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Exploration and symbolic interpretation of alternative printing surfaces using the serigraphic printing technique.
(Makerere University, 2008-10)
The contemporary industrial world today provides a variety of printing surfaces, for example, glass, biscuit –fired clay slabs, stone slates, plastic, acrylic boards, and other synthetic materials which have not been ...
The formation of contemporary visual artists in Africa: Revisiting residency programmes.
(Makerere University, 2008-09)
Appreciation of African visual artists’ background in artistic theory, its application and criticism, artists’ quality of experience and their level of artistic knowledge and competencies are critical factors in measuring ...
Development of a decision support tool for certification of road contracts in Uganda: A case study of the Central Region.
(Makerere University, 2008-10)
This dissertation entails information about a Master’s Research work in Construction Management on Development of a Decision Support Tool (DST) for Certification of Road
contracts in Uganda. The researcher undertook an ...
Hybrid e-learning for rural secondary schools in Uganda: Co-evolution in triple helix processes
(Makerere University, 2009-01)
For the last two decades, a number of policies aimed at increasing participation of female students in higher education have been implemented by Uganda Government. However, the participation of female students in the ...
The effect of environmental factors and traffic volume on the performance of low-volume labour-based roads
(Makerere University, 2008-08)
In road works labour-based technology refers to the appropriate and efficient use of labour
in construction and maintenance, with equipment only playing a supportive role. The
technical specifications related to the ...
To assess the performance of the current Community Based Management Systems (CBMS) in maintenance of rural water facilities in Rakai District
(Makerere University, 2009-07)
Problems with the operations and maintenance of water supply and sanitation have long been recognized as key constraints of the sustainability of water services. In Uganda today, the operations and maintenance of Rural ...
Analyzing the effectiveness of gasifier-produced biochar as a soil amendment in the humid tropics
(Makerere University, 2009-05)
Biochar is the solid, carbonaceous byproduct from thermal treatment of biomass that is produced specifically for application to soils. Studies have shown that when biochar is added to soils it is able to increase yields, ...
An investigation of the performance of laterite in flexible pavements in a humid tropical environment
(Makerere University, 2008-12)
Self-hardening of laterite especially within pavement layers is still an enigmatic subject to engineers and researchers. Being a pedogenic concretionary soil commonly used in the construction of some layers in flexible ...
Exploring wild animals as a subject using the relief printmaking technique.
(Makerere University, 2008)
The research was intended to demonstrate the potential of wild animals as a subject for relief printing by producing a variety of both utilitarian and aesthetic relief prints .The study objectives were to:
Demonstrate the ...
Better precipitation and evaporation estimate to improve Lake Victoria water balance
(Makerere University, 2007-08)
Lake Victoria and the Nile River with their catchments form the Nile Basin. Fluctuations in Lake Victoria water levels and its anomalous hydrological behavior affect the entire Nile basin water resources and their utilization. ...