Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Medicinal plants used in treatment of various diseases in the Rwenzori Region, Western Uganda
(Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 2023-05-22)Background: The Rwenzori region is endowed with a rich diversity of medicinal plants, which are utilized by communities to treat various diseases because they are easy to access, prepare and is part of a wealth of indigenous ... -
Deposition, Dietary Exposure and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Mechanically Milled Maize Flours in Mbarara City, Uganda
(Journal of Xenobiotics, 2023)Consumption of maize and maize-based products contributes a significant percentage to the total food energy intake in Uganda. However, the production of maize-derived foodstuffs is performed traditionally or by small- and ... -
Diversity of Dioscorea bulbifera Linn in Uganda assessed by morphological markers and genotyping-by-sequencing technology (GBS)
(2023-04-03)Dioscorea bulbifera L. is a widely distributed plant in the humid and sub-humid tropics. The taxonomic treatment of this species is ambiguous due to its extreme polymorphic morphological characters. Therefore, it is ... -
Traditional uses, ethnopharmacology, antibacterial and antiparasitic activities of Symphonia spp
(Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2023-05-11)Introduction: Genus Symphonia has evident medicinal importance reported in different literature but with no contextualized review of the ethnopharmacology, antibacterial and antiparasitic activity. This study reviewed and ... -
Insecticides influence colonization and toxin accumulation by Aspergillus and Fusarium in orange and white maize flour varying in susceptibility to mycotoxigenic fungal pathogens
(Research square, 2023)Mycotoxigenic Aspergillus and Fusarium species that contaminate cereal crops with aflatoxins and fumonisins are a major threat to food security, human and animal health. Cases of mycotoxin contamination have been on the ... -
On 1 + 3 covariant perturbations of the quasi-Newtonian space-time in modi ed Gauss-Bonnet gravity
(arXiv, 2023-05)The consideration of a 1 + 3 covariant approach to cold dark matter universe with no shear cosmological dust model with irrotational ows is developed in the context of f(G) gravity theory in the present study. This approach ... -
Quality assurance implementation and doctoral study cycle management in low resources economies
(Sociology International Journal, 2023)The Bologna Process Accord 1999 has precisely identified three study cycles; Bachelor’s degree cycle, Master’s cycle and Doctoral cycle that ought to benefit from quality assurance Policy implementation. As mentioned in ... -
Relationships of mathematics achievement with self-determined motivation and mathematics anxiety among senior two students in Northern Rwanda
(Heliyon, 2023)The most important factors affecting students’ mathematics achievement are affective-motivational factors. Grounded on self-determination theory, expectancy-value theory, and control-value theory, we examined the relationship ... -
Dataset on the relationship between students’ attitude towards, and performance in mathematics word problems, mediated by active learning heuristic problem-solving approach
(Data in Brief, 2023)The present data was applied to investigate the relation- ship between students’ attitude towards, and performance in mathematics word problems (MWTs), mediated by the active learning heuristic problem-solving (ALHPS) ... -
Challenges and Strategies of Parental Engagement among Secondary School Learners in Sheema District, Uganda
(American Journal of Education and Practice, 2023)Purpose: The study investigated challenges and strategies of parental engagement (PE) with respect to students’ academic performance (SAP) in Sheema District, South Western Uganda. Methodology: The study employed qualitative ... -
Family Socioeconomic Status, Parents’ Level of Education, and Parental Engagement in Educational Activities in Sheema District – Uganda
(American Journal of Education and Practice, 2023)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in the levels of parental engagement in the academic activities of learners in government grant-aided secondary schools in Sheema District based on demographic ... -
Design of Fuzzy Logic-Based ARDS Berlin Definition for Ventilator Adjustments to Ensure Lung Protection
(International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, 2023)The studies done on lung protective strategies in medical ventilators have shown that tidal volume of 6-ml/ kg predicted body weight protects the lungs of a patient during the invasive ventilation for acute respiratory ... -
Psychological Well-Being Among Young People Living with HIV: Role of Social Support, Self-Esteem and Socio-Demographic Variables
(Research Perspectives, 2022)The focus of the present study was two-fold: (a) to examine the relations between demographic characteristics and the psychological well-being of Young People Living with HIV (YPLWH) and (b) to assess the extent to which ... -
Students’ Perceptions of Multimedia Usage in Teaching and Learning Quantum Physics- Post-assessment
(Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023)The research on students’ perceptions after implementing a teaching style is recommended due to its potential to inform reformed education. The present study surveyed 319 students and revealed their perceptions of multimedia ... -
Facile synthesis and characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes decorated with hydroxyapatite from cattle horns for adsorptive removal of fluoride
(Heliyon, 2023)Developing a new adsorbent for fluoride removal from cattle horn waste materials by a facile chemical method has shown great potential for fluoride removal. This paper reports the synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes ... -
Distribution and relative abundance of pig breeds in South-Western Agro-ecological Zone, Uganda: Status of locally adapted pigs
(Status of locally adapted pigs, 2023)A cross-sectional study was conducted in five districts in South Western Agro-Ecological Zone (SWAEZ), Uganda, to map pig breed distribution and determine their abundance and population structure. Purposive and snowball ... -
Design and Simulation of a Physician-Based Fuzzy System for Ventilator Adjustments in ARDS Patients to Ensure Lung Protection
(Advances in Fuzzy Systems, 2023)The acute respiratory distress syndrome patients largely need a mechanical ventilator intervention. There are procedures that have been developed to guide the physicians during the ventilation of the patient. Berlin ... -
Effect of problem-based learning on Ugandan secondary school physics classroom practices: an observational study
(F1000Research, 2023)Background: Regular class observations are common ways of monitoring what happens inside classrooms during the teaching and learning processes. From the start of 2020, the Ugandan Education System introduced a new curriculum ... -
Teacher Efforts Towards the Development of Students’ Mathematical Reasoning Skills
(2022)Research shows that enhanced mathematical reasoning leads to increased conceptual understanding and application of mathematical knowledge to various practical situations. However, the identification of classroom practices ... -
Relationship between active learning heuristic problem-solving approach and students’ attitude towards mathematics
(Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2023)The study explored the direct relationship between active learning heuristic problem-solving approach and students’ attitude towards mathematics, using linear programming (LP) word tasks. Two instruments were used for data ...
