Title: Institutional and Support Environment to Cluster Based Development Approach in Uganda. Authors: J. Mutambi Keywords: Clusters; Institutional Support; Small-Medium Enterprises; Triple-Helix; Uganda Issue Date: October 2009 Abstract: Similar to other developing countries, Uganda recognizes the ability of Micro, Small and Medium scale enterprises to generate socio-economic benefits, value addition to local raw materials, and...Read More

Title: Advancing Value Addition and Competitiveness through Standardization to Promote Manufacturing Authors: J. Mutambi Keywords: Clustering, Competitiveness, Innovation, Manufacturing, Value addition Issue Date: June 2008 Abstract: The Manufacturing Sector is one of the main sectors in the Uganda economy and it is divided into formal and informal manufacturing. The total contribution of the manufacturing sector...Read More

Title: Quantitative Evaluation of Neural Networks for NDE Applications Using The Roc Curve Authors: Mackay A. E. Okure and Michael A. Peshkin Keywords: performance evaluation, ROC method, probability of detection, neural networks, fundamentals of QNDE methods. Issue Date: 1994 Abstract: The relative operating characteristic (ROC) method is applied to performance evaluation of neural networks. The study...Read More

Title: Comparison of kiln-derived and gasifier-derived biochars as soil amendments in the humid tropics Authors: Christopher Deal, Catherine E. Brewer, Robert C. Brown, Mackay A.E. Okure, Alice Amoding Keywords: Biochar, Pyrolysis, Gasification, Tropics, Soil pH, Ash Issue Date: December 2011 Abstract: Biochar is the carbonaceous solid byproduct from thermal treatment of biomass that is produced specifically for application to soils. Studies have shown that...Read More

Title: Investigation of Probable Pollution from Automobile Exhaust Gases in Kampala Authors: Irene Pauline Bateebe Keywords: Greenhouse effect, climate change, mitigation, GWP, vehicle emissions standard, LEAP model, simulations. Issue Date: January 2012 Abstract: It is estimated that transport sources in developing countries contribute about 4% of the global fossil carbon dioxide versus 18% by industrialized...Read More