Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa, and in Rwanda diarrhea, lower respiratory and other common infections are linked to high mortality and morbidity. For children <5 years of age, ...

The general aim of this thesis was to evaluate how effective crossbreeding could be for increasing productivity in meat and milk production in Rwanda. This was done by assessing performance of Ankole (A) and its crossbreds ...

This research explores initiatives believed to have played a role in the prevention of electoral violence in Kenya’s 2013 general elections. Intending to contribute to ongoing debates on electoral violence prevention, the ...

Context: High computing system performance depends on the interaction between software and hardware layers in modern computer systems. Two strong trends that effect different layers in computer systems are that single ...

The milk sector in Rwanda can be made competitive through improved udder health resulting in higher milk yields. This thesis investigated prevalence and aetiology of subclinical mastitis (SCM) in dairy cows, antimicrobial ...

This study explores how and why, in their perspectives, persons identified as Hutu resisted genocide targeting the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda in 1994. The violence involved more than one million victims murdered in private ...

Background: Although maternal mortality has decreased in the past years and more women visit antenatal care (ANC) services during pregnancy in Rwanda, initiation and completion of the recommended number of visits remain a ...

The main idea of the thesis is to develop new connections between the theory of real interpolation and applications. Near and exact minimizers for E–, K– and L–functionals of the theory of real interpolation are very ...

After the 1994 genocide and collapse of the health system, Rwanda initiated major social and health reforms in order to reduce child mortality and health inequities in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals. The ...

The cognitive radio network (CRN) concept has been proposed as a solution to the growing demand and underutilization of the radio spectrum. To improve the radio spectrum utilization, CRN technology allows the coexistence ...