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Evaluation of selected botanicals as insecticides against cabbage insect pests in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2022-06)
Synthetic pesticides are frequently and unwisely used to control cabbage insect pests by
smallholder farmers despite the environmental pollution and insect pests’ resistance
development. This work assessed the insecticidal ...
What influences individuals to invest in improved sanitation services and hygiene behaviours in a small town? A formative research study in Babati, Tanzania
(PLOS ONE, 2022-07-21)
Sub-Sahara African countries face immense challenges in ensuring adequate sanitation and hygiene behaviours to the rapidly growing populations. Attempts to address these challenges require empirical evidence to inform ...
Investigation of metallic iron for water defluoridation
(NM-AIST, 2021-12)
Fluorosis is a significant ailment that affects millions of humans and animals, especially in low income countries. It has been the focus of past and present scientific endeavours to research and
develop efficient and ...
Performance assessment of solar dryer integrated with heat energy storage system for food preservation
(NM-AIST, 2022-01)
Solar energy is regarded as a clean form of energy because solar radiation can be transformed
into heat energy for different applications such as heating water, generating power, cooking,
and drying food products. The ...
Strength and Durability Properties of Concrete Containing Pumice and Scoria as Supplementary Cementitious Material
(Hindawi, 2021-05-24)
Concrete structures suffer serious deterioration under a corrosive environment. Consequently, the service life of these concrete
structures is decreased and deteriorates under combined attack of sulphate and chlorides. ...
Ecological Changes in the Zambezi River Basin
(African Books Collective, 2021-11)
Africa faces a plethora of challenges and chief among these is a change in the climate (Zakaria and Maharjan 2014) which is one of the key factors affecting the ecology and hydrology of its river basins (Kusangaya et al. ...
Tin molybdenum mixed metal oxides catalyst for oxidative desulfurization of model diesel
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)
This study reports on synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of mesoporous mixed
metal oxides of tin (Sn) and molybdenum (Mo) for sulfur removal from model diesel. Variable
synthesis conditions, namely ...
Thermal Performance Analysis of Solar Dryer Integrated with Heat Energy Storage System and a Low-Cost Parabolic Solar Dish Concentrator for Food Preservation
(Hindawi, 2020-07-30)
Solar energy has become a viable alternative energy because it is a clean type of energy that converts solar radiation into heat energy for various applications such as heating water, power generation, cooking, and food ...
Adsorption and desorption processes of toxic heavy metals, regeneration and reusability of spent adsorbents: Economic and environmental sustainability approach
(Elsevier, 2024-05-19)
A growing number of variables, including rising population, water scarcity, growth in the economy, and the existence of harmful heavy metals in the water supply, are contributing to the increased demand for wastewater ...
Strategies to improve anaerobic digestion and environ-economic analysis of municipal solid wastes management options
(NM-AIST, 2021-06)
Different strategies have widely been applied for improving the anaerobic digestion of the
organic fraction of municipal solid wastes. However, because of the heterogeneous compositions
of organic fraction of municipal ...