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Optimal Control Strategies for the Infectiology of Brucellosis
(Hindawi, 2020-05-11)Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by Gram-negative bacteria of genus Brucella. The disease is of public health, veterinary, and economic significance in most of the developed and developing countries. Direct ... -
Optimal dietary patterns designed from local foods to achieve maternal nutritional goals
(BMC Public Health, 2018-04-04)Background: Achieving nutritional requirements for pregnant and lactating mothers in rural households while maintaining the intake of local and culture-specific foods can be a difficult task. Deploying a linear goal ... -
Optimal formulations of local foods to achieve nutritional adequacy for 6–23-month-old rural Tanzanian children
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-07-30)Background: Achieving nutritional goals of infants and young children while maintaining the intake of local and culture-specific foods can be a daunting task. Diet optimisation using linear goal programming (LP) can ... -
Optimal model formula for ensuring nutritional adequacy for infants and young children (6 – 23 months)
(NM-AIST, 2018-08)Infant and young child feeding practices rank among the most effective interventions to promote child growth and development. Improving the quality of complementary food has been observed as an important strategy for ... -
An Optimal Smart Tank Juice-level Monitoring System for Beverage Industries: A Case Study of Raha Beverages Company Limited, Arusha, Tanzania
(IEIESPC(IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing), 2022-06-30)Poor monitoring of levels in juice tanks is among the challenges that beverage industries face when pumping liquid from one tank to another. This leads to spilling fluids, faulty juice tests, and industrial accidents. To ... -
Optimisation of fermentation processes of local cereal-based beverages to produce improved cereal based probiotic beverages.
(NM-AIST, 2021-07)Fermented cereal-based probiotic beverages are rare and have rarely been produced in Tanzania. Though the beverages are novel, the potentiality of such beverages has for some decades been exhibited through local fermented ... -
Optimisation of Water Loss Management Strategies: Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Approaches
(Journal of Mathematics and Informatics, 2020-02-29)Water loss in the water distribution systems (WDS) is a challenge to many water authorities in the world but the problem is crucial in the less developed countries. The effect of water losses in the WDS includes the ... -
Optimization Design of Patch Antenna by Introduction of Capacitive Patch
(IEEE, 2018)An efficient method for integrating genetic algorithm (GA) with method of moments for capacitive patch antenna design has been presented. The movement of capacitive patch within the antenna model and its length are controlled ... -
Optimization of biogas production process in solid state digesters: option for minimizing deforestation in dry areas
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)Questionnaire survey, satellite images of 1987, 1997, 2002 and 2017 were used to assess energy sources, demand and the impact of fuel wood use to forest cover changes in Meru and Mwanga districts. The major energy sources ... -
Optimization of dividend payouts and reinsurance policies under a set ruin probability target
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)This dissertation is devoted to the mathematical investigation of the topic: Optimization of Dividend Payouts and Reinsurance Policies under a Set Ruin Probability Target. Its purposes are, first, to determine the optimal ... -
Optimization of domestic biogas stove burner for efficient energy utilization
(NM-AIST, 2020-08)The inefficient indoor burning of fuel wood on traditional cook stoves generates pollutants, primarily carbon monoxide and many other human health-damaging emissions. It is from this risk that it is necessary to have an ... -
Optimization of goat manure against use of N-Minjingu Nafaka Plus fertilizer for improved lablab growth and yield in semi - arid areas of Northern Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-12)The study was conducted in Northern Tanzania from the 2022–2023 cropping seasons to develop a cropping model that farmers can use to improve their lablab production. The field experiments were conducted at the Tanzania ... -
Optimization of Hata Model based on Measurements Data using Least Square Method: A Case Study in Dar-es-Salaam – Tanzania
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2014-09)ABSTRACT In this study, we present a measurement-based model for path loss prediction in three GSM service areas at 900 MHz .Modified Hata model for rural, suburban, and urban environments were derived in this study on ... -
Optimization of incineration process
(NM-AIST, 2019-02)Municipal solid waste management has become a challenge in many cities in the developing countries due to the poor methods of waste disposal, which increase the risk of the spread of diseases, leach and increase the demand ... -
Optimization of microwave-assisted alkali pretreatment followed by acid hydrolysis of sugarcane straw for production of acetone-butanol-ethanol
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2020-05-07)The production of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) calls for effective pretreatment and hydrolysis techniques to maximize reducing sugar yields. In this study, optimized microwave-assisted alkali (MAA) pretreatment followed ... -
Optimization of Multiple-Short PIFA for Broadband Communication
(IEEE, 2007-12-26)As wireless systems gain wider acceptance and enjoy increased application, performance and cost constraints on the wireless system antennas become more difficult to meet. In this context, antennas that are small in size, ... -
Optimization of Sedimentation Tank Coupled with Inclined Plate Settlers as a Pre-treatment for High Turbidity Water
(International Institute for Science, Technology and Education(IISTE), 2015)Access to clean and safe drinking water is a challenge in most rural areas of Tanzania. Unsafe drinking water is a major cause of water-related diseases that predominantly affect people living in developing countries. In ... -
Optimization of sub- and supercritical water gasification of rice husk enhanced with iron-doped alkaline-earth catalysts
(NM-AIST, 2022-05)Biomass is a promising renewable energy source widely available worldwide, particularly in developing countries where clean and affordable energy is a major problem. Biomass gasification is an attractive technology ... -
Optimized method for processing avocado seeds to improve selected nutrients and functional values
(J-STAGE, 2021-01)The objective of this study was to develop an optimal processing technique capable of reducing antinutrients to acceptable levels, retain nutrients and functional values of avocado seeds for human consumption. Different ... -
Optimized Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles from Polyethylene Glycol and Formaldehyde
(International Research Journal of Pure & Applied Chemistry, 2016-12-19)The purpose of this work was to study the effect of various process and formulation parameters on size and shapes of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR). AgNPs were prepared by chemical ...