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2020 | Universidad y Sociedad, 12(2), | Pp. 184-191
This study investigates the role the media play in conflict management and particularly focuses on identifying the approach adopted by the media when reporting electoral conflicts during 2007, 2013 and 2017 in presidential elections in Kenya. The study was hi...
2020 | Am. J. Biomed. Sci. 2020,12(1),37-54;doi:10.5099/aj200100037 | Pp. 37-54
Background: The currently prescribed anti-diabetic drugs have been clinically proven to develop resistance to reduce the elevated blood glucose level, reduce haemoglobin A1c (HbA1) concentration, possess insulin insensitivity issues as well as other pharmacok...
2020 | International Journal of Engineering and Information Systems | Pp. 37-44
Academic Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are meant to integrate the separate activities, processes, and functions within a higher institution to help streamline the process and to provide real-time, on-demand information needs. The volume of data p...
2020 | Journal of Education Research and Rural Community Development, 2020: Volume 2, Issue 1, 1-10 | Pp. 1-10
This paper focuses on the relationship between family socioeconomic status and alcohol consumption. It further covers the moderation effect of religiosity on the relationship between family socioeconomic status and alcohol consumption among secondary school a...
2020 | Hindawi International Journal of Reproductive Medicine | Pp. 3-6
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is a common condition in developed and developing countries and poses a serious threat to the maternal and fetal well-being if not properly managed. This study delineated the prevalence and predictors of PROM in the weste...
2020 | Journal of Education and Practice Vol.11, No.6, 2020 | Pp. 23-31
This study investigated whether instructional materials determined English reading literacy of pupils in UPE Schools in Fort Portal Municipality in Uganda. The objectives of the study were to assess whether audio-visual instructional materials, graphic instru...
2020 | Journal of Diabetes Research | Pp. 1-5
Background. Type 2 diabetes is a worldwide disaster including in Uganda, speciï¬cally in Kanungu District which had a rise in diabetic patients in 2018/2019 as compared to the 2017/2018 ï¬nancial year. This research was determined to access the prevalence a...
2019 | Journal of solar energy research | Pp. 92-106
Perturbation of diminutive solar irradiance and extreme semiconductor temperature on the responsive; output current and output voltage shows the stimulus effect of diminutive solar irradiance and extreme semiconductor temperature on the responsive. This could...
2019 | World Journal of Modelling and Simulation | Pp. 243-261
Abstract. Modelling of heat transfer through the finned hollow cylindrical surfaces of an insulation testing rig (ITR) is the main concern of this work. A differential volume approach was employed in developing thermal differential models. The analytical solu...
2019 | cogent engineering
Verification of suitability of insulation testing rig (ITR) in determining the thermophysical properties of insulating materials (IM) is strongly based on the measurement of temperatures on the inner/outer surfaces of the insulators (white cotton fabric, mold...