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Eggshells – assisted hydrolysis of banana pulp for biogas production
(2017-01-27)In this study, pretreatment of banana pulp using eggshells in both calcined and un-calcined forms to examine the extent of hydrolysis was conducted. Reactor CO containing banana pulp and inoculum but with no eggshells added ... -
Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Research Article Performance Of Soft Viterbi Decoder Enhanced With Non-Transmittable Codewords For Storage Media
(Cogent Engineering, 2018-01-12)The introduction of Non-Transmittable Codewords (NTCs) into Viterbi Algorithm Decoder has emerged as one of the best ways of improving performance of the Viterbi Algorithm Decoder. However, the performance has been tested ... -
Electrical power output potential of different solar photovoltaic systems in Tanzania
(International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 2024-04-05)This study examines the photovoltaic (PV) energy output and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) in seven regions of Tanzania across five different tilt adjustments of 1 MW PV systems. The one-diode model equations and the ... -
Electro-spun transparent film from banana pseudo-stem native cellulose using N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide solvent system
(Elsevier, 2025-04-21)The study-utilized electrospinning to prepare a transparent film from native cellulose extracted from banana pseudo stems. The process of electrospinning was performed at room temperature conditions, after which the cellulose ... -
Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 gas at Sn based gas diffusion electrode
(Elsevier B.V., 2011-07-01)The tin (Sn) based gas diffusion electrode was fabricated and applied for CO2 electroreduction in a zero gap cell. The fabrication was done by electrodeposition from a simple citrateechloride plating solution by chrono ... -
Electrochemical Sensing Fabricated with TaO Nanoparticle-Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite for the Detection of Oxytetracycline.
(MDPI, 2020-01-08)A novel tantalum pentoxide nanoparticle-electrochemically reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrode (TaO-ErGO/GCE) was developed for the detection of oxytetracycline in milk. The composition, ... -
Electrosorption of paraquat pesticide on activated carbon modified by aluminium oxide (Al2O3) with capacitive deionization
(Elsevier, 2024-03-01)Composite electrode materials for removing paraquat from contaminated water were synthesized by loading aluminium oxide (Al2O3) onto activated carbon (AC) via co-precipitation method. The composite properties were investigated ... -
Electrospun carbon nanofibers for use in the capacitive desalination of water
(Elsevier, 2022-12)Capacitive deionization (CDI) has rapidly become a promising approach for water desalination. The technique removes salt from water by applying an electric potential between two porous electrodes to cause adsorption of ... -
Elements of agroecological pest and disease management
(University of California Press, 2022-06-01)The development of large-scale monocropped agrisystems has facilitated increased problems with pests and diseases, perpetuating the reliance of farmers on synthetic pesticides. The economic success of synthetic inputs ... -
Elevated viral small RNA profiling in cassava cultivars suppress the occurrence of Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD)
(Elsevier, 2024-03)Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), caused by cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and; Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) causes the most destructive cassava disease in Tanzania. Thus, breeders urgently need ... -
Embedding Stock Tracking Module into Electronic Fiscal Device Machine and its Management System to Reduce Tax Evasion: A case of Tanzania
(International Journal of Information Engineering and Electronic Business(IJIEEB), 2019-09)The Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) Machines have been operating in Tanzania since the year 2010 for the purpose of helping the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to increase revenues from tax collection. Regard-less of years ... -
Emerging issues and challenges associated with conservation of the African baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania
(International Network for Natural Sciences, 2019-11)The aim of this review is to discuss the emerging issues and challenges in baobab conservation based on the climate change, emerging challenges related to herbivory and human use such as emerging of new markets for baobab ... -
Emerging pollution, antimicrobial resistance, and the applicability of biochar adsorbents: A comprehensive study in African water systems
(NM-AIST, 2024-07)The impacts of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) extend far beyond clinical settings, permeating into agriculture and the economy, precipitating dire consequences such as compromised treatment efficacy, diminished ... -
Empirical and model-based evidence for a negligible role of cattle in peste des petits ruminants virus transmission and eradication
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2024-08-03)Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) is a multi-host pathogen with sheep and goats as main hosts. To investigate the role of cattle in the epidemiology of PPR, we simulated conditions similar to East African zero-grazing ... -
An Empirical Approach to Phishing Countermeasures Through Smart Glasses and Validation Agents
(IEEE, 2019-09-10)Phishing attacks have been persistent for more than two decades despite mitigation efforts from academia and industry. We believe that users fall victim to attacks not only because of lack of knowledge and awareness, but ... -
Encapsulated Urea-Kaolinite Nanocomposite for Controlled Release Fertilizer Formulations
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Chemistry, 2015)Urea controlled release fertilizer (CRF) was prepared via kaolinite intercalation followed by gum arabic encapsulation in an attempt to reduce its severe losses associated with dissolution, hydrolysis, and diffusion. ... -
Encroachment dynamics of Acacia drepanolobium in Maswa game reserve
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)Habitat degradation, caused in particular by woody plant encroachment, has been a common phenomenon in savanna ecosystems. With increasing woody plant cover in open savanna grassland, structural changes and their associated ... -
Endophytic Rhizobacteria for Mineral Nutrients Acquisition in Plants: Possible Functions and Ecological Advantages
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2021-03-05)Nutrient-deficiency in agricultural soils is a major problem in many parts of the world, it is, therefore, artificial fertilizers are widely used to boost crop production. Unfortunately, these fertilizers are associated ... -
Energy efficient wireless sensor network for monitoring temperature and relative humidity in forest
(NM-AIST, 2020-04)Monitoring the forest‟s weather has been essential to living things over the years. Currently, there is a shortage of information on real-time temporal and spatial environmental conditions of the forest that drive forest ... -
Energy Management for a Random Outage Grid-tied Hybrid Photo- voltaic Solar-Thermal Energy System for health Center Applications
(RERA, 2023-09-23)This research work proposes and evaluates an enhanced open-loop photo-voltaic evacuated tube solar thermal collector hybrid energy system based on the developed multi-objective energy management strategy that manages and ...
