaris), Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicon) And Carrot (Dacus Carota). by Akorabirungi, Hillary

“…The beetroot, carrots and tomatoes, are one of these compounds being investigated in this study. …”
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Preservation of Electronic Records and Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO Kaharo Branch. by Ainembabazi, Abias

“…The results on types of electronic records kept in Lyamujungu SACCO were bills and receipts, income statement, inventories of goods, financial statements, employment records, cash flow statement and balance sheet, the study findings on the role of preserving Electronic Records towards performance of Lyamujungu SACCO were; enables quicker and cheaper documents compilation, Electronic Records enables staff to access all information anytime, provide access to very large information, provision of online tools and sharing of content, there is little personalization for users, the study findings, on challenges faced in preserving Electronic Records for performance of Lyamujungu SACCO, were inadequate technical knowledge, inadequate skills, adequate communication infrastructure, poor management of records and inadequate finance and the study findings on the possible solutions to challenges faced in preserving Electronic Records in Lyamujungu SACCO for better performance were proper methods of filing, training of records management staff, expanding the file system capacity, improvement in provision of bandwidth and training of records management staff. …”
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Use of ICT In Teaching Physics in Secondary Schools. by Ahebwa, Nelson

“…The objective of the research is to examine the learning outcomes (LO) of Mwizi secondary school students who study Electromagnetism in physical classrooms and devise how the learning outcomes would be improved using online Methods. My study is to establish that e-learning has a significant and strong positive effect on the learning outcomes of Mwizi secondary school students. …”
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The Contribution Of Universal Education Towards Girl Child Education: A Case Study Of Nyarubuye Sub-County Kisoro District. by Nizeyimana, Bakunzi Moses

“…The study concluded that although universal education policy had achieved much in terms of access and retention of school-age pupils in primary schools in Nyarubuye sub-county in Kisoro District, it had, on the contrary, compromised the quality of education not only in Nyarubuye sub-county but in Uganda as a country at large. …”
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Solvlng Non-Linear First Order Ordinary Differential Equations. by Taremwa, Elias

“…The initial value problem for a first-order system of ordinary differential equations is that much emphasis is put on finding solutions for linear differential equations leaving out nonlinear ones. Many physical applications lead to higher-order systems of ordinary differential equations, but there is a simple reformulation that will convert them into equivalent first-order systems. …”
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Factors Leading to Low Utilization of PMTCT Services at Rubaare Health Centre IV in Rubaare Town Council Ntungamo District. by Muhairwe, Robert

“…The impact of staffing the number of health workers at a health facility was less than 5 which accounts for 24/40 (60%) followed by none with 10/40 (25%) while above 5 came in third position with 4/40 (10%) and lastly, only 2 with 2/40 (5%), on the drug availability and utilization drugs were not available at the health facility which accounts for 22/40 (55%) and those who said drugs are always there were only 18/40 ( 45% ). …”
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Design and Construction of a Plasma Sterilizing Machine Using Locally Available Materials. by Kule, Joseph Muhana

“…The spread of pathogenic microbes from one individual to another has become a serious problem for many health workers and civilians even when some sources are taken for granted in many developing countries like Uganda. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of Commensalism Between Two Species with Limited Resources. by Namutebi, Aminah

“…The first three equilibrium points are unstable and only the nontrivial point is stable. Further, the results are stated on the phase diagram.…”
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Design and Construction of an Improvised Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. by Owamaani, Babrah

“…The use of wind energy for energy generation is one of the oldest methods for harnessing renewable energy. …”
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Production of Emulsion Paint Using Locally Available Materials. by Turyarugayo, Emmanuel

“…These chemicals are not only expensive to purchase and use but also hazardous to human health and release harmful compounds to our environment after exposure to the chemical paints made on the interior and exterior surfaces where the painting is done. …”
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A Mobile Science Laboratory: Architectural Design For Secondary Schools In Uganda by Conrad M., Mubaraka, Eunice, Ndyareeba

“…The study thus recommended that schools can adopt this architecture to not only cut costs but also allow self-directed learning of the students.…”
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Assessing the Influence of High Population Growth Rate on Food Security in Nyamweru Subcounty Rubanda District. by Twinamasiko, Derrick

“…The study recommends that family planning programs should be designed to provide information, services, and modern means of fertility control to those who are interested, the study recommended that the government should use several methods to control high population growth such as one or two children per family policy, girl child education through giving them scholarships and the researcher recommended that there should be sensitization of people through mass media about the dangers of high population so that people can reduce on early marriages.…”
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Early Marriages and Pupil's Academic Performance in Butanda Sub- County Kabale District. by Katushabe, Sharlote

“…Throughout the world. marriage is regarded as a moment of celebration and a milestone in one's life. Sadly. the practice of early marriage involves the deprivation of fundamental human rights. …”
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Perception of Nurses Towards Documentation of Patients Records at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Katushabe, Annet

“…The study revealed that the challenges faced by nurses while documenting patient records include; busy shifts and more than one task to be done at the ward daily which affects nurses' ability to do complete and standard documentation. …”
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Translating Runyankole- Rukiga Folktales Into English. by Tukaheebwa, Miria

“…Folktales bring out the richness of a language and the culture, once one uses a story in l1is communication; it enriches his message and keeps the listeners' interest. …”
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