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Contribution of climatic variability and human activities to stream flow changes in the Haraz River basin, Northern Iran
(Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 2019-06)In northern Iran’s Haraz River basin between 1975 and 2010, hydrological sensitivity, double mass curve, and Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) methods were applied to monitoring and analysing changes in stream flow ... -
Contributions of human activities and climatic variability to changes in river Rwizi flows in Uganda, East Africa
(MDPI, 2021-09)This study employed Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to analyze the impacts of climate variability and human activities on River Rwizi flows. Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) types from 1997 to 2019 were ... -
COVIDiStress diverse dataset on psychological and behavioural outcomes one year into the COVID-19 pandemic
(Scientific data, 2022)During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVIDiSTRESS Consortium launched an open-access global survey to understand and improve individuals’ experiences related to the crisis. a year later, we extended this line ... -
Dam breach analysis of Kibimba Dam in Uganda using HEC-RAS and HEC-GeoRAS
(Springer, 2023-10)Dam failures have severe consequences on human life and property. In the case of an earth filled Kibimba Dam located in Eastern Uganda, the occurrence of a food equal to or larger than the probable maximum food (PMF) ... -
Design of a heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system that utilizes multiple condensing units in the refrigeration circuit
(Kyambogo University (unpublished work), 2019-11)The heating, ventilating and air conditioning system performs a critical role in pharmaceutical products manufacturing by majorly providing thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality, conditions required for the ... -
Determination of cooling effects on tensile strength of re-bars using spray quenching
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-08)In this study, the tensile strength in carbon steel was achieved under controlled heating and cooling processes. Forty-five samples of billets were used to produce 12 mm, 16 mm and 20 mm of hot-rolled rebar and each rebar ... -
Developing a maintenance management system for public building in district local governments of Uganda: a case of Amuria district local government
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2020-11)The practice of building maintenance is globally accepted as the most sustainable way to conserve buildings from deterioration. In most developing countries, costs incurred for assessment, repair and maintenance of ... -
Developing a model for cost performance improvement of road maintenance projects in northern Uganda – case study of Uganda National Roads Authority
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-11)Government has put in place plans for road development and maintenance and has improved on its budget allocations, in order to boost tourism, agriculture and mining, among others. However, road maintenance remains a challenge ... -
Development of a mathematical model for integration of robots in a steel manufacturing plant
(Kyambogo University, 2021-07)The use of computer-controlled robots is increasingly picking up in today’s manufacturing industries. Industrial robot application in manufacturing industries allows for improved flexibility and configurability required ... -
Does training improve sanitary inspection answer agreement between inspectors? Quantitative evidence from the Mukono district, Uganda
(MDPI, 2020-10-10)Sanitary inspections (SIs) are checklists of questions used for achieving/maintaining the safety of drinking-water supplies by identifying observable actual and potential sources and pathways of contamination. Despite the ... -
Drought severity across Africa: a comparative analysis of multi-source precipitation datasets
(Springer, 2024-04)An accurate analysis of climate extremes is essential for impact assessment and devising appropriate adaptation measures. There is an urgent need to assess precipitation products in capturing the increasing occurrence of ... -
Dynamically dimensioned search embedded with piecewise opposition-based learning for global optimization
(2019-05-26)Dynamically dimensioned search (DDS) is a well-known optimization algorithm in the field of single solution-based heuristic global search algorithms. Its successful application in the calibration of watershed environmental ... -
Effect of banana fibers on the mechanical and microstructural properties of concrete
(Kyambogo university (unpublished work), 2021-08)This research presents an experimental study on the "Effect of Banana fibres on the mechanical and microstructural properties of concrete". Concrete being a quasi-brittle material, exhibits limited ability to restrict ... -
Effect of filler and binder contents on air voids in hot-mix asphalt for road pavement construction
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)Filler and binder make up a small proportion of bituminous mixtures, hence they are considered as important ingredients of mixtures. Sometimes due to equipment error during production, some mixtures retain extra or a reduced ... -
Effect of increased heavy metal toxicity on the quality of vermicomposted biosolids: (a case study of sludge from bugolobi and lubigi wastewater treatment plants)
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-08)Sewage sludge management is one of the current global environmental issues. In many developing countries like Uganda, the problem is amplified due to uncontrolled and untreated industrial effluents. This tends to increase ... -
Effects of power interruptions on quality and production in a galvanizing plant Case study: roofings rolling mills ltd, Namanve, Kampala
(Kyambogo University, 2019-11)Steel is the most used engineering material industries. In Uganda, Roofings Rolling Mills Ltd (RRM) is the largest steel manufacturer; with mega industrial undertakings which is in line with national economic development ... -
Enhancing a sustainable safe water supply for rural communities of Mabungo parish, Kisoro district
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2019-07)Access to safe water is still a challenge in Africa, the biggest population that suffers the challenge being from sub-Saharan African countries where Uganda is part. The major cause of limited water access is that 85% of ... -
An evaluation of rural road management as a driver of economic development: a case study of Kabarole district
(Kyambogo University, 2021-08)Rural roads form the largest part of the road network and the main form of access to the rural communities. The poor state of rural road networks not only affects transport of goods and services but also the economic growth. ... -
Field-based methods for measuring greenhouse gases emissions from on-site sanitation systems: A systematic review of published literature
(Heliyon, 2023-04)On-site sanitation systems (OSS) are a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Although ef- forts have been made recently to measure and quantify emissions from septic tanks using various field-based methods, the vast ... -
Graphical-statistical method to explore variability of hydrological time series
(Hydrology Research, 2021-02)Due to increasing concern on developing measures for predictive adaptation to climate change impacts on hydrology, several studies have tended to be conducted on trends in climatic data. Conventionally, trend analysis ...