A5009827643- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Heavy metals in environment
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research
Curtin University
2021-2024
The University of Sydney
2024
Gulu University
2019-2024
Education and Research Institute
2023
Busitema University
2020-2022
Makerere University
1971-2022
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology
2019
The advanced visualisation and interactive capabilities make immersive virtual reality (IVR) attractive for educators to investigate its educational benefits. This research reviewed 64 studies published in 2016–2020 understand how science designed, implemented, evaluated IVR-based learning. design features (sensory, actional, narrative, social) originally suggested by Dede provided the framework analysis of IVR designs. Educators commonly adopted better aid abstract concepts enhance learning...
Access to clean water is a fundamental human right. However, due the rapid urbanization and industrialization in many African countries, emergence of plethora new classes contaminants coupled with aging wastewater treatment infrastructure technologies, access has remained elusive especially rural communities. Additionally, most countries Africa cannot afford capital investment associated advanced specialized technologies. The solution seems be valorization locally-sourced waste materials...
Honey has multifaceted nutritional and medicinal values; however, its quality is hinged on the floral origin of nectar. Taking advantage large areas that they cover; honeybees are often used as bioindicators environmental contamination. The focus present paper was to examine honey from within vicinity an abandoned pesticide store in Masindi District western Uganda. Surficial soils (< 20 cm depths) samples were collected analysed for organochlorine (OCP) residues using gas chromatograph...
In this study, we initiated an effort to generate information about beef safety in Uganda. Our entry point was assess by atomic absorption spectrophotometry the levels of essential elements copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), non-essential lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd) 40 samples collected from within around Soroti (Uganda). The used evaluate consuming such against World Health Organization (WHO) limits. latter accomplished (i) estimating daily intake...
Advected cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins have been increasingly detected in freshwater ecosystems. This review gives an insight into the present state of knowledge on taxonomy, dynamics, toxic effects, human ecological health implications East African Community lakes. The major toxigenic microalgae lakes include Microcystis, Arthrospira, Dolichospermum, Planktolyngbya Anabaenopsis species. Anatoxin-a, homoanatoxin-a, microcystins (MCs), cylindrospermopsin nodularin quantified...
Abstract This study investigated how different learning tasks influence students’ collaborative interactions in immersive Virtual Reality (iVR). A set of chemistry activities was designed with iVR, and 35 pairs undergraduate students went through the activities. Videos were analysed to identify patterns physical, conceptual, social interactions. When manipulating conceptually familiar virtual objects (several water molecules), they perceived as a simple extension prior knowledge did not...
Background: Environmental contamination with elevated levels of copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr 6+ ), cadmium (Cd), and nickel (Ni)—all states which are found in Uganda—raises health risk to the public. Pb, Cr , Cd, Ni for instance generally considered nonessential cellular functions, notwithstanding importance oxidative state metals bioavailability. As such, we aimed this study (i) evaluate heavy metal concentrations four vegetables from a typical...
The coronavirus, COVID-19 outbreak has now affected over 60% of African countries in less than two months [1], gaining a foothold through major economic and transport hubs on the continent including Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, South Africa Kenya.Travel restrictions imposed against citizens from with outbreaks China, USA those Europe were too late [2,3].African Union member states as early April 2020 are reporting 6,470 cases 241 deaths growth "close to exponential".Africa Centers for Disease...
Magnetic molecular models help students explore structures and interactions. In this study, we investigated how pairs of used magnetic to hydrogen bonding the 6-fold symmetry snowflakes. Fourteen first-year enrolled in a chemistry unit participated pairs. Students' interactions with their peers were video recorded later transcribed. hand-drawn diagrams, verbal explanations, gestures evaluate students' conceptual understanding. Students showed distinctly different patterns interaction...
In recent years, chemistry educators are increasingly adopting immersive virtual reality (IVR) technology to help learners visualise molecular interactions. However, educational studies on IVR mostly investigated its usability and user perceptions leaving out impact improving conceptual understanding. If they evaluated students’ knowledge gains, tended use information recall tests assess gains. Employing interviews diagram-drawing tasks, this study explored how understanding of the nature...
The coronavirus, COVID-19 outbreak has now affected over 60% of African countries in less than two months [1], gaining a foothold through major economic and transport hubs on the continent including Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, South Africa Kenya.Travel restrictions imposed against citizens from with outbreaks China, USA those Europe were too late [2,3].African Union member states as early April 2020 are reporting 6,470 cases 241 deaths growth "close to exponential".Africa Centers for Disease...
Journal Article Cerebrospinal meningitis in East Africa 1911–1965 Get access Y. Mpairwe, Mpairwe Makerere University Kampala, Uganda Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar H. L. Matovu Transactions of The Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 65, Issue 1, 1971, Pages 70–77, https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(71)90187-8 Published: 01 January 1971
Stress among medical students is related to their academic lifespan; however, information on brain health from developing countries continues be scarce. The objective of this study was establish perceived stress levels, assess the ability cope with stress, and investigate its effects visual reaction time (VRT), audio (ART), tactile (TRT) in somatosensory cortex Uganda.This a cross-sectional conducted preclinical (n = 88) clinical 96) undergraduate at Kampala International University Western...