THIRD MAKERERE ANNUAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS DISSEMINATION CONFERENCE April 11‐12, 2011 – Hotel Africana Theme: ‘Transforming Society through Research and Innovations’ PROGRAMME OPENING SESSION DAY 1 – Monday April 11, 2011 08.00 – 09.00 Registration of participants OPENING SESSION: CHAIRPERSON – Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Principal College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) Welcome Remarks, Chairperson Conference Organising Committee – Prof. Eli Katunguka‐ 09.00 – 9.10 Rwakishaya 9.10 – 9.20 Remarks by the Vice Chancellor, Makerere University – Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba 9.20 – 9.30 Remarks by the Chairperson Makerere University Council – Dr. Wana Etyem 9.30 – 9.40 Remarks by the Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda – HE Dr. Anders Johnson 9.40 – 10.00 Speech by the Chief Guest, the Chancellor, Makerere University – Prof. George Mondo Kagonyera 10.00 – 10.30 Keynote paper – Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, Director, Makerere Institute of Social Research 10.30 ‐11.00 Discussion 11.00 – 11.30 HEALTH BREAK 11.40 – 13.00 BREAKOUT/PARALLEL SESSIONS – Day 1 & 2 13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK 14.00‐17.00 BREAKOUT/PARALLEL SESSIONS – Day 1 & 2 Sub‐Themes (Day1 & 2) Theme 1: HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Theme 2: NATURAL RESOURCES UTILIZATION, CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Theme 3: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, FOOD SAFETY & SECURITY, AND VALUE ADDITION Theme 4: GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, CONFLICT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT 1 Theme 5: TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIO‐ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION COCKTAIL : Tuesday April 12, 2011 at. 17.00 hrs 2 BREAKOUT/PARALLEL SESSIONS SESSION A1 Monday April 11, 2011 – 12.10 – 13.00 THEME : HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 12.00‐13.00 CHAIRPERSON – Prof. Charles Olweny, Vice Chancellor Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi 12.00‐12.25 Key paper : Advances in Health Systems Research – Prof. David Serwadda A01. My Partner wants a child: A cross‐sectional study of the determinants of the desire 12.30‐12.45 for children among mutually disclosed sero‐discordant couples receiving care in Uganda – Jolly Beyeza Kashesya et. al. A02. Gender, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Development: The Politics of Condom Use ‐ 12.50‐13.10 Consolata Kabonesa SESSION A2 Monday April 11, 2011 – 14.00 – 16.55 THEME : HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAIRPERSON : Prof. Florence Mirembe, Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Heath Sciences, Makerere University A03: Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B12 and foliate 14.15‐14.35 concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: A randomized controlled trail. Ndeezi Grace et al. A04. Socio‐demographic determinants of child caregivers’ social capital in the Iganga‐ 14.35‐14.50 Mayuge Demographic Surveillance Site in Eastern Uganda – Solome Bakeera A05. In Vitro sensitivities of Plasmodium falciparum to different antimalarial drugs in 14.55‐15.10 Uganda ‐ SL Nsobya A06. Cognitive rehabilitation in Uganda children after severe malaria: effects on 15.15‐15.30 cognition, academic achievement and behaviour – Paul Bangirana 3 15.35‐15.50 A07. Plasma Vitamin C in women of Reproductive age in Kampala, Uganda – Paul Kiondo 16.00‐16.15 TEA BREAK A08. Occupational stress, job satisfaction, and job performance among hospital nurses in 16.20‐16.35 Kampala, Uganda – Rose C. Nabirye 16.40‐16.55 A09. The mechanism of Sulfonamide Resistance in Streptococcus mutans – Buwembo W SESSION B1 Monday April 11, 2011 – 12.10 – 13.00 THEME : NATURAL RESOURCES UTILIZATION, CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 12.10‐13.00 CHAIRPERSON : Assoc Prof. Christine Dranzoa, Team Leader Muni University, West Nile ‐ Uganda Key paper : Advances in Natural Resources Utilisation and Conservation – Prof. Joseph 12.10‐12.30 Obua, ViCRES B25. Tourism Revenue sharing policy at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), 12.35‐12.50 Uganda: A Policy Arrangements Approach (PAA) – Wilber Manyisa Ahebwa B26. Governing common Property Tourism Resources through ‘Cooperative’ 12.55‐13.10 Associations in Uganda: The case of Bigodi wetland Sanctuary (BWS) – Ahebwa W.M., Ayorekire J. and Lepp A. 13.10 – 14.00 LUNCH SESSION B2 Monday April 11, 2011 – 14.00 – 16.55 THEME :NATURAL RESOURCES UTILIZATION, CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CHAIRPERSON : Dr. Peter Ndemere, Executive Director Uganda National Council for Science and Technology 4 B27. Regeneration status of indigenous forest tree species of Mt. Otzi Forest Reserve, 14.15‐14.35 Moyo District – Owiny Arthur Arnold B28. Population structure and regeneration status of Vitellaria paradoxa (C.F.Gaertn) 14.35‐14.50 under different land management regimes in Uganda – Patrick Byakagaba B29. Medicinal plants of Otwal and Ngai Sub Counties in Oyam District, Northern Uganda 14.55‐15.10 – Maud M. Kamatenesi B30. Anti‐Inflammatory and Analgesic activity of Teclea nobilis root bark extract – 15.15‐15.30 Omujal Francis B31. Morphological variation among shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa ssp. Nilotica) ethno‐ 15.35‐15.50 varieties in Uganda – S. Gwali 16.00‐16.15 TEA BREAK B32. Development changes in the activity of intestinal brush border enzymes in the wild 16.20‐16.35 juvenile Nile perch (Lates niloticus) – Charles D. Kato B33. Local knowledge on use and management of Balanites aegyptiaca in Drylands of 16.40‐16.55 Uganda – Clement A. Okia 5 SESSION C1 Monday April 11, 2011 – 12.10 – 13.00 THEME : AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, FOOD SAFETY & SECURITY, AND VALUE 12.10‐13.00 ADDITION CHAIRPERSON : Dr. Denis Kyetere, Director General NARO Key paper: Advances in Agricultural Production and Food Security – Prof. David Osiru, 12.10‐12.30 College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University C44. Nutrition Analysis & Innovative Approaches in the Value‐Addition of Ruspolia 12.35‐12.50 nitidula (Nsenene Grasshoppers) for Income Generation in Central Uganda Masaka and Kampala Districts – Nakimbugwe Dorothy C45. Use of mayflies (Ephenoptera) as total replacement of Rastrineobola argentea in 12.55‐13.10 diets for catfish, (Clarias gariepinus) in Lake Victoria basin – Tamale Andrew SESSION C2 Monday April 11, 2011 – 14.00 – 16.55 THEME : AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, FOOD SAFETY & SECURITY, AND VALUE ADDITION CHAIRPERSON : Prof. John David Kabasa, Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine 14.15‐14.35 C46. Logit models for Household food insecurity – A.Y.Owino C47. Performance of Growing Pigs fed cereal processing by‐products from maize bran or 14.35‐14.50 wheat bran – Mwesigwa R C48. Information needs and use among urban farmers in Kampala City in Uganda – 14.55‐15.10 Helen M. Byamugisha C49. Conception rates of estrus‐synchronized indigenous Ugandan goats to cervical 15.15‐15.30 artificial insemination – Nadiope G C50. Effect of feeding sun‐processed brewer’s yeast on growth, feed efficiency and cost / 15.35‐15.50 gain of growing pigs – S. Kabugo 16.00‐16.15 C51. Implications of Slaughter of Pregnant cows in Uganda – Nantongo Z 6 C52. Meat Quality Attributes of Ankole bulls and their crossbreds with Boran and 16.20‐16.35 Friesians – K. Kamatara, C53. Meat production potential of the Ankole cattle and Mubende goats and their 16.40‐16.55 crossbreds under different feeding regimes in Uganda – D. Asizua SESSION D1 Monday April 11, 2011 – 12.10 – 13.00 THEME : GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, CONFLICT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT 12.10‐13.00 CHAIRPERSON : Prof. Edward Kirumira, Deputy Principal CHUSS Key paper: Advances in Governance and Conflict Conciliation – Prof George 12.10‐12.30 Kanyeihamba, Retired Judge D67. Re‐visiting Uganda’s HIV&AIDS National Response: A retrospective analysis of 12.35‐12.50 policies, approaches and intervention performance for prospective programme planning. – Prof. Edward K. Kirumira D68. Reducing Plastic Waste in the Urban Environment: A search for Sustainable options 12.55‐13.10 – Dr. Robert Kabumbuli SESSION D2 Monday April 11, 2011 – 14.00 – 16.55 THEME : GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, CONFLICT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT CHAIRPERSON : Dr. Frederick Goloba, MISR 14.15‐14.35 D69. Lessons from the July 11 Bombo attacks in Uganda – Jacob Waiswa D70. Is social poverty more acute near protected areas? An assessment of social capital 14.35‐14.50 formation around Queen Elizabeth National Park in the Albertine Rift, Western Uganda – Akankwasah Barirega 14.55‐15.10 D71. Estimating the premium for titled Agricultural land in Uganda – Alobo Sarah 15.15‐15.30 D72. The sustainability of survival strategies utilized by orphans in AIDS afflicted female 7 headed households: A case of Masaka District – Mathias Ssamula PhD D73. Reducing Plastic Waste in the Urban Environment: A search for Sustainable options 15.35‐15.50 – Dr. Robert Kabumbuli 16.00‐16.15 TEA BREAK SESSION E1 Monday April 11, 2011 – 12.10 – 13.00 THEME : TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIO‐ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION 12.10‐13.00 CHAIRPERSON : Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Principal College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) Key paper: Advances in Technological innovations – Dr. Charles Kwesiga, Executive 12.10‐12.30 Director UIRI E89. Towards development of a whole life costing based model for evaluation of building 12.35‐12.50 designs – John Muhumuza Kakitahi E90. The effect of Urbanisation on the Housing Conditions of the Urban Poor in 12.55‐13.10 Kampala,Uganda – Stephen Mukiibi SESSION E2 Monday April 11, 2011 – 14.00 – 16.55 THEME : TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIO‐ECONOMIC TRANFROMATION CHAIRPERSON : Prof. Sandy Tickodri, DVC (F/A) Makerere University 14.15‐14.35 E91. Stochastic Optimisation models for Air traffic flow management – Wesonga Ronald E92. Towards new biologically active complexes: Equilibrium and kinetic studies of the 14.35‐14.50 stannate (IV)‐Polyol reaction – Jolocam Mbabazi E93. Options for improvement of the Ugandan Iron and Steel Industry – Christopher 14.55‐15.10 Senfuka E94. Realization of industrial opportunities for Cassava starch in Uganda: Implications for 15.15‐15.30 Research and Development – Mufumbo Raphael 8 E95. Use of cassava starch as a low‐cost gelling alternative agent in Banana tissue culture 15.35‐15.50 media – Ssamula A 16.00‐16.15 TEA BREAK E96. Challenges to the Sustainability of Small Scale Biogas Technologies in Uganda – 16.20‐16.35 Bernard Kariko – Buhwezi E97.