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Prevalence, characterization and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella isolates from healthy broiler and free-range chickens in Morogoro, Tanzania
(AJOL, 2022-06-13)Background: Salmonella enterica is a group of bacteria that cause enteric and systemic infection in animals and humans worldwide. Objectives: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence, characterization, and ... -
Primary productivity and habitat protection predict elevational species richness and community biomass of large mammals on Mt. Kilimanjaro
(British Ecological Society, 2019-08-13)Despite their diversity and their large functional and cultural importance, the patterns and predictors of large mammal diversity along elevational gradients on tropical mountains remain poorly understood. Today, large ... -
Probabilistic dietary based estimation of the burden of aflatoxin-induced hepatocellular carcinoma among adult Malawians
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2019-09-29)The risk of aflatoxin-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among adults (average body weight of 60 kg) in Malawi was assessed based on aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) exposure through groundnut and maize consumption, by Monte Carlo ... -
Process evaluation of Community-Based continuous mass dog vaccination delivery Strategies in the Mara region of Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)Rabies can be eliminated if coverage of domestic dog vaccination is sustained above 40% all year-round for five-seven consecutive years. Current approaches usually fail to achieve this required vaccination coverage and ... -
Processing complementary foods to reduce mycotoxins in a medium scale Tanzanian mill: A hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) approach
(Elsevier, 2024-03-22)Designing and implementing processing procedures for producing safe complementary foods in dynamic and unregulated food systems where common food staples are frequently contaminated with mycotoxins is chal- lenging. This ... -
Production Diversity Is Not Associated with Women’s Dietary Diversity After Controlling for Wealth and Participation in an Agriculture Intervention in Tanzania
(Oxford University Press, 2019-06)Objectives Farm production diversity has long thought to be a primary driver of dietary diversity. Few studies have explored the drivers of dietary diversity among women, who are often vulnerable to sub-optimal diets. We ... -
Production Diversity, Men’s Help with Household Tasks, & Lower Women’s Depression Mediate Impact of an Agriculture Intervention on Child’s Dietary Diversity in Tanzania (FS01-06-19)
(Elsevier, 2019-06-01)Production diversity and women’s empowerment are two ways by which nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions are thought to improve children’s diet, but, few empirical studies have tested these pathways. We therefore ... -
Production of biodiesel from neem seed oil using calcinated banana ash/ li-cao/fe2(so4)3 blends as a catalyst
(2020-08)Biodiesel is a possible remedy to the present toxic, finite sources and ever-diminishing crude fuels. Non-edible and locally available (Azadirachta indica) Neem Seed Oil (NSO) as a second-generation feedstock was transformed ... -
Production of biogas as a waste management option for textile effluent sludge: a case study of the a to z textile mills ltd
(NM-AIST, 2020-12)Textile effluent sludge management is becoming a major environmental management issue in many agro-processing industries throughout Africa. This is mostly due to the limited and ineffective means of management. This ... -
Production of carbonized briquettes from charcoal fines using African Elemi (Canarium Schweinfurthii) resin as an organic binder
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-09-25)This study investigated the use of African Elemi (Canarium Schweinfurthii) resin as a binder for the production of carbonized briquettes from charcoal fines. The binder and charcoal fines were characterized through proximate ... -
Production of Coturnix quail immunoglobulins Y (IgYs) against Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2011-12-31)Production of chicken immunoglobulins Y (IgYs) and their applications in prophylactic, therapeutic, detection of microbial contaminants and as a diagnostic tool has been widely studied with limited information from other ... -
Production of graded porous polyamide structures and polyamide-epoxy composites via selective laser sintering
(SAGE Publications, 2014-02-07)Selective laser sintering was used for producing uniformly porous and graded porous polyamide structures. The porous structures were infiltrated with epoxy to produce composites. The porous and composite specimens were ... -
Production of low emission briquettes from carbonized faecal sludge as an alternative source of cooking energy
(Springer Nature, 2024)Abstract Background In Tanzania, firewood, charcoal, and agricultural waste play a crucial role in daily life as sources of cooking energy, especially in rural areas. Using these energy sources contributes to deforestation ... -
Production of mouse anti-quail IgY and subsequent labeling with horseradish peroxidase using cyanuric chloride.
(J. Microbiol. Biotechnol, 2013-04-01)Polyclonal antibodies labeled with a tracer have been commonly used as secondary antibodies in immunochemical assays to quantify the concentration of antibody-antigen complexes. The majority of these antibodies conjugated ... -
Production, Postharvest Practice, Marketing and Challenges of Smallholder Vegetable Producers in Tanzania
(African Scholarly Science Communications Trust, 2024-04-27)Beside staple crops, the fruits and vegetables subsector contribute significantly to domestic and export markets. Yet, this subsector faces a number of challenges that limits its full growth potential. Through 383 randomly ... -
Productivity of intercropping with maize and common bean over five cropping seasons on smallholder farms of Tanzania
(Elsevier B.V., 2019-11-14)Intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the widely used practices of producing food crops on smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the knowledge on the ... -
Propane (HC – 290) as an Alternative Refrigerant in the Food Transport Refrigeration Sector in Southern Africa – a Review
(Universitas Muhammadiyah, 2022)Most of the food transport trucks in Sothern Africa are equipped with refrigeration and air conditioning systems filled with fluorocarbon refrigerants such as R404A to facilitate the heat transfer process. These refrigerants ... -
The properties of feldspathic dental porcelain from Tanzanian aluminosilicate materials
(International Journal of Development Research, 2014-11-18)Kaolin and quartz from Pugu and feldspar from Morogoro were used to produce feldspathic dental porcelain bodies. Mineralogical results from XRD revealed the presence of kaolinite, illite, microcline and clinochlore in the ... -
Proposal for a Quad-Elliptical Photonic Crystal Fiber for Terahertz Wave Guidance and Sensing Chemical Warfare Liquids
(MDPI, 2019-07-08)A porous-core photonic crystal fiber based on a cyclic olefin homopolymer (Zeonex) is proposed; it shows high birefringence, high core power fraction, low losses, and near-zero flat dispersion. The fiber’s core was ... -
A Proposed Information System for Communicating Foot-and-Mouth Disease Events among Livestock Stakeholders in Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2021-04-21)Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is present in many countries globally, including Tanzania, especially Gairo district. The data shows that 78% of livestock keepers in Gairo district had already observed FMD infection in their ...