Mak IR Repository
Welcome to Makerere University's Institutional Repository (Mak IR). Mak IR was formerly called Uganda Scholarly Digital Library (USDL). Mak IR is a collection of scholarly output of by researchers of Makerere University, including scholarly articles and books, electronic theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, technical reports and digitised library collections. It is the official Institutional Repository (IR) of Makerere University.
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Africa Portal is an online repository of open access library collection with over 3,000 books, journals, and digital documents on African policy issues. This is an initiative by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Makerere University (MAK), and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). Please visit the Africa Portal at http://www.africaportal.org/library.Communities in Mak IR
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Modeling precipitable water vapour using Global Navigation Satellite System data over the East African region
(Makerere University, 2021-11)The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can be used to derive accurately the Zenith Tropospheric Delay (ZTD) and Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV) under all-weather conditions. The derived ZTD and PWV values play a ... -
Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among pregnant women with prediabetes in Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-11-04)Background: Globally, the burden of tuberculosis (TB) among pregnant women is substantial and is associated with poor maternal and neonatal outcomes. Prediabetes, an intermediate hyperglycaemic state coupled with ... -
A model for adoption of mobile health technologies to improve child nutrition practices in resource-constrained environments
(Makerere University, 2021-10)Malnutrition contributes to about half (45%) of the deaths of children under the age of five years in developing countries. Studies reveal that malnutrition is aggravated by a lack of nutritional information, particularly ... -
Economic evaluation of legume-finger millet rotations in Pallisa District
(Makerere University, 2021)Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is among the major food crops in Uganda but due to population pressure on land, soils have become exhausted leading to low productivity of millet. Legume-based soil fertility management ... -
Excise duty tax and financial performance of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Kawempe Division, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12-06)Excise duties are indirect taxes on the sale or use of specific products (Varjan et al., 2019), such as alcohol, tobacco and energy. Government imposes and collects tax through Uganda revenue authority. There has been ...
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