Faculty of Computing and Informatics: Recent submissions
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A Review of Innovative Approaches to Overcoming Agricultural Extension Challenges: A Case Study of the Knowledge Gap in Kigezi Sub-Region, Uganda
(International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 2024)Agriculture remains the backbone of Uganda’s economy, but the Kigezi region continues to face significant challenges that limit its agricultural productivity. Farmers in this region, despite their reliance on agriculture, ... -
Optical Resolution and MTF of a Low-Cost Fourier Ptychography Microscope using a Raspberry Pi Computer
(In Optics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings X, 2024)Introduction: Low-cost optical microscopes are under development by several groups to bring point-of-care malaria diagnosis services to under-served communities in low-resource settings. We describe a Fourier ptychography ... -
Absence of a National Policy- ICT Incorporation in Uganda’s Higher Education Institutions
(In Higher Education ICT Integration in Africa, 2025)Uganda’s higher education (HE) system has massively expanded since its liberalization in 1993 (Saphina, 2017) with the introduction of neoliberal policies allowing both the private sector and the state to participate in ... -
Evaluating Agricultural Extension Frameworks in Resource-Constrained Regions: Strengths and Weaknesses
(European Journal of Science, Innovation and Technology, 2024)Agricultural extension frameworks are crucial in enhancing farming practices and improving livelihoods in resource-constrained regions. This study evaluates five prominent agricultural extension frameworks: Farmer Field ... -
Enhancing the implementation and integration of mHealth interventions in resource-limited settings: a scoping review
(Implementation Science, 2024)Background: Although mobile health (mHealth) interventions have shown promise in improving health outcomes, most of them rarely translate to scale. Prevailing mHealth studies are largely small-sized, short-term and donor ... -
Culture Heritage Education and Civilization trends in the contemporary humanity: Lessons drawn from Ugandan Universities
(International Journal of Academic Information Systems Research (IJAISR, 2024)Over the decades culture heritage education has evolved and changed over time in Ugandan universities context as higher institutions of learning. It is clear that culture education can be seen, observed, it can grow or ... -
Review of Peer Assessment Frameworks that Support Group-Based Assessment in E-Learning Environment for Higher Institutions of Learning
(European Journal of Science, Innovation and Technology, 2024)Assessment remains a fundamental part of the learning experience for students and the way to gauge the extent and quality of students in higher institutions of learning but has moved from assessment processes designed and ... -
Diagnosis and Classification of Tuberculosis Chest X-ray Images of Children Less Than 15 years at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Using Deep Learning
(Journal of AI and Data Mining, 2024)Tuberculosis (TB) is an underestimated cause of death in children, with only 45% of cases correctly diagnosed and reported. It is estimated that 1.12 million TB cases occurred among newborns, children, and adolescents aged ... -
Can We Find Stable Alternatives For Unstable Eclipse Interfaces?
(In 2016 IEEE 24th international conference on program comprehension (ICPC), 2016)The Eclipse framework is a popular and widely adopted framework that has been evolving for over a decade. Like many other evolving software systems, the Eclipse framework provides both stable and supported interfaces (APIs) ... -
Digital Anti-Corruption Typology for Public Service Delivery
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2021)Digital anti-corruption refers to a family of digital technology tools that are used to fight corruption. Many such tools have not performed well in practice due to their non-alignment with forms of corruption they are ... -
Decision Enhancement Services for Small and Medium Enterprise Start-ups in Uganda
(45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2012)While start-up firms create a substantial economic impact on most economies, the failure rate of start-up firms seems to remain high due to inadequate agile decision services. Deciding to start-up mining Small and Medium ... -
Comparison of Deep Learning Techniques in Detection of Sickle Cell Disease
(In Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 2023)Recently, transfer learning technique has proved to be powerful in enhancing development of deep learning methods for sickle cell disease (SCD) detection as a complement to the clinical method where a hemoglobin electrophoresis ... -
A Review on Automated Detection and Assessment of Fruit Damage Using Machine Learning
(IEEE Access, 2024)Automation improves the quality of fruits through quick and accurate detection of pest and disease infections thus contributing to the country’s economic growth and productivity. Although humans can identify the fruit ... -
A Model for Detecting the Presence of Pesticide Residues in Edible Parts of Tomatoes, Cabbages, Carrots and Green Pepper Vegetables
(In Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 2022)With increased resistant pests and low crop yields, farmers especially in sub-saharan Africa have greatly embraced usage of chemicals. These chemicals include pesticides used in gardens for better yields and also in the ... -
An introduction to digital determinants of health
(PLOS Digital Health, 2024)In recent years, technology has been increasingly incorporated within healthcare for the provision of safe and efficient delivery of services. Although this can be attributed to the benefits that can be harnessed, digital ... -
Peer review of GPT-4 technical report and systems card
(PLOS Digital Health, 2024)The study provides a comprehensive review of OpenAI’s Generative Pre-Trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) technical report, with an emphasis on applications in high-risk settings like healthcare. A diverse team, including experts ... -
Analyzing Energy Consumption Patterns at Mbarara University of Science and Technology: A Case Study of the Academic Calendar Influence
(International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering and Management (IJIREM), 2023)This research paper presents a concise and factual analysis of energy consumption patterns at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) based on historical data from the calendar year 2019. The study focused on ... -
Self-assessment of Internal Quality Assurance Mechanisms: An Empirical Investigation
(The Arab Journal For Quality Assurance in Higher Education, 2023)This study examines the internal quality assurance mechanisms (IQAMs) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Uganda through a self-assessment. A descriptive design and quantitative method are employed ... -
Digital Determinants of Health: Health data poverty amplifies existing health disparities— A scoping review
(PLOS Digital Health, 2023)Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have an immense potential to transform healthcare as already demonstrated in various medical specialties. This scoping review focuses on the factors that influence ... -
The feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of real-time monitors and SMS on tuberculosis medication adherence in southwestern Uganda: Findings from a mixed methods pilot randomized controlled trial
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2023)We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial among patients initiating treatment for drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB). Participants received real-time electronic adherence monitors and were randomized (1:1:1) to: (i) ...
