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Characterizing market potential and developing business model for processed lake Victoria sardine products
(NM-AIST, 2020-01)The study aimed at developing an inclusive business model to improve the marketing efficiency of Lake Victoria processed sardine products. The stakeholder theory was used to characterize actors’ roles while structure, ... -
Charge enhanced capacitive deionization electrodes for deionized water production
(NM-AIST, 2020-05)The deionized (DI) water of high purity standards is used in several industrial processes to manufacture products and technologies for high end applications. Deionized water is used in industrial processes such as to ... -
Chemical composition of ethanolic extracts of some wild mushrooms from Tanzania and their medicinal potentials
(Begell House Inc., 2016)The ethanolic extracts of 5 edible and inedible wild mushrooms collected from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania were characterized by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. A total of 75 chemical compounds were obtained, ... -
Childhood dietary exposure of aflatoxins and fumonisins in Tanzania: A review
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2020-12-24)Aflatoxins (AFs) and Fumonisins (FBs) are common contaminants of maize, from secondary metabolites of fungi. Presence of AFs and FBs in maize-based complimentary food is evident in various studies conducted in Tanzania and ... -
Chitosan-coated liposomes of Carrisa spinarum extract: synthesis, analysis and anti-pneumococcal potency
(ICE Publishing, 2023-02-16)In the present study, a chitosan (CS)-coated liposome (LipCsP-Chitosan) nanocarrier was fabricated for the delivery of Carissa spinarum (CsP) polyphenols to improve bioavailability and anti-pneumococcal potential against ... -
Cholinergic neurons regulate secretion of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor by skeletal muscle cells in culture.
(Elsevier, 2011-05-16)Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been identified as a potent survival factor for both central and peripheral neurons. GDNF has been shown to be a potent survival factor for motor neurons during ... -
The choroid plexus acts as an immune cell reservoir and brain entry site in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
(Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2023)The choroid plexus (ChP) has been suggested as an alternative central nervous system (CNS) entry site for CCR6+ Th17 cells during the initiation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model for ... -
Chromosome-scale assembly of the African yam bean genome
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2023-11-01)Genomics-informed breeding of locally adapted, nutritious, albeit underutilised African crops can help mitigate food and nutrition insecurity challenges in Africa, particularly against the backdrop of climate change. ... -
Classification and characterisation of livestock production systems in northern Tanzania.
(PLOS ONE, 2020-12-30)Livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa face a range of pressures, including climate change, land loss, restrictive policies, and population increase. Widespread adaptation in response can lead to the emergence of new, ... -
Classifying Swahili Smishing Attacks for Mobile Money Users: A Machine-Learning Approach
(IEEE Access, 2022-08-11)Due to the massive adoption of mobile money in Sub-Saharan countries, the global transaction value of mobile money exceeded $2 billion in 2021. Projections show transaction values will exceed $3 billion by the end of ... -
Classroom ICT integration in Tanzania: Opportunities and challenges from the perspectives of TPACK and SAMR models
(International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2016)With the education systems demand of contemporary technologies, teacher trainees should be imparted with competencies and skills to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) into their future teaching and ... -
Clay-based ceramic materials for water de-fluoridation
(NM-AIST, 2021-08)Long-term consumption of water with fluoride concentration above the WHO recommended limit of 1.5 mg/g may cause fluorosis. Low-income communities living in fluoride endemic regions are more affected as they cannot afford ... -
Climate and anthropogenic footprints implications on the surface and groundwater dynamics on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2021-10)Climate and land use/cover changes impact water resources all over the world. This study aimed at developing a conceptual understanding and management of the impacts of present and future climate change and human ... -
Climate change and decline in water resources in Kikuletwa Catchment, Pangani, Northern Tanzania
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2014-01)The sensitivity of hydrology and water resources to climate variation in Kikuletwa Catchment, Pangani Basin, northern Tanzania was assessed using 30 years of river level and climate data as well as questionnaire, focused ... -
Climate change impacts outweigh conservation efforts in coral reefs that are highly exposed to thermal stresses in Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-05-01)With a greater range of management practices and so many threats to coral reefs, assessing coral reef resilience using social-ecological approaches is an important way towards understanding the climatic and non-climatic ... -
Climate-smart aquaculture in Tanzania: Assessment of transitional and heavy metals concentrations in a commonly used local feed ingredient for Tilapia farming
(IJASRE, 2023-11)A study conducted from January through May 2023 to assess the concentrations of heavy and transitional metals in a commonly used local feed ingredient in a farmed Nile tilapia diet (Oreochromis niloticus) in Tanzania. ... -
Climate-smart solutions for tropical mountain environments
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Climatology-aware health management information system to enhance cholera epidemic analysis and prediction in Tanzania
(International Journal of Advanced Technology and Engineering Exploration (IJATEE), 2019)The cholera epidemic remains a public health threat in many developing countries including Tanzania. It affects vulnerable populations living with an unreliable water supply and sub-standard sanitary conditions. Various ... -
Cluster based wireless sensor network for forests environmental monitoring
(International Journal of Advanced Technology and Engineering Exploration, 2020-02)Monitoring the forest’s weather has been essential to living things over the years. Currently, there is a shortage of information on real-time temporal and spatial environmental conditions of the forest that drive forest ... -
Clustering and Fuzzy Logic-Based Demand-Side Management for Solar Microgrid Operation: Case Study of Ngurudoto Microgrid, Arusha, Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2021-02-15)Permanent electricity availability should not be taken for granted since grid sustainability and reliability are at stake when there is no balance between supply and demand. This paper employs a load balancing demand-side ...