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Forage diversity and preferences by honeybees Apis mellifera (hymenoptera: apidae) in Masaka district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01-25)
The honey production potential for Uganda and in particular Masaka District has hardly been fully exploited and thus the honey production capacity has since remained low. Knowledge on suitable foraging options for honeybees ...
Prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil- transmitted helminthes and the associated risk factors among primary school children aged 10-14 years in Buyende District-Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-03)
Infestations of Schistosoma mansoni and STHs in children especially among the primary school age group is still a problem of public health concern in Uganda with an estimated prevalence in some areas at 4.5% despite the ...
Effect of basin evolutionary factors on reservoir quality of the Semliki basin, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-06)
Sedimentation in the Semliki basin is controlled by tectonics and climatic changes. These factors together control the patterns of river drainage, that create variations in sediments composition, heterogeneities in the ...
Effect of thermal pretreatment of East African highland cooking banana peels on biogas production
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
East African Highland Cooking Banana peels (EAHB peels) possess suitable properties for biogas production through anaerobic digestion however hydrolysis of EAHB Peels like other lignocellulosic materials is slow and therefore ...
Synthesis, Anti-plasmodial and Anti-microbial Properties of Carvotacetone Analogues
(Makerere University, 2021-03-30)
Resistance of plasmodia parasites, Cryptococcus neoformans and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus to the available medications are a major cause of concern worldwide. This situation necessitates the requirement ...
Supported silver and copper catalysts for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols using molecular oxygen as oxidant
(Makerere University, 2020-10)
ABSTRACT
This dissertation presents sustainable and efficient processes for the oxidation of benzyl alcohols using molecular oxygen as the oxidant and catalyzed by Ag-Cu bimetallic catalysts supported on polyoxometalates ...
Distribution and incidence of the oil palm weevil Rhynchophorus Phoenicis (Fabricius, 1801) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in selected districts of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-10)
The weevil Rhynchophorus (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a key pest of oil palm worldwide, but information on its infestation of crops in Uganda is eleven decades old, therefore, outdated. The current study was ...
Farmers’ awareness of bean leaf beetles (Ootheca spp.) and the virulence of Aspergillus flavus and Metarhizium Anisopliae against these pests in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a widely grown crop and plays a key role of food and income security in Uganda. However, production of the crop is constrained by field insect pests including bean leaf beetles ...
Microbial contaminants in wild harvested and traded edible long-horned grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
Edible insects are now globally recognised as alternative sources of food and feed. Currently, over 470 spp of insects are consumed in Africa alone, with Ruspolia differens being the most common in central Uganda. Harvesting ...
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 ...