Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Health Risks from Intake and Contact with Toxic Metal-ContaminatedWater from Pager River, Uganda
(Journal of Xenobiotics, 2023)Pollution of water resources is one of the major impediments to the realization of Sustainable Development Goals, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the physicochemical quality and ... -
Impact of Artisanal Gold Mining on Wetland Health in Buhweju District, Southwestern Uganda
(East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2023)Wetland degradation due to anthropogenic activities including artisanal gold mining is widely common in Uganda, and this affects vegetation health status if not controlled. However, the use of the Normalised Difference ... -
The Status of Space Science and Astrophysics Education in Uganda
(2023)Most developing countries have embarked on the expansion of their industrial base, modernisation of Agriculture, expansion of energy resources, exploration and exploitation of mineral resources -
Application of the Boundary Element Method Using Time Discretization to the Advection-Convection Equation
(Journal of Applied & Computational Mathematics, 2018)The boundary element method is a numerical computational method of solving partial differential equations which have been formulated as integral equations. It can be applied in many areas of engineering and science including ... -
Numerical Solution to Two-point Boundary Value Problems with Neumann Boundary Conditions using Galerkin Finite Element Method
(2023)In this study, Galerkin finite element method (FEM) has been developed to approximate the solution of both second-order linear with constant and non-constant coefficients, and nonlinear second-order two-point BVP of ordinary ... -
Bacterial Analysis of Selected Drinking Water Sources in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda
(Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 2017)Surveillance of water quality to ensure microbiological safety is a vital public health function to prevent water borne diseases. Bacterial total coliform and Escherichia coli (E. coli) examination provide indication of ... -
The Role of Problem-Based Learning Approach in Teaching and Learning Physics: A Systematic Literature Review
(F1000Research, 2023)Problem-based learning (PBL) is a learner-centered method in which complex real-world problems are used to stimulate students thinking and problem-solving abilities during the teaching and learning process. This systematic ... -
Analysis of ionospheric storm‑time effects over the East African sector during the 17 March 2013 and 2015 geomagnetic storms
(Earth, Planets and Space, 2023)An analysis of the mechanisms that caused the storm-time effects during two geomagnetic storms that occurred on 17 March 2013 and 2015 is presented. We used Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) derived Total Electron ... -
An Optimal Control for Ebola Virus Disease with a Convex Incidence Rate: Imputing from the Outbreak in Uganda.
(Qeios, 2023)Ebola Virus disease (EVD) is an emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease which mostly occur in Africa. Both prediction of the next EVD and controlling an ongoing outbreak remain challenging to disease prone countries. ... -
Target enrichment of long open reading frames and ultraconserved elements to link microevolution and macroevolution in non-model organisms
(Molecular Ecology Resources, 2023)Despite the increasing accessibility of high-throughput sequencing, obtaining high-quality genomic data on non-model organisms without proximate well-assembled and annotated genomes remains challenging. Here, we describe ... -
Morphological traits of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.): Indicators of diversity, selection and germplasm dispersion in Uganda
(Scientific African, 2023)Uganda is one of the African countries with increasing production demands of jackfruit since it has gained popularity as a food and nutrition security crop with therapeutic benefits. However, the jackfruit germplasm in ... -
University students dataset related to achievement, classroom practices, perceptions and attitudes of multimediabased learning quantum physics
(F1000Research, 2023)This dataset presents data collected to assess teaching and learning of quantum physics at the University of Rwanda - College of Education (UR-CE), Rwanda. Data were collected between August and November 2019 as the baseline, ... -
Pollution Status, Source Apportionment, Ecological and Human Health Risks of Potentially (Eco)toxic Element-Laden Dusts from Urban Roads, Highways and Pedestrian Bridges in Uganda
(Pollutants, 2023)The occurrence of potentially (eco)toxic elements (PTEs) in street, indoor and roadside dusts have been associated with potential human health risks. For the first time, the pollution levels of PTEs—copper (Cu), nickel ... -
Kinetics of maize cob and bean straw pyrolysis and combustion
(Heliyon, 2023)Kinetic studies are important for the design and optimisation of thermochemical processes. This study involved analysis of the pyrolysis and combustion behaviour of the agricultural residues (bean straw and maize cob) by ... -
Medicinal plants used in the traditional management of dog bites by herbalists in Eastern, Western, and Central Uganda
(Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 2023)Background: Dog bites arise due to man’s casual and tactical association with dogs, and it is a global health challenge. Rural and semi-urban communities are the most affected since accessing conventional post-exposure ... -
Ethnomedicinal plants used for malaria treatment in Rukungiri District, Western Uganda
(Tropical Medicine and Health, 2023)Background: Malaria remains a major global health challenge and a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in sub- Saharan Africa. In Uganda, limited access to medical facilities has perpetuated the reliance of indigenous ... -
A Mathematical Model of Treatment and Vaccination Interventions of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Infection Dynamics
(Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2018)Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of serious morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in young children and the elderly. In this study, a model of the spread and control of bacterial pneumonia under ... -
Medicinal Plants Used in Traditional Management of Cancer in Uganda: A Review of Ethnobotanical Surveys, Phytochemistry, and Anticancer Studies
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2020)The burden of neoplastic diseases is a significant global health challenge accounting for thousands of deaths. In Uganda, about 32,617 cancer cases were reported in 2018, accompanied by 21,829 deaths. In a view to identify ... -
Medicinal Plants Used as Snake Venom Antidotes in East African Community: Review and Assessment of Scientific Evidences
(Journal of Medicinal and Chemical Sciences, 2021)Poisonous snake envenomation is a complex neglected health problem implicated in mortality, disability, psychological morbidity, and socio-economic losses recorded worldwide. An antivenin serum, the only medically recommended ... -
High-precision photometric and high-resolution spectroscopic characterisation of HD180347
(arXiv preprint arXiv, 2023)We report the analysis of high-precision space-based photometric and high-resolution spectroscopic observations of HD180347. The high-quality light curves from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) under sectors ...
