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Modeling the SBC Tanzania Production-Distribution Logistics Network
(IISTE, 2017-07)The increase in customer expectation in terms of cost and services rendered, coupled with competitive business environment and uncertainty in cost of raw materials have posed challenges on effective supply chain engineering ... -
Mathematical modeling of COVID-19 transmission dynamics between healthcare workers and community
(Elsevier, 2021-10)Corona-virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that has affected different groups of humankind such as farmers, soldiers, drivers, educators, students, healthcare workers and many others. The transmission rate ... -
Mathematical models for aflatoxin contamination in crops, livestock and humans: A review
(SCIK Publishing Corporation, 2022-11-07)Aflatoxin is among the highest-threatening food contaminants as it affects both the health of consumers and the entire value chain. Researchers are of the view that aflatoxin contamination will increase due to the impacts ... -
Towards an Integrated Mobile Technology on Animal Disease Surveillance Framework in Tanzania : A Systematic Review Summary of Reviewed Literature
(IADITI, 2022)Tanzanian Government, through its national audit office in March 2020, reported the prevalence decline of two animal diseases, namely; Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP). Similarly, ... -
Mathematical modeling of vaccination as a control measure of stress to fight COVID-19 infections
(Elsevier, 2023-01)The world experienced the life-threatening COVID-19 disease worldwide since its inversion. The whole world experienced difficult moments during the COVID-19 period, whereby most individual lives were affected by the disease ... -
Posterior Distribution of the Unknown Parameter of Poisson Distribution Under Different Priors: An Application to Under-Fivemortality Data
(SSRN, 2023-03-30)Under-five mortality rate is one of the most essential indicator of acountry’s socio-economic well-being and public health status. Poissondistribution under different priors such as conjugate/Gamma prior,uniform and Jeffrey’s ... -
Conservation of forest biomass and forest–dependent wildlife population: Uncertainty quantification of the model parameters
(Elsevier, 2023-06)The ecosystem is confronted with numerous challenges as a consequence of the escalating human population and its corresponding activities. Among these challenges lies the degradation of forest biomass, which directly ... -
Mathematical model to study the impact of anthropogenic activities on forest biomass and forest-dependent wildlife population
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023-07-21)This paper proposes and analyses a nonlinear mathematical model to study the impact of anthropogenic activities on forest biomass and forest-dependent wildlife populations using a system of differential equations. It is ... -
Fuzzy modelling on the depletion of forest biomass and forest-dependent wildlife population
(Elsevier, 2023-09)This paper presents a system of non-linear differential equations describing the depletion of forest biomass and forest-dependent wildlife population caused by human population and its associated activities. The model ... -
Time series and ensemble models to forecast banana crop yield in Tanzania, considering the effects of climate change
(Elsevier, 2023-12-01)Banana cultivation plays a pivotal role in Tanzania’s agricultural landscape and food security. Precisely forecasting banana crop yield is essential for resource optimization, market stability, and informed policymaking, ... -
Extreme Rainfall Events Classification Using Machine Learning for Kikuletwa River Floods
(Preprints, 2023-02-20)Advancements in Machine Learning techniques, availability of more data-sets, and 1 increased computing power have enabled a significant growth in a number research areas. Predicting, 2 detecting and classifying complex ... -
Extreme Rainfall Event Classification Using Machine Learning for Kikuletwa River Floods
(MDPI, 2023-03-08)Advancements in machine learning techniques, availability of more data sets, and increased computing power have enabled a significant growth in a number of research areas. Predicting, detecting, and classifying complex ... -
A Multi-Modal Wireless Sensor System for River Monitoring: A Case for Kikuletwa River Floods in Tanzania
(MDPI, 2023-04-17)Reliable and accurate flood prediction in poorly gauged basins is challenging due to data scarcity, especially in developing countries where many rivers remain insufficiently monitored. This hinders the design and development ... -
Optimal control and cost effectiveness analysis of contamination associated with aflatoxins in maize kernels, livestock and humans
(Elsevier, 2023-12)Aflatoxin contamination poses a significant challenge in food safety and security as it affects both health of consumers and supply chains. Due to health impacts associated with aflatoxin contamination, countries have set ... -
Sensor-Based River Monitoring System: A Case for Kikuletwa River Floods in Tanzania
(Preprints, 2023-02-01)Reliable and accurate flood prediction is a challenging task in poorly gauged basins due 1 to data scarcity. Data is an essential component of any AI/ML model today, and the performance 2 of such models hugely depends on ... -
The Application of Online and Blended Learning During Outbreaks, Epidemics and Pandemics: The Case of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-05-15)In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in full or partial lockdowns of higher education institutions (HEIs) in most countries worldwide. On the other hand, HEIs around the world were faced with the difficult questions of ... -
IoT-based on boiler fuel monitoring system: A case of Raha Beverages company limited, Arusha-Tanzania
(Research Square, 2023-07-24)RAHA Beverages Company (RABEC) is one of the banana wine production companies that utilize fuel in steam production in Arusha-Tanzania where fuel data conditions like temperature, pressure, discharge, fuel level, and gas ... -
Monitoring Kikuletwa river levels in northern Tanzania: A data set unlocking insights for effective flood early warning systems
(Elsevier, 2023-08)Floods are a recurring natural disaster that pose significant risks to communities and infrastructure. The lack of reliable and accurate data on river systems in developing countries has hindered the development of effective ... -
A Blockchain-based Conceptual Model to Address Educational Certificate Verification Challenges in Tanzania
(Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research (ETASR), 2023-08-08)The proliferation of counterfeit educational certificates is an ongoing issue around the world, including Tanzania. The effect of this malpractice is detrimental to the credibility of education. Traditional strategies ... -
A Practical Approach to Available Bandwidth Estimation Techniques (ABETs) for an Efficient Telemedicine Content Transport Network
(nternational Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2013-09)The ability to measure end-to-end Available Bandwidth (unused capacity) in the network path is useful for route selection in overlay networks, QoS verification, network management, traffic engineering and real-time resource ...
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