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Elimination of copper and lead from wastewater using banana peels.
(Makerere University, 2022-11-03)Water quality monitoring in developing countries like Uganda is inadequate, especially in stream water affected by urban effluents and runoff. The purpose of this research was to investigate the efficiency of natural ... -
Snail diversity and associated digenetic trematode Cercariae at Aquaculture Research and Development Center-Kajjansi
(Makerere University., 2023-01-04)Trematodes are among the major and prevalent parasites in aquaculture causing significant loses to fish farmers through fish mortalities and low incomes due to reduced fish quality. Although management of parasites depend ... -
A report on the geologic and stratigraphic logging project of Semliki Basin-Albertine Graben in Ntoroko district Western Uganda.
(Makerere University., 2022-09-28)This report documents my field excursion experience in the Albertine graben under the guidance of lecturers from the department of geology and petroleum studies-Makerere University. The area of study was Semliki basin ... -
Construction of a wireless power transmitter device using inductive coupling.
(Makerere University., 2022-10-03)The concept of wireless power transmission was invented by Nikola Tesla in the year 1890 where he invented a Tesla coil which could transmit power through an air gap. This project mainly aims at constructing a wireless ... -
Genotyping for dar allele in sickle cell disease patients in Uganda.
(Makerere University., 2022-09-19)Sickle Cell Disease is an hereditary disorder that results from the substitution of a glutamic acid by valine resulting from DNA substitution from GAG to GTG (Ellithy et al., 2015) in the beta hemoglobin molecule. Blood ... -
Phytochemical characterization of fresh bidens pilosa extracts and evaluation of its antimicrobial properties.
(Makerere University., 2022-09-26)Human health greatly depend on the use of plants; which serve as sources of food and medicine. The medicinal application of natural products has been found useful since these products were discovered to have therapeutic ... -
Report on Igayaza-Isingiro field geological mapping project and geological excursion to South-Western Uganda.
(Makerere University., 2022-10-27)The Gayaza mapping project was carried out by third year undergraduate students of Geology and petroleum geoscience and production at the department of geology and petroleum studies, Makerere University. The project is ... -
Post-harvest losses along the value chain of Ragogi ( Brycinus nurse) at Dei landing site on Lake Albert, Pakwach District
(2022-12)The study assesses post-harvest fish losses along the value chain of Ragogi (Brycinus nurse) at Dei landing site on Lake Albert, Pakwach District, Uganda. Load tracking method of loss assessment was used to estimate the ... -
Construction of television receiver antenna
(Makerere University, 2022-09)The study was about constructing a television receiver antenna as a cheaper alternative for receiving signals by the low income consumers in Uganda. The materials and equipment that were used in the construction of television ... -
Isolation and characterization of common bacteria in the copper tailings of Kasese for bioremediation
(Makerere University, 2022-10-20)Heavy metal accumulation as a result of human activities is common throughout the world and it causes heavy metal accumulation within the ecosystem. Conventional methods of removal are common but quite expensive, slow and ... -
A report on the geologic mapping of area C, Igayaza, Isingiro District, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11-06)The geological mapping exercise was carried out in Gayaza, Isingiro district in western Uganda with the main objective of acquiring skills in geological mapping where acquisition, processing and interpretation of field ... -
Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of peel and seed extracts of Citrus limon
(Makerere University, 2022-10-05)Rapidly increasing antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global health. There is a growing demand today for naturally derived drugs and medicine in place of synthetic drugs that are more commercially ... -
A Study of Electromagnetic Radiations from different types of Laptops.
(Makerere University., 2022-10-17)A laptop computer is a small, portable personal computer (PC) with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard. Laptops typically have a clam shell form factor with the screen mounted on the inside of the upper lid and the keyboard ... -
Design and construction of an automatic low-cost fire alarm.
(Makerere University., 2022-10-14)An automatic fire alarm system is designed to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring the radiations from any burning material at any given temperature. Fire is a reaction in which fuel molecules become oxidized. ... -
The Efficiency of ash-based filtrates from banana (matooke) organs for reducing the cooking time of Phaseolus vulgaris ( common beans)
(Adokrach Prossy, 2023-01-24)Matooke(banana) peel ash filtrate has been used as condiment for a long time by various tribes all around East Africa for cooking traditional dishes. The focus of this study was to find out if other organs of banana (pseudo ... -
Antimicrobial sensitivity profile of Escherichia coli isolated from water along the production line at Sands Fish Farm, Kanyanya, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a serious “one health” issue. Production water in fish farms located around urban informal settlements is prone to heavy fecal contamination. This is because most of these ... -
Comparing carbapenamase genes in e. coli isolated from clinical and environmental sources submitted to the ncbi.
(Makerere university., 2022-10)Antibiotic resistance is the condition when bacteria can survive and multiply in the presence of various antibiotics. The emergence of resistance to carbapenem class of drugs has become a major global public health crisis. ... -
Development of a cost effective wastewater treatment methods for the extraction of pollutants at Medipharm industries E.A Ltd, Kampala Uganda
(Makerere university, 2022-10-13)This research study was carried out with the main objective of developing a cost effective wastewater treatment method for the extraction of pollutants such as heavy metals, suspended solids, and pathogens from the ... -
A report on the geologic field study and stratigraphic logging project of Semiliki Basin Albertine Graben in Ntoroko District Western Uganda.
(Makerere University., 2023-01-24)The area of study was the Albertine graben, South and East of the Lake Albert Basin; the respective target areas being Kichwamba and the Semiliki basin. The aim of the field study was to study the environments and processes ... -
Dietary analysis of juvenile Nile Perch (Lates niloticus) OF Lake Nabugabo
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The Nile perch fishery is the leading fish export earner to Uganda making the species the most valuable in the country thereby leading to increased fishing pressure on the fishery. The introduction of Nile perch into ...
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