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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Handels- och biståndsförhållandets utveckling mellan Uganda och Sverige och EBA-avtalets målsättning

Bahgat, Sophie January 2009 (has links)
Handels- och biståndsförhållandet mellan Uganda och Sverige har undersökts i syfte att tareda på hur utvecklingen har sett ut under frihandelsavtalet Everything But Arms. Avtalet harvarit aktivt sedan 2001 och resulterat i tullfrihet av alla varor förutom vapen och ammunitionför Ugandas handel med EU. Innan avtalets sattes igång var Ugandas handel med Sverigeojämn, det är den även idag efter ca åtta år av en global frihandel. Handelsstatistiken dessaländer emellan tyder på en stor export vinst för Sveriges del. Genom Everything But Armsavtaletstullfrihet anser EU och FN att ett MUL-land som Uganda kommer att kunnakonkurrera på världsmarknaden. EBA-avtalets målsättning är tydlig och menar att frihandelnkommer leda till att Uganda ökar sin export och därmed ta större plats på världsmarknaden. Igranskandet av förhållandet Uganda-Sverige utgjorde slutsatsen att EBA-avtalet inte har nåttupp till sin målsättning.EBA-avtalet har varit aktivt i snart åtta år och det svenska biståndet som ges till Uganda ärungefär 30 gånger större än Ugandas svenska exportintäkter. Ugandas sociala ochdemokratiska förhållanden i landet är den största faktorn som bromsar upp utvecklingen ochdärför är landet fortfarande beroende av utländskt bistånd. Det svenska biståndet går därförfrämst till demokratiska, humanitära och fattigdomsbekämpande insatser. Utan att kunnaförsäkra den sociala stabiliteten hos den ugandiska befolkningen kan inte handelsutvecklingenprioriteras. Uganda kan idag inte öka konkurrensen på världsmarknaden genom ett avtal omtullfrihet. De måste först uppnå acceptabla sociala, politiska och demokratiska nivåer i landetför att handeln ska kunna utvecklas och därmed i sin tur kunna konkurrera påvärldsmarknaden.
372

Rainwater harvesting and rural livelihood improvement in banana growing areas of Uganda

Mugerwa, Nathan January 2007 (has links)
Recurrent crises of food insecurity and poverty are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There is an urgent need to increase food production so as to reduce bad nutrition and alleviate poverty. The availability and management of water contributes crucially to the variation in yields. Since the majority of farmers in SSA practice rain-fed agriculture under adverse climatic conditions, it is crucial to use water-conserving technologies systematically and make rainwater management an integral part of land use and crop management. While rainwater harvesting technologies (RHT) can increase productivity of rain-fed agriculture significantly at reasonable costs, successful adoption of RHT and accompanying high yields still remain primarily at family level and/or in geographical ‘pockets’. The big question is ‘why have farmers not widely adopted these apparently cheap and beneficial practices?’ An adequate understanding of the factors that lead some farmers to adopt RHT, characteristics of households that use RHT as well as technology transfer approaches offer valuable insights. Based on focus group discussions and a questionnaire survey covering adopters and non-adopters of RHT, and interviews with extension officers conducted in two banana growing districts in Uganda, this paper reveals circumstances, incentives, and support that would facilitate widespread adoption of RHT.
373

Characterization of chemical composition and microstructure of natural iron ore from Muko deposits

Muwanguzi, Abraham Judah Bumalirivu, Karasev, Andrey, Joseph, Byaruhanga K, Pär, Jönsson G January 2012 (has links)
The study aimed at investigating the chemical composition and microstructure of raw iron ore from the deposits in Muko area (south-western Uganda). The quality of this iron ore was evaluated to establish its suitability to serve as a raw material for iron production. Samples were taken from the six hills of Muko ore deposits and tests carried out to establish their composition and properties. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were employed in the investigation and chemical analysis performed to determine the compounds constituting the ore. The quality of this ore was compared to generalized world market standards and ores from other nations. It was found that Muko ore is a rich hematite grade with Fe content above 65%. It has little gangue (&lt;6% SiO2 and 3-4% Al2O3) and low contents of the deleterious elements (P ~ 0.02% and S &lt; 0.006%), which correspond to acceptable levels for commercial iron ores. / <p>QC 20130531</p> / Sustainable Technology Development in the Lake Victoria Region
374

Secondary schooling for girls in rural Uganda: challenges, opportunities and emerging identities

Jones, Shelley Kathleen 05 1900 (has links)
This dissertation represents a year-long (August 2004-August 2005) ethnographic case study of 15 adolescent schoolgirls attending a secondary school in a poor, rural area of Masaka District, Uganda which explores the challenges, opportunities and potential for future identities that were associated with secondary level education. This study includes an extensive analysis of the degree to which the global objective of gender equity in education, prioritized in UNESCO’s Education For All initiative as well as the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, is promoted and/or achieved in the National Strategy for Girls’ Education in Uganda (NSGE). I consider various ideological understandings of international development in general as well as development theory specifically related to gender, and I draw on the Capabilities Approach (as developed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum) and Imagined Communities and Identities (Benedict Anderson, Bonny Norton) to interpret my findings. My research reveals that girls’ educational opportunities are constrained by many “unfreedoms” (Sen, 1999), such as extreme poverty, sexual vulnerability and gender discrimination, that are deeply and extensively rooted in cultural, historical, and socioeconomic circumstances and contexts, and that these unfreedoms are not adequately addressed in international and national policies and programme objectives. I propose several recommendations for change, including: a safe and secure “girls’ space” at school; mentorship roles and programmes; counselors; comprehensive sexual health education and free and easy access to birth control and disease prevention products, and sanitary materials; regular opportunities for dialogue with male students; employment opportunities; closer community/school ties; and professional development opportunities for teachers.
375

Following the Rains: Evidence and Perceptions Relating to Rainfall Variability in Western Uganda

Breytenbach, Elvira 13 August 2013 (has links)
There have been reports that rainfall in East Africa is changing or becoming more variable. This can have significant implications for conservation initiatives and the food security of this populace region that is heavily reliant on the rain fed agricultural system. The perceptions of farmers regarding rainfall along with 30 years of satellite data and 16 years of ground level observations were analyzed in order to characterize rainfall in and around Kibale National Park, a protected area in the Ugandan portion of the Albertine Rift. Two homogenous rainfall regions exist in the area, and the onset, cessation, and amount of rainfall during seasons is highly variable. The perceptions of farmers align with the analysis of rainfall data, indicating that the season beginning in March shows the highest degree of variability. Decreases in the amount of rainfall are found for both rainy seasons.
376

Water Storage Capacity and Flow Dynamics in a Papyrus Wetland, Uganda : Implications for Studies of Water Treatment Effects

Asp, Karl January 2009 (has links)
<!--[if !mso]> <object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object><mce:style><! st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } --> Hydrological investigations were performed in the Lubigi papyrus wetland in suburban Kampala, Uganda, impacted by human encroachment for settlement and agriculture. The first aim was to investigate the water flow variations and the dampening effect of the wetland. A second aim was to estimate the effective wetland volume and area, and relate this to the wetland function for treatment of the suburban runoff. A study site with well defined inflows and outflows was chosen, and three transects were cut through the papyrus to be able to study the water movement beneath the floating papyrus mat. Water flow measurements showed a flow dampening effect of the wetland on peak flows after rains, and the water balance revealed that the precipitation on the wetland was only 4 % of the inflow during the study. The tracer added at the inlet was rapidly detected downstream in the canal in the middle of the wetland, indicating a strong short-circuiting effect of the human made canal. At the outlet the tracer concentration was lower than the detection limit, suggesting a good mixing in the downstream part of the wetland, which was also supported by other water quality measurements in the transects. Ammonium-N concentrations at the inflow and outflow indicated a net export of ammonium-N, but the observed flow variations suggest that intensive water sampling campaigns are necessary for a proper evaluation of the water treatment function. The calculated effective volume and area amounted to 74 and 46 %, respectively, of the theoretically estimated, with a corresponding loss in the flow dampening and water treatment function of the wetland. / Rapporten är ett resultat av ett Minor Field Study stipendium finansierad av Sida.
377

Assessment of ceramic raw materials in Uganda for electrical porcelain

Olupot, Peter Wilberforce January 2006 (has links)
<p>Clay, quartz and feldspar are widely available in Uganda. The location and properties of various clay deposits are reported in the literature, but little is reported on feldspar and quartz deposits. In this work an extended literature on ceramics and porcelains in particular, is documented. Samples from two deposits of feldspar and two deposits of quartz are characterised and found to possess requisite properties for making porcelain insulators. Sample porcelain bodies are made from materials collected from selected deposits using different mixing proportions of clay, feldspar and quartz. Their properties in relation to workability, firing temperature, dielectric and bending strengths are studied. It is found that a mixture consisting of 30% Mutaka kaolin, 15% Mukono ball clay, 30% Mutaka feldspar and 25% Lido beach flint yields a body with highest mechanical strength (72MPa) and dielectric strength (19kV/mm) when fired at 1250°C. The strength (both mechanical and dielectric) is found to decrease with increasing firing temperature. At high firing temperatures, the undissolved quartz in the body decreased, the glass content increases and pores are formed. Mullite content on the other hand does not change at temperatures above 1200°C but there are significant differences in the morphologies of the mullite crystals in the samples. Optimum mechanical and electrical properties are found at maximum virtification and a microstructure showing small closely packed mullite needles.</p>
378

Human papillomaviruses and their association with squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva

Agaba, Charles Ateenyi, January 2009 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning)--Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2009.
379

Sensitivity of stable isotopes (13C, 15N, and 18O) in bone to dietary specialization and niche separation among sympatric primates in Kibale National Park, Uganda /

Carter, Melinda Lee. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Anthropology, August 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.
380

Care of the newborn in Uganda studies of the use of simple affordable effective interventions /

Byaruhanga, Romano Nkumbwa, January 2009 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2009. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

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