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Tackling soil degradation and environmental changes in Lake Manyara Basin, Tanzania to support sustainable landscape/ecosystem management.
(EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 2017-04)The Lake Manyara Basin (LMB), which encompasses Lake Manyara National Park a world ranking World Biosphere Reserve, is of great ecological and socio-economic value because it hosts a small-holder rain fed and extensive ... -
Taenia multiceps in Northern Tanzania: An Important but Preventable Disease Problem in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems
(MDPI, 2022-08-26)Coenurosis due to Taenia multiceps has emerged as a major concern to small ruminant- owning communities in northern Tanzania. Although a high incidence of disease has been reported, gaps still remain in our knowledge of ... -
Taenia multiceps in Northern Tanzania: An Important but Preventable Disease Problem in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems
(MDPI, 2022-08-26)Coenurosis due to Taenia multiceps has emerged as a major concern to small ruminant-owning communities in northern Tanzania. Although a high incidence of disease has been reported, gaps still remain in our knowledge of the ... -
Tamarindus Indica fruit shell ash: a low cost and effective catalyst for biodiesel production from Parinari curatellifolia seeds oil
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2019-02-21)The study evaluated the potential use of agricultural waste, Tamarindus indica fruit shell ash, as a solid base catalyst for production of biodiesel. The catalyst was prepared by calcination of T. indica fruit shell at ... -
TB or not TB? Definitive determination of species within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in unprocessed sputum from adults with presumed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021-06-09)objectives Differences among Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) species may predict drug resistance or treatment success. Thus, we optimised and deployed the genotype MTBC assay (gMTBC) to identify MTC to the species ... -
TB or not TB? Definitive determination of species within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in unprocessed sputum from adults with presumed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
(Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2021-06-09)Objectives Differences among Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) species may predict drug resistance or treatment success. Thus, we optimised and deployed the genotype MTBC assay (gMTBC) to identify MTC to the species ... -
Teaching research data management courses in higher learning institutions in Tanzania
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022-08-24)Purpose – The study investigated teaching research data management (RDM) courses in higher learning institutions (HLIs) in Tanzania to enable postgraduate students to work with their research data. Design/methodology/approach ... -
Termite species identification and management using botanical pesticides in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)A study was conducted at Kikwe ward in Arumeru District of Arusha region to assess the effects of Cupressus lusitanica, Tephrosia vogelii, Eucalpytus dalrympleana, Lantana camara and Azadirachta indica in managing ... -
Textile wastewater treatment in anaerobic reactor: Influence of domestic wastewater as co-substrate in color and COD removal
(Elsevier, 2022-10-28)Treatment of textile wastewater with domestic wastewater as co-substrate was investigated in this study. Combined textile and domestic wastewater at different mixing ratios (100:0, 80:20, 60:40) was treated under anaerobic ... -
Theoretical and Experimental Performance Analysis of a Novel Domestic Biogas Burner
(Hindawi, 2020-09-16)The inefficient indoor burning of fuelwood on traditional cookstoves generates pollutants, primarily carbon monoxide and many other human health-damaging emissions. It is from this risk that it is necessary to have an ... -
Theoretical and experimental studies of combination of synthetic dye (indoline d131) and natural dye (lawsone) for dye sensitized solar cells applications
(NM-AIST, 2019-02)Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) convert visible sunlight to electricity using a wide band semiconductor. The DSSCs have attracted many researchers due to their environmental friendliness, low manufacturing cost and ... -
Theoretical and experimental studies of imidazolium based ionic liquids for supercapacitors application
(2020-03)The theoretical study of neutral ion pairs of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([EMIM][BF4]) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([EMIM][NTf2]) has been performed. The formation ... -
Theoretical Considerations of Photonic Crystal Fiber with All Uniform-Sized Air Holes for Liquid Sensing
(MDPI, 2021-06-30)A novel liquid-infiltrated photonic crystal fiber model applicable in liquid sensing for different test liquids—water, ethanol and benzene—has been proposed. One core hole and three air hole rings have been designed and ... -
Theoretical Design of Complex Molecule via Combination of Natural Lawsone and Synthetic Indoline D131 Dyes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Application
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2018-10-31)The dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been extensively studied due to their low production cost and simple fabrication process. Dye co-sensitization broadens the absorption spectrum of the sensitizer; thus enhances ... -
Theoretical Study of Cluster Ions Existing in Vapours over Cesium Bromide and Iodide
(British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 2015-05-13)The properties of ions Cs2X+, Cs3X2+, CsX2−, and Cs2X3− (X = Br or I) have been studied using the density functional theory and Möller–Plesset perturbation theory of the 2nd and 4th order. For all species the equilibrium ... -
Theoretical study of properties of Cs2Cl+, CsCl2−, Cs3Cl2+, and Cs2Cl3− ions: Effect of Basis set and Computation Method
(Rwanda Journal, 2012-07)Theoretical study of properties of Cs2Cl+, CsCl2−, Cs3Cl2+ and Cs2Cl3− ions has been performed using the density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP) and the second order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2). Two triple-zeta ... -
Theoretical study of structural and thermodynamic properties of gaseous metal hydrides m2xh4 (m = li, na; x = be, mg)
(2016-04)This study aimed to explore the properties of the complex hydrides which seem to be the promising candidates for hydrogen storage materials. The geometrical structure, vibrational spectra and thermodynamic characteristics ... -
Theoretical Study of Structure and Vibrational Spectra of Molecular and Ionic Clusters Existing in Vapour over Rubidium Chloride
(Science Publishing Group, 2015-12-22)The geometrical structure and the vibrational spectra of dimer Rb2Cl2, trimer Rb3Cl3, tetramer Rb4Cl4 molecules and heptaatomic Rb4Cl3+, Rb3Cl4– ions were studied. The cluster molecules and ions had been detected in ... -
Theoretical Study of Structure, Vibration Spectra and Thermodynamic Properties of Cluster Ions in Vapors over Potassium, Rubidium and Cesium Chlorides
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2011-10-04)The geometrical structure, the frequencies of normal vibrations, and the thermodynamic characteristics of tri- and pentaatomic cluster ions M2Cl+, MCl 2 − , M3Cl 2 + , and M2Cl 3 − (M = K, Rb, or Cs) existing in saturated ... -
Theoretical study of structure, vibrational spectra and thermodynamic properties of cluster ions existing in vapours over barium dihalides
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)Computational and theoretical methods were employed to study the structure, vibrational spectra and thermodynamic properties of cluster ions that were detected earlier in saturated vapour over barium dihalides. The equilibrium ...
