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Food security mediates the decrease in women's depressive symptoms in a participatory nutrition-sensitive agroecology intervention in rural Tanzania.
(Cambridge University Press 2021, 2021-03-12)
Objective:
To investigate if food security mediated the impact of a nutrition-sensitive agroecology intervention on women’s depressive symptoms.
Design:
We used annual longitudinal data (4 time points) from a ...
Fluoride contamination of selected food crops, domestic water, and milk consumed by communities around mount Meru in Northern Tanzania.
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2021-01-24)
This study assessed fluoride levels in domestic water, commonly consumed food crops, cow's, and human milk. Samples of vegetables were collected from farmer's home gardens, green banana from local markets, maize flour, and ...
Estimating the risk of aflatoxin-induced liver cancer in Tanzania based on biomarker data.
(PLOS ONE, 2021-03-11)
Evidence about the magnitude of the aflatoxin menace can help policy makers appreciate the importance of the problem and strengthen policies to support aflatoxin mitigation measures. In this study, we estimated aflatoxin-induced ...
Recent developments in Lablab purpureus genomics: A focus on drought stress tolerance and use of genomic resources to develop stress-resilient varieties
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021-06-09)
Drought is a major climatic challenge that contributes significantly to the decline of food productivity. One of the strategies to overcome this challenge is the use of drought-tolerant crops with a wide range of benefits. ...
A Review on Papaya Mealybug Identification and Management Through Plant Essential Oils
(Oxford University Press, 2021-08-12)
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) production suffers from a multitude of abiotic and biotic constraints, among those are
insect pests, diseases, and environmental conditions. One of the seriously damaging pests of papaya is ...
Health Benefits of Antioxidative Peptides Derived from Legume Proteins with a High Amino Acid Score
(MDPI, 2021-02-20)
Legumes such as soybean, chickpea, lentil, cowpea, and mung bean, are valuable sources
of protein with a high amino acid score and can provide bioactive peptides. This manuscript presents
a review on legume-derived ...
Breeding potential of lablab [Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet]: a review on characterization and bruchid studies towards improved production and utilization in Africa
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2021-09-21)
Lablab (Lablab purpureus) [Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet] is termed a lost, underutilized and neglected crop in Africa. Despite the multipurpose use, production, consumption and research are still limited. Wide genetic ...
Abrogating the nsp10–nsp16 switching mechanisms in SARS-CoV-2 by phytochemicals from Withania somnifera: a molecular dynamics study
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2021-09-14)
The search for therapeutic small molecules and vaccines for Covid-19 treatment is an urgent but evolving topic. The virus has claimed over 3,782,490 lives (as of 12 June 2021), with the figure expected to rise due to the ...
Activity of extracts from selected Tanzanian spices on major fungal pathogens and blight diseases of Tomato
(NM-AIST, 2021-08)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is affected by many fungal diseases and farmers rely on
synthetic pesticides for management. Detrimental effects associated with injudicious use of
chemical pesticides have caused a ...
Expression analysis of p16 and TOP2A protein biomarkers in cervical cancer lesions and their correlation with clinico-histopathological characteristics in a referral hospital, Tanzania
(PLOS ONE, 2021-10-27)
Introduction
Biomarkers yield important information for early diagnosis of cervical cancer. However, they
are rarely applied for prognosis of cervical cancer in Tanzania, where visual inspection
assay with acetic acid ...