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Aflatoxin exposure in Southwestern Uganda and the ameliorative effects of selected medicinal plants on induced aflatoxicosis in wistar rats
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Introduction: Over 5.5 billion people, worldwide are chronically exposed to aflatoxins. This contributes to 40% of the African disease burden. Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, ...
On the irreducible representation of symmetric groups S6 and S7
(Makerere University., 2023-11-30)
The focus here is on the representation theory of the symmetric group over a field of char acteristic zero. Every representation is built out of irreducible representations. The main aim of this dissertation is to describe ...
Paediatric Clinical Indication Based Computed Tomography Dose Optimisation in Selected Imaging Centers in Kampala
(Makerere University., 2023-11-30)
Optimizing radiation doses is crucial for safety, especially in paediatrics with radiosensitive organs.Computed tomography scans pose a global radiation protection concern due to their growing use, higher effective dose, ...
Development and performance analysis of a parabolic dish solar concentrator integrated with a heat storage block
(Makerere University, 2023-12-13)
Solar irradiance received on the earth’s surface is highly intermittent. This affects the availability of solar energy for cooking especially with parabolic dish solar cookers which rely on beam solar irradiance. In this ...
A comparative analysis of the performance of field methods in the control of tsetse and trypanasomiasis: The case of Bugiri District in South Eastern Uganda.
(Makerere University., 2023-09-06)
African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) commonly known as Nagana continues to be a threat to livestock health and food security in Uganda. In Bugiri District, AAT is still endemic despite several interventions, and is a major ...
PAH derivatives in sediments and fish from white Nile near Melut oil fields, South Sudan: bioaccumulation and source apportionment
(Makerere University, 2024-01-06)
This study was aimed at determining the occurrence and distribution of Nitro-PAHs, Oxy-PAHs and Hydroxy-PAHs in three different fish species (Oreochromis niloticus, Lates niloticus and Clarias gareepinus) and sediments ...
Assessment of mercury bioavailability in soils and potential uptake by food crops grown around selected artisanal and small-scale gold mining areas of Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)
The unregulated use of elemental mercury (Hg) in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) to extract gold from its ore results in metal pollution of various environmental systems. ASGM employs the mercury amalgamation ...
Dividend maximisation in an insurance process compounded by risky and non-risky investments.
(Makerere University., 2024-02-07)
Shareholders of an insurance company would expect maximum dividends from their investment in insurance companies for decades. Therefore, there is a need for managers of insurance companies to pay out appealing dividends ...
Optimization of Expected Utility of Consumption and Terminal wealth in a portfolio in continuous time.
(Makerere University., 2024-01-31)
In this dissertation, addressing an investment-consumption problem with the goal of maximizing expected utility of consumption and terminal wealth in a portfolio in continuous time is considered. The action is two-fold in ...
Dynamics of soil-transmitted helminths under mass drug administration among school children in Kumi Municipality, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-09)
Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are neglected tropical diseases of public health significance globally, WHO recommended periodic mass drug administration (MDA) in endemic areas. In 2003, Uganda initiated MDA but ...