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Manure management and utilization practices for enhancing smallholder dairy farming productivity in Lushoto and Korogwe districts, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-02)
The use of cattle manure in agricultural fields improves soil quality and contributes to nutrient recycling when applied back to the soil compared with synthetic fertilizers that are associated with high cost and limited ...
Determining aflatoxins contamination in locally processed peanut butter using fluorometry and hplc in Arusha city, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-02)
Food poisoning with mycotoxins produced by fungi is a global food safety issue. The consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated foods is responsible for several foodborne diseases outbreak worldwide. While peanuts are an important ...
Molecular epidemiology of rodent-, shrew- and bat-borne hantaviruses in Mbeya region, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)
Hantaviruses, family Bunyaviridae are emerging zoonotic RNA viruses, which originates from rodents, bats and shrews. Expanded diversity of Hantaviruses with their respective reservoir host in Africa stimulates the research ...
Analysis of plasma biomarkers and their association with treatment response in patients with tuberculosis
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)
Human tuberculosis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by mycobacterium
tuberculosis. Pulmonary tuberculosis is the result of the failure of host immune system to
control mycobacterium tuberculosis. The aim of the ...
Association of Ki-67, p53 and BCL-2 bio-markers expression with Clinic-Histopathology of breast cancer among women in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-07)
Ki-67, p53, and BCL-2 are now emerging as markers for classifying breast cancer, guiding
therapy and predicting treatment responses and prognosis. Restricted data currently exist on
these molecular markers in Tanzania; ...
Risk assessment for dietary exposure of pesticides among vegetables consumers in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)
Information on the extent of pesticide residues in vegetables from Tanzania and risk of dietary exposure to these residues among vegetable consumers is limited. This research assessed the risk of dietary exposure of pesticide ...
Occurrence, seasonal variation and management of Tomato leafminer (Tuta Absoluta Meyrick.) in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)
Tomato leafminer [Tuta absoluta, Meyrick. (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)] is a notorious pest that causes massive losses in Solanaceae’s crops including tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). This study was conducted to evaluate ...
Risk assessment for dietary exposure of pesticides among vegetables consumers in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)
Information on the extent of pesticide residues in vegetables from Tanzania and risk of dietary exposure to these residues among vegetable consumers is limited. This research assessed the risk of dietary exposure of pesticide ...
Efficacy of a reduced dose of multiple micronutrient powder supplementation among children aged 6-59 months in arusha district, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)
Iron deficiency anaemia is the most prevalent nutritional problem affecting children underfive years old in the developing countries. The deficiency is a result of inadequate intake and insufficient absorption of iron-rich ...
Developing an eco-friendly and bio-managment stratergy against parthenium hysterophorus (l.) in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)
This study aimed at studying the suppressive effects of Sorghum bicolor, Tagetes erictus Amaranthus spinous and Sorghum arundinaceum and Cassia tora on germination and development of Parthenium hysteroporus L. under ...