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Potential predators and parasitoids for conservation biological control in smallholder bean farming tropical ecosystem
(2020-04)
Conservation biological control (CBC) is an attempt to protect the already existing natural
enemies (predators, parasitoids or pathogens) of insect pests within the agricultural systems
by manipulating the environment ...
Molecular basis of susceptibility to Newcastle disease virus challenge in exotic and local Tanzanian chicken
(NM-AIST, 2020-04)
This research aimed to investigate genetic mechanisms of susceptibility to Newcastle disease
virus (NDV) in exotic and local Tanzanian chicken. In the first experiment kuroiler, broiler
and local Tanzanian chickens were ...
Prevalence of hyperglycemia in pregnancy, risk factors and simplified method for identification of pregnant women at risk in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-08)
Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is increasing in Tanzania; however, timely diagnosis is limited.
This study therefore, aimed to establish the prevalence of hyperglycemia in pregnancy, risk
factors and develop a simple method ...
Nutrient hotspots for wild grazing ungulates in a miombo ecosystem, western Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-06)
While the movement pattern of grazing ungulates is strongly dependent on forage quality
whose use of nutrient hotspots has rarely been quantified, especially in miombo ecosystems
where soil-nutrient quality is low. Few ...
Influence of cattle movement, ecological and risk factors on trypanosome infections of cattle in Simanjiro and Monduli districts, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-03)
African animal trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease with significant impacts on
pastoral community livelihoods. This study sought to determine the influence of seasonal
cattle movements and risk factors including ...
Biochemical and agro-morphological characterization of wild, under-exploited vigna species and their utilization
(NM-AIST, 2020-05)
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations recent
report, the immense challenge of achieving the Zero Hunger target by 2030 is still persistent.
Therefore, the search for alternative ...
Characterizing market potential and developing business model for processed lake Victoria sardine products
(NM-AIST, 2020-01)
The study aimed at developing an inclusive business model to improve the marketing efficiency
of Lake Victoria processed sardine products. The stakeholder theory was used to characterize
actors’ roles while structure, ...
Characterization of aeromonads and development of vaccine candidate from aeromonas hydrophila isolated from tilapia fish farms in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-06)
Tanzania produces less than half of the country annual demand in fish. Therefore, there is an
urgent need to produce more fish, particularly through fish farming. However, aeromonads
infections cause major lose in ...
Cyanotoxins occurrence in drinking waters and risk of exposure to human in Ukerewe district Mwanza, Tanzania
(2020-04)
There is global concern regarding the increase of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in
freshwater and their potential effects on human health. This study was conducted to
determine the occurrence of cyanotoxins and assessed ...
A computational study on the role of solvents and conformational fluctuation of macromolecules towards drug design
(NM-AIST, 2020-04)
Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) represents an important chemotherapeutic target in the treatment
of various ailments including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. The protein is responsible
for controlling and regulating ...