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The Status of Bean Breeding in Uganda
(Namulonge Research Institute, 1993)Field bean phaseolus vulgaris are the most important legume crop in uganda .it is the most important source of protein and from a major component of the diet of many ugandans.over 400,000hectares of are grown annually in ... -
Student on Transmission of Xanthomonas Campestris Pv phaseoli in Common Beans in Uganda
(African crop science journal, 1993-05-05)Students on the transmission of xanthomonas campestris pv phaseoli (xcp) that cause common and fuscous blight of beans were conducted in Uganda.Bean seed was the main source of primary inoculum -
International Human Rights Norms in the domestic Arena
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RAPD PCR-based differentiation of Xanthomonas campestris pv. Phaseoli and Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscans
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997-09)A RAPD PCR-based method was used to differentiate between isolates of Xanthomonas campestris pv. Phaseoli and Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscans. Using random primer OP-G11, a single, high intensity band of ... -
An Introduction to Franchising
(IFA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, 2000)An Introduction to Franchising is designed to introduce young people to the fascinating world of franchising. Many people think of fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s, when they think of ... -
Current Status And Progress Of Research On The Management of Bean Root Rot Complex In South Western Uganda
(NARO, 2000)Bean root rot is the most important disease affecting beans in South Western Uganda. The disease has resulted incomplete loss of t he crop in some areas. At the moment there is urgent need to look for means of reducing the ... -
Evolutionary Relationships and Biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with Implications Regarding Its Role as Host of the Human Bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni
(Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2001)The wide geographic distribution of Schistosoma mansoni, a digenetic trematode and parasite of humans, is determined by the occurrence of its intermediate hosts, freshwater snails of the genus Biomphalaria (Preston 1910). ... -
Cytokine Production in Whole Blood Cultures from a Fishing Community in an Area of High Endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the Differential Effect of Parasite Worm and Egg Antigens
(American Society for Microbiology, 2003-03)The human host is continuously exposed to the egg and the adult worm developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni during chronic infections with the parasite. To assess the cytokine responses induced by these different ... -
Development of a management strategy for Bean root rot in southwestern Uganda
(National Agriculural Research Organisation, 2003-08)Bean root rot was first noted in southwestern Uganda many years ago according to the people in the area but it was not until early 1990's when its destruction became apparent .The disease is now the most important disease ... -
Administering Offences
(2003-12-19)The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 contains two “administration” offences. -
Pathogenicity of Pythium species on hosts associated with bean-based cropping system in south western Uganda
(Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, Kampala,, 2004)A pathosystem is a subsystem of an ecosystem and is characterised by the phenomenon of parasitism. The bean-Pythium pathosystem consists of the host (bean), the pathogen (Pythium) and their host-pathogen relation. Of ... -
Schistosoma bovis in western Uganda.
(Journal of Helminthology, 2004)During routine parasitological surveillance and monitoring activities within aNational Control Programme for control of human schistosomiasis in Uganda, it was noted that cattle grazing in a water meadow immediately adjacent ... -
Spatial analysis of the distribution of intestinal nematode infections in Uganda.
(2004)The Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory, World Health Organization, World Food Programme and the Wellcome Trust (through its provision of an Advanced Training Fellowship to SB (062692)). The satellite data used in this study ... -
Chemotherapy for Schistosomiasis in Ugandan Fishermen: Treatment Can Cause a Rapid Increase in Interleukin-5 Levels in Plasma but Decreased Levels of Eosinophilia and Worm-Specific Immunoglobulin E
(American Society for Microbiology., 2004)Chemotherapy for blood-dwelling schistosomes kills the worms and exposes parasite antigen to the circulation.In many people from areas of endemicity, this treatment increases parasite-specific immunoglobulin E(IgE) and ... -
COURTS AND THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
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Epidemiology and geography of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: implications for planning control
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004-03)Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma mansoni is a widespread public health problem in Uganda. Although long known to be endemic, its current distribution within the country equires updating of ... -
Chemotherapy for Schistosomiasis in Ugandan Fishermen
(American Society for Microbiology, 2004-04-02)Chemotherapy for blood-dwelling schistosomes kills the worms and exposes parasite antigen to the circu lation. In many people from areas of endemicity, this treatment increases parasite-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) and ... -
Pathogenicity of Pythium species on hosts associated with bean-based cropping system in south western Uganda
(Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2004-06)A pathosystem is a subsystem of an ecosystem and is characterised by the phenomenon of parasitism. The bean-Pythium pathosystem consists of the host (bean), the pathogen (Pythium) and their host-pathogen relation. Of ... -
Increases in Human T Helper 2 Cytokine Responses to Schistosoma mansoni Worm and Worm- Tegument Antigens Are Induced by Treatmentwith Praziquantel
(Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2004-07-24)Levels of Schistosoma mansoni–induced interleukin (IL)–4 and IL-5 and posttreatment levels of immunoglobulin E recognizing the parasite’s tegument (Teg) correlate with human resistance to subsequent reinfection after ... -
Field Evaluation of the Meade Readiview Handheld MicroscopeFor Diagnosis of Intestinal Schistosomiasis in Ugandan School Children
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005)A novel, inexpensive handheld microscope, the Meade Readiview, was evaluated for field diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis by comparison of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative ...
