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Complementary feeding practices and the risk of exposure to aflatoxins among infants and young children in Kongwa, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2022-08)Aflatoxins (AFs) are secondary fungal metabolites that commonly contaminate foods like nuts and cereals and pose major public health concerns like impaired child growth, immune system suppression, liver cancer and death. ... -
Complete genome sequence of Brucella abortus isolated from a human blood culture sample in Tanzania
(American society for microbiology, 2024-01-30)Brucella abortus causes infections in humans and livestock. Bacterial isolates are challenging to obtain, and very little is known about the genomic epidemiology of this species in Africa. Here, we report the complete ... -
A computational study on the role of solvents and conformational fluctuation of macromolecules towards drug design
(NM-AIST, 2020-04)Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) represents an important chemotherapeutic target in the treatment of various ailments including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. The protein is responsible for controlling and regulating ... -
Cone Bioassays Provide Reproducible Bioefficacy Estimates with Different Anopheline Mosquitoes and Can Be Used for Quality Assurance of Pyrethroid Insecticide Treated Nets
(Research Square, 2022-01-24)Background Quality assurance (QA) of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) delivered to malaria-endemic countries is conducted by measuring physiochemical parameters, but not bioecacy against malaria mosquitoes. The cone ... -
Conjugative plasmids disseminating ctx-m-15 among enterobacteriaceae from human, animals and the environment in Mwanza Tanzania: a need to intensify one health approach
(NM-AIST, 2021-08)Globally, blaCTX-M-15 beta-lactamases are the most popular extended spectrum beta-lactamase alleles that are widely distributed due its mobilization by mobile genetic elements in several compartments. We aimed to determine ... -
Conjugative Plasmids Disseminating CTX-M-15 among Human, Animals and the Environment in Mwanza Tanzania: A Need to Intensify One Health Approach
(MDPI, 2021-07-09)Background: Globally, blaCTX-M-15 beta-lactamases are the most popular extended spectrum beta-lactamase alleles that are widely distributed due its mobilisation by mobile genetic elements in several compartments. We aimed ... -
Connectivity between land, water, and people: integrating process concepts and assessment evidence across disciplines for co-design of soil erosion solutions
(Authorea, 2020-04-20)Soil resources in East Africa are being rapidly depleted by erosion, threatening food-, water- and livelihood security in the region. Here we demonstrate how integration of evidence from natural and social sciences has ... -
Conservation and Management Challenges Facing a Medicinal Plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum in Simanjiro Area, Northern Tanzania
(MDPI, 2020-05-19)The information on the medicinal use, availability, challenges, and future conservation strategies for the medicinal plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum were gathered by using a semi-structured questionnaire, focused group ... -
Conservation and Management Challenges Facing a Medicinal Plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum in Simanjiro Area, Northern Tanzania
(MDPI, 2020-05-19)The information on the medicinal use, availability, challenges, and future conservation strategies for the medicinal plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum were gathered by using a semi-structured questionnaire, focused group ... -
Conservation of forest biomass and forest–dependent wildlife population: Uncertainty quantification of the model parameters
(Elsevier, 2023)The ecosystem is confronted with numerous challenges as a consequence of the escalating human population and its corresponding activities. Among these challenges lies the degradation of forest biomass, which directly ... -
Conserved, breed-dependent, and subline-dependent innate immune responses of Fayoumi and Leghorn chicken embryos to Newcastle disease virus infection.
(Scientific Reports, 2019-05-10)Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a threat to the global poultry industry, but particularly for smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries. Previous reports suggest that some breeds of chickens are less susceptible ... -
Constraints to utilization of the African nightshades and the effects of lactic acid fermentation on its nutritional and sensory qualities
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)African nightshades (ANS, Solanum nigrum complex) are among the most widely distributed and consumed indigenous vegetables in Tanzania. Several challenges hamper the utilization of ANS. This study sought to assess ... -
Consumers’ product knowledge and attitudes as determinants of buying intention of processed sardine product: case of lake Victoria basin
(African Journal of Emerging Issues, 2019-08-08)Purpose of the study: This paper highlights the determinants of consumers’ buying behavior of processed sardine products from Lake Victoria basin by determining consumers’ knowledge and attitudes in relation to buying ... -
Context-specific food-based approach for ensuring nutrition security in developing countries: a review
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2017-09-17)Sustainable food strategies for meeting nutrient needs in developing countries are not well established. The available evidence shows that more than one-third of the world’s population is facing under-nutrition, of which ... -
Context-specific optimal dietary guidelines for managing cancer for hospitalized patients in Tanzania
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022-06-23)Purpose – The lack of food-based dietary guidelines for managing cancer among hospitalized patients has led to an increasing economic burden on the government and families in low- and middle-economy countries. There have ... -
Contribution of the Dolichos Lablab value chain to farmer's household livelihood assets in Tanzania
(Elsevier Inc., 2022-11-17)Lablab is a legume with multiple uses as food, feed, and organic fertilizer. However, it is underutilized, and its empirical contribution to farmers' livelihoods is limited. This study examined the Lablab value chain (LVC) ... -
Correlates of diarrhea and stunting among under-five children in Ruvuma, Tanzania; a hospital-based cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2020-07)Undernutrition affects 20% of children under five in the developing world. Stunting is a form of undernutrition when children have low height for their age. Global prevalence of stunting in 2019 was 21.4%, while current ... -
Correlating food and nutritional patterns with cancers in the pediatric oncology population at two specialized hospitals in Tanzania
(Springer nature, 2024-01-11)Background This study of nutritional patterns in relation to cancers among pediatric oncology population in Tanzania was motivated by the lack of up-to-date information about the nutritional practices, the controversy ... -
Creating mosquito-free outdoor spaces using transfluthrin-treated chairs and ribbons
(NM-AIST, 2020-03)Residents of malaria-endemic communities spend several hours outdoors performing different activities such as cooking, story-telling or eating; thereby exposing themselves to potentially-infectious mosquitoes. This ... -
Creating mosquito-free outdoor spaces using transfuthrin-treated chairs and ribbons
(Springer Nature, 2020-03-10)Background: Residents of malaria-endemic communities spend several hours outdoors performing diferent activities, e.g. cooking, story-telling or eating, thereby exposing themselves to potentially-infectious mosquitoes. ...