Biology: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Harnessing the Underutilized Value of Pineapple Pulp in South Western Uganda; Application in Fortifying Wheat Flour for Healthier Consumption
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2024)In Uganda, pineapple processing into juice and wine is the fastest growing pineapple processing venture, during which this study observed that large amounts of pineapple pulp left behind, which contains abundant dietary ... -
Focusing on Chain Actor Practices to Improve Post Harvest Product Handling: The Case of the Pineapple Value Chain in South Western Uganda
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2018)Information gathering and processing often has a great bearing on the decisions and choices value chain actors make to handle an agricultural product in a particular way, at any stage of the value chain. Usually, post-harvest ... -
Diversity of Macro Invertebrates of the River Rwizi in Western Uganda: A Citizen Science-BioBlitz Approach
(Open Journal of Ecology,, 2024)This study elucidates the pivotal role of citizen science-BioBlitz methodologies for rapid assessment of the macro-invertebrate taxa within the threatened River Rwizi of South-western Uganda. Utilizing a comprehensive ... -
The Role of Remote Sensing in Forest Cover Changes in Butambala District, Central Uganda
(East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry, 2024)Natural forests in Uganda have experienced changes which must be quantified to inform future forest resource management and avoid the danger of reduced ecosystem service benefits. The primary purpose of this study was to ... -
Review of the Past, Current, and the Future Trend of the Climate Change and its Impact in Uganda.
(East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2022)Climate change is a big problem in Sub-Saharan Africa because it brings about prolonged droughts and heavy rainfall that destroys crops. Further, heavy rainfall amounts throughout the entire region have caused flooding and ... -
Citizens can help to map putative transmission sites for snail-borne diseases
(LOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2024)Introduction: Schistosomiasis and fasciolosis are snail-borne diseases of great medical and veterinary health importance. The World Health Organization recommends complementing drug treatment with snail control and community ... -
Can citizen scientists provide a reliable geo-hydrological hazard inventory? An analysis of biases, sensitivity and precision for the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda
(Environmental Research Letters, 2022)Spatio-temporal inventory of natural hazards is a challenging task especially in rural or remote areas in the Global South where data collection at regional scale is difficult. Citizen science, i.e. involvement of no-experts ... -
Fruit Phenology of Tree Species and Chimpanzees’ Choice of Consumption in Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Uganda
(Open Journal of Ecology, 2015)One hundred and eighteen (118) tree species were identified, among which 58 species produced fruit within the two-year study. Fruit of only 26.3% of the latter is eaten by chimpanzees. The consumption of each of these ... -
Dietary diversity among women of reproductive age (15-49 years): implication for folate deficiency in Mbarara district, Uganda
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2019)Background: Understanding dietary diversity of women of reproductive age (WRA) is vital for better nutritional interventions of their health and that of unborn. Most diets consumed are macronutrient dense which leads to ... -
Can Governance in Revenue Sharing Be a Pathway for a Win-win Situation between People’s Livelihood Improvement and Conservation?
(Journal of Social Science Research, 2015)This paper establishes the importance of good governance in improving local livelihoods and support for conservation. The study uses empirical realities from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, an afromontane Gorilla sanctuary ... -
Towards Sustainability in Seed Supply for African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell,1822) Culture in Kenya: Lessons from Asian Catfishes Industry
(Aquaculture Research, 2024)The culture of African cat-fish, Clarias gariepinus, is constrained by the high mortality of fry, occasioning a shortage of high-quality seeds for stocking by farmers. Asia, a continent with many success stories for ... -
A Tapestry of Human-Induced and Climate-Driven Environmental Change in Western Uganda: The Ndali Crater Lakes Region
(History in Africa, 2024)Recent archaeological and paleo-environmental research in the Ndali Crater Lakes Region (NCLR) of western Uganda provide important new insights into anthropogenic impacts on moist forests to the East of the Rwenzori ... -
High Levels of Fungal and Aflatoxin Contamination of the Production Stages of the Local Brew (Ajono) consumed in Uganda
(East African Journal of Health and Science, 2024)Local brew commonly known as Ajono is a widely consumed alcoholic beverage in Uganda. Handling practices along the production stages of the local brews may create a conducive environment for fungal colonization. This study ... -
Exposure and physical vulnerability to geo-hydrological hazards in rural environments: A field-based assessmet in East Africa
(International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2024)Geo-hydrological hazards (landslides and floods) are often associated with large impact on physical infrastructures, affecting strongly the exposed population. Understanding in detail the nature of exposure and what ... -
Inventories of natural hazards in under-reported regions: a multi-method insight from a tropical mountainous landscape
(African Geographical Review, 2023)Impacts of natural hazards are on an increase globally. To mitigate these impacts, sound disaster risk reduction strategies must rely on comprehensive inventory of natural hazards. However, to date, many regions worldwide ...
