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Determination of levels of selected antibiotics in the waters of the Nakivubo Channel, Kampala (Uganda)
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
Antibiotics are one of the most successful forms of chemotherapy developed by modern science, many lives have been saved and diseases or infections that would cause death of humans and pets or lead to poor crop performance ...
Diversity of gastrointestinal parasites in Blue Monkeys and Grey-cheeked Mangabeys at Ngogo Research Site, Kibale National Park
(2018-11-30)
Gastrointestinal parasites are a well-known threat to non-human primates‟ health and conservation. These parasites affect non-human primates‟ ecology and evolution, population growth and regulation, and community biodiversity. ...
Adsorption behavior of acid-leached clays in bleaching of oil
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015)
The available data have shown that acid-leached clays had sites for adsorption of impurities in oils.
Data obtained on residual impurities in cotton and sunflower-seed oils bleached with the same
clay materials produced ...
Using trace metals, peroxide, acid and iodine values to characterize oils bleached using clays from Central and Eastern Uganda
(2014)
The decrease in content of iron in the bleached oils was highest for all oils bleached. The content of copper showed the smallest change. The decrease in copper content for palm oils decreased from 0.2ppm to 0.1ppm when ...
Upgrading and characterization of smectite from selected volcanic sediments of Eastern Uganda
(2015)
Natural clays occur as mixtures of many clay minerals and remains of the rocks that underwent diagenesis to yield the clays. As weathering of clay soils never ceases it may not be possible to mine single clay minerals. The ...
The elemental, mineralogical, IR, DTA and XRD analyses characterized clays and clay minerals of Central and Eastern Uganda
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015)
The results on the elemental and mineralogical compositions of clays from Central Uganda differed
from those from the volcanic sediments of the Mt. Elgon in Eastern Uganda. Utilisation of the
two types of clays should ...
Nitrosoamines and narcotic drugs in smokeless tobacco products sold on Kampala City markets
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
The consumption of smokeless tobacco products in Uganda has increased due to unregulated sale and easy of accessibility by the youth. It is usually characteristic of consumers of smokeless Tobacco products to behave ...
Fuel value indices of fuelwood species and accuracy of K-nearest neighbour technique in woody biomass estimation in Masindi and Nebbi Districts, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Biomass is still the major energy source in developing countries like Uganda. This implies that prioritizing high fuel potential fuelwood species and routine monitoring of stocks is paramount. This study identified ten ...
Effect of municipal effluent on the water quality of Pece Stream and on selected vegetables along its shoreline in Gulu Town, Northern Uganda
(2016-09-20)
The restoration of peace in Northern Uganda has caused a rapid population growth in Gulu Municipality, which in turn has elevated anthropogenic pollution over the recent past. Pece stream being the only drainage system in ...
Localization in different categories
(2018-11-30)
Localization can be thought of as a systematic way of inverting morphisms in a category to construct a new one. This can be formulated accurately in terms of a universal property. In this study, we looked at localization ...