Tracing ancient animal husbandry in tropical Africa using the fossil spore assemblages of coprophilous fungi: a validation study in western Uganda
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DOI: 10.1007/s00334-019-00760-3
Abstract: Fossil spores of coprophilous fungi preserved in lake and bog sediments are well-established palaeoecological tracers for the local history of pastoralism and other animal husbandry. However, applications in Africa are limited by the lack of… read more here.
Keywords: animal husbandry; fungal spore; coprophilous fungi; spore assemblages ... See more keywords
Forest edges in western Uganda: From refuge for the poor to zone of investment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2016.12.011
Abstract: Western Uganda is home to growing populations of smallholder agriculturalists, expanding commodity plantations, and protected forests. In this setting, we document a shift in who uses forest edge land and how it is used. In… read more here.
Keywords: forest edges; edges western; uganda refuge; land ... See more keywords
Determining patterns of stratification and mixing in tropical crater lakes through intermittent water-column profiling: A case study in western Uganda
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.02.019
Abstract: Abstract In tropical lakes, deep water-column mixing exerts great influence on nutrient dynamics and food-web structure, and on the probability for hazardous accumulation of bio- or geogenic gases in the hypolimnion. However, conventional criteria to… read more here.
Keywords: water; water column; crater lakes; tropical crater ... See more keywords
A late Holocene record of human impacts on tropical environments from non-pollen palynomorphs, Albertine Rift, western Uganda
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DOI: 10.1017/qua.2019.53
Abstract: Abstract Non-pollen palynomorphs and elemental geochemistry data from Lake Kifuruka in western Uganda provide evidence of environmental change in the tropical African region since the beginning of the Holocene. The multi-proxy record presented here shows… read more here.
Keywords: holocene; pollen palynomorphs; non pollen; geochemistry ... See more keywords
Health workers’ knowledge of zoonotic diseases in an endemic region of Western Uganda
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DOI: 10.1111/zph.12509
Abstract: Many factors, including lack of knowledge, influence diagnosis and reporting of disease in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Health Care workers (HCWs) are in constant interaction with communities and play an important role in the prevention, diagnosis and… read more here.
Keywords: workers knowledge; knowledge; health workers; zoonotic diseases ... See more keywords
Technology to improve reliable access to oxygen in Western Uganda: study protocol for a phased implementation trial in neonatal and paediatric wards
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054642
Abstract: Introduction Oxygen is an essential medicine for children and adults. The current systems for its delivery can be expensive and unreliable in settings where oxygen is most needed. FREO2 Foundation Australia has developed an integrated… read more here.
Keywords: western uganda; phased implementation; oxygen; oxygen system ... See more keywords
Private sector drug shops frequently dispense parenteral anti-malarials in a rural region of Western Uganda
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2454-7
Abstract: BackgroundMalaria is a leading cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality in Uganda. More than half of febrile children in rural areas initially seek care at private clinics and drug shops. These shops are generally unregulated… read more here.
Keywords: drug; drug shops; parenteral anti; western uganda ... See more keywords
Accelerated Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Associated with Agricultural Activity in Crater-Lake Catchments of Western Uganda
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DOI: 10.3390/land12050976
Abstract: Intensifying agricultural activity associated with rapid population growth in rural western Uganda exerts immense pressure on natural resources, threatening not only soil fertility in the uplands but also water quality of the region’s many small… read more here.
Keywords: western uganda; soil loss; crater; agricultural activity ... See more keywords