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Heavy metal contamination in water, sediments and fish from selected wetlands in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-08)
In Uganda, there is increased industrial and municipal waste disposal into wetlands around Lake Victoria which pose a great threat to different wetland components. A number of studies have been carried out to ascertain the ...
Structure and optical absorption properties of dyes extracted from selected plant materials for dye sensitized solar cells
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-11)
Sunlight is a natural alternative renewable energy source to expensive hydroelectricity. Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are third generation solar cells which have the potential to significantly lower the cost associated ...
Effect of land use activities on water quality, soil and vegetation cover for conservation of river wambabya catchment, hoima district
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-06)
Increasing land use activities are greatly decreasing environmental quality of River catchments thus, making them susceptible to pollution and depletion. The land use activities such as human settlements, massive deforestation, ...
Effects of anthropogenic activities on small-scale fishery of Albert Nile, pakwach district
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)
Worldwide, fisheries have declined, Albert Nile total fish catch declined drastically from 5200-2790 (46%) between 2012-2021. Increasing population leads to overfishing and unsustainable land use. Unsustainable land use ...
Assessment of the quality of levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive tablets (morning-after pill) sold in Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-08)
Use of poor quality emergency contraceptives may lead to unwanted pregnancies. Many unwanted pregnancies lead to illegal abortions having a devastating impact on the health of the girl child and women at large. This study ...
Parametrized multiplicative integral inequalities
(Advances in Continuous and Discrete Models, 2024)
In this paper, we introduce a biparametrized multiplicative integral identity and employ it to establish a collection of inequalities for multiplicatively convex mappings. These inequalities encompass several novel findings ...
Microsatellite-based analysis reveals Aedes aegypti populations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia result from colonization by both the ancestral African and the global domestic forms
(Evolutionary Applications, 2024-01-24)
The Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) mosquito is the main vector of dengue, chi-
kungunya and Zika and is well established today all over the world. The species
comprises two forms: the ancestral form found throughout ...
Physicochemical quality of water and health risks associated with consumption of African lung fish (Protopterus annectens) from Nyabarongo and Nyabugogo rivers, Rwanda
(BMC research notes, 2020)
Objective: To determine the quality of water, heavy metal content of edible muscles of a piscivorous fish (Protopterus
annectens) and assess the health risks associated with using water and consumption of P. annectens ...
Effects of industrial effluents on the quality of water in Namanve stream, Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Uganda
(BMC Research Notes, 2020)
Objective: Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP) is one of the premier and the most successful Ugandan indus‑
trial complexes that impact the inner Murchison bay of Lake Victoria. The current study aimed at evaluating ...
Heavy metal contamination of sediments from an exoreic African great lakes’ shores (Port bell, Lake Victoria), Uganda
(Pollutants, 2022-09-27)
Lake Victoria (L. Victoria) is the largest African tropical and freshwater lake, with one of the
highest pollution levels, globally. It is shared among Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, but it is drained
only by the river Nile, ...