• Comparative assessment of nutritional status and body composition of school children in Tororo district, Uganda 

  Onyilo, Jastine (Makerere University, 2025)

  Childhood malnutrition remains a critical public health issue in Uganda, with significant rates of stunting, wasting and underweight in rural districts like Tororo. Accurate assessment of nutrition status and body composition ...

• Development of solar thermal energy storage technology for off-grid cooking applications 

  Chaciga, Jimmy (Makerere University, 2025)

  This study presents the design and development of a solar photovoltaic (PV) cooker integrated with an energy storage system (TES). Thermic AXCL heat transfer oil and rock pebbles were used as sensible energy storage ...

• Distribution of blight diseases and characterisation of phytopthora infestans of tomato in selected agro-ecological regions of Uganda 

  Akello, Lydia (Makerere University, 2024)

  Blight diseases are among the most devastating biotic stresses of tomato in Uganda, causing yield losses of up to 95.8% in susceptible varieties in East Africa. Blights impact on both the quality and quantity of tomato ...

• Structure and lithology-based reservoir characterization of the Lake Edward-George Basin, Western Uganda 

  Kiiza, Amina Bakulimya (Makerere University, 2025)

  This research was conducted in the Lake Edward-George basin, Albertine Graben. It focused on the structural and lithological analysis aimed at understanding the hydrocarbon reservoir characteristics of the Lake Edward-George ...

• Assessment of Radioactivity Levels and Radiological Risks of Chemical Fertilizers in Kampala City, Uganda 

  Atine, Joseph (Makerere University, 2025-04-04)

  The agricultural sector relies heavily on fertilizers to boost crop productivity, driving global growth in the fertilizer industry. Phosphate fertilizers, used worldwide at a rate exceeding 30 million tons annually, ...

• Modelling the performance of solar cookers: a case of box cooker from local materials 

  Anguyo, Ronald (Makerere University, 2025-03-21)

  This study evaluated the performance of a solar box cooker made out of locally available materials. A mathematical model, based on the heat transfer equations for the various components of the box cooker was developed ...

• Anti-infective activity, phytochemistry and cytotoxicity of Dalbergia Melanoxylon Guill. & Perr and Ormocarpum Sennoides ssp. Zanzibaricum Brenan & J.B. Gillett 

  Chalo, Duncan Mutiso (Makerere University, 2025-03-26)

  Infectious diseases account for 90% of the disease burden worldwide with a significant rampage being felt in developing countries. This is coupled by the widespread antibiotic resistance to available conventional drugs. ...

• Reservoir characterization and modeling of fractured basement in ruman oil field, Melut Basin, South Sudan 

  Asaya, Charles Dekori Valente (Makerere University., 2025-03-10)

  This research investigates the hydrocarbon reservoir potential of fractured basement rocks in the Ruman Field, located in the Melut Basin of South Sudan. An integrated approach, utilizing a combination of resistivity images, ...

• Reservoir characterization and modeling of fractured basement in ruman oil field, Melut Basin, South Sudan. 

  Asaya, Charles Dekori Valente (Maakerere University,, 2025-03-10)

  This research investigates the hydrocarbon reservoir potential of fractured basement rocks in the Ruman Field, located in the Melut Basin of South Sudan. An integrated approach, utilizing a combination of resistivity images, ...

• Population genetic structure and condition factor of the wild redbreast tilapia coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) in Malawi 

  Simwaka, Moses Henry (Makerere University, 2023)

  Variation in performance of Redbreast tilapia from different groups remain the biggest challenge for aquaculturist to obtain the fast-growing parent stock in Malawi. This suggests that C. rendalli may have been speciated ...

• Diversity and distribution of Odonata (Insecta) in Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve in South-Western Uganda 

  Odongo, Vincent Levi (Makerere University, 2025)

  Odonates have gained importance in the field of environmental management and biodiversity research as bioindicators of pollution and habitat changes of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Odonates diversity and abundance ...

• Molecular and Morphological characterisation of the Leptostemonum clade and the distribution in Uganda. 

  Kawuma, Carol (Makerere university., 2024-12-21)

  Leptostemonum clade is the most species-rich (550 species) within genus Solanum, with 39 % of the indigenious vegetables grown in Uganda. Wild crop relatives from the subgenus have the potential to improve crop resistance ...

• Innovative approaches to managing livestock diseases in Uganda: A case of African swine fever. 

  Ogweng, Peter (Makerere University., 2024-12-04)

  In the absence of a viable cure or universal vaccine for African swine fever (ASF), rapid diagnosis and implementation of effective biosecurity measures, and selection for resistant pig breeds is crucial for ASF control, ...

• Ethnobotanical Survey, Bioactivity and Safety of Medicinal Plants used in the Management of Candidiasis in Pader District, Northern Uganda 

  Akwongo, Betty (Makerere University., 2024-09-13)

  Background: The emergence of resistant Candida species to most conventional drugs has led to resurgence in herbal usage. Objectives: This study documented anti-candida plants in Pader district, assessed their antifungal ...

• Prediction of meteorological parameters using inverse artificial neural networks. 

  Nzala, Nicholas Walter (Makerere University, 2024-12-05)

  Meteorological parameter data needed for climate change analysis, and monitoring the mitigation or adaptation measures taken, is often difficult to obtain due to the high costs of buying, installing and maintaining ...

• Integrated 3D facies model of the Makondo Fault Zone in the Semliki Basin, Albertine Graben, Western Uganda 

  Kabuye, Aaron Ttendo (Makerere University, 2024)

  The Makondo Fault Zone within the Semliki Basin of the Albertine Graben represents a critical area of study for understanding hydrocarbon systems in fault zones. This research aims to address the challenges faced in ...

• Quantitative reservoir characterization using rock physics, seismic and geological constraints – examples from Semliki Basin in Albertine Graben, Western Uganda 

  Nakajigo, Joan (Makerere University., 2024-10-28)

  The Albertine Graben located in the Western arm of the East African Rift System holds Uganda’s oil and gas discoveries. The Semliki basin has not yet yielded the government of Uganda with commercial quantities of oil and ...

• Mathematical models for the dynamics of production and utilization of forage for sustainable livestock industry in Semi-arid Region of Uganda 

  Canpwonyi, Sam (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  A considerable amount of work in ecological theory is based on the simple Lotka- Volterra, with assumptions (identical individuals, equal birth and death rates, consume resources equally and live in homogeneous environments), ...

• Genetic analysis of resistance to african cassava whitefly, bemisia tabaci in crosses of latin american by Ugandan cassava parental lines 

  Samanya, Lillian (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  The African Cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci is both a viral disease vector and pest to cassava, causing direct damage through adults and nymphs piercing and sucking behavior and whose infestations can cause up to 50% crop ...

• Local Cohomology Without Direct Limits and Local Homology Without Inverse Limits 

  Masaba, Patrick (Makerere University., 2024-11-14)

  In this dissertation, we study the computation of local cohomology and local homology of R-modules without using direct limits and inverse limits respectively. We construct subcategories, C of R-Mod such that the ...

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