UCU Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The role of backward mutations on the within-host dynamics of HIV-1
(Journal of Mathematical Biology, 2012-09-06)The quality of life for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) has been positively impacted by the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, the benefits of ART are usually halted by the emergence ... -
UCUDIR DSpace Technical Documentation
(2019)This document provides notes and procedures for DSpace installation and configuration of the UCU Digital Institutional Repository -
Camera, commerce & Conscience: Afrowood and the crisis of purpose.
(Greenminds Publishers., 2019)Every re-interpretation of a work of art is an enrichment of the culture that inspired that work in the first place. The artist of the reinterpretation is truly blessed not only by the initial artist but by the community ... -
Social policy theories: debates, policies and prospects of social change in the Great Lakes Region.
(Global Publishers and Distributors., 2008)The book is central to the Social Policy Planning Handbooks series and will prove an excellent text book in both electronic mode and conventional paperback material, for university students, further education and board room ... -
Mass media, women and public life in Uganda : interrogating representation, interaction and engagement
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2017)This study was motivated by the strides Uganda has made towards the growth of the media and women’s participation in public life. The puzzle is that this increased participation of women in public life is hardly captured ... -
Procurement Planning and Service Delivery in Local Government: a case study of Lira District and Municipality
(Uganda Christian University, 2019-05)The main purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between procurement planning and effective service delivery by local government procurement system in Uganda with a case study of Lira District local government ... -
A case for urban liveability from below: exploring the politics of water and land access for greater liveability in Kampala, Uganda
(Local Environment. The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2019)Improving urban liveability and prosperity is commonly set as a priority in urban development plans and policy around the world. Several annual reports produced by international consulting firms, media, and global agencies ... -
Design of an Improved Cooking Stove Using High Density Heated Rocks and Heat Retaining Techniques
(Journal of Renewable Energy-Hindawi, 2018)In sub-Saharan Africa, dependence on wood fuel has caused significant depletion of vegetative resources. Whereas there exist hundreds of improved cooking stoves, many have not reached their maximum potential because their ... -
Species Richness and Nutritive Values of Fodder and Their Relationship with Soil Characteristics in Ugandan Rangelands
(Science Publishing Group, 2018)A study was conducted to determine the species richness and nutritive values of fodder and their relationship with soil characteristics in the Ugandan rangelands. The aim of the study was to determine the current status ... -
Exploring the Environmental Feasibility of Integrated Sanitation Systems for Uganda.
(Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2019)In urban areas of Uganda, management of waste which consists of at least 70% organic content is accomplished by collection and disposal in landfills, resulting in emission of landfill gases among other impacts. Meanwhile, ... -
Influence of Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) on maize and soybean production
(PLOS ONE, 2019-04-09)Vitellaria paradoxa provides many benefits to farmers within the Shea belt. However, increased threats to it necessitate its conservation, and one common approach is the practice of agroforestry. A number of studies have ... -
Uganda should not liberalize abortion laws
(The Africa Policy Centre Uganda Christian University, 2017-10)This paper explains the solid grounds on which Uganda should stand to refuse the push to liberalize its laws regarding abortions. The first section traces the construction of the ‘Right to Abortion’ in order to provide ... -
Male and Female Union: The Centrality of Marriage and Family to Creation, Redemption, and ‘the Good of All’
(The Africa Policy Centre Uganda Christian University, 2018-05)“Marriage is honored in all things, and the conjugal bed is undefiled.” (Hebrews 13:4) Advocacy for “strong marriage and family” must be understood not only in the pragmatic terms of empirical benefits. These of course ... -
Bleeding Uganda: on Festo Kivengere’s Preaching of the Doctrine of Reconciliation
(The Africa Policy Centre Uganda Christian University, 2018)Festo Kivengere once remarked in a sermon: ‘We in Uganda feel that the church is irrelevant if it fails to carry on the message of being ambassadors of reconciliation’. -
Project management: tools, techniques and strategies of managing
(2018-10)This first edition categorises project management tools and techniques basing on the project management knowledge by PMBOK as emphasised by PMI but contextualised the knowledge dimensions to Africa/Uganda. It also includes ... -
Somali refugees’ wellbeing: the role of socio-culturally mediated agency
(Africa Journals Online, 2019)Although there is substantial research on refugees and their wellbeing, there is limited research that examines the role of refugees‘ agency in their lives. Using Doyal and Gough‘s (1991) theory of human need, the study ... -
The Wellbeing of Somali Refugees in Kampala: Perceived Satisfaction of their Human Needs
(Africa Journals Online, 2017)Although there is substantial research on the psychological wellbeing of refugees in psychology, especially in acculturation research, there is very little research assessing refugees‘ objective conditions of living. This ... -
Omwehurizi Racheal
(Pratham Books’ Story Weaver, 2017)This story is about a proud girl called Racheal -
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Damu olabe!
(Pratham Books Story Weaver Publishing, 2018)This is a story of being careful and watchful whenever they send you somewhere.
