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Modelling of inter-stop minibus taxi movements: Using machine learning and network theory
(1st International conference on the use of Mobile ICT in Africa, 2014)Minibus taxis provide affordable alternative transport for the majority of urban working population in Sub-Saharan Africa. Often, these taxis do not follow predefined routes in their endeavours to look for passengers. ... -
Mapping the informal public transport network in Kampala with smartphones: making sense of an organically evolved chaotic system in an emerging city in sub-Saharan Africa
(35th Southern African Transport Conference, 2016)In cities in the emerging world, public transport networks are governed by a large number of agents, each with their own agendas, priorities, incentives and resources, interacting nonlinearly through complex feedback loops. ... -
Transforming Paratransit in Africa's congested Cities: An ICT- enabled Integrated Demand Responsive Transport (iDRT) approach
(IST-Africa 2020 Conference Proceedings Miriam Cunningham and Paul Cunningham (Eds) IST-Africa Institute and IIMC, 2020)Developing cities in Africa and the Global South are grappling with the problem of inadequate public transport provision. The informal privately-run paratransit system consisting of mini- and micro-buses, shared taxis ... -
Understanding ICT adoption amongst SMEs in Uganda: Towards a participatory design model to enhance technology diffusion
(African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 2021-01-19)Policy statements by the United Nations, the African Union and most African countries boldly pronounce on the anticipated benefits of the internetworked world and associated ICT to society in general and to the world of ... -
The Effect of expanded polystyrene and cement on properties of sand soils for foundation use
(17th African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2019-10)The increase in Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) waste in Uganda is prone to cause serious environmental pollution owing to the related poor disposal methods. The common practices include open disposal and/or burning which are ... -
Use of Crushed Concrete Aggregate Waste in Stabilization of Clayey Soils for Sub Base Pavement Construction
(9th South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, 13, 14 & 15 September 2017, 2017)The research aimed at stabilizing lateritic soils, using crushed concrete aggregates from demolished buildings, foundations, roads and other structures, for use as sub-base for a paved road. Lateritic soils were sampled ... -
Designing a Paved Road Using Geogrids to Reduce the Thickness of the Pavement Layers
(9th South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, 2017)Performance and durability of road pavements are significantly dependent on the strength and stability of the underlying soil layers, most especially the subgrade pavement layer. Currently, in Uganda most roads are constructed ... -
Use of Lime Piles as an Alternative Method for Stabilisation of Road Embankments
(9th South African Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, 2017)The durability and performance of an embankment depends on its stability. Several options are available for controlling stability and settlement problems associated with embankment slopes. One of them involves using ... -
Using particpatory design technique in the design of the mobile phone-based health application for patients: a case from Uganda
(2018 International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Computing Applications (ICONIC), 2018)Mobile health represents a relatively new trend in the field of health and involves the use of mobile devices to support healthcare. Despite this, there are still open challenges with respect to design, functionality and ... -
On the challenge of adopting standard EHR systems in developing countries
(Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2013)Electronic health record (EHR) systems are a popular mechanism for accessing health records in the developed world and have contributed towards improved and cost-effective health care management. However, the development ... -
Secure and efficient mobile personal data sharing in resource constrained environments
(IEEE 29th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshop (WAINA), 2015)Although personal health record (PHR) systems are widely used in the developed world, little has been done to explore the utility of these PHR systems in the developing world. One of the key reasons behind this is the fact ... -
Issues of Adoption: Can Health Services Designed for Developed Countries be adopted in Developing Countries?
(Proceedings of the Tenth International Network Conference (INC2014), 2014-07)Electronic health record (EHR) systems are a popular mechanism for accessing health records in the developed world and have contributed towards improved and cost-effective health care management. However, the development ... -
An access control framework for protecting personal electronic health records
(The MAURICON 2018 International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Computing Applications (ICONIC), 2018)The increasing expansion of wireless systems and the extensive popularity and usage of mobile devices such as mobile phones and wireless tablets represents a great opportunity to use mobile devices as widespread health ... -
Biodegradation of Estrogenic Compounds and Its Enhancement in a Membrane Bioreactor – Research Category III, Water Quality
(UC Berkeley Center for Water Resources Technical Completion, 2002-09)In the project, we investigated enhancement removal of estrogenic activities in activated sludge. These activities are caused by natural and synthetic substances that mimic the effect of the human hormone estrogen and ... -
Household drinking water characteristics in a peri-urban community: the case of Kifumbira Zone, Kampala, Uganda
(35th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, 2011)A study to determine the drinking water quality improvement practises at household level was undertaken in Kifumbira Zone, a Kampala peri-urban area, Uganda. The socio-economic conditions of 150 households were identified ...
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