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Utilization of African Traditional Designs by Art students at Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Art
(2018-05-09)This research Report Looks at how African Traditional designs have been utilized to enhance the artwork quality that is in line with the African design process and create an element of originality. The report shows a ... -
Influence of print making as an art at Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art
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Examining ways of improving on the maintenance culture of public buildings in Uganda.
(2019-06)In general, public buildings are under-maintained with a substantial part of the building stock being in danger of deteriorating. Currently, there is a large stock of public buildings in Uganda owned by Central Government, ... -
Assessing the effects of land cover (LC) change on water quality using satellite imagery
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Surface waters are the most important economic resource for humans which provide water for agricultural, industrial and anthropogenic activities. Surface water quality plays vital role in protecting aquatic ecosystems. ... -
Assessing the Effect of Interest Rates on the Growth of Commercial Real Estate Markets In Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)The purpose of the study was to portray the effect of interest rates on the growth of commercial real estate market in Kampala-Uganda. The real estate sector being one of the major sectors of the economy in Uganda has been ... -
Design and implementation of a low-cost Pre-Eclampsia detection system using image processing.
(2019-09-25)According to research carried out by the world health organization dated 16th February 2018, every day, approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Maternal mortality is higher ... -
Analyzing the impact of traffic congestion on rental values of residential property: A case study of Kiwatule Parish in Nakawa Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2019)Traffic congestion can be defined as a condition on road networks that results from increased road usage and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. It is caused by everyone ... -
Transformation of human excreta waste into energy resource at household level.
(2019-06-10)On a global scale, approximately 2.4 billion people still rely on the traditional use of wood fuel for cooking, small enterprises use wood fuel for baking, tea processing and brick making (Go-, 2016) this is majorly among ... -
Appraisal of property tax collection systems and compliance: a case study of Kira municipality in Wakiso district.
(Blaire Kyobutungi, 2019-07-12)Property taxation is the backbone of local government revenue across the globe. This study sought to appraise the property tax assessment and collection system and the compliance behaviour. Specifically, the study sought ... -
Reviewing the art of printmaking in Magret Trowell School Industrial and Fine Arts between 2014 to 2017.
(2018-05-10)This research is concerned with examining the quality or conditions of the art printmaking since 2014 at Margaret Trowell School of industrial and fine art Makerere University so as to make Some changes. The study was ... -
Investigating the use of steel slag to improve Bituminous road sub-bases in Uganda.
(2020-02-10)Large quantities of waste materials like steel slag are being generated and wasted every year in the Ugandan manufacturing industries like Roofings limited, Steel and Tube industries, yet the readily available materials ... -
Design and development of desktop application client software for running ILAB experiments.
(2020)The project was about the design and the development of desktop application client software for running iLabs experiments. In the past years, internet labs were accessed through web browsers which required installation of ... -
Land Tenure and its impact on economic development in Karamoja; case study of Kaabong district.
(2017-08-07)Land tenure plays a big role in the economic development of any nation or particular area and proper utilization of the various forms can greatly enhance both the economic and social wellbeing of the people. Any activity ... -
Challenges of road upgrading and standardization in built up areas: a case study of Namungoona ward.
(2019-09-19)The report is comprised of five chapters which fully explore the research objectives and offers a vital material on various aspects of the research. The first chapter explore general introduction of the study, the background ... -
Design and development of a Robotic arm for fruit picking.
(2018-07-02)Horticulture is one of the fastest growing sectors in Uganda and is listed as a strategic export in the Uganda Strategic Exports Programme. Uganda is currently the largest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables in sub-Saharan ... -
Design and construction of a currency coin counting and sorting machine.
(2019-07-10)The various works done to test different coin currencies to construct their own currency coin counting and sorting machines do not have Ugandan Shilling coin currency included and thus the one for Ugandan currency coins ... -
Design and construction of a solar tracking device.
(2019-06)The major output of the project was to determine the energy and financial gain achieved in tracking the sun’s position when collecting solar energy versus having fixed tilt solar collectors. The use of solar energy as ... -
Development of a web based GIS for visualization and monitoring of forest cover in Uganda: a case of Kibaale district, Uganda.
(2019-05-15)This project was undertaken to develop a prototype web gis for visualization and monitoring of forest cover through the exploitation of open source geospatial software and technology in the design and development process. ... -
A study of Road construction and negatively affected properties.
(2019-07-08)The study of road construction and negatively affected properties (case study-Mukono-Katosi-Nyenga Road) was carried out to establish the major causes behind its negative effect on the property market. The data that was ... -
A comparative study of Lambda Iteration method and particle swarm optimization to solve Economic load dispatch (case study: TEST 30 BUS system)
(2019-06-30)With the increasing demand for power today, it becomes necessary to operate power plants most economically. This gives rise to economic load dispatch. Economic load dispatch is the process for allocating the generation ...
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