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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 ... -
Efficiency of fractionated γ-irradiation doses to eliminate vegetative cells and spores of Bacillus cereus from raw rice
(2013-04-30)Efficacy of fractionated γ-irradiation to eliminate vegetative and spore forms of Bacillus cereus from raw rice was studied. Viable bacteria and spores count performed after irradiation treatment revealed that vegetative ... -
Formalization of water allocation systems and impacts on local practices in the Hingilili sub-catchment, Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis online, 2013-05-31)Water scarcity caused by increased demands often leads to competition and conflict over water in many river catchments in Sub-Saharan Africa. At the local level, water users have in many places been able to solve water ... -
Polycentrism and pitfalls: the formation of water users forums in the Kikuletwa catchment, Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis online, 2013-05-31)Catchment forums have to address the reality that river catchments typically cover several administrative districts and have overlapping arrangements of state-led and locally created institutions. Institutional nesting has ... -
Potential impact of climate change on livestock production and health in East Africa: A review
(CIPAV Foundation, 2013-07)Agriculture and livestock are amongst the most climate sensitive economic sectors in the developing countries whilst the rural poor communities are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change ... -
Available Bandwidth Estimation Techniques (ABETS) For An Efficient Telemedicine Content Transport Network
(IJERT, 2013-07)The ability to measure end-to-end Available Bandwidth (unused capacity) in the network path is useful for route selection in overlay networks, QoS verification, network management, traffic engineering and real-time resource ... -
Deign of Low Cost Blood Pressure and Body Temperature interface
(International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering (IJESE), 2013-08)The objective of this work is to design a non-intrusive, accurate, and low cost biomedical sensor interface for processing blood pressure and body temperature vital signs. The work purposely deals with the signal conditioning ... -
Survey on Intelligent Transport System (ITS) application for vehicle speed limit monitoring and accident reporting: A case study of Tanzania
(International Journal of Engineering And Computer Science, 2013-08)Today’s transport system has evolved from horse driven carriages and paved roads to a more complex road transport system made up of a variety of vehicles and other infrastructure, all put in place in order to support safe ... -
Design of ECG Sensor Interface for Biosignal Extraction
(International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), 2013-08)The main objective of this paper is to propose the design of a sensor interface for gathering biosignal. This signal is acquired from the patient’s body by the ECG sensor. The interface includes the instrumentation ... -
Automatic vehicle over speed, accident alert and locator system for public transport (Buses) A case study of Tanzania
(International Journal Of Engineering And Computer Science, 2013-08)Over speed limit violation done by public transport (buses) is a common problem in most of major roads in Tanzania. This has been reported to be one of the traffic accident causes in Tanzania. Moreover road accidents in ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Predicting the lowest effluent concentration in capacitive deionization
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-08-30)Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a promising technology for desalination of brackish water with different applications such as in the pharmaceutical industry, semiconductor manufacturing, and domestic use. The CDI cell ... -
Review on network performance: Meaning, quantification and measurement
(Journal of Internet and Information Systems, 2013-09)This paper surveys various literatures on network performance with main focus on three main issues: its meaning, quantification and measurement. The essence of performance in communication systems is discussed and its ... -
A Practical Approach to Available Bandwidth Estimation Techniques (ABETs) for an Efficient Telemedicine Content Transport Network
(nternational Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2013-09)The ability to measure end-to-end Available Bandwidth (unused capacity) in the network path is useful for route selection in overlay networks, QoS verification, network management, traffic engineering and real-time resource ... -
Safety Zone Determination For Wireless Cellular Tower-A Case Study From Tanzania
(IJRET, 2013-09)Safety zone determination for wireless cellular towers has attracted attention from many researchers in the last decade. This is caused by the rapid growth of the wireless cellular industry which has led to the installation ... -
Enhancement of porosity of sodium silicate and titanium oxychloride based TiO2–SiO2 systems synthesized by sol–gel process and their photocatalytic activity
(Elsevier, 2013-09-15)The textural properties of TiO2–SiO2 composites (TSCs) were successively enhanced using three approaches; (1) washing the hydrogels with different solvents, (2) using surfactant and (3) forming the TiO2 sol in ethanol ... -
The effect of real ground on dual band Yagi-Uda antenna
(IJERT, 2013-10)This paper aims to analyse radiation pattern for horizontally polarised dual band Yagi-Uda antenna (900/1800 MHz) with the presence of real ground. Simulations were performed at 920 MHz and 1780 MHz and antenna were placed ... -
Framework for Data Mining In Healthcare Information System in Developing Countries: A Case of Tanzania
(IJTEEE, 2013-10)Reporting the incidents to authorities in developing countries that can take actions has been a chaotic and slow process. This paper proposes an algorithm for a system that automatically reports events that compromise ... -
Nanoencapsulation of water-soluble drug, lamivudine, using a double emulsion spray-drying technique for improving HIV treatment
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2013-10-22)Current treatments available for human immunodeficiency virus, namely antiretrovirals, do not completely eradicate the virus from the body, leading to life-time commitment. Many antiretrovirals suffer drawbacks from ...