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Nicotine release at the tobacco rhizosphere and their adsorption capacities in different soil textures
(Elsevier, 2020-09)Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is one of the major cash crops grown worldwide (Masanjala, 2006; Hu et al., 2007). Tobacco plant synthesizes nicotine (C10H14N2), an alkaloid accumulated for grazing deterrence against ... -
Non-competitive and competitive detoxification of As (III) ions from single and binary biosorption systems and biosorbent regeneration
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2023-01-14)The quantity of studies reporting on single-metal sorption systems is increasing every day while the elimination of heavy metals in binary and multisolute systems is seldom reported. Therefore, the biosorption and desorption ... -
Non-Newtonian heat and mass transfer on MHD blood flow through a stenosed artery in the presence of body exercise and chemical reaction
(Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience, 2020-09-17)A mathematical model of non-Newtonian blood flow, heat and mass transfer through a stenosed artery is studied. The non-Newtonian model is chosen to suit the Herschel-Bulkley fluid characteristics, taking into account the ... -
A Novel and Facile Method to Characterize the Suitability of Metallic Iron for Water Treatment
(MDPI, 2019-11-23)Metallic iron (Fe0) materials have been industrially used for water treatment since the 1850s. There are still many fundamental challenges in affordably and reliably characterizing the Fe0 intrinsic reactivity. From the ... -
A novel framework for secure e-commerce transactions: a case of Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)The Internet technology development is building a huge opportunity to expand existing businesses and forming what is called a Global Economy, New Economy, or Electronic Commerce (eCommerce). General, eCommerce portrays ... -
A novel framework for the use of mobile applications in inducing smallholder-farmers’ response to farming as a business via benchmarking
(NM-AIST, 2021-06)Farming as a business (FAAB) is currently acknowledged as the best route out of poverty for the majority of rural poor farmers in developing countries like Tanzania. Supporting farmers to participate in FAAB translates ... -
Novel Multi-Linear Quantitative Brain Volume Formula For Manual Radiological Evaluation Of Brain Atrophy
(Research Square, 2020-06-22)The brain is a dynamic organ that develops and involutes in volume. The process of volume loss known as brain atrophy commonly occurs in elderly. However, some conditions have been implicated to provoke this paradoxical ... -
Nuclear Factor kappa B is central to Marek’s Disease herpesvirus induced neoplastic transformation of CD30 expressing lymphocytes in-vivo
(BMC Systems Biology, 2012)Background: Marek’s Disease (MD) is a hyperproliferative, lymphomatous, neoplastic disease of chickens caused by the oncogenic Gallid herpesvirus type 2 (GaHV-2; MDV). Like several human lymphomas the neoplastic MD lymphoma ... -
Numerical Analysis of Heat Exchanger for Spray-Assisted Low-Temperature Desalination System
(Hindawi, 2020-12-12)A numerical study for heat exchanger for spray-assisted low-temperature desalination system is presented for an existing low-temperature desalination unit at Arusha Technical College. This is aimed at recognizing the effect ... -
Nutrient composition and selected physicochemical properties of fifteen Mchare cooking bananas: A study conducted in northern Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2019-11)This study investigated the proximate composition, selected minerals potassium (K), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) and some quality attributes of fifteen Mchare cooking bananas mainly consumed in northern Tanzania. ... -
Nutrient Composition of Cereals based Complementary F lour and its Nutritional Adequacy in Infants Nutrition
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2017-10-20)Evaluation of the quality of complementary flour and its nutritional adequacy in relation to infant’s nutritional requirements was done to four different types of complementary flour (composite cereals with groundnuts, ... -
Nutrient hotspots for wild grazing ungulates in a miombo ecosystem, western Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-06)While the movement pattern of grazing ungulates is strongly dependent on forage quality whose use of nutrient hotspots has rarely been quantified, especially in miombo ecosystems where soil-nutrient quality is low. Few ... -
Nutrient intake and dietary adequacy among infants in Kongwa District, Tanzania: A sub-study of the Mycotoxin Mitigation Trial
(Research Square, 2023-04-13)Background: Early exposure to aflatoxin, a common toxin in global food systems, has been associated with child growth faltering. The Mycotoxin Mitigation Trial was a community-based cluster-randomized trial designed to ... -
Nutrients’ distribution and their impact on Pangani River Basin’s ecosystem – Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-05-05)Surface and groundwater from Pangani River Basin (PRB) were sampled in dry and wet seasons, analysed for dissolved organic and inorganic nutrients (N, P, Si and Urea). There was spatial and seasonal nutrients’ variability, ... -
A Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecology Intervention in Rural Tanzania Increases Children's Dietary Diversity and Household Food Security But Does Not Change Child Anthropometry: Results from a Cluster-Randomized Trial.
(Oxford University Press, 2021-05-11)Background There are urgent calls for the transformation of agriculture and food systems to address human and planetary health issues. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture and agroecology promise interconnected solutions to ... -
Nutritional and functional values of microalgae (spirulina) naturally found in East Africa
(NM-AIST, 2021-07)Sub-Saharan Africa has a higher prevalence of undernutrition, which is the underlying cause of stunting and underweight problems in children. Undernutrition is generally caused by insufficient intake of nutrients; in ... -
Observation of an adult female oribi with leucistic pelage in Lobo, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019-07-12)The oribi (Bovidae: Antilopinae: Ourebiini: Ourebia ourebi [Zimmermann, 1783]) is a small antelope distributed widely across open woody grasslands of sub‐Saharan Africa (Goldspink, Holland, Sweet, & Stewart, 2002), ... -
Occupational hazards associated with human brucellosis in abattoir settings: A case study of Dodoma abattoir in Tanzania
(Academic Journals, 2019-03-31)Brucellosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases posing a serious obstacle to public health, food safety and security and, socio-economic development in most African countries. A cross-sectional study was conducted ... -
Occurrence and associated risk factors of aflatoxin contamination in animal feeds and raw milk from three agroecological zones of Tanzania
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2023-03-23)Aflatoxins (AFs) are natural toxic compounds produced by a specific type of fungi, which subsequently contaminate foods and animal feeds, potentially carcinogenic to humans. This study assessed the AFs awareness, prevalence ... -
Occurrence of aflatoxins and associated risk factors in dairy value chain in selected districts of three agro-ecological zones in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)Aflatoxins are natural compounds produced by specific type of fungi, which contaminate foods and animal feeds. This study assessed the occurrence of aflatoxins and associated risk factors in livestock feeds and raw cow ...