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Origin and mechanisms of high salinity in Hombolo Dam and groundwater in Dodoma municipality Tanzania, revealed
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2017-05-12)The Hombolo dam (HD), in central Tanzania, is a shallow reservoir characterized by high salinity that limits its use for human activities. The origin of the salinity, mechanisms of reaching and concentrating in the dam ... -
Outbreak investigation and control case report of brucellosis: experience from livestock research centre, Mpwapwa, Tanzania.
(AOSIS, 2014-11-25)Brucellosis screening was conducted between 2005 and 2010 at the National Livestock Research Institute headquarters, Mpwapwa, Tanzania, following an abortion storm in cattle. The initial screening targeted breeding herds; ... -
Overview applications of data mining in health care: The case study of Arusha region
(IJCER, 2013-08)Data mining as one of many constituents of health care has been used intensively and extensively in many organizations around the globe as an efficient technique of finding correlations or patterns among dozens of fields ... -
An overview of existing frameworks for integrating fragmented information systems
(International Journal of Information Sciences and Techniques (IJIST, 2016-11)Literatures show that there are several structured integration frameworks which emerged with the aim of facilitating application integration. But weakness and strength of these frameworks are not known. This paper aimed ... -
Overview of feed resources condition and feeding practices among the smallholder dairy farmers in Tanzania
(RUFORUM Working Document Series, 2016)In Tanzania, most smallholder dairy farmers rely on on-farm resources for feeding their livestock. These on-farm feed resources include grasses, legumes, crop residues, cereals and oilseed byproducts. These feed resources, ... -
An overview of pipeline leak detection and location systems
(Pan African International Conference on Information Science, Computing and Telecommunications, 2014-07)Leak detection in transmission pipelines is crucially important for safe operation. Delay in detecting leaks leads to loss of property and human life in fire hazards and loss of valuable material. Leaking of methane and ... -
An Overview of Various Propagation Model for Mobile Communication
(Pan African International Conference on Information Science, Computing and Telecommunications, 2014)System’s propagation characteristics through a medium is one of the important task to be done before planning and optimization of any network in order to estimate the signal parameter accurately for mobile system. Propagation ... -
Oxidative stree management is essential for anopheles mosquito survival post plasmodium infected blood meal ingestion
(NM-AIST, 2020-06)Anopheles mosquitoes like other dipterans lack the flavoenzyme glutathione reductase (GR) of the GSH pathway and instead utilize the Thioredoxin (Trx) system for management of oxidative stress. Anopheles gambiae (An. ... -
Pangani River Basin over time and space: On the interface of local and basin level responses
(Elsevier, 2011-09)As the pressure on the water resources mounts within a river basin, institutional innovation may occur not as a result of a planned sequence of adjustments, but arising out of the interplay of several factors. By focusing ... -
Parameters estimation, global sensitivity analysis and model fitting for the dynamics of Plutella xylostella infestations in a cabbage biomass
(Elsevier, 2024-01-24)Plutella xylostella, commonly called Diamondback moth (DBM), a highly destructive and rapidly spreading agricultural pest originally from Europe. This pest poses a significant threat to global food security, with ... -
Paraquat-Mediated Oxidative Stress in Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes Is Regulated by An Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress Response
(MDPI, 2018-11-12)Paraquat is a potent superoxide (O2−)-inducing agent that is capable of inducing an oxidative imbalance in the mosquito midgut. This oxidative imbalance can super-stress the malaria parasite, leading to arrested development ... -
Participation in mass dog vaccination campaigns in Tanzania: Benefits of community engagement
(Frontiers, 2022-10-13)Background: Canine rabies causes about 59,000 human deaths each year globally but the disease can be eliminated by sustaining sufficient dog vaccination coverage over several consecutive years. A challenge to achieving ... -
Participation-reputation based incentive game model (PRIGM) for trustworthy fisheries information collection and dissemination framework
(Accent Social and Welfare Society, 2020-09-01)The fisheries and aquaculture sectors worldwide use Information and communication technologies (ICT) to collect and disseminate fisheries information. Currently, the African member state is significantly strengthening the ... -
A Participatory Agroecological Intervention Reduces Women’s Risk of Probable Depression Through Improvements in Food Security in Singida, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2020-06)In 2015, depressive disorders led to over 50 million disability-adjusted life years lost globally, with more than 80% occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Depressive disorders are also risk factors of a number ... -
Participatory Development of Practical, Affordable, Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Proofing for a Range of Housing Designs in Rural Southern Tanzania
(Research Square, 2022-02)Background Insecticidal mosquito-proof netting screens could combine the best features of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), the two most important front line vector control interventions ... -
Participatory mapping identifies risk areas and environmental predictors of endemic anthrax in rural Africa
(Springer Nature Limited, 2022-06-12)Disease mapping reveals geographical variability in incidence, which can help to prioritise control efforts. However, in areas where this is most needed, resources to generate the required data are often lacking. ... -
A passenger security system for mass transit electric buses: a case study of the Kayoola EVS bus
(NM-AIST, 2021-09)Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC), a state-owned enterprise was established in 2011 to champion the development of the Ugandan automotive value chain for job and wealth creation. Kiira Motors Corporation has developed several ... -
Pastoral production is associated with increased peste des petits ruminants seroprevalence in northern Tanzania across sheep, goats and cattle
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-07-18)Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes a contagious disease of high morbidity and mortality in small ruminant populations globally. Using cross-sectional serosurvey data col- lected in 2016, our study investigated ... -
Pathload for available bandwidth esti-mation techniques (ABETs) for an efficient telemedicine content transport network
(ResearchGate, 2013-08)The ability to measure end-to-end Available Bandwidth (unused capacity) in the network path is useful for route selection in overlay networks, for QoS verification, network management and traffic engineering. This ... -
Pathogenicity and Approaches for Management of Anthracnose in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Africa
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY, 2022-10-16)Common bean plays significant role for human health globally and consumption of common bean is high in Africa as compared to other regions of the world. Despite common bean’s potential in Africa, productivity remains low ...