Life sciences and Bio-engineering: Recent submissions
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Knowledge and Utilisation of Lodised Salt by School Children and Food Vendors in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaKnowledge and Utilisation of Lodised Salt by School Children and Food Vendors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(EAHR, 2023-11-30)Background: Universal Salt Iodisation (USI) is globally accepted as a cost-effective strategy for controlling Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD). However, there is a paucity of data on the proper use of ... -
Simple method for identification of women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Arusha urban, Tanzania
(BioMed Central, 2022-07-06)Background: Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in Tanzania is challenged by limited resources. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a simple method for identification of women at risk of gestational diabetes ... -
Taenia multiceps in Northern Tanzania: An Important but Preventable Disease Problem in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems
(MDPI, 2022-08-26)Coenurosis due to Taenia multiceps has emerged as a major concern to small ruminant- owning communities in northern Tanzania. Although a high incidence of disease has been reported, gaps still remain in our knowledge of ... -
Radioactivity and dose assessment of naturally occurring radionuclides in terrestrial environments and foodstuffs: a review of Bahi district, Tanzania
(International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2023-07-13)In this review, the online searchable research articles were scrutinized for the data presented in line with radioactivity and dose estimates from both terrestrial environments and foodstuffs from Bahi district and other ... -
Review of Sources of Uncertainty and Techniques Used in Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ruminants
(MDPI, 2024-03-06)Uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis are essential for improving the modeling and estimation of greenhouse gas emissions in livestock farming to evaluate and reduce the impact of uncertainty in input ... -
Molecular assessment of genetic diversity of Tanzanian and aflatoxin-resistant maize (Zea mays. L) accessions
(Springer International Publishing, 2024-05-28)Genetic distance information for various maize accessions is important for germplasm improvement and breeding program. However, this information is limited in most of the developing countries such as Tanzania. The present ... -
Common beans imagery dataset for early detection of bean rust and bean anthracnose diseases
(Elsevier, 2024-05-11)Common bean plays a crucial role in the agricultural sector in Tanzania. To most smallholder farmers, the crop serves as a principal source of protein and an essential source of income. Despite its significance, common ... -
Knowledge and practices related to plague persistence in plague-endemic foci, Mbulu District, Tanzania
(Public Library of Science, 2024-05-30)Plague continues to be a major public health concern in African countries. Several social practices and environmental conditions have been associated with the reoccurrence of bubonic plague, especially in places where ... -
The effects of Garcinia kola and curcumin on the dorsal root ganglion of the diabetic rat after peripheral nerve transection injury
(Elsevier, 2024-03)Abstract Objective To test the protective effects of Garcinia kola and curcumin on the ganglion tissues of diabetic rats following the use of autologous vein graft in peripheral nerve transection injury. Methods The ... -
Influence of farmers’ socio-economic characteristics on nutrient flow and implications for system sustainability in smallholdings: a review
(Frontiers, 2023-04-14)The rise in global human population, coupled with the effects of climate change, has increased the demand for arable land. Soil fertility has been the most affected, among other things. Many approaches to soil fertility ... -
Beneficial effects of curcumin in the diabetic rat ovary: a stereological and biochemical study
(Research Square, 2022-08-25)Study investigated the effects of curcumin treatment on diabetic ovaries at different periods of the disease. Fifty-six female Wistar albino rats (250–300 g) aged 12 weeks were divided into seven groups. No treatment was ... -
The role of modeling in the epidemiology and control of lumpy skin disease: a systematic review
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023-09-15)Background Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically important viral disease of cattle caused by lumpy disease virus (LSDV) and transmitted by blood-feeding insects, such as certain species of flies and mosquitoes, or ... -
Evaluation of a point-of-use device used for autoantibody analysis and its potential for following microcystin leucine-arginine exposure
(Frontiers, 2024-02-09)Introduction: Globally, the need for measuring exposure to algal toxins has become urgent due to ever-increasing reports of contamination in sea and freshwater, in shellfish and fish stocks and in aerosols. Methods: To ... -
The histomorphological and stereological assessment of rat dorsal root ganglion tissues after various types of sciatic nerve injury
(Research Square, 2023-08-01)Peripheral nerve injuries lead to significant changes in the dorsal root ganglia, where the cell bodies of the damaged axons are located. The sensory neurons and the surrounding satellite cells rearrange the composition ... -
Database Privacy: Design of User Privacy Preserving Central Bank Digital Currency: A Case of Tanzania
(Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee), 2024-03-04)Objectives: This work aims to contribute towards Tanzanian Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) users’ privacy preservation. It proposes the design of a privacy preserving CBDC which might be issued by Tanzania’s Central ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Mbulu District, Northern Tanzania
(MDPI, 2024-05-23)Background: Taeniosis and cysticercosis are human infections caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. This study is a baseline for community-based intervention. We determined the prevalence of human cysticercosis and ... -
Associated factors contributing abundance of fleas on rodents in plague endemic area of Karatu district, northern Tanzania.
(IEEE, 2023-07-10)Fleas are small wingless hematophagous insect that are frequently infesting on rodents and other small mammals while acting as reservoirs and vectors of many rodent borne zoonotic diseases including plague infectious disease ... -
The randomness and uncertainty in dynamics of lymphatic filariasis: CTMC stochastic approach
(EPJ PLUS - Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2024-02-15)Lymphatic filariasis represents the primary cause of long-term, permanent disability, and dysfunction in the human immune system. In this study, we have devised and assessed deterministic and continuous-time Markov chain ... -
The Significance of Stochastic CTMC Over Deterministic Model in Understanding the Dynamics of Lymphatic Filariasis With Asymptomatic Carriers
(Hindawi, 2024-05-04)Lymphatic filariasis is a leading cause of chronic and irreversible damage to human immunity. This paper presents deterministic and continuous-time Markov chain (CTMC) stochastic models regarding lymphatic filariasis ... -
Population dynamics of the Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and Makundi’s brush fur rat (Lophuromys makundii) and their implications in disease …
(Springer, 2024-03-06)Understanding host population dynamics in connection to disease persistence is important for determining the epizootic risks present in plague foci. We used a capture-mark-recapture method to investigate the population ...
