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Organochlorine pesticide residues in Uganda’s honey as a bioindicator of environmental contamination and reproductive health implications to consumers
(Elsevier, 2021)
Honey has multifaceted nutritional and medicinal values; however, its quality is hinged on the floral origin of the nectar. Taking advantage of the large areas that they cover; honeybees are often used as bioindicators of ...
Incidence of mycotoxin producing fungi and aflatoxins in maize grains and flour in Arua District.
(Makerere University, 2022-02-04)
The maize value chain in Uganda lacks mechanisms that ensure grain and flour quality and safety. The objective of this study was to assess the safety of maize and maize flour produced in Arua district with respect to fungal ...
Effect of changing temperature on the metabolic performance and life history of Nile Tilapia - Oreochromis Niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Makerere University, 2021-11)
Tropical fresh water fishes are believed to be vulnerable to the impacts of climate warming on the basis of their physiological history, that is having a narrow thermal window and a low acclimation capacity. In this study, ...
Occurrence, eco-toxicological risk assessment, sorption and degradation of selected emerging organic chemical pollutants in water and sediments of Lake Victoria, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
The occurrence of emerging chemical pollutants (ECPs) including; 25 pharmaceuticals, 11 personal care products, 6 plasticizers and 8 organophosphorus flame retardants was investigated in water and sediment samples collected ...
Evaluating the shielding properties of selected building materials used in Kampala, Uganda for gamma radiation
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
Humans are continuously exposed to ionizing radiation. For high ionizing radiation levels, shielding is needed to mitigate unwanted exposure. In this study, Shielding properties of selected local building materials used ...
Evaluation of diploid banana genotypes for resistance to weevils (Cosmopolites sordidus) in Uganda
(2021)
Banana production in Uganda, has for decades been constrained by a number of abiotic and biotic factors. Weevils are among major pests that frustrate production causing over 60% yield loses. Cultural, biological and chemical ...
Potential Hydrogeological Contaminants derived from petroleum activities in the Albertine Graben
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Current understanding of the hydrogeological characteristics of rift-margin environments is limited and not well reconciled to large- scale conceptual models of rift evolution. In Uganda with substantial dependence on ...
Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols with molecular oxygen as the oxidant using Ag-Cu catalysts supported on polyoxometalates
(Elsevier, 2021)
We report an efficient process for the oxidation of benzyl alcohols using molecular oxygen as the oxidant catalyzed by Ag-Cu catalysts supported on polyoxometalates (Ag-Cu/POM). The Ag-Cu/POM catalyst was prepared by ...
Genotyping Rhesus, Kidd, Dombrock and Colton blood group systems in sickle cell patients in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is one of the most prevalent genetic blood disorders. Blood Transfusion (BT) has remained a cornerstone in its management but exposes a recipient to RBC alloimmunization. In Uganda an alloimmunization ...
Glycerol carbonylation with CO2 to form glycerol carbonate: A review of recent developments and challenges
(Elsevier, 2021-10)
The utilization of CO2 as a feedstock to produce valuable chemical products is an important area of research in the field of sustainable chemistry and climate change. It addresses the challenge of rising CO2 atmospheric ...