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The Forgotten: An Information Ecosystem Assessment for People with Disabilities in South Sudan
(2023-03)Decades of conflict in South Sudan pre-and post-independence in 2011, poverty and poor access to services have increased the rate of disability and rendered People with Disabilities more marginalised and excluded because ... -
Harnessing our ICT Skill Set and Research Efforts for Sustainable Development
(2022-06)For some time now, ICTs have become ubiquitous, making them a common place phenomenon in modern society. Almost all electronics are ICT enabled to date, with most people who can read and write having interacted with ICTs ... -
Adjusting Academic Library Services to Covid 19 Prevention Protocols
(2021-11)The Covid 19 pandemic has presented challenges in the provision of library services in academic libraries. The pandemic has affected the mode of library operations and therefore librarians had to shift to virtual library ... -
Efficient Control strategy based on instantaneous power theory and model predictive control for grid connected photovoltaic system
(2021-11)Due to the rapid decline of fossil resources and the impact of their use for electric power generation on the environment, renewable energy sources are increasingly explored and integrated into the power grid. Among the ... -
A Voltage Stability Constrained Optimal Power Flow using Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
(2021-11)As the global demand for energy rises, power system networks are teetering on the verge of collapsing owing to a compromise in system stability. During system disturbances, the network's inability to supply adequate reactive ... -
An Assessment of Optimal Allocation of FACTS Devices in Power Systems Using Metaheuristics
(2021-11)The increasing power demand, the optimal use of grids, the need for economic efficiency, and the high costs associated with building new grids have created unavoidable challenges such as power line overload and excessive ... -
The Impact of Prior Exposure to Engineering Through the MUT Pre-College Course - A Case Study of Kangema Sub-County Secondary Schools
(2021-11)In Kenya, secondary schools have a great role in preparing learners for career progression. In order to realize industrial growth, it is important to prepare more students for careers in STEM. There is relatively little ... -
Energy Management System for Solar And Grid System
(2021-11)Electricity is an important resource both in domestic and industrial environment. The rise in electricity demand has led to conventional resources being exhausted and possibly lead to rise in electricity prices. since ... -
Motor Speed Control Kits Using a Microcontroller.
(2021-11)The aim of this project is to make a motor laboratory kits for AC motors. It aims on making affordable kits which are made from locally available materials and applying the obtained knowledge from the four-year curriculum ... -
A Systematic Review On The Impact Of Educational Robots In Teaching Secondary School STEM Related Subjects
(2021-11)Robots are interdisciplinary in nature. Research in Educational robotics in the education sector has grown tremendously. The robots have been used as teaching tools in STEM subjects. However, even though research interest ... -
Single Axis Solar Tracking System
(2021-11)This paper is about the design and development of a microcontroller based solar tracking system. Solar energy is rapidly becoming an alternative means of electrical source in Kenya and all over the world and the solar ... -
Enhanced Speed Control of Separately Excited DC Motor Using Fuzzy-Neural Networks Controller
(IEEE, 2022-02)The dynamic behavior of a PID-type fuzzy logic control depends on the appropriate choice of its scaling factors. Fixed scaling factors cannot provide adequate control performance under a wide range of operating conditions. ... -
DSTATCOM Application for Distribution Network Power Quality Enhancement: A Review
(IEEE, 2021-09)The performance of electrical systems is becoming more affected by the increased voltage drop, power loss, and power quality problems. These issues can be drastically minimized by the incorporation of compensators in the ... -
Voltage Stability Enhancement of the Uganda Power System Network
(IEEE, 2021-08)The unprecedented growth in demand and drive towards deregulation has brought about a complex and constantly changing grid. More so, with the current environmental and economic pressures, there's a reported growing number ... -
Empirical Evaluation of Adaptive Optimization on the Generalization Performance of Convolutional Neural Networks
(2021-10)Recently, deep learning based techniques have garnered significant interest and popularity in a variety of fields of research due to their effectiveness in search for an optimal solution given a finite amount of data. ... -
A Novel Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy
(, 2021)Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most frightening complications of diabetes mellitus affecting the working-age population worldwide leading to irreversible blindness if left untreated. A major challenge is early detection, ... -
Review of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food and nutrition security in Uganda
(2020-08)Uganda is facing climate variability and change more frequently than ever. This is observed through changing temperature patterns—often linked to more frequent and longer periods of drought spells that lead to significant ... -
Review of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food and nutrition security in Rwanda
(2020-09)Rwanda is a small landlocked country in East-Central Af-rica and one of the world’s most densely populated coun-tries. Average rainfall in Rwanda is around 1000 mm per annum, with the annual temperature ranging from 16°C ... -
Review of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food and nutrition security in Ethiopia
(2020-07)Agriculture is the mainstay of Ethiopia’s economy, contributing over 50% of the gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for more than 85% of the labor force and over 90% of the foreign exchange earnings (Alemu et al. ...
