Browsing School of Engineering (SEng.) Collections by Subject "Uganda"
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Assessing the effectiveness of project management methodologies used by construction companies in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2019-05-28)This research collected both quantitative and qualitative data regarding the performance of Project Management Methodologies (PMMs) from various companies and employed SPSS program for the statistical analysis of the data ... -
Assessing the impact of population growth on air quality in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2020-12)Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) is a result of land cover changes an important statistic used to communicate air quality . As and industrial growth, air pollution, has had increasing serious and ... -
Design and construction of a hay baler
(Makerere University, 2019-05)In Uganda, livestock farmers are faced with a challenge of limited or feed shortage. These farmers are left with no choice but to sell off their cattle at a very low price. Hay baling techniques are available in the country ... -
Design and implementation of a low-cost LoRa-Based Sensor Node for environmental monitoring in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Environmental information plays a crucial role in effective planning and decision-making processes. However, the scarcity of such data often arises due to insufficient deployment of monitoring systems. This project aims ... -
Examining the application of total quality management in Ugandan manufacturing industries
(Makerere University, 2021)This report encompasses the data of the research that was carried out at Roofings Ltd and John Lugendo and Company on the research title “EXAMINING THE APPLICATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) IN UGANDAN MANUFACTURING ... -
Failure rate modeling due to aging and its impact on distribution network reliability: case study: Umeme Distribution Network
(Makerere University, 2019-06-05)This project presents a mathematical model that helps to determine the failure rate due to aging of a power distribution feeder and the impact of those failures on the distribution network reliability. Electrical distribution ... -
Feasibility study for the manufacture of KN95 masks in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)In response to the high demand for the face masks which serve as a crucial intervention in preventing the corona-virus nationally. The masks are designed to prevent infiltration of virus and dust as well as offer friendly ... -
Feasibility study of oxygen manufacturing in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)Regardless of being an essential medicine, oxygen is still inadequate and unreliable in most healthcare facilities across Uganda. This is attributed to under-investment in oxygen manufacturing plants. Currently there are ... -
Flood risk and resilience assessment for the Nalukolongo Storm Water Drainage System in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-03-11)Floods are among the most catastrophic natural disasters around the globe impacting Economic activities, human lives and infrastructure. Changing climate and land use have escalated challenges associated with increased ... -
Impact assessment of electric cooking on the low voltage distribution network in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)With the government's ambitious vision of increasing electricity access by 2040, the promotion of electric cooking has emerged as a strategy where 73% of the population use firewood for cooking while 21% use charcoal and ... -
Impacts of on-street parking on vehicular circulation in Kampala City, Uganda : a case study of William Street
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A machine learning strategy for automatic detection of high risk pregnancies in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09-21)High risk pregnancies have a significant contribution to the increasing maternal and infant mortality rates in Uganda. One of the major parameters for assessing pregnancy risk is the fetal skull circumference of unborn ... -
Optimal Scheduling of Hydro-Thermal Co-Ordination in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-11-20)The systematic coordination of the operation of a system of hydroelectric generation plants are usually more complex than the scheduling of an all-thermal generation system. The optimal coordination process involves short ... -
Re-engineering the Davis automatic weather station for Uganda National Metrological Authourity UNMA
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) faces a challenge in obtaining timely weather data and therefore weather forecasting is difficult hence planning difficult as well.This project sought to Re-engineer the Davis ...