Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Solid Waste Management Practices in Nakasongola Town Council, Uganda
(Journal of Global Ecology and Environment, 2024-11-06)Solid waste generation rates are rising and the world's cities are believed to be generating about 2.01 billion tons of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.74 kilograms per person per day. The rapid population growth ... -
Uncovering the Anthropogenic Influences on Water Quality: A Case of Lake Victoria Shores, Entebbe, Uganda
(Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 2024-11-05)Lakes serve as vital ecosystems, providing freshwater resources and habitats for diverse species. However, human activities, particularly around lakeshores, have led to significant environmental degradation, including heavy ... -
Effects of Tin Mining on Water Sources in Mwerasandu Tin Mine, Ntungamo District, Uganda
(Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2024-10-29)Tin mining is a widespread economic activity across various regions worldwide. Understanding the consequences of such operations is crucial for sustainable water management and environmental conservation. The current study ... -
Couple-stress nanofluid flow comprised of titanium alloy subject to Hall current and Joule heating effects: Numerical investigation
(AIP Advances, 2024-11-01)Nanofluid flowoverarotating disk has several applications in engineering and industrial sectors, such as in cooling systems, heat exchangers, aerospace systems, and renewable energy systems. In the current analysis, the ... -
A study of electrical insulation materials developed using selected clay minerals in Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2012-06)This study was to investigate appropriate mixtures of different ceramic mineral ingredients needed to make electrical porcelain insulators and to determine the best method of developing the electrical insulator of slip ... -
Effect of Effluents Produced from Palm oil Processing Industries on Fish Production around Bugala Island, Kalangala District, Uganda
(Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 2024-10-17)Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), a tree crop that originated from Central and West Africa is primarily planted in tropical regions, mainly in deep soils and humid climatic areas around lakes and wetlands. This has encouraged ... -
Viability and Profitability of Cage Fish Farming on Lake Victoria: A Case of Bugiri-Kiwuulwe Cage Fish Farms in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Journal of Basic and Applied Research International, 2024-10-15)Fisheries and aquaculture have crucial contributions to world’s wellbeing and prosperity. Among aquaculture practices, cage fish farming ranks highest in fish production. This study was set out to assess viability and ... -
Enhancing infrared solar absorption efficiency through plasmonic solar absorber using machine learning-assisted design
(Springer Link- Plasmonics, 2024-10-18)This research introduces the architecture of an infrared solar energy absorber coupled with absorption prognosis employing machine learning techniques. Our approach involves creating an efficient absorber tailored for ... -
Performance of ceramic candle water filter made from selected local clays in Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2016-01)The focus of this study was to developa ceramic candle filter using local clay and mahogany saw dust and determine its filtration rate and E-coli removal efficiency. The candle filters were developed using ball clay from ... -
Effect of Land Use Activities on Water Quality and Vegetation Cover Change in Nsooba - Lubigi Wetland System, Kampala City
(East African Journal of Biophysical and Computational Sciences, 2024-10-07)An assessment of the effect of land use activities on water quality and vegetation cover change in Nsooba - Lubingi Wetland System in Kampala city was conducted between July and October 2020. In order to achieve the set ... -
Antibacterial properties of phytochemicals isolated from leaves of alstonia boonei and aerial parts of ipomoea cairica
(Natural Product Communications, 2024-09-26)Objective: The leaves of Alstonia boonei and aerial parts of Ipomoea cairica are used for treatment of microbial infections among other ailments in African traditional medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the ... -
Assessing games teachers' competence in training kids athletics events in primary schools in soroti city, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-09)This study assessed games teachers' competence in training kids' athletics events in primary schools in Soroti City, Uganda. The study looked at the competence of games teachers in relation to the selection and use of ... -
Performance of plastic-derived liquid fuel in a compression ignition engine
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-09)Fossil fuels are the major sources of energy for running engines, powering industries, and for supporting domestic activities. However, as energy-intensive activities increase, there is a need for diverse sources of energy ... -
The use of geographical information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) technologies in generation of information used to mitigate risks from landslide disasters: an application review
(Archives of Current Research International, 2023-08-03)Landslides, whether induced by nature, or human activities, are one of the most prominent disasters which are of great concern in the world. They cause a lot of havoc to the environment hence a necessity to avoid them ... -
Implementing Payments for Ecosystem Services and its Impact on Community Livelihoods: A Case of Nyamwamba Sub-Catchment, Kasese District, Uganda
(Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2024-09-04)Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) is an innovative, incentive-based approach to natural resource management, where users of ecosystem services compensate landowners who protect, enhance, or restore these services through ... -
Proximate composition, metal, polyphenol and flavonoid contents of green and black tea in Kampala
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-06)Uganda is the second leading producer of tea in Africa. However, there are quality and safety concerns of Uganda's tea in the international market. This study determined the proximate composition, the essential and toxic ... -
Thermal conductivity of fired clay of varied mineral composition made from selected Uganda clay types
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2016-01)The use of thermal insulators is one of the most important applications in thermal energy conservation systems. This study determined the effect of varying mineral compositions on thermal conductivity. Dry powders of kaolin, ... -
Computational Insights for interactions between NsP2 and NsP3 of CHIKV and Hormones through DFT computations and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
(Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2024-08-13)The non-structural protein (nsP2 & nsP3) of the CHIKV is responsible for the transmission of viral infection. The main role of nsp is involved in the transcription process at an early stage of the infection. In this work, ... -
Safety, toxicological and allergenic aspects of using algae for food
(Springer Link, 2024-07-14)Consumption of algae has been historically practiced, especially in East Asia and the Pacific region cultures. However, sporadic events and empirical studies have suggested that some compounds could be triggering intoxications, ... -
Stability analysis of a nonlinear malaria transmission epidemic model using an effective numerical scheme
(Scientific Reports, 2024-07-29)Malaria is a fever condition that results from Plasmodium parasites, which are transferred to humans by the attacks of infected female Anopheles mosquitos. The deterministic compartmental model was examined using stability ...
