Search
Now showing items 81-90 of 456
Effectiveness of physical barriers against crop raiding by elephants in areas of Rubirizi District adjacent to Queen Elizabeth National Park
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
Areas adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area face the problem of large wild animals that wander in close proximity to human settlements. This poses a serious human-wildlife conflict due to the fact that wild animals ...
Sediment dispersion at the shore of Lake Victoria: A case study of Ggaba, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-10)
This study assessed the sediment and nutrient loads from Ggaba into Lake Victoria, and investigated the vertical dispersion of sediments at the shore, and seasonal distribution of sediments and selected NPS nutrients at ...
Physical and mechanical properties of selected hybrid eucalyptus grown in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-06)
This study was aimed primarily at providing information on physical and mechanical properties of selected eucalypts clones GU7, GU8, GC540, GC550 and GC796; assess the variations of these properties across growing sites, ...
Determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Kiboga District
(Makerere University, 2012-10)
Background: In spite of the various intervention efforts, Uganda, like other developing countries, is plagued by high levels of anemia among pregnant women. Anemia levels among women of reproductive age, (15-49 years) is ...
Impact of wastewater effluents from a sugar industry and a molasses based distillery on water quality of River Musamya in Lugazi, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
The sugar industry in Uganda and East Africa is of economic importance in terms of employment opportunities, government revenue, and sugar production for export and domestic consumption. However, there is a problem of ...
Impact of climate change on agricultural production in a montane agro-ecological zone of Bufumbo Sub-county, Mbale District, Eastern Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
This study assessed the impact of climate change and variability on smallholder rain-fed agricultural production in a montane agro-ecological zone in Bufumbo sub county, Mbale District. The study focused on the vulnerability ...
Characterizing the spatial and temporal spread of sweet potato mild mottle virus in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011)
Despite the fact that Uganda is the third biggest producer of sweet potato in the world, average yields are still very low. Viral diseases are among the major biotic causes of these low yields. Sweet potato virus disease ...
Components of resistance to sweetpotato weevils Cylas Puncticollis (Boheman) and Cylas brunneus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Apionidae) in Ugandan sweetpotato germplasm
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Family Convulvulaceae, is an important staple
food, feed and raw material for both industrial and non-industrial products. Production in
Africa is estimated at over 13.4 million ...
Changes in body composition and dietary patterns among HIV positive adults on first line Antiretroviral treatment at The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) Mulago, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2010-11)
Background: There is lack of documented information on changes in body
composition along with dietary patterns among PLHIV on first line ART in Uganda.
In most HIV clinics in Kampala, patients are weighed almost at every ...
Morphological and nutritional characteristics of Tamarindus Indica (LINN) fruits in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
An evaluation of morphological and nutritional characteristics of Tamarindus indica L.
(Fabaceae) pod pulp and seeds was carried out on samples from three agro-ecological
zones (West Nile, Eastern and Lake Victoria ...