Faculty of Science: 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 ... -
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 ... -
Heavy Metal Contamination of Sediments from an Exoreic African Great Lakes’ Shores (Port Bell, Lake Victoria), Uganda
(Pollutants, 2022)LakeVictoria (L.Victoria) is the largest African tropical and freshwater lake, with one of the highest pollution levels, globally. It is shared among Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, but it is drained only by the river Nile, ... -
Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Activities of Phosphate Buffered Saline and Aqueous Extracts of Aloe barbadensis Miller Leaf Latex and Gel from Three Counties of Kenya
(Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research, 2022)Aims: Aloe barbadensis Miller (A. barbadensis) is one of the most treasured species from the Aloe genus that has been used in management of various ailments. However, there are few reports on the secondary metabolites, ... -
Physicochemical Quality and Health Risks Associated with Use of Water from Nyamwamba River, Kasese, Western Uganda
(Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research, 2022)Aim: In Kasese district of Western Uganda, farmers cultivating near Nyamwamba River (NR) experience crop wilting whenever the river banks burst. Increased cases of cancer and ulcers in the district is ... -
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 ...
