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Investigating the occurence of contaminants of emerging concern in urban slum areas: a case study of Bwaise, Kawempe division, Kampala-Uganda
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2021-05)Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are defined as chemical compounds discovered in water or environment that are not currently monitored or regulated but are thought to cause adverse effects on the ecosystem and human ... -
Assessment of quality management practices of building construction firms in Uganda: a case of Kamwenge district
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2021-05)Generally , local firms always strive to gain competitive edge in building projects based on Total Quality Management initiatives that are customer centered in nature. The study focused on assessment of quality man management ... -
Water availability trends across water management zonesin Uganda
(Atmospheric Science Letters, 2021-06-21)This study assessed trends in gridded (0.25° × 0.25°) Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) precipitation, potential evapotranspiration (PET), and precipitation minus PET (PMP) across the four water management zones ... -
Long-term climatic water availability trends and variability across the African continent
(Theoretical and Applied Climatology : Springer Link, 2021-06-29)This study analyzed trends and variability in climatic water availability (CWA) across the African continent using monthly precipitation and potential evapotranspiration (PET) over the period 1901–2015. Climatic water ... -
Assessing the applicability of earned value management Technique in enhancing performance of construction Projects in Uganda: a case of Kampala city
(Kyambogo University, 2021-07)Monitoring is the most important component in project management. It deals with measuring performance of a project at certain time intervals and reports that performance to the organization for process control. Any project ... -
An evaluation of rural road management as a driver of economic development: a case study of Kabarole district
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)Rural roads form the largest part of the road network and the main form of access to the rural communities. The poor state of rural road networks not only affects transport of goods and services but also the economic growth. ... -
Effect of filler and binder contents on air voids in hot-mix asphalt for road pavement construction
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)Filler and binder make up a small proportion of bituminous mixtures, hence they are considered as important ingredients of mixtures. Sometimes due to equipment error during production, some mixtures retain extra or a reduced ... -
Effect of banana fibers on the mechanical and microstructural properties of concrete
(Kyambogo university (unpublished work), 2021-08)This research presents an experimental study on the "Effect of Banana fibres on the mechanical and microstructural properties of concrete". Concrete being a quasi-brittle material, exhibits limited ability to restrict ... -
Quantitative analysis of contributions of human activities and climatic variability to stream flow variation in river Rwizi catchment
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)Climate variability and human activities have an impact on hydrological processes. Human activities influence rainfall runoff generation process while climate variability does not only affect runoff volume but also low and ... -
Investigating implementation strategies towards elimination of structural failure of buildings in Uganda: a case study of Kampala city
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)In Kampala City, the failure of buildings has occurred frequently leading to increase in the spate of building collapse that have claimed many lives of people. In the past three years, Kampala has recorded quite a number ... -
Assessment of performance of road maintenance local contractors in Uganda: a case of Uganda National Roads Authority Lira station
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)Road maintenance is essential in order to preserve the road in its originally constructed condition, protect adjacent resources and ensure user safety in Uganda. However, there has been inadequate improvement in the road ... -
Assessment of the challenges in implementation of partnerships among contractors in Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2021-09)The challenge of implementing partnerships among contractors is a global concern. Many contractors do not possess expertise to handle major construction activities and are mainly characterised by low capacity and capability ... -
Contributions of human activities and climatic variability to changes in river Rwizi flows in Uganda, East Africa
(MDPI, 2021-09)This study employed Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to analyze the impacts of climate variability and human activities on River Rwizi flows. Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) types from 1997 to 2019 were ... -
Impact of addition of banana fibres at varying fibre length and content on mechanical and microstructural properties of concrete
(Hindawi: Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021-10-08)'is experimental study aimed at investigating the impact of addition of banana fibres on the mechanical (compression, splitting tension, and flexure) and microstructural (microscopic morphology and Energy Dispersive X-ray ... -
Investigating false start of the main growing season: a case of Uganda in East Africa
(Heliyon, 2021-11-19)False start of the growing season (Fsos) is a component of the onset variability related to agronomic drought that adversely impact on agricultural production and productivity. In the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where agriculture ... -
Impacts of climate variability and changing land use/land cover on River Mpanga flows in Uganda, East Africa
(Environmental Challenges : Elsevier, 2021-12-09)We analyzed River Mpanga Catchment (RMC) land use/land cover (LULC) types based on Landsat images for 2000, 2008 and 2014. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was driven by daily meteorological data from 2000 to 2011 to ... -
COVIDiStress diverse dataset on psychological and behavioural outcomes one year into the COVID-19 pandemic
(Scientific data, 2022)During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVIDiSTRESS Consortium launched an open-access global survey to understand and improve individuals’ experiences related to the crisis. a year later, we extended this line ... -
A hydrological model skill score and revised R-squared
(Hydrology Research, 2022-01-01)Despite the advances in methods of statistical and mathematical modeling, there is considerable lack of focus on improving how to judge models’quality. Coefficient of determination (R2) is arguably the most widely applied ... -
Hydrodynamic modelling of floods and estimating socio‑economic impacts of floods in Ugandan River Malaba sub‑catchment
(Earth Systems and Environment : Springer link, 2022-01-01)River Malaba sub-catchment tends to experience dramatic flooding events, with several socio-economic impacts to the nearby communities, such as loss of lives and destructions of physical infrastructure. Analysis of ... -
Modelling chlorine residuals in drinking water: a review
(International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022-01-24)World Health Organization’s guidelines on water quality limit concentrations of residual chlorine in drinking water to the range 0.2–5 mg/l. Modelling tends to be applied to understand how chlorine concentrations can be ...