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Avifauna diversity at Kabaka's Lake, Kampala, Central Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-11-29)Birds are important biotic components of Lake ecosystem serving as indicators of pollution, recreation, tourism, pest control among others. The aim of this study was to provide the relative abundance and avifauna diversity ... -
Behaviour of impalas (aepyceros melampus) and Uganda kobs (kobus kob) in captivity, case study: Uganda wildlife conservation education center.
(Makerere University, 2021-03-23)Activity pattern plasticity in ungulates serves as an evolutionary adaptation to optimize fitness in inconsistent environments. Given that time is a limited and valuable resource for foraging wildlife species, provisioning ... -
Bio-preservation of fresh tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum l.) with zingiber officinale (ginger), psidium guajava (guava), and allium cepa (onion) plant extracts
(Makerere University, 2021-04-26)Tomatoes are members of the Solanaceae family, and are one of the world’s most important vegetables because they form a major component of the daily meal of almost everyone around the world. One of the major challenges of ... -
Bioactivity of Allium sativum L. and Datura stramonium L. Extracts on Rhizoctonia solani in tomato.
(Makerere University, 2022-04-21)Rhizoctonia solani is one of the most destructive pathogens causing damping off disease on tomato. This pathogen can survive in soil within diseased plant material as mycelia or sclerotia during unfavorable environmental ... -
Biochemical composition of some honey samples from different regions in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2019-08-30)Honey is a sweet viscous food substance produced by bees and some related insects. Bees produce honey from sugary secretions of plants (floral nectar) or from secretions of other insects such as honeydew. The precise ... -
Biofiltration in an aquaponic system using spinach (ipomea oleracea) cultivation on biochar
(Makerere University, 2021)The efficiency of biochar as a substrate in biofiltration in an aquaponic system was investigated. The study was carried out at RA Cell company in Kirinya- Bweyogerere and it involved the use of plants as biological filters ... -
Bioremediation of soil contaminated crude oil by Agaricomycetes
(Makerere University, 2021-10-19)Bioremediation of hydrocarbons in polluted soils is a promising treatment method which is based on the principle of complete mineralization of petroleum products into less toxic forms by different groups of microorganisms. ... -
By-catch for gillnets of different mesh sizes at katosi fish landing site.
(Makerere University, 2022)Incidental capture of non-targeted species during fishing operations is the major source of mortality to many aquatic organisms. Catching of non-targeted species can contribute to overfishing that lead to biodiversity loss, ... -
Catch patterns and size variation of Rastrineobola argentea (Mukene) at the Lambu and Kiyindi landing sites of Lake Victoria
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Mukene (Rastrineobola argentea), an endemic and highly exploited pelagic cyprinid species in Lake Victoria, holds significant importance. It contributes significantly to local livelihoods, fostering the economic growth and ... -
Challenges facing youth football academies in Kampala city.
(Makerere University, 2021-05-10)This study investigated the challenges facing youth football academies in Uganda. A case study design was used in which individual youth football academies in Kampala region were studied. A purposive sampling technique was ... -
Characterisation of paraoxonase-1 gene polymorphism as a biomarker of oxidative stress in sickle cell disease patients in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)Oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, vasoocclusion, and free iron are all features present in sickle cell disease. Paraoxonases are a family of antioxidant enzymes with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative action. However ... -
Characterization of Factor-V Leiden G1961A and prothrombin G20210A polymorphisms as biomarkers in Sickle cell disease in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a common inherited qualitative haemoglobinopathy. It is common in regions with endemic malaria and people from such regions are usually carriers of the trait. Around 10% of Sickle Disease patients ... -
Characterization of non-synonymous SNPs in spike protein of SARS CoV2 variants from different world populations.
(Makerere University, 2022-01-20)Covid-19, a respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS COV-2) and is responsible for more than 28,000,000 infections and more than 900,000 worldwide deaths. It was discovered late ... -
Classification of spike glycoprotein (S GENE) of CORONA virus strains in Uganda using known noval variants
(Makerere University, 2022-01-04)SARS-CoV-2 S glycoprotein contains a region, the receptor binding domain (RBD), which specifically identifies the human angiotensin conversion enzyme (ACE2) as its receptor. Mutations that lead to variations in these hot ... -
A comparative phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of three pumpkin species
(Makerere University, 2019)The present study of three Cucurbita species plant seed extract was done to screen the presence of phytochemicals like alkaloids, saponins, tannins, steroids glycosides, and flavonoids. The solvent used for the extraction ... -
A comparative study of the proximate composition of Ruspollia differens and Macrotermes spp, two common edible insects in Uganda
(2019-08)Globally, and particularly in Africa and Asia, Insects have played an important role in human nutrition. In Uganda, Longhorn grasshopper (Ruspolia differens) and termites (Macrotermes spp) have a great potential to improve ... -
A comparative study of the proximate composition Ruspolia differens and Macrotermes SPP, two common edible insects in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08)Globally, and particularly in Africa and Asia, insects have played an important role in human nutrition. In Uganda, Longhorn grass hoppers( Ruspolia differens) and termites(Macrotermes spp) have a great potential to improve ... -
A comparative study of water stress tolerance between Dioscorea Rutondata and Dioscorea Alata Yam Species
(Makerere University, 2019-09)This study focused on comparing the water stress tolerance of two yam species of D. rutondata the white and D. alata using tissue culture techniques with the aim of screening for a more drought tolerant variety. Yam is ... -
A comparative study of yield of selected varieties of glycine max l . in Najjembe Sub-County Buikwe District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-20)Despite of more of more research and development of new soybean varieties in Uganda, the adoption of these varieties by farmers in several districts is still low. In this the following study off station evaluation was ...