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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Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) feeding practices and their implications for egg quality
(Makerere University, 2022-12-23)This thesis is based on four studies (Paper I, II, III and IV) conducted to investigate Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) feeding practices in urban and peri-urban areas of Uganda, and their implications for egg ... -
Deconstructing community policing strategies on Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) East, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)The history of Community Policing may be traced back in United States of America in 1960s when police decided to become more involved in local communities in order to deter and reduce criminal activity (Schanzer et ... -
The effect of public and private health expenditure on malaria incidence in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)The incidence of malaria typically correlates negatively with per-capita national income. Numerous existing research stress the positive impact on human capital that malaria incidence decline has on economic development. ... -
Telemedicine and health service delivery in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Telemedicine is increasingly being promoted as an ICT based approach to provide healthcare services, to leverage digital technology given the increasing need for healthcare delivery amidst health workforce shortages globally. ... -
Environmental conflict between refugees and host communities in Uganda: a case study of Nakivale Settlement area, Isingiro District
(Makerere University, 2023-01-27)A plethora of studies reviewed on refugees and host communities has been found to cover the impact of refugees on resources in the host communities while most literature on environmental security examines the causal linkages ...