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    To eradicate or not to eradicate? Recommendations on Prosopis juliflora management in Afar, Ethiopia, from an interdisciplinary perspective 

    Ilukor, John; Rettberg, Simone; Treydte, Anna; Birner, Regina (Springer Open, 2016-08-19)
    As one of the most invasive species of arid and semi-arid areas of East Africa, Prosopis juliflora has become a major threat to livelihoods of the Afar pastoral people and to the fragile ecosystems they live in. This paper ...
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    Acute oral toxicity study of Mystroxylon aethiopicum root bark aqueous extract in albino mice 

    Kilonzo, Mhuji; Ndakidemi, Patrick A.; Chacha, Musa (Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2016-10-03)
    Acute oral toxicity of Mystroxylon aethiopicum root bark aqueous was evaluated in albino mice of either sex. In this study, five groups of mice were orally treated with doses of 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 mg/kg body ...
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    Antimicrobial dependence of silver nanoparticles on surface plasmon resonance bands against Escherichia coli 

    Mlalila, Nichrous; Swai, Hulda; Hilonga, Askwar; Kadam, Dattatreya (Dove Press Journal, 2016-12-16)
    This study presents a simple and trouble-free method for determining the antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) based on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) bands. AgNPs were prepared by chemical reduction ...
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    Bacterial contamination of pork carcasses from Arusha, Tanzania 

    Luanda, Catherine; Buza, Joram; Mwanyika, Gaspary; Lyimo, Beatus; Mrutu, Rehema (Global Journal of Advanced Research, 2016-09-30)
    Consumer demand for pork in Tanzania is driving growth of an increasing number of poorly equipped formal and informal slaugther facilities. To assess the potential public health challenges from these developments, we ...
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    Seed dispersal potential of Asian elephants 

    Harich, Franziska K.; Treydte, Anna C.; Roberts, John E.; Savini, Chution; Bauer, Jan Michael; Savini, Tommaso; Ogutu, Joseph O. (Elsevier, 2016-11)
    Elephants, the largest terrestrial mega-herbivores, play an important ecological role in maintaining forest ecosystem diversity. While several plant species strongly rely on African elephants (Loxodonta africana; L. cyclotis) ...
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    Intercropping System, Rhizobia Inoculation, Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilization: A Strategy of Soil Replenishment for Improved Crop Yield 

    Nyoki, Daniel; Ndakidemi, Patrick (International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2016-10)
    The significant constraint to legumes and cereal crop production in most sub- Saharan Africa countries is the loss of soil fertility. The most limiting soil nutrients are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) ...
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    Schistosoma mansoni Infections, Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two Onshore Villages in Rorya District, North-Western Tanzania 

    Munisi, David; Buza, Joram; Mpolya, Emmanuel; Kinung'hi, Safari (Plos One, 2016-12-09)
    Background Undernutrition and anaemia remains to be a major public health problem in many developing countries, where they mostly affect children. Intestinal parasitic infections are known to affect both growth and ...
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    Application of magnetic cytosmear for the estimation of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte density and detection of asexual stages in asymptomatic children 

    Sumari, Deborah; Grimberg, Brian T.; Blankenship, D’Arbra; Mugasa, Joseph; Mugittu, Kefas; Moore, Lee; Gwakisa, Paul; Zborowski, Maciej (Malaria Journal, 2016-02-24)
    Background: Conventional malaria parasite detection methods, such as rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and light microscopy (LM), are not sensitive enough to detect low level parasites and identification of gametocytes in ...
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    Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Five Selected Medicinal Plants in Tanzania against Gram Negative Bacteria 

    Kowero, Elibariki; Leweri, Cecilia; Chacha, Musa (European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2016-01-04)
    Aims: To evaluate antibacterial activity from five selected medicinal plants namely Embelia schimperi, Maerua decumbens, Ocimum gratissimum, Conyza floribunda and Plectranthus barbatus used for the management of bacterial ...
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    Integrating serological and genetic data to quantify cross-species transmission: brucellosis as a case study 

    Viana, Mafalda; Shirima, Gabriel; John, Kunda; Fitzpatrick, Julie; Kazwala, Rudovick; Buza, Joram; Cleaveland, Sarah; Haydon, Daniel; Halliday, Jo (Cambridge University Press, 2016-03-03)
    Epidemiological data are often fragmented, partial, and/or ambiguous and unable to yield the desired level of understanding of infectious disease dynamics to adequately inform control measures. Here, we show how the ...
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