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An investigation into the impact of the shelter on the algal biomass and treated water quality : the case of Ggaba III water treatment plant
(Makerere University, 2021-05)
Algal biomass has led to difficulties during water treatment like filter clogging, odors and algal toxins. The shelter was placed over the clarifiers and the filters of the three Ggaba National water and sewerage Corporation ...
Development of multi-attribute compliance rating tool in occupational safety and health for steel manufacturing in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-10)
The ILO estimated that globally, every year, more than 2.3 million workers died from an occupational injury or disease. It was further projected that nearly 5% of world GDP was lost due to occupational diseases and accidents. ...
Application of process technologies for improved salt production from Lake Katwe, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12-22)
More than 90% of salt used in Uganda is imported from neighboring countries despite the existence of over 22.5 million tons of mineral deposit at Lake Katwe. This is due to the current traditional mining techniques employed ...
Task scheduling and workload orchestration in edge computing
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
An Edge Computing (EC) paradigm improves the quality of user experience when
dealing with low latency and real-time interactive applications. The technology allows
cloud services to be brought to the edge of the network ...
Regression models to predict operating speeds of horizontal curves in mountainous terrain
(Makerere University, 2021-12-08)
Majority of operating speed models in literature are mainly for flat and rolling terrain. However, mountainous terrain is not common and present different speeding environment to drivers due to steep grades and sharp curves. ...
Design review of a locally innovated single piston diesel engine
(Makerere University, 2021-12-29)
Engineering designs are important in any piece of product produced in any manufacturing process. Production in Uganda is always on a craftsman’s level which is accompanied with a lot of manufacturing errors and material ...
Comparative performance of SWAT and HEC-HMS in modeling runoff in tropical catchments.
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
Hydrologists are increasingly finding it difficult to choose from a growing pool of hydrologic models for the different model applications in data scarce regions like Uganda. In this study, performance comparison of SWAT ...
A risk based approach for pipe renewal and rehabilitation decision making in water distributions systems
(Makerere University, 2021-06)
Utilities globally suffer financial losses due to pipe failures caused by a number of aggressive physical and internal factors (Raziyeh, 2016). Despite these challenges, it is not clear which exact factors are more significant ...
Assessment of Bushenyi-Ishaka water treatment and supply system using the water safety planning approach
(2021-08)
Access to safe drinking water is a major global health concern with microbiological risks being the most serious burden of disease associated with unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene. Annually, 2.4 million deaths due to ...
Development of trip generation and attraction mdels For Hotel Facilities in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2021-01)
Trip generation/attraction models have been widely applied in transport planning and traffic
control. The models relate facility attributes and adjacent road network traffic characteristics to
predict future trip attractions ...