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  • A review of the human resource management dilemma for SMEs : 
    Mutumba, Raymonds; Basika, Elisa; Menya, James; Kabenge, Isa; Kiggundu, Nicholas; Oshaba, Brenda (MedCrave, 2020-12)
    The increasing interest in human resource practices is driven by the hypothesis that employees and their management are critical to the success of an organization. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly ...
  • Performance evaluation of cassava drying technologies : 
    Menya, James; Tumutegyereize, Peter; Kabenge, Isa (MedCrave, 2020-05)
    Dried cassava chips have varied applications by end users that include breweries, confectionaries, starch and flour for food. In Uganda, over 80% of Cassava farmers dry their products by open sun drying and direct passive ...
  • A review of gender and technologies : 
    Menya, James; Banadda, Noble; Kiggundu, Nicholas (MedCrave, 2020-01)
    Although different technologies are developed and used by both men and women, less has been done in the analysis of gender consideration during technology development. As economies reposition themselves to compete in the ...
  • Importance of nested models in modeling infectious diseases. 
    Mbabazi, Fulgensia Kamugisha; Kimathi, Mark (Strathmore University, 2017-07)
    Mathematical models are believed to achieve good results in the prediction of disease prevalence. The progression of an infection within a host determines the capacity of a pathogen to spread to new hosts and to sustain ...
  • Mathematical models for influenza a virus and pneumococcus : 
    Mbabazi, Fulgensia Kamugisha (Busitema University., 2019-04)
    Infectious diseases have become problematic throughout the world, threatening individuals who come into contact with pathogens responsible for transmitting diseases. Pneumoccocal pneumonia, a secondary bacterial infection ...
  • Modeling of tire-road surface interaction under wet conditions. 
    Nagulamaa, Moses; Rwawire, Samson; Mbabazia, Fulgensia Kamugisha; Tulirinya, John (Global Press Hub, 2021)
    The occurrence of wet-weather accidents, from the perspective of the road surface characters caused by poor fluid friction obtained from the tire hydroplaning, has for many years been a challenge for various road authorities. ...
  • Projection of covid–19 pandemic in Uganda. 
    Mbabazi, Fulgensia Kamugisha (medRxiv., 2020-04)
    COVID–19 (Corona Virus) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS–COV–2). The virus that was first discovered in China Wuhan Province about 3 months ago (the first cases were reported in Wuhan on ...
  • What counts as a science and discipline in library and information science? 
    Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa (Emerald Insight., 2014)
    Purpose – The convergence of librarianship and information science to form library and information science (LIS) is seen as a recent phenomenon, with the term “information science” originally focused on the application of ...
  • User-friendly libraries for active teaching and learning : 
    Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa (Emerald Insight., 2017)
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the training of college librarians, academic and management staff, IT managers and students on how to organise, manage and use a user-friendly library. In Uganda, as in many ...
  • Next generation catalogues: 
    Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa (University of Illinois., 2017-05)
    The movement from online catalogues to search and discovery systems has not addressed the goals of true resource discoverability. While catalogue user studies have focused on user search and discovery processes and ...
  • Successful resource sharing in academic and research libraries in Illinois: 
    Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa (University of Illinois., 2010)
    With diminishing finances, it is rarely possible for a library or information center to have enough resources to fulfill the needs of its clients. Libraries working under effective collaborative initiatives in developed ...
  • iSchools building on the strengths found in the convergence of librarianship, archival, and museum studies to improve the education of managing digital collections. 
    Tammaro, Anna Maria; Vittore, Casarosa, A.; Larson, Ron; Seadle, Micheal; Weech, Terry; Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa (University of Illinois., 2013-02)
    In many iSchools, the convergence of professional education for Librarianship, Archival, and Museum (LAM) Studies is becoming relevant to the discussion of improving and expanding the iSchool curricula related to the ...
  • Examining the incentives and motivations for research-based legislation in Uganda. 
    Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa (Emerald Insight., 2014)
    Abstract Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to discuss the factors that would increase or decrease the prospects to use research evidence in legislation in a developing country. Design/methodology/approach – Both ...
  • Investigating LIS curriculum in both structure and content: 
    Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa (University of Illinois., 2016-08)
    This theoretical paper aims to develop a new model for the assessment of LIS education courses, to prepare students with the fundamentals of librarianship so they are useful in their jobs locally and internationally. Arguing ...
  • Contribution of sugarcane growing to the livelihood of the out growers in Busoga Region : 
    Kudu, David (Busitema University, 2013-06)
    This study was about the contribution of sugarcane growing to the livelihood of the out growers in Busoga Region. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between sugarcane growing and livelihood of the, ...
  • Convergence of education for information professionals in libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions in LIS schools in research and curriculum offerings. 
    Tammaro, Anna Maria; Casarosa, Vittore; Weech, Terry; Lugya, Fredrick K. (2013)
    The half-day workshop explored ways iSchools can participate in research and education relevant to the employment of information professionals in libraries, archives, and museums to provide access to and preservation of ...
  • Learning focused search in an online social network community. 
    Smith, Brittany N.; Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa; Evans, Craig (CORE, 2013-02)
    Current search engines satisfactorily return relevant, ranked results to most posed queries. However, when searching on a dense topic for individual or collaborative learning purposes, the highest ranked results retrieved ...
  • Correlates in granting students loans in Uganda : 
    Muweesi, Charles; Shizhou, Lou; Muwagga, Anthony Mugagga; Wang, Cuiying (Educational Research and Reviews., 2022-09)
    This mixed research study focused on the selection criterion and guidelines used by the Higher Education Students Education Financing Board (HESFEB) in granting students loan scheme to University Students in Uganda with a ...
  • Characterization of pineapple leaf fiber for a reinforced bio-composite. 
    Osinde, Job (Busitema University, 2013-05)
    Green materials and composites is a movement that has been gained the global attention over the past few years. Recently, green. materials are planned to be environmentally responsible, economically viable, and healthy ...
  • Blood bank mobile application for interaction between blood banks and blood fusion centers. 
    Ocen, Thaddeus; Nkugwa, John Mark; Ogwang, Ashraf (Busitema University, 2022-03)
    Blood is an indispensable element of human life and there are no replacements' for it World Health Organization (WHO) proposes countries to focus on young people to achieve 100%'·non-remunerated voluntary blood donation ...

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