School of Physical Sciences (Phys-Sciences)
Recent Submissions
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Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey Population Model with Spatial and Temporal Effects.
(Makerere University., 2024-10-25)Mathematical models have received extensive attention, and in particular, the Lotka-Volterra predator-prey population models are of great interests to mathematicians and ecologists. This has given rise to systems which ... -
Geochemical evaluation of source rock potential of formations penetrated by Muamba-1 well in block 5, Kwanza Basin, Angola
(Makerere University, 2024-09)This study addresses the challenges posed by unsuccessful exploration in Block 5 of the Kwanza Basin, Western Angola, and sought to evaluate source rock constraints affecting the development of petroleum potential herein. ... -
Optimal Actuator Design and Placement for a Linear Wave Equation.
(Makerere University., 2024-08-07)In this dissertation, the optimal actuator design and placement problem for a linear wave equation is studied. This problem arises in many areas of application in science and engineering, for example, in seismic inversion, ... -
Mathematical Models for the Transmission Dynamics of FowlPox Disease with Seasonality and Control Measures.
(Makerere University., 2024-08-15)Fowlpox disease poses a real threat to domestic birds, especially the chicken and turkeys in Uganda and the world, despite the tremendous efforts put in place to avert the transmission. The disease prevalence varies depending ... -
Mathematical Models for the Dynamics of Asthma Development: Effect of Immunological, Environmental and Genetic Determinants
(Makerere University, 2024-07-17)Environmental pollutants continue to pose a great threat to public health, leading to the development of chronic diseases. Susceptibility to the development of asthma may be influenced by either environmental exposure in ... -
Coupling of carbon dioxide with epoxides to form cyclic carbonates using manganese based-polyoxometalate metal organic frameworks
(Makerere University, 2024)This study reports manganese based polyoxometalate metal organic frameworks (POMOF A and POMOF B) as catalytic systems for the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide with epoxides to form cyclic carbonates. The POMOF catalysts ... -
Pure braids and group actions from 3-fold flops.
(Makerere University., 2024-07-09)The first part of this thesis gives a new, simplified presentation of the classical pure braid group.The generators are given by the squares of the longest elements over connected subgraphs, andwe prove that the only ... -
Spatial profiles and sources of selected persistent organic pollutants in surface sediments of Lake Victoria, East Africa
(Makerere University, 2024-04)Lake Victoria is the second largest lake in the world and has a catchment area of 193,000km2 with only one outlet (River Nile) and numerous inlets. Several anthropogenic activities take place in the lake’s catchment area ... -
Ultimate ruin probabilities in the stochastic dual risk model compounded by investment income
(Makerere University, 2024-06)The ultimate ruin probability is a central problem in the operation of financial businesses since it can be used as a tool to manage and check the solvency levels of a company. This dissertation calculates the probability ... -
CONVERSION OF SELECTED PLASTIC WASTE INTO CARBON NANOMATERIALS FOR APPLICATION IN THE ADSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND ENERGY STORAGE
(Makerere University, 2024-06-07)Plastic waste is a major environmental problem. It is non-biodegradable and can take hundreds of years to decompose. Plastic waste can also pollute waterways and oceans, harming wildlife and ecosystems. There are several ... -
Establishment of diagnostic reference levels for selected interventional radiology procedures at Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago
(Makerere University, 2024)Interventional radiology (IR) has revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of vascular and cardiac diseases, offering minimally invasive procedures with reduced hospitalization times. However, the increasing complexity ... -
Synthesis of carbamates from carbon dioxide, alcohol and amines catalyzed by cobalt-based polyoxometalates metal organic frameworks.
(Makerere University., 2024-05-21)Polyoxometalate metal-organic fragments are molecular complexes that combine metal ions with organic ligands within the same structure. These complexes integrate the properties of both polyoxometalates, which are inorganic ... -
Direct oxidative carboxylation of olefins catalyzed by iron-based polyoxometalate metal organic frameworks
(Makerere University, 2024-04)The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2), into value-added products such as cyclic carbonates is of academic and industrial interest. The cyclic carbonates have various industrial applications although they are usually ... -
Characterization of defects in photovoltaic modules using electroluminescence imaging and current-voltage measurement techniques
(Makerere University, 2024)External and internal factors can lead to the development of defects that affect the actual performance of PV Photovoltaic (PV) modules over time. This study was aimed at characterizing defects that arise in PV modules ... -
Estimation of Radiological Effects and Modeling Radionuclide Transfer to Milk and Fish in Kisoro, South-western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-04-17)Exposure to natural radiation energy (ionozing radiation) is one of the primary causes of radiation ailments like cancer. Radioactivity is widely spread in the earth’s environment and it exists in various geological ... -
Oil production optimization of the Norne Field E-Segment, Norway using Eclipse 100 Simulation Model
(Makerere university, 2024)The Norne field is located 80 km north of the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea. The Norne Field consists of two separate oil compartments, the Norne Main Structure (Norne C, D and E-Segment) and the Northeast Segment ... -
Computing the Artin component using Reconstruction Algebras.
(Makerere University, 2024-03-27)This thesis studies noncommutative resolutions of non-Gorenstein singularities and uses them to construct classical deformation spaces. In the first part, it recovers the Artin component of the deformation space of a cyclic ... -
Optimization of Expected Utility of Consumption and Terminal wealth in a portfolio in continuous time.
(Makerere University., 2024-01-31)In this dissertation, addressing an investment-consumption problem with the goal of maximizing expected utility of consumption and terminal wealth in a portfolio in continuous time is considered. The action is two-fold in ... -
Dividend maximisation in an insurance process compounded by risky and non-risky investments.
(Makerere University., 2024-02-07)Shareholders of an insurance company would expect maximum dividends from their investment in insurance companies for decades. Therefore, there is a need for managers of insurance companies to pay out appealing dividends ... -
Assessment of mercury bioavailability in soils and potential uptake by food crops grown around selected artisanal and small-scale gold mining areas of Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)The unregulated use of elemental mercury (Hg) in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) to extract gold from its ore results in metal pollution of various environmental systems. ASGM employs the mercury amalgamation ...
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