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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 Illicit Drug Use to Pharmaceutical Load in the Environment: A Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
(Hindawi, 2022-07-08)Illicit drug abuse and addiction are universal issues requiring international cooperation and interdisciplinary and multisectoral solutions. ese addictive substances are utilized for recreational purposes worldwide, ... -
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) ... -
Controlling ammonia and sulfide inhibition during anaerobic digestion of slaughterhouse waste
(NM-AIST, 2021)The performance of experimental batch-reactor loaded with slaughterhouse waste at mesophilic temperature was investigated as well as the inhibition of both ammonia and sulfide in the aqueous phase during phase I of ... -
Correction to: Arduino-based low-cost electrical load tracking system with a long-range mesh network
(Springer, 2020)A system that combines the advantage of the long-range (LoRa) communication method and the structural characteristics of a mesh network for an LoRa mesh network-based wireless electrical load tracking system is proposed. ... -
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 ... -
Corruption dynamics in Tanzania: Modeling the effects of control strategies
(NM-AIST, 2021-07)Corruption can be defined generally as taking bribes, forcing out benefit, receiving money or gifts as favour in exchange for doing one’s job. Worldwide corruption is considered a problem that affects many countries ... -
Creating an Enabling Environment for Youth Small and Medium Enterprise Startups: A Comparative Study of Tanzania and India
(Eastern Africa Social Science Research, 2021-01)Small and medium enterprise (SMEs) sector is central to youth employment generation and contribution to national GDPs globally. This paper aimed at comparing the enabling environment for youth SMEs startups between India ... -
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. ... -
Cropping patterns along an altitudinal gradient and their implications to wildlife conservation in Rombo, Tanzania
(Elsevier B.V., 2021-08)Ecosystem and livelihood sustainability of small-scale farmers in Eastern Africa are often challenged by climate change and unsustainable land use practices. Little is known on the small-scale temporal processes of cropping ... -
Crustacean derived calcium phosphate systems: Application in defluoridation of drinking water in East African rift valley
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-04-05)Calcium phosphate adsorbents, derived from prawns and crabs shell biomass wastes have been developed using wet chemistry and low temperature treatment. The adsorbents were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and Fourier ... -
Cryptogamic packed biofilter as potential adsorbent for co2, h2s and nh3 impurities from biogas
(NM-AIST, 2020-07)The presence of elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and trace impurities in biogas affect its caloric value as well as causes corrosion and are extremely toxic. There are various methods ... -
Cryptogamic Packed Biofilter as Potential Adsorbent for CO2, NH3, and H2S Impurities from Biogas
(Hindawi, 2020-07-07)The presence of elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and trace impurities in biogas affect its caloric value as well as causes corrosion and is extremely toxic. There are various methods ... -
Cultivation of Tomato under Dehydration and Salinity Stress: Unravelling the Physiology and Alternative Tolerance Options
(IntechOpen, 2022-07-21)Tomato is an important fruit vegetable in the world, as a nutritional source and an income option for a majority of resource constrained households. However, tomato supply in developing countries is often fluctuating, with ... -
Curdlan-Conjugated PLGA Nanoparticles Possess Macrophage Stimulant Activity and Drug Delivery Capabilities
(Springer, 2015-03-28)Purpose There is significant interest in the application of nanoparticles to deliver immunostimulatory signals to cells.We hypothesized that curdlan (immune stimulating polymer) could be conjugated to PLGA and nanoparticles ... -
Current State of Modern Biotechnological-Based Vaccines for Aquaculture: A Systematic Review.
(Hindawi, 2019-07-29)This systematic review describes what "the cutting edge vaccines for are". The focus is on types of high tech biotechnological based vaccines, target gene or antigen in developing these vaccines, and challenge model fish ... -
Current Status of Cashew Leaf and Nut Blight Disease (Cryptosporiopsis spp.) and Screening of Elite Cashew Hybrids Developed in 1996 and 1998 against the Disease in Eastern and Southern Tanzania
(Research in Plant Disease, 2018-12-31)Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an export crop and source of income in Tanzania. However, its productivity is challenged by insect pests and diseases. Cashew Leaf and Nut Blight Disease (CLNBD) caused by Cryptosporipsis ...