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Antibacterial and anticancer activities of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles using Photinia glabra fruit extract
(Nanomedicine, 2023-08)
Aims: We prepared Photinia glabra (PG) aqueous fruit extract, utilized it to synthesize silver nanoparticles (PG-Ag NPs) and evaluated the antibacterial and anticancer activities of the nanoparticles (NPs). Materials & ...
Medicinal plants used in the management of sexual dysfunction, infertility and improving virility in the east African community: a systematic review
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2023)
Sexual disorders such as erectile dysfunction (ED), sterility, and sexual inappetence represent some of the complex reproductive
challenges that require addressing the underlying causes. Te aim of this paper was to ...
Role of Starch in One Pot Fabrication of Mesoporous gamma-alumina with Excellent Fluoride Sorption Capacity
(Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 2023-08)
Green synthesis of mesoporous γ-AƖ2O3, a cutting-edge material for sustainable application in medicine, engineering, energy, and water treatment, is still challenging. Our study used a one-pot strategy for facile synthesis ...
Role of starch in one pot fabrication of mesoporous gamma-alumina with excellent fluoride sorption capacity
(Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 2023-08)
Green synthesis of mesoporous γ-AƖ2O3, a cutting-edge material for sustainable application in medicine, engi-
neering, energy, and water treatment, is still challenging. Our study used a one-pot strategy for facile synthesis ...
Compliance and implementation of municipal solid waste management laws and regulations in Mukono district, Uganda
(Archives of Current Research International, 2023-09)
Consumption and production of resources leads to generation of wastes that may be undesirable
in the environment. Solid waste management laws are put in place aimed at ensuring proper and
effective control and management ...
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, ...
Lacustrine cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins in east Africa: implications for human and ecological health protection
(Phycology, 2023)
Advected cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins have been increasingly detected
in freshwater ecosystems. This review gives an insight into the present state of knowledge on the
taxonomy, dynamics, toxic effects, ...
Aflatoxins in Uganda: an encyclopedic review of the etiology, epidemiology, detection, quantification, exposure assessment, reduction, and control
(International Journal of Microbiology, 2020-01-08)
Uganda is an agrarian country where farming employs more than 60% of the population. Aflatoxins remain a scourge in the
country, unprecedentedly reducing the nutritional and economic value of agricultural foods. This ...