Mak IR Repository
Welcome to Makerere University's Institutional Repository (Mak IR). Mak IR was formerly called Uganda Scholarly Digital Library (USDL). Mak IR is a collection of scholarly output of by researchers of Makerere University, including scholarly articles and books, electronic theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, technical reports and digitised library collections. It is the official Institutional Repository (IR) of Makerere University. If you have any questions regarding MAKIR, please feel free to contact us on makir.mulib@mak.ac.ug.
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For information about the publishers' copyright policy on archiving your articles online or in an institutional repository, visit the Sherpa Site at http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php The site gives a summary of the permissions normally given as part of each publisher's copyright transfer agreement. If you wish to publish your research findings in Mak IR, please contact Makerere University Library at makir.mulib@mak.ac.ug for details. Mak IR operates both open access and closed access models. Access to fulltext has been restricted in adherence to the Makerere University Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Copyrights policies.
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Techno-economic evaluation of probable hydrogen production technologies for iron ore reduction
(Makerere University, 2025)The annual global production of crude steel is expected to reach 2.4 billion tons by 2040, with 73% of the process employing the blast furnace and basic oxygen converter route which emits large amounts of CO2. A potential ... -
Spatial decision support tool for selecting suitable sites for base transceiver stations: a case of Roke Telkom (SD-BTS)
(Makerere university, 2025)Telecom companies continuously seek to expand and enhance their networks for both strategic growth and regulatory compliance, requiring meticulous site selection for base stations (BTSs) to ensure optimal service quality ... -
Land suitability evaluation for coffee production in Omoro District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)Coffee is one of the most traded commodities the world over, only second to oil and it is the largest revenue earner for Uganda. Despite the fact that Government of Uganda has expanded coffee production to non-traditional ... -
Assessing potential impact of climate change on irrigation requirement of coffee : a case study of Greater Luwero, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)Coffee irrigation enhances yields and contributes to the fight against poverty especially under Climate Change (CC). In Uganda, the impact of climate change on irrigation requirement of coffee is inadequately understood. ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding infection prevention and control among non-medical handlers of healthcare waste in public healthcare facilities in Wakiso district.
(2024-11-13)Background: Healthcare waste can result in exposure to infectious conditions. Therefore, medical waste handlers need to adhere to infection prevention and control. Waste handlers, especially the non-medical ones, play a ...