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Irish Potato Imagery Dataset for Detection of Early and Late Blight Diseases
(Elsevier, 2025-04-03)This dataset comprises of 58,709 annotated images of irish potato leaves, categorized into three classes (healthy, early blight and late blight). The data was collected over six months from smallholder farms in ... -
Modeling salmonellosis transmission dynamics in humans and dairy cattle with optimal controls
(Elsevier, 2025-02)In this paper, we develop a mathematical model to examine the transmission dynamics and control analysis of salmonellosis in humans and dairy cattle. The model considers three time-dependent controls (improving hygiene, ... -
Modeling the influence of fear and patients’ attitudes on the transmission dynamics of tuberculosis
(Springer Nature, 2025-01-08)In this study we discussed the ongoing global health challenge of tuberculosis (TB), which is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. While in several studies, the transmission dynamics of TB were examined, it ... -
Dynamical modeling of Salmonellosis in humans and dairy cattle with temperature and pH effects
(Elsevier Ltd., 2025-03)Approximately 20 million cases and 0.15 million human fatalities worldwide each year are caused by Salmonellosis. A mechanistic compartmental model based on ordinary differential equations is proposed to evaluate the effects ... -
Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification of climate change effects on Tanzanian banana crop yield
(Elsevier B. V., 205-01-09)Concerns about the impact of climate change on agricultural systems have heightened, par ticularly in regions where crop cultivation is essential for economic stability and sustenance. This research addresses a critical ... -
Bayesian prediction of under-five mortality rates for Tanzania
(Elsevier Inc., 2025-01-26)Under-five mortality is a burden on health and economic systems in developing countries. This study used under-five mortality rate (U5MR) data for Tanzania from 1960 to 2020 to predict trends of under-five mortality ... -
Banana Leaves Imagery Dataset
(Springer Nature, 2025-03-21)In this work, we present a dataset of banana leaf imagery, both with and without diseases. The dataset consists of 11,767 images, categorized as follows: 3,339 healthy images, 3,496 images of leaves affected by Black ... -
Modelling and analysis of hydraulic transients in water pipelines using physics-informed neural network
(Elsevier B. V., 2025-02-18)Hydraulic transients remain a challenge in fluid flow systems, spanning basic pipelines to complex networks. While advances in transient analysis methods have been made, most approaches require full boundary condition ... -
A Comprehensive Blockchain-Based System for Educational Qualifications Management and Verification to Counter Forgery
(IEEE Access, 2025-02-17)The prevalence of fake educational credentials poses a threat to the meritocratic nature of the education system and job markets. Verification of certificates to combat forgery has been a challenging endeavor due to the ... -
Towards Efficient Video Codec for 360-degree Video Streaming over Broadband Network
(Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2025-02-17)Objectives: This study presents the compression efficiency analysis of AV1, H.265/HEVC, and VVenc based on the Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) and Video Multimethod Assessment Fusion (VMAF) objective quality metrics. ... -
Optimizing dataset diversity for a robust deep-learning model in rice blast disease identification to enhance crop health assessment across diverse conditions
(Elsevier, 2025-03)Magnaporthe oryzae, the pathogen that causes rice blast disease, poses a significant global threat to rice pro duction. This disease may lead to yield losses exceeding 30 % in susceptible rice varieties. There is an urgent ... -
Design of the data-driven software application for identification, population monitoring, and risk assessment for lions in Serengeti Tanzania
(International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2024-09)This study presents a design of a Data-Driven software application for identification, population monitoring, and risk assessment for lions in Serengeti Tanzania. Lions’ populations have been declining due to poaching, ... -
Development of an IoT-based smart irrigation system for efficient water management in Uasin Gishu County
(NM-AIST, 2024-08)Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, with Uasin Gishu county being the country’s breadbasket. Food scarcity has recently increased due to climate change, population growth, and decreased land available for ... -
IoT-based automated surface-drip irrigation monitoring system prototype: a case of World Vegetable Center in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2024-08)Irrigation is pivotal for supplementing water, amidst climate change globally and surface-drip irrigation provides an efficient plant-watering method with minimal mineral depletion. In Tanzania, Africa, manual surface-drip ... -
Industrial-based GSM water leakage detection, monitoring, and controlling system: a case of North Rift Valley Water Agency in Kenya
(NM-AIST, 2024-06)The current system for detecting and monitoring water leaks in Kenyan industries is manual and costly. Despite emerging technological trends, many industries lack automated systems to detect, monitor, and control water ... -
Web-based freight forwarding system for logistics management: case study of Trueline Africa Limited in Kampala, Uganda
(NM-AIST, 2024-08)Freight forwarding sector is moving from manual handling of freights to electronic freight because of the ever-changing needs of technologies. The study aimed to develop a freight forwarding web-based information system ... -
Time series and ensemble models for forecasting Tanzanian banana crop yield under various effects of Climate change
(NM-AIST, 2024-07)Amid escalating global worries about climate change’s impact on agriculture, this study thor oughly explores how climate shifts might affect Tanzania’s vital bananas. The study employed a multiple regression model to ... -
Dataset Development for Automated Grade Labelling of Virginia Flue-Cured Tobacco Leaves in Tanzania: A Focus on Stalk Leaf Position
(Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2025-02-26)Objectives: This study aimed at developing a dataset for automated grade labeling of Virginia flue-cured tobacco leaves based on stalk leaf position by focusing on quality, colour and anomalies. Methods: Virginia flue-cured ... -
Modelling the dynamics of Spodoptera frugiperda infestation in maize production with control strategies
(NM-AIST, 2024-08)The ongoing demand for maize is driven by its nutritional value, ability to meet the food re quirements of a increasing world population, its impact on ensuring a stable food supply, and the growing international ... -
Mathematical models for vehicular carbon dioxide emission
(NM-AIST, 2024-08)The increasing demand for transportation due to a growing global population has led to more vehicles on the road and increased use of fossil fuels, resulting in higher atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and ...