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Assessment of lifestyle risk factors among cardiovascular disease patients attending Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been the leading causes of hospital admissions in
Tanzania. Hypertension (HTN) and coronary artery diseases (CHD) are two most common
CVDs frequently diagnosed causes of deaths in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Detection and characterization of cashew leaf and nut blight-causing fungi in Southern and Eastern Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-03)
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an important crop for export, income and nutrition in Tanzania. However, its productivity is not optimal due to a number of factors including, growing un-improved cashew genotypes, ...
Evaluation of anti-cancer potential of crude extracts of Annona senegalensis Pers. and Allophylus africanus P Beauv.
(NM-AIST, 2019-10)
The medicinal plants Annona senegalensis Pers. and Allophylus africanus P Beav. are
traditionally used for the treatment of cancer in Tanzania. However, there is no scientific
documentation on their therapeutic ...
Wild herbivore vigilance and grass regrowth under livestock grazing in Ngorongoro, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)
Pastoralists consider wildlife the biggest competitors over resources for livestock while little
is known about the potentially positive or negative behavioural effects that livestock can have
on wildlife when foraging ...
Sustainability of the innovation platforms and associations among smallholder dairy farmers in Lushoto and Korogwe districts, Tanzania
(2019-04)
The study examines the sustainability of the innovation platforms (IPs) and associations among smallholder dairy farmers in Lushoto and Korogwe districts in Tanzania. Specifically, the study has characterized dairy IPs and ...
Effects of pesticidal plants on legume pollinators’ attraction in the field and bruchids control in storage
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)
A randomized complete block design was used to set up field and storage experiments to evaluate the effects of pesticidal plants on common bean pollinators’ attraction in the field and Callosobruchus maculatus control in ...
Evaluation of schistosomacidal activity of lannea schimperi and searsia longipes stem bark extracts
(NM-AIST, 2019-04)
Schistosomiasis is one of the chronic threatening but neglected parasitic disease caused by trematode worms under genus schistosoma. Praziquantel is the only drug recommended by WHO for the treatment of all forms of human ...
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 ...