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2019 College of Education, Open and Distance Learning

Distance Education and Human Resource Development in Nigeria

Menwo Ukechi Osigwe, Idoli Nwachukwu Ben and Afam Uzorka

2019 | International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research Vol. 06, Issue 07, pp.5086-5089, July, 2019 | Pp. 5086-5089

This paper looked at Distance Education and Human Resource Development in Nigeria. It examined the history of distance education in Nigeria and its features. It also examined the benefits of distance education as well as its problems. It suggested various way...

2019 Faculty of Science and Technology

Insights into the HIV latency and the role of cytokines

Joseph Hokello, Adhikarimayum Lakhikumar Sharma, Manjari Dimri and Mudit Tyagi

2019 | Pathogens 2019, 8, x; www.mdpi.com/journal/pathogens | Pp. 1-16

Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) has the ability to infect latently at the level of individual CD4+ cells. Latent HIV-1 proviruses are transcriptionally silent and immunologically inert, but still capable of reactivating productive lytic infection follo...

2019 College of Education, Open and Distance Learning

A Cultural-Pragmatic Investigation of Tattoos among the Youth in Kampala-Uganda

Susan Olajoke Akinkurolere, David Masereka

2019 | AGATHOS | Pp. 191-200

It is increasingly becoming a common practice to get people with tattoos, especially the youth, in Uganda today. In the past, tattoos were reserved for special subgroups like seamen (sailors), and motorcycle riders (bikers). However, it is now prevalent in ot...

2019 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Inhibitory Effect of Eco-Friendly Naturally Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles from the Leaf Extract of Medicinal Detarium microcarpum Plant on Pancreatic and Cervical Cancer Cells

Ismail Abiola Adebayo, Hasni Arsad, Haladu Ali Gagman, Noor Zafirah Ismail , Mohammed Razip Samian

2019 | Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 21 (5), | Pp. 1247-1252

Background: Recently, nanoparticle synthesis by eco-friendly methods has received tremendous attention due to the method advantages and also because of the application of the nanoparticles in cancer research. Therefore, in this study, we synthesized silver na...

2019 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Lycopene improves on basic hematological and immunological parameters in diabetes mellitus

Ejike Daniel Eze, Adam Moyosore Afodun, Josephine Kasolo and Keneth Iceland Kasozi

2019 | BMC Research Notes | Pp. 1-6

Objective: Diabetes is associated with an upset of hematological and immunological parameters in humans, however information on the effects of Lycopene is scarce. The aim of the study was to gain information on basic changes in hematological parameters as mar...

2019 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Safety of Drinking Water from Primary Water Sources and Implications for the General Public in Uganda

Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Sarah Namubiru, Roland Kamugisha, Ejike Daniel Eze , Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Fred Ssempijja, Alfred Omachonu Okpanachi, Hellen Wambui Kinyi, Jovile Kasande Atusiimirwe, Joy Suubo, Edgar Mario Fernandez, Nathan Nshakira, and Andrew Tamale

2019 | Journal of Environmental and Public Health | Pp. 1-12

Background. There is scarcity of information about the quality and safety of drinking water in Africa. Without such vital information, sustainable development goal number 6 which promotes availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation remains...

2019 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Based War Field Spying Robot Using Wireless Camera

Ibrahim Adabara, Kasiimbura Osbert, Enerst Edozie, Ginabel Otiang Okoth, Ouma Stephen, Komujuni Susan

2019 | International Journal of Academic and Applied Research | Pp. 49-53

As an essential constituent of many associations’ security and safety precedence, surveillance has established its importance and benefits numerous times by providing immediate supervising of possessions, people, environment and property. This project deals...

2019 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Intelligent Embedded Agricultural Robotic System

Ibrahim Adabara, Nabasa Hiriji, Ogwal Emmanuel, Sunusi Mahmud Alkasim, Kalyankolo Zaina, Mundu M. Mustafa

2019 | International Journal of Engineering and Information Systems | Pp. 14-24

The intelligent embedded agricultural robotic system is a low cost and efficient microcontroller robot which include; A soil moisture monitoring system which monitors the moisture content of the soil in the various parts of the field and the measured data to...

2019 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Implementation Analysis Of Automatic Dual Axis Solar Tracking System Using Atmega328p

Ibrahim Adabara, Ouma Stephen, Ginabel Otiang Okoth, Aniagolu Obiayo Cyril, Enerst Edozie

2019 | International Journal of Academic Engineering Research | Pp. 28-35

This project involved both simulation design and mechatronics implementation of solar tracking system that ensures that solar panel is perpendicular to the sun to obtain maximum energy falling on it. The unique feature of this project is that it takes the sun...

2019 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Implementation and Analysis of A Free Wireless Intercom System

Ibrahim Adabara, Enerst Edozie, Ginabel Otiang Okoth, Ouma Stephen, Komujuni Susan

2019 | International Journal of Academic Information Systems Research | Pp. 23-28

In this modern technology era, wireless technology is one of the most widely used technologies which support communication from one place to another without any physical wired connection. The purpose of this project is to design and implement a free intercom...