UCU Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Farmers’ selection cues in cowpea for vegetable use in eastern Uganda
(African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition and development, 2022)A participatory cowpea varietal selection was carried out in Eastern Uganda in the Kumi district among farmers (n=30) in the sub-Counties of Ongino, Kumi and Kanyum. An arange of opinions were collected to identify farmers’ ... -
The Relationship between Anxiety and Teacher Performance in Private Secondary Schools
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2021-11-17)The main objective was to examine the relationship between anxiety and teachers’ performance in private secondary schools in Mukono Municipality. Headteachers, teachers, Chairman Board of Governors, District education ... -
Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Springer International Publishing, 2022)Long before the Covid-19 health crisis, sub-Saharan Africa has and still endures the brunt of many global health crises such as the deadly Ebola virus, HIV/AIDS, cholera and malaria, which have claimed millions of lives. ... -
Effective utilisation of Library Resources
(School of Education - Uganda Christian University, 2019-06)The major aim of any university library is to support teaching, learning and research activities of its parent institution. University library must therefore, make sure that their resources are well utilized as this is ... -
How to manage conflict in a Library work place.
(Library and Information Services - Uganda Christian University, 2018-08)Conflict is a scenario where discrepancy in values, attitudes and power rise to a contention and opposition between two or more parties. This is due to increased emphasis on participation, innovation, teamwork, diversity ... -
Fathers and fatherhood for sons and daughters (Fathering Children)
(Family Conference - Uganda Christian University, 2019-08)Children who have caring fathers in their future cannot become culprits of sexual abuse because of the excellent relationship they have experienced with the influence of their father’s sexual behaviours. Instead mothers ... -
Assessing the Library and Information Advocacy and Marketing Services: A case study of Uganda Christian University Library
(Library and Information Services - Uganda Christian University, 2017-08)It is acknowledged widely that libraries and archives have for a very long time endure from their image and visibility problems. This is probably why many librarians and archivists now recognise marketing as an essential ... -
Household-level Fluoride reduction from drinking water using crushed fired clay – proof of concept
(International Formulae Group Journal, 2021)Residents of Bunyangabu District in Uganda have reportedly suffered from cases of dental fluorosis due to consumption of water with high levels of Fluoride from Ntabago Stream. A household-level sand filter incorporating ... -
Sawdust as a filtering media in sludge drying beds
(International Formulae Group Journal, 2021)Conventional wastewater treatment is a common method of domestic wastewater treatment in Sub Saharan Africa. Lubigi wastewater treatment plant (LSTP) in Kampala – Uganda is a unique wastewater treatment system combining ... -
Assessment of physical conditions and proposed best management practices of domestic storage tanks supplied by a water utility in a rapidly growing City.
(International Formulae Group Journal, 2021)The physical conditions of domestic storage tanks for customers supplied by a water utility were assessed in Kampala, a rapidly growing City in Uganda. A longitudinal assessment of 372 storage tanks in 6 sampled administrative ... -
Quantitative and mechanistic analysis of impact of novel cassava-assisted improved processing on fluid transport phenomenon in humidity-temperature-stressed bio-derived films
(European Polymer Journal, 2016)Bio-derived films’ realistic performance integrity is ascertained by their resilience in highly stressful storage conditions, a function of its ability to respond timely and manages fluid barrier appropriately. Bio-derived ... -
Novel Intact Bitter Cassava: Sustainable Development and Desirability Optimisation of Packaging Films
(Food Bioprocess Technol Journal, 2016)Novel biomaterials and optimal processing conditions are fundamental in low-cost packaging material production. Recently, a novel biobased intact bitter cassava derivative was developed using an intrinsic, high-throughput ... -
New sustainable approach to reduce cassava borne environmental waste and develop biodegradable materials for food packaging applications
(Food Packaging and Shelf Life Journal, 2016)Transforming waste cassava into a sustainable resource requires a new approach and redesign of the current processing methodologies. Bitter cassava cultivars have been employed mainly as an emergency famine food, but could ... -
Integrated sustainable process design framework for cassava biobased packaging materials: critical review of current challenges, emerging trends and prospects
(Trends in food science and technology, 2016)Background: Cassava represents a reasonable share in biobased material development globally. The production of its biopolymer derivatives using conventional techniques/methods is accompanied by significant wastes with ... -
The Clergy Spouses’ Education and Ministry
(Church of Uganda House of Bishops, 2018-08-21)This paper is intended to address ministry shortfalls among clergy spouses in the church ministry due to lack of adequate education and training to facilitate their full participation. In this presentation the term “spouse” ... -
Integrated process standardisation as a zero-based approach to bitter cassava waste elimination and widely-applicable industrial biomaterial derivatives
(Chemical Engineering and Processing Journal, 2016)Integrated standardised methodology for biopolymer derivatives (BPD) production from novel intact bitter cassava was demonstrated by desirability optimisation of simultaneous release, recovery, cyanogenesis (SRRC) process. ... -
Evaluation of novel bitter cassava film for equilibrium modified atmosphere packaging of cherry tomatoes
(Food Packaging and Shelf Life Journal, 2017)Equilibrium modified atmosphere packaging (EMAP) technology offers the possibility to maintain produce postharvest quality and extend its shelf-life. However, EMAP stability depends on well-tuned packaging design parameters ... -
Engineered food supplement excipients from bitter cassava for minimisation of cassava processing waste in environment
(Future Foods Journal, 2020)Unchecked large-scale rudimentary upstream (sub-merged and solid state) fermentation processes of bitter cas- sava roots into alcohol have often contributed significantly to agricultural wastes into environment. Thus, the ... -
Effective utilisation of cassava bio-wastes through integrated process design: A sustainable approach to indirect waste management
(Process Safety and Environmental Protection Journals, 2016)An integrated process design, which can be applied in small-to-medium batch processing,was proposed. The process is based on the exploitation of intact (whole) cassavaroot, through optimisation of simultaneous release ... -
Cassava Biomaterial Innovations for Industry Applications
(Cassava Biomaterial Innovations for Industry Applications, 2021)Breakthrough innovations can spur growth in the modern era industry to realise sustainability and high returns on investments. Nowadays, biobased innovations for application in diverse industry sectors are considered as ...
