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Design Thinking and Learning Material Utilisation Creativity in Early Childhood Teacher Education: A Case of Kyambogo University, Uganda
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023-04)In the recent past, we have seen a lot of innovations in children’s learning materials, equipment and spaces design due to the work of famous educators like Montessori, 1912 and Froebel, 1837. This has led to the development ... -
Designing a locally adaptable low cost patient ward bed in Uganda: A case study of Atutur hospital, Kumi district
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2018-11)Uganda, like any other developing country experiences challenges in providing access and quality health services to its people. Uganda has tried to put in place the necessary infrastructure though with limitations. Many ... -
Designing a rogemma bee house: improving apiculture in Sheema district in Uganda
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2021-08)Production of honey in Uganda is a remunerative business. Honey has high demand both for medicinal and nutritional importance across the entire world. Majority of apiculturists use indigenous beehives that are a target to ... -
Designing adjustable maternity apparel for working women.
(Kyambogo university (unpublished work), 2018-11)The working pregnant women's apparel has been neglected a Jot here in Uganda and therefore limiting them to few fashionable clothing choices that are not work appropriate for them. The aim of the study "Designing adjustable ... -
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah revisited: military and political reflections
(Old Testament Essays, 2015)That Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis have been a subject of constant cognitive itch is a truism rather than fiction. Aware that the HB is an ideological text, the story of Jordan states notably Sodom and Gomorrah may need ... -
A detailed time series assessment of the diet of Lesser Flamingos: further explanation for their itinerant behaviour
(Hydrobiologia., 2013-04-27)We hypothesised that changes in nutritional composition and quality of the pelagic phytoplankton community influence the occurrence of Lesser Flamingo populations in two Kenyan saline– alkaline lakes, Nakuru and Bogoria. ... -
Detecting the risk of customer churn in telecom sector: a comparative study
(Mathematical Problems in Engineering : Hindawi, 2022-07-18)Churn rate describes the rate at which customers abandon a product or service. Identifying churn-risk customers is essential for telecom sectors to retain old customers and maintain a higher competitive advantage. The ... -
Determinants and variation of total body fat percentage, abdominal fat and waist circumference within and across semesters: a cohort study of Kyambogo University students
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-11)University students may end up having a high rate of fat accumulation due to a sedentary lifestyle, a decrease in physical activity, and unhealthy dietary habits. This contributes to the rising prevalence of obesity which ... -
Determinants for the uptake of takaful insurance in Uganda: an exploratory mixed approach
(Emerald Insight, 2024-06-11)Takaful insurance is gaining increasing popularity worldwide. However, the takaful industry is relatively new in Uganda and its research is still in embryonic stages. This study aimed at exploring the contextual determinants ... -
Determinants of capital structure of small and medium enterprises: a case of Katwe Metal Works and fabricators in Rubaga division, Kampala district.
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2014-01)The study sought to establish the effect of the determinants of the capital structure of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The study adopted a cross sectional survey design from which a population of 228 SMEs from which ... -
Determinants of children’s participation in organised physical activities: a case of Kawempe division-Kampala Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2021-07)The study aimed at establishing determinants of participation in Organised Physical Activities among primary school age going children (7-15 years) in Kawempe Division using descriptive cross sectional design. A sample ... -
Determinants of dietary and physical activity behaviours among women of reproductive age in urban sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
(Cambridge University Press: British Journal of Nutrition., 2020-05-28)Urban sub-Saharan Africa is in a nutrition transition shifting towards consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor diets and decreasing physical activity. Determinants of nutrition transition in sub-Saharan Africa are presently ... -
Determinants of dietary and physical activity behaviours among women of reproductive age in urban Uganda, a qualitative study
(Cambridge University Press: British Journal of Nutrition., 2020-10-01)To explore determinants of dietary and physical activity behaviours among women of reproductive age. Design: Data were collected through focus group discussions (FGD). The FGD guide was based on a modified theoretical ... -
Determinants of persistence among science teacher-trainees: examining the role of self-efficacy, task value, and academic hope
(Journal of Science Teacher Education., 2017-10-16)Grounded in the expectancy-value and hope theories, the present study was conducted to examine the extent to which self-efficacy, task value, and academic hope predict persistence among science teacher-trainees in Uganda. ... -
Determinants of students’ choices of vocational subjects at ordinary level in Jinja district
(Kyambogo University, 2020-08)This study was carried out to investigate the determinants of students’ choices of vocational subjects at O’ level in ten selected schools in Jinja district. This was as a result of the small number of students who opt for ... -
Determinants of women’s progress to academic leadership positions in public universities: a case of Makerere University
(Kyambogo University, 2021-09)The study focused on factors that determine women's progress to academic leadership positions at Makerere University. The objectives of the study were: to determine the influence of personal level factors on women’s progress ... -
Determination of cooling effects on tensile strength of re-bars using spray quenching
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-08)In this study, the tensile strength in carbon steel was achieved under controlled heating and cooling processes. Forty-five samples of billets were used to produce 12 mm, 16 mm and 20 mm of hot-rolled rebar and each rebar ... -
Determination of mealybug population density for transmission of pineapple mealybug wilt disease in Central Uganda
(International Journal of Agronomy, 2024-01)Pineapple mealybug wilt disease (PMWD) is a complex and most destructive viral disease constraining pineapple production world over. Pineapple mealybug wilt disease is transmitted by mealybugs (Dysmicoccus species). ... -
Determination of radiological hazard levels in soil, mine tailings and rock samples from selected gold mines in Busia district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University(unpublished), 2018-11-15)This study was designed to determine radiological hazard levels in soil, mine tailings and rock samples from Agata, Okame, Busia 90 and Greenstone Resource Limited Gold mines in Busia District. The specific activity of ... -
Determination of radiological hazard levels of gammma rays from radionuclides in water from selected boreholes in Moroto district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2021-03)This study was designed to identify gamma ray emitting radionuclides using the GDM 20 NaI(Tl) detector and to determine and compare the activity concentrations, absorbed dose rates, annual effective dose equivalent and the ...