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Prevalence and predictors of undernutrition among underfive children in Arusha District, Tanzania
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2018)
Childhood undernutrition is a global health challenge impacting child growth and survival rates. This deficit in nutritional status contributes to the increasing chronic disease prevalence and economic burden in individuals ...
Application of estuarine ecohydrology approach for Studying the key hydrological and ecological Processes of the Wami estuary, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)
This study was conducted in the Wami Estuary in Saadani National Park (SANAPA) to
understand the key hydrological and ecological processes that influence the ecosystem
functioning. It focused at the dynamics of water ...
Termite diversity, damage on crop and human settlements and their potential sustainable management strategies in Africa
(International Science Community Association, 2019-01-05)
Termites are problematic insects due to their threat in agricultural fields and human settlements. They cause a significant loss to food and cash crops, wooden components in buildings and trees of economic importance, ...
STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS OF PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS, A CAUSAL AGENT OF THE LATE BLIGHT DISEASE OF TOMATO, IN TROPICAL AFRICA
(cabidigitallibrary, 2019)
Late blight disease caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary is a serious challenge in tomato (Solanum
lycopersicum L or Lycopersicon esculentum L) production worldwide. In tropical Africa, the disease is increasing ...
Preparation of rifampicin/poly(d,l-lactice) nanoparticles for sustained release by supercritical assisted atomization technique
(Elsevier, 2014-11)
In this work supercritical assisted atomization (SAA) process was used for the co-precipitation of poly(d,l-lactide) (PDLLA) and rifampicin (RIF) as nanoparticles for sustained release applications. The effect of the ...
iMAP: an integrated bioinformatics and visualization pipeline for microbiome data analysis
(BMC Bioinformatics, 2019)
Background: One of the major challenges facing investigators in the microbiome field is turning large numbers of
reads generated by next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms into biological knowledge. Effective analytical ...
Spray-Dried, Nanoencapsulated, Multi-Drug Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy Aimed at OnceWeekly Administration for the Duration of Treatment
(MDPI, 2019-08-15)
Aiming to improve the treatment outcomes of current daily tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy
over several months, we investigated whether nanoencapsulation of existing drugs would allow
decreasing the treatment frequency to ...
Preparation, characterization, and optimization of primaquine-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles
(Dovepress, 2014-08-11)
Primaquine (PQ) is one of the most widely used antimalarial drugs and is the only available drug that combats the relapsing form of malaria. PQ use in higher doses is limited by severe tissue toxicity including hematological- ...
In vitro antiproliferative potential of Annona senegalensis Pers. and Allophylus africanus P Beauv. plant extracts against selected cancer cell lines
(Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2019-07-10)
The medicinal plants Annona senegalensis Pers. and Allophylus africanus P Beauv. are used in
Tanzania traditional medicine for the treatment of cancer. However, there is no scientific documentation
on their therapeutic ...
Enhancing knowledge among smallholders on pollinators and supporting field margins for sustainable food security
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-08)
Agro-ecological intensification (AEI) harnesses natural processes, such as pollination, that support sustainable crop production and can buffer against future food security risks. However, the transition from conventional ...