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UNIVERSITY OF RWANDAAbstracts of Articals published in the University of Rwanda Scientific Journals in the period 2000-2013
By Verdianda Grace Masanja, University Director of Research and Postgraduate studies and Cyprien Mucyo Ntaganda University Publications Officer
8/2/2015
This is a publication of abstracts of articles which are published in the scientific Journals of Higher Learning Institutions which since 10th September 2013 formed part of the University Rwanda. The abstracts come from Rwanda Journal which was published by the former National University of Rwanda (NUR), the Journal of Health Sciences published by the former Kigali Health Institute (KHI) and the Rwandan Journal of Education published by the Kigali Institute of Education (KIE).
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Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print);ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Series E : Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 1 No 1, 2013 15
1. Diversity and abundance of litter insects within some exotic tree species in the arboretum of Ruhande, Rwanda. (pages 3-14) 15
2. Effects of mineral and organic fertilizers on crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency in smallholder farms of Southern Rwanda. (pp 15-36) 15
3. Climate Change Effects on Food Security in Rwanda: Case Study of Wetland Rice Production in Bugesera District. (pp 37-53) 16
5. Abundance, Distribution and Ecology of Flycatchers in the Arboretum of Ruhande in Rwanda. (pp 64-75) 17
6. A Limnological Survey of Malagarasi River in Western Tanzania. (pp 76-91) 17
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Series F : Health Sciences, Vol. 1 No 1, 2013 18
7. Antimicrobial Resistance and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Producing Clinical Isolates from Urinary Tract Infection at two teaching hospitals in Rwanda. (pp 3-16) 18
9. HIV/AIDS Management and The Mobile Workforce: A Case Study of Security Forces in Namibia. (pp 30-44) 19
10. Activity Assessment of Bacterial Strains Isolated from Urine Samples at Butare University Teaching Hospital (Buth) Laboratory. (pp 45-66) 19
11. Incidence of depression in Epilepsy patients. (pp 67-77) 20
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Series H: Economics and Management, Vol. 1 No 1, 2013 20
13. The Corporate Governance approach in the light of classical approaches: The shareholder versus the stakeholder. The case of Rwanda. (pp 20-31) 21
15. Economic Analysis of Factors Affecting Technical Efficiency of Smallholders Maize Production in Rwanda. (pages 52-62) 22
16. Determinants and Profitability of Rice production in Cyabayaga Watershed, Eastern Province, Rwanda. (pp 63-75) 23
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Series B: Social Sciences, Volume 1 No 1, 2013 23
17. Staff Retention in Public Universities in Rwanda: Diagnostics and Strategies of Intervention. (pp 3-20) 23
18. Ethical Issues and Nigeria’s Quest for Development. (pp 21-35) 24
19. Analysing Memoir Topic Trends in the Social and Political Sciences in the Faculty of Arts, Media and Social Sciences at NUR. (pp 36-48) 24
20. Impact of Communication and Information on the motivation of the staff in the public services in Rwanda. (pp 49-70) 25
21. States’ Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. (pp 71-91) 25
Rwanda journal of Health Sciences, Vol 2 No1, 2013 26
22. Illness Perceptions and Depression in Relation to Self-care Behaviour among Type 2 diabetes Patients in a Referral Hospital in Kigali-Rwanda 26
23. Physical Environmental Barriers to School Attendance among Children with Disabilities in two Community Based Rehabilitation Centres in Rwanda 26
24. Knowledge and Attitude to Female Condom Use among Undergraduates of Kigali Health Institute 27
25. Results of a Community Mentoring Programme for Youth Heads of Household in Rwanda: Effects on Youth Sexual Risk Behaviours and Maltreatment 27
26. The Completeness of Physiotherapy Patient Registers in Kigali, Rwanda 28
27. Perceived Impact of Health Sector Reform on Motivation of Health Workers and Quality of Health Care in Tanzania: the Perspectives of Healthcare Workers and District Council Health Managers in Four Districts 29
28. Injury Profile in an Emergency Department at a Referral Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda 29
Rwanda Journal of Health Sciences, Vol 2 No2, 2013 30
29. Public Knowledge, Perceptions and Practices in Relation to Infectious and other Communicable Diseases in Tanzania: Lessons Learnt from Babati District 30
30. Factors that Hinder Parents from the Communicating of Sexual Matters with Adolescents in Rwanda 30
31. Prevalence of Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries among Patients Managed at a Teaching Hospital in Rwanda 31
32. Therapeutic Efficacy of Cervical Traction in the Management of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Control Trial 32
33. Condom Use and Number of Sexual Partners among Secondary School Female Students in an Urban City of Cameroon 32
Rwandan Journal of Education, ISSN Print: 2227 – 9148, ISSN Online: 2312 – 9239 Second Issue - Year of Publication 2013 33
34. Student attendance and student achievement: a tumultuous and ambiguous couple. A case study of Kigali Institute of Education 33
35. Plights of learners with Visual Impairments in Rwandan science Classes: Evidencing teachers’ practice in HVP Gatagara 33
36. A case study of analyzing student teachers’ concept images of the definite integral 33
37. The role of “Musekeweya”, an entertainment-education radio soap opera in the promotion of reconciliation in Rwanda 34
38. A study on the practices and challenges of Distance Training Programme (DTP) under Kigali Institute of Education (KIE) 34
Rwandan Journal of Education, ISSN Print: 2227 – 9148, ISSN Online: 2312 – 9239, Third Issue - Year of Publication 2013 34
39. Institutionalising Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana 35
40. Proposal for a new course of action in Education 35
41. Six years of inclusive education at the University of Rwanda-College of Education: Evaluation and perspectives 35
42. Towards Inclusive Education in Rwanda. An assessment of the socio-political contributors to Inclusive Education developments 36
43. Facing ICTs and e-learning environment: An investigation from the graduates registered in the first batch of e-learners under PanAfrican Tele-Education programs in Rwanda 36
44. The potential of endogenous learning approaches to gender and development studies in Rwanda 37
45. Towards inclusion? Developing teacher skills for communication with children who are deaf or hard of hearing in Uganda 37
2012 38
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 28, Series E: Agricultural Sciences, 2012 38
46. Influence of Bud Position on Mother Stem and Soaking Duration on Sprouting of Bamboo Cuttings (pp 3-10) 38
47. Rabbit droppings as an organic fertilizer in earthen ponds, to improve growth and production of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L., in Rwanda. (pp 11-38) 38
48. Microsatellite analysis of selected Lablab purpureus genotypes in Kenya. (pp 39-52) 39
49. Vermicompost as a component in potting mixes for growth promotion in ornamental plants (pp 53-63) 39
50. Agroforestry practice in villages surrounding Nyamure former refugee camp, Nyanza District: tree species and purpose (pp 64-75) 40
51. Comparative study of effects of table sugar, laboratory grade sucrose and mannitol on growth of banana plantlets under in vitro conditions. (pp 76-83) 40
52. Performance Of Irish Potato Varieties Under Aeroponic Conditions In Rwanda (pp 84-94) 41
53. Biotechnology for Improving Food Security in Rwanda (pp 95-105) 41
54. Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 27, Series C, 2012 : Mathematical Sciences, Engineering and Technology 42
55. Simulation of a Shielded Thermocouple (Pages 3-11) 42
56. Static Equilibrium Configurations of Charged Metallic Bodies (Pages 12-21) 42
57. A Conceptual Model for Remote Data Acquisition Using SMSLib Software. Case study: Kivu Lake Water Level (pages 22-31) 42
58. Climate Change and Hydropower Challenges In Southern Africa (32-43) 43
59. Integrating ICT in Agriculture for Knowledge-Based Economy (pp 44-56) 43
60. Deploying Affordable and Available Telecommunications Infrastructure for the Education Sector in The Gambia (pp 57-62) 44
61. Air Pollution Tracking using PDEs (pp 63-69) 44
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 26, Series B: Social Sciences, 2012 44
62. A Spatial Analysis of Poverty in Kigali, Rwanda, using indicators of household 44
living standard (pp 3-22) 44
63. Trade, Standards and Vertical Coordination: Evidence from the Rwandan Coffee Sector (pp 23-41). 45
64. The Gospel of Foreign Aid: A Theoretical Note (pp 42-67) 45
65. The Role of Non-farm Household Enterprises in Poverty Reduction, Employment Creation and Economic Growth in Rwanda (pp 68-92) 46
66. The Contribution of Women Organizations to the Economic Empowerment of Craftswomen: Case Study of The National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda (Nawou) (pp 93-102) 46
67. Socio-Economic Impacts of Rain Water Harvesting Technologies in Rwanda: A case study of Nyaruguru District, Southern Province (pp 103-115) 47
68. The effects of credit policy on bank performance: Evidence from selected Rwandan Commercial banks (pp 116-119) 47
69. The Role of Remittance in Development: The Case of Rwandan Diaspora’ Remittances (pp 120-132) 47
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 25, Series D: Life Sciences and Natural Sciences, 2012 48
70. Assessment of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd and Fe) in the groundwater wells 48
in the vicinity of Nyanza Municipal Solid waste in Kigali City- Rwanda (pp 3-21) 48
71. Potentiometric determination of Tantalum content in ores using an ion selective membrane electrode (pages 22-33) 49
72. Understanding Informal Urban Land Market Functioning in Peri-urban Areas of Secondary Towns of Rwanda: Case Study of Tumba Sector, Butare Town (pp 34-51) 49
73. Assessment of heavy metals leachability from traditional clay pots “inkono”and “ibibindi” used as food contact materials (pp 52-65) 49
74. Theoretical study of properties of Cs2Cl+, CsCl2−, Cs3Cl2+, and Cs2Cl3− ions: Effect of Basis set and Computation Method (66-85) 50
75. Land Tenure Security in Informal Settlements of Kigali City. Case study in Muhima Sector (pp 86-100) 50
76. Some physico-chemical characteristics of ground water in Rwanda (pp 101-109) 51
Rwanda journal of Health Sciences, ISSN 2226-728X, Vol 1 No1, 2012 51
77. Analysis of Cost Impact of HIV/AIDS on Health Service Provision in Nine Regions, Tanzania: Methodological Challenges and Lessons for Policy 51
78. Maltreatment of Youth Heads of Households in Rwanda 52
80. Review-Rhetoric and Reality of Community Participation in Health Planning, Resource Allocation and Service Delivery: a Review of the Reviews, Primary Publications and Grey Literature 53
82. Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control 54
Rwandan Journal of Education, ISSN Print: 2227 – 9148, ISSN Online: 2312 – 9239, First Issue - Year of Publication 2012 54
83. Job factors related to employees’ persistence in work-related activities in Kigali Institute of Education 54
84. Kinyafranglais as a newly created “language” in Rwanda: Will it hamper the promotion of the language of instruction at Kigali Institute of Education? 55
85. Views on physical punishments in education 55
86. From the “trapped language” to the hybridized language: an educational dilemma in teaching Kinyarwanda 56
87. Drama as a Cross-Curricula teaching method 56
88. The plight of non-native English-speaking teachers of languages in the teaching profession: a case of African teachers of English 56
89. A study on the socioeconomic conditions of teachers in Primary and Secondary Public schools in Rwanda: case study of Bugesera, Nyarugenge and Ruhango Districts 57
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 24, Series E: Agricultural Sciences, 2011 57
90. Antibacterial activity assessment of different crude extracts obtained from the leaves of Caesalpinia decapitala grown in Rwanda (pp 7-14) 57
91. Utilization of Cassava Leaves as a Vegetable in Rwanda (pp 15-27) 58
92. Optimization of an Integrated Rabbit-Fish-Rice System for Sustainable Production in Rwanda 58
93. Cattle manure management in Rwanda – A case of Girinka cow beneficiaries in the district of Ngoma (pp 39-48) 59
94. Micro-Propagation of Disease Resistant Cassava Variety in Rwanda (pp 49-57) 59
95. In vitro Plant Regeneration of Cyphomandra betacea through Nodal Culture (pp 58-66) 59
96. In Vitro Propagation of Vanilla in Rwanda (pp 68-74) 60
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 23, Series C: Mathematical Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 2011 61
97. Application of Nonparametric Methods in Studying Energy Consumption (pp 7-20) 61
98. Local Thermal Insulating Materials For Thermal Energy Storage (Ppp 21-29) 61
99. An Optimal Design Model for New Water Distribution Networks in Kigali City (pp 30-41) 61
100. Phase change material selection for small scale solar energy storage systems (pp 42-55) 62
101. Low-Power Floating-Turbine Generation System for Small Rural Communities (pp 56- 62
102. Productivity and Energy Expenditure by Sawyers When Using Pitsawing and Portable Steel Log Sawing Platforms in Agroforestry Farms (pp 70-79) 62
103. Feasibility Study on Solar lighting for Poverty Alleviation in Rural Communities in Southern Tanzania (pp 80-92) 63
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 22, Series B: Social Sciences, 2011 63
104. Compelling Factors of Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration in Rwanda (pp 9-26) 63
105. A socio economic analysis of the nature of rural-urban migration dynamics in Rwanda 1960 to 2010 (pp 27-54) 64
106. An Analysis of the Determinants of Rural to Urban Migration Among Rural Youths in Northern and Western Provinces of Rwanda (pp 55-95) 64
107. A study of institutional environment and household food security at local level in Rwanda (pp 96-128) 65
108. Redistributive Land Reform in Rwanda: The impact on Household Food Security (pp 129-156) 66
Rwanda Journal ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 21, Series D: Life Sciences & Natural Sciences, 2010 66
109. External Nutrient Inputs into Lake Kivu: Rivers and Atmospheric Depositions Measured in Kibuye (pp 5-27) 66
110. Nutrient Distribution in a Fish Pond at Rwasave Fish Farming and Research Station, Rwanda (pp 28-48) 67
111. Land policy reform in Rwanda: A Catalyst for Land Information Provision (pp 49-72) 67
112. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and co-morbid depression treatment: A umination Focused Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy in a randomized controlled trial (pp 73-88) 68
Rwanda Journal, ISSN 2305-2678 (Print); ISSN 2305-5944 (Online), Volume 20, Series C: Mathematical Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 2010 68
113. Monthly Wind Characteristics and Wind Energy in Rwanda (pp 6-22) 68
114. Kinetic modelling and thermodynamic studies on purification of Polyvinylpyrrolidone by Adsorption (pp 23-49) 69