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Status of biofertilizer research, commercialization, and practical applications: A global perspective
(Elsevier Inc., 2021)Most contemporary agricultural practices involve the use of synthetic fertilizers which have been linked to numerous deleterious consequences such as eutrophication of water bodies and emission of greenhouse gases. ... -
Status of Biomass Derived Carbon Materials for Supercapacitor Application
(Hindawi, 2017-01-31)Environmental concerns and energy security uncertainties associated with fossil fuels have driven the world to shift to renewable energy sources. However, most renewable energy sources with exception of hydropower are ... -
Status of carotenoids in elite and landrace maize genotypes: Implications for provitamin A biofortification in Tanzania
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022-06-01)Maize is among the crops containing carotenoids that are easily converted to vitamin A and have an enormous influence on consumers' health. Principally maize has high calories and proteins but has less number of other ... -
Status of sucking insect pests in cashew growing locations of South and Central Zones, Tanzania
(International Journal of Biosciences, 2020-04-14)Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an economically important cash crop for many rural households in Tanzania. However, its production is constrained by some insect pests and diseases. As a precondition for the development ... -
Status, physiognomies and economic viability of hydroponic lettuce production in selected areas of Sothern TANZANIA and Central UGANDA
(2023-08)There is an increasing interest and research in soilless farming due to its ability to enhance food production amidst challenges presented by urbanization. However, the adoption of this technology is still very limited ... -
A Step on Developing Network Monitoring Tools
(Computer Engineering and Intelligent Systems, 2014)Network Monitoring involves Using Software or hardware based Systems or a combination of both to constantly observe the status of network devices and hosts, and notifies the network administrator via email, SMS or ... -
Storage and thermal stability of biodiesel produced from manketti nut oil of Southern Africa origin with the infuence of metal contaminants and antioxidants
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2020-04-20)Biodiesel has widely been produced from common edible oils; however, food versus fuel conficts has motivated researchers to search for other less common feedstock for production of biodiesel. Thus, this study investigates ... -
Strategies to improve anaerobic digestion and environ-economic analysis of municipal solid wastes management options
(NM-AIST, 2021-06)Different strategies have widely been applied for improving the anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid wastes. However, because of the heterogeneous compositions of organic fraction of municipal ... -
Strength and durability properties of concrete blended with pumice and scoria under combined attack of sulphate and chloride
(NM-AIST, 2021-11)Concrete structures suffer serious deterioration under corrosive environment. Consequently, the safety of these concrete structures is decreased. The influence of natural pumice (NP) and natural scoria (NS) as supplementing ... -
Strength and Durability Properties of Concrete Containing Pumice and Scoria as Supplementary Cementitious Material
(Hindawi, 2021-05-24)Concrete structures suffer serious deterioration under a corrosive environment. Consequently, the service life of these concrete structures is decreased and deteriorates under combined attack of sulphate and chlorides. ... -
Striding towards self-sustainability using aluminium from Tanzanian Kaolin for combination tanning system
(Dresden-Germany, 2019)Sustainability is a key factor which controls future leather manufacture. Developing several new technologies is one of the primary agendas for sustainability. However, developing countries are facing several challenges ... -
Structural and biophysical characterization of cassava linamarase and the role of solvents on linamarin’s properties: a computational study
(NM-AIST, 2022-06)Linamarase and linamarin mainly from cassava have many applications ranging from food, environmental to the medical industry. To better explore the potential of this enzyme and its substrate, one needs to understand ... -
Structural and thermodynamic characteristics of ionic associates in vapors over sodium bromide and iodide
(Nature Switzerland AG., 2010-05-16)Nonempirical methods are used to calculate the geometric parameters, the frequencies of normal vibrations, and thermochemical characteristics of ions existing in saturated vapors over sodium bromide and iodide: Na2X+, NaX ... -
Structural characterization of cassava linamarase-linamarin enzyme complex: an integrated computational approach
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-05-21)Cassava linamarase is a hydrolyzing enzyme that belongs to a glycoside hydrolase family 1 (GH1). It is responsible for breaking down linamarin to toxic cyanide. The enzyme provides a defensive mechanism for plants against ... -
Structural characterization of cassava linamarase-linamarin enzyme complex: an integrated computational approach
(Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2022)Cassava linamarase is a hydrolyzing enzyme that belongs to a glycoside hydrolase family 1 (GH1). It is responsible for breaking down linamarin to toxic cyanide. The enzyme provides a defensive mechanism for plants against ... -
Structure and properties of molecular and ionic clusters in vapour over caesium fluoride
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2015-02-11)The properties of neutral molecules Cs2F2, Cs3F3, and Cs4F4, and positive and negative cluster ions Cs2F+, CsF2−, Cs3F2+, Cs2F3−, Cs4F3+, and Cs5F4+ were studied by several of quantum chemical methods implementing density ... -
Structure and thermodynamic properties of positive and negative cluster ions in saturated vapour over barium dichloride
(Taylor & Francis online, 2013-03-13)Geometrical structure, vibration spectra, and enthalpies of dissociation have been investigated for the ions BaCl3−, Ba2Cl3+, Ba3Cl5+, and Ba4Cl7+ which were detected earlier in the saturated vapour over BaCl2. Quantum ... -
Structure and vibrational spectra of cluster ions over rubidium iodide by computational chemistry
(IEEE, 2015-03-05)The properties of Rb 2 I + , RbI 2 - , Rb 3 I 2 + and Rb 2 I 3 - ions were studied using two quantum chemical methods, DFT and Møller-Plesset perturbation theory of the 2 nd order. The effective core potential with Def2-QZVP ... -
Study of crustacean biomass wastes for water defluoridation
(NM-AIST, 2018-09)High levels of fluoride (F-) in community drinking water supply is recognized as one of the major public health problems. Until now no efficient and affordable F- removal technology exists in many regions. This research ... -
Study of interaction of chitosan with Fluoride
(Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 2018-06-15)Interaction of chitosan with fluoride (F- ) has been studied using experimental and computational methods. Chitosan was extracted from prawns shells and modified by cross-linking with glutaraldehyde and protonation using ...