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2020 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Phylogenetic analysis of multidrug resistant E. coli isolates from the urinary tract in Bushenyi district, Uganda using the new Clermont phylotyping method

Martin Odoki; Adamu Almustapha Aliero; Julius Tibyangye; Sarah Kemuma Onkoba; Bashir Alkali; Josephat Nyabayo Maniga; Emmanuel Eilu; Eddie Wampande; Charles Drago Kato; Ezera Agwu; and Joel Bazira

2020 | African Journal of Microbiology Research | Pp. 51-64

Due to the increasing rates of multidrug resistance (MDR) among the Enterobacteriaceae that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs), selection of antimicrobial agents for empirical therapy is becoming a major challenge. This study determined the antimicrobial r...

2020 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Diagnostic oral biomarkers of immunosuppression in apparently healthy seropositive HIV population, in South Western Uganda

Agwu Ezera

2020 | Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology | Pp. 2-10

Background: Accurate diagnosis remain key to effective intervention of endemic and pandemic diseases even up to the developed world. Despite availability of many high-quality diagnostic tests for immunosuppression in the developed countries, they are neither...

2020 School of Pharmacy

Transmission dynamics and risk factors assessment of the Coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) in resource limited settings

Agwu E; Onohuean H; Moazzam ML; Dafiewhare OE; Adebayo IA; Alkali B; Onkoba S; Okoruwa G; Ezeonwumelu Joc

2020 | Special Journal of public health, Nutrition and dietetics | Pp. 2-17

Background: The sudden appearance of SARS CoV 2 has opened a new research horizon to explain any new replication mechanisms and expand what is known already about members of this family of novel Corona viruses so as to assist their control and prophylaxis. Ob...

2020 Faculty of Science and Technology

AP-1 and NF-jB synergize to transcriptionally activate latent HIV upon T-cell receptor activation

Joseph Hokello, Adhikarimayum Lakhikumar Sharma

2020 | FEDPRESS | Pp. 15

Latent HIV-1 proviruses are capable of reactivating productive lytic infection, but the precise molecular mechanisms underlying emergence from latency are poorly understood. In this study, we determined the contribution of the transcription factors NF-jB, NFA...

2020 Faculty of Science and Technology

A narrative review on the basic and clinical aspects of the novel SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent of COVID-19

Joseph Hokello, Adhikarimayum Lakhikumar Sharma, Girish C. Shukla, Mudit Tyagi

2020 | Annals of Translational Medicine. | Pp. 1-19

The novel SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for causing the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease19 (COVID-19), a systemic infection in humans. Ever since it was first detected in December 2019, thenumber of confirmed cases has continued to increase. Within a short...

2020 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

A CASE STUDY OF IDENTIFYING THE MAINTENANCE SIGNIFICANT ITEMS FOR A MECHANICAL VIBRO FEEDER

M. PRAKASH RAJASEKARAN R, MILON SELVAM DENNISON ** MALIK MOHAMED UMAR

2020 | Journal on Mechanical Engineering

A vibratory feeder is a machine that uses both vibration and gravitation to feed material to the machine. Each component of this machine undergoes continuous stress due to dynamic load acting on it for producing a vibratory effect. Due to this cyclic stress,...

2020 College of Economics and Management

Comparing the Effects of Chinese and Traditional Official Finance on State Repression and Public Demonstrations in Africa

Afa'anwi Ma'abo Che

2020 | http://www.sais-cari.org/publications. | Pp. 1-33

There is little, non-biased, existing literature on the effects of Chinese official finance on state repression and public demonstrations. As such, this paper employs standard multiple regression analysis to assess how different attributes of Chinese and trad...

2020 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

An application of Taguchi method for fabrication factors optimisation of banyan aerial root fibre reinforced polymer composite

Milon Selvam Dennison, Rajasekaran R

2020 | Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering | Pp. 1-11

Composite materials have always attracted interest from researchers as well as end-users at the same time, due to its flexibility and low cost. Our present study deals with the possible usage of natural fibres extracted from the banyan tree (Ficus Benghalensi...

2020 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Survey on general awareness, mental state and academic difficulties among students due to COVID-19 outbreak in the western regions of Uganda

M. Abisha Meji , Milon Selvam Dennison

2020 | Heliyon | Pp. 1-9

This academic research is carried out to access the general awareness, mental state and academic difficulties among different age groups of students studying in various schools, colleges, or Universities during this lockdown period due to the COVID-19 crisis...

2020 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Data-set collected during turning operation of AIS I1045 alloy steel with green cutting fluids in near dry condition

Milon Selvam Dennison,Abisha Meji M,Malik Mohamed Umar

2020 | Elsevier Inc | Pp. 2-8

This work is to explicate the data collected during the turning of AIS I1045 alloy steel components in near dry condition with emulsified cutting fluids prepared from cooking oils such as Palmoil and Peanut oil. The base oils are tested for its relative densi...