Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity of the genus Gouania
(Heliyon, 2024)The genus Gouania (Rhamnaceae) comprises at least 50 recognized species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions. Gouania species have been ethnomedicinally used to treat a variety of ailments. Despite their ... -
Liver fluke and schistosome cross-infection risk between livestock and wild mammals in Western Uganda, a One Health approach
(International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2024)Trematodiases strongly reduce the welfare of humans and animals causing a great decline in health and productivity. Insufficient data on the extent of trematode infection in definitive hosts and associated risk factors ... -
Exploring greywater hydroponic vegetable growing and phytoremediation capacity of coleus plants for urban farmers in Mbarara city Uganda
(East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation, 2024)Sustaining the escalating urban population in food and nutrition security remains a global concern. Urban farming, which maximizes production using limited resources, is the right option for urban populations in developing ... -
Impact of Meteorological Factors on Seasonal and Diurnal Variation of PM2.5 at a Site in Mbarara, Uganda
(Air, 2025)Because PM2.5 concentrations are not regularly monitored in Mbarara, Uganda, this study was implemented to test whether correlations exist between weather parameters and PM2.5 concentration, which could then be used to ... -
Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl., a Potential Natural Remedy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus or a Complicating Factor: A Narrative Review
(Natural Product Communications, 2024)Catha edulis, commonly known as “Khat,” is a large shrub that is native to the Arabian Peninsula (particularly Yemen) and some African countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, and the plant is used traditionally ... -
Perturbations with bulk viscosity in modified chaplygin gas cosmology
(arXiv, 2024)In the present work, we investigate cosmological perturbations of viscous modified chaplygin gas model. Using 1 + 3 covariant formalism, we define covariant and gauge invariant gradient variables, which after the application ... -
Design and simulation of a smart master switch system based on multi‑input XOR logic gate
(Discover Electronics, 2024)Mechanical switches have been the conventional way of controlling electrical energy in different electrical systems such as: lighting systems, socket systems, and circuit breakers, especially in domestic, hospital, and ... -
Perceived Human Resource Management Practices and Job Satisfaction of Teachers in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Mbarara City, Uganda
(Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education, 2024)The study evaluated teachers' perceptions of Human Resource Management procedures and their level of job satisfaction in Mbarara City's government-aided secondary schools. Government policies formed the basis of Human ... -
Investigating Security Awareness and Incident Reporting levels at Mbarara University of Science and Technology
(Indonesian Journal of Innovation and Applied Sciences (IJIAS), 2024)Higher learning institutions confront heightened cyber threats due to the value of their data, necessitating a robust security culture. In addition to cyber threats, various security incidents cause danger to devices and ... -
Didactic Conditions for the Organization of Self-study and Self Assessment of Students in the Study of Biology
(EDUTEC: Journal of Education And Technology, 2024)Organizing self-study is essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many teachers and students are faced with the problems of remote learning of educational material. Therefore, it is advisable to create and highlight those ... -
Quality Assurance Policy Implementation and Effective performance management in Higher Education Institutions in Developing Countries
(ISAR Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024)Effective performance management in higher education institutions requires institutions to administratively adapt and implement quality assurance policy. Quality assurance is an education reform policy aimed to enhance the ... -
Use of Astronomy as a tool to improve gender balance in Tertiary Institutions
(IAU General Assembly, 2024)The number of women in the science discipline is still low in Uganda. In the case of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), the percentage of bachelor degrees going to ladies in physics and mathematics is ... -
Anti-cytoskeleton Immunoscreening of Trypanosoma brucei Expression Library Reveals Novel Immunogenic Conserved Putative Proteins
(Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology, 2019)Background: The overall shape of the trypanosome is defined by an internal cytoskeleton consisting of a network of microtubules that are cross linked both to each other and the inner face of the plasma membrane. However, ... -
Perceived Human Resource Management Practices and Job Satisfaction of Teachers in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Mbarara City, Uganda
(Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education, 2024)The study evaluated teachers' perceptions of Human Resource Management procedures and their level of job satisfaction in Mbarara City's government-aided secondary schools. Government policies formed the basis of Human ... -
Disaster risk reduction measures and farmers choices: a discrete choice experiment in Uganda
(Environmental Hazards, 2024)Climate change induces high and erratic rainfall which triggers landslides and floods. With the increasing population and food needs, households in mountainous, densely populated areas turn fragile ecosystems into farms. ... -
Remaking the Late Holocene Environment of Western Uganda: Archaeological Perspectives on Kansyore and Later Settlers
(African Archaeological Review, 2024)Archaeological and environmental research by an international and interdisciplinary team opens new perspectives into the settlement his tories of Kansyore, Early Iron Age, and Bigo period peoples in the once forested regions ... -
A review of progress on torrefaction, pyrolysis and briquetting of banana plant wastes for biofuels
(Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024)The banana value chain produces over 4 tonnes of waste biomass for every tonne of bananas harvested, including leaves, pseu dostems, peels, rejected fruits, rhizomes, and empty fruit bunches. With rising fossil fuel costs ... -
Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Flavonoids, Phenolic and Flavonoid Glycosides from Gouania longispicata Leaves
(Microbiology Research, 2024)The leaves of Gouania longispicataEngl. (GLE) have been traditionally used to treat more than forty ailments in Uganda, including stomachache,lung and skin cancers, syphilis,toothache,and allergies. In this study, pure ... -
Enhancing teachers’ and students’ conceptual understanding of physics through smart classrooms and comprehensive assessment management information system
(Cogent Education, 2024)This study investigates the effects of smart classrooms, comprehensive assessment management information systems, and remediation teaching techniques on teachers ‘and student’s conceptual understanding of physics. The ... -
Heavy Metal Accumulation in Maize (Zea mays L.) Grown on Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Contaminated Soil Amended with Treated Composted Sewage Biosolid
(Journal of Environmental Protection, 2018)A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the heavy metal accumulation in maize ( Zea mays L.) plant grown in chromated copper arsenate (CCA) soil amended with treated composted sewage biosolid. The initial concentrations ...
