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Analysizing the factors affecting sales person performance at Airtel Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors affecting salesperson performance at Airtel Uganda. The study was premised on three objectives: to examine the existing factors affecting salesperson performance at ... -
Working capital management, financial skills and business performance of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMES) in Nakawa Division
(Makerere University, 2024)The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship of working capital management, financial skills and business performance of MSMEs in Nakawa Division. The study used quantitative approach to help the researcher in ... -
Politeness strategies in English as a second language: A case of secondary school teachers in Fort Portal Municipality
(Makerere University, 2022)This study aimed at finding out how non-native speakers of English conceptualize politeness and what politeness strategies they use in communication with each other in English. Being native speakers of another language, ... -
Proposed pharmaceutical warehouse and office construction.
(Makerere University, 2020-12)National Medical Stores (NMS) is an autonomous government corporation that was established in 1993 under Act of Parliament, Chapter 207 of the laws of Uganda by the Ugandan legislature. Its core mandate was to procure, ... -
Quantifying the contribution of distributed energy resources to power system resilience.
(Makerere University, 2024-03-11)In 2005, low rainfall levels resulted in a significant deficiency in generation compared to demand. Government policy thus prioritized the development of new plants and the diversification of generation to reduce the ... -
Prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors
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Understanding of clerical celibacy as a strategy to increase vocations to the priesthood in the light of Sacerdotalis caelibatus: case study [of] Buhimba Parish, Mbarara Archdiocese
(Makerere University, 2023-10)This research aimed at showing that understanding clerical celibacy can help to increase vocations to the priesthood in Buhimba Parish, Mbarara Archdiocese. It indicated the prevalence of low turn- up to the priestly ... -
Up grading of Akasingenge neighborhood - Mbarara City.
(Makerere University, 2022-02-24)The study was carried out in Akasingenge neighborhood which is located in Mbarara city. The parliament of Uganda in 20220 uplifted Mbarara municipality to a city status. This implies that there is urgent need to address ... -
Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on complications following emergency non-trauma laparotomy: A prospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Blood transfusion may be required in the management of patients undergoing emergency non-trauma laparotomy. However, retrospective cohort studies involving patients undergoing emergency laparotomy have ... -
Dynamics of soil-transmitted helminths under mass drug administration among school children in Kumi Municipality, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-09)Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are neglected tropical diseases of public health significance globally, WHO recommended periodic mass drug administration (MDA) in endemic areas. In 2003, Uganda initiated MDA but ... -
Delivery of Non-Academic Student Support Services by staff in Kyambogo University
(Makerere University, 2024-02)Non-academic student support services are an essential component of universities that play a crucial role in assisting and promoting student retention. The success of students and institutions depends on the staff who ... -
Optimization of Expected Utility of Consumption and Terminal wealth in a portfolio in continuous time.
(Makerere University., 2024-01-31)In this dissertation, addressing an investment-consumption problem with the goal of maximizing expected utility of consumption and terminal wealth in a portfolio in continuous time is considered. The action is two-fold in ... -
Dividend maximisation in an insurance process compounded by risky and non-risky investments.
(Makerere University., 2024-02-07)Shareholders of an insurance company would expect maximum dividends from their investment in insurance companies for decades. Therefore, there is a need for managers of insurance companies to pay out appealing dividends ... -
The impact of social injustice on the promotion of peace in Buhimba Parish Mbarara Archdiocese, in light of Pacem in terris
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The doctrines of the Catholic Church presuppose that each person is treated as a subject and not as an object for manipulation or exploitation. This demands that people be animated by God’s selfless and sacrificial love, ... -
Analysing the opportunities and challenges of agency banking in Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited
(Makerere University, 2024)This research aimed at exploring the opportunities and challenges of agency banking at Diamond Trust Bank (DTB); The study was premised on three objectives; to explore the opportunities for agency banking, to investigate ... -
Tracing the roots of the technological capacity building of the Uganda people's defence forces
(Makerere University, 2023-09)This paper seeks to trace the roots of the technological capacity building of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). Technology has always been used to produce improved tools and research in sciences has enabled the ... -
Evaluating readiness for implementation of the eight antenatal care contacts as per the World Health Organization guidelines in Bukwo District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) account for around 99 % of maternal deaths worldwide, with Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) responsible for about 66 % of these demises. The new Antenatal Care (ANC) model with ... -
A machine learning approach to predict E. coli antibacterial resistance using whole-genome sequencing data
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global health threat, particularly impacting low- and middle-income countries(LMICS) such as Uganda, where reliable and rapid methods for detecting AMR in E. coli ... -
Uptake of preventive nutrition interventions among caretakers of children under 5 years in a pastoral setting of South Sudan: A case of Kapoeta South County
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Preventive nutrition interventions are usually implemented without understanding how multiple factors affect uptake. Pastoralist populations have shown low uptake. A multidimensional study of uptake in the ... -
Health related quality of life and associated factors of post-pulmonary tuberculosis lung disease patients treated from Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala - Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: By the end of 2020, there were approximately 155 million TB survivors globally. TB survivors have up to three times increased risk of mortality from post-Pulmonary TB lung complications compared with the ...