Browsing by Subject "Detection"
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Assessment of knowledge and detection of post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in pigs in selected Districts of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-11)Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) is a globally emergent epizootic disease of swine. The disease caused by Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2) was first detected and described in Western Canada and has since ... -
Detection and characterization of human influenza A virus isolates from patients attending Kayunga and Mulago Hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-09)Human influenza A viruses are known to cause severe illnesses and fatalities. Therefore, their continuous surveillance is crucial for the early detection and appropriate interventions through treatment therapies and ... -
Detection of HIV-1 M184V and K65R drug resistance mutations by Allele specific real-time PCR in patients on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART)
(Makerere University, 2010)Objective: The aim of this study was to design and evaluate an allele-specific real-time PCR based assay used to detect HIV-1 M184V and K65R drug resistance mutations in ART treated patients. Nucleotide polymorphisms are ... -
Detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in CD34 positive versus CD34-Negative peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the determinants of IGRA positivity in latent Tuberculosis
(Makerere University, 2023)Background Tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon gamma release assay (IGRA), currently used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have low positive predictive values for progression to active tuberculosis ... -
Detection of viral RNA from paraffin-embedded tissues after prolonged formalin fixation
(Elsevier, 2009)Background: Isolating amplifiable RNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues is more difficult than isolating DNA because of RNases, chemical modification of the RNA, and cross-linking of nucleic acids and ... -
Detection of WannaCry Ransomware using machine learning techniques
(Makerere University, 2022-03-16)As the modern society embraces the digital age, there are powerful threats like malware that are developing daily and they continue to impact a large number of computing devices. Malware is malicious software that are ... -
Gravity and magnetic data analysis to detect the origin of carbon dioxide in Semliki Basin, Albertine Graben
(Makerere University, 2011-12)Semliki basin is one of the most prospecting basins for Petroleum exploration in Uganda. An exploratory well (Turaco-3) drilled to the depth of 2960 m by Heritage Oil and Gas Limited in the Semliki Basin encountered a ...