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Conservation of forest biomass and forest–dependent wildlife population: Uncertainty quantification of the model parameters
(Elsevier, 2023)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 ... -
Conserved, breed-dependent, and subline-dependent innate immune responses of Fayoumi and Leghorn chicken embryos to Newcastle disease virus infection.
(Scientific Reports, 2019-05-10)Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a threat to the global poultry industry, but particularly for smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries. Previous reports suggest that some breeds of chickens are less susceptible ... -
Consumers’ product knowledge and attitudes as determinants of buying intention of processed sardine product: case of lake Victoria basin
(African Journal of Emerging Issues, 2019-08-08)Purpose of the study: This paper highlights the determinants of consumers’ buying behavior of processed sardine products from Lake Victoria basin by determining consumers’ knowledge and attitudes in relation to buying ... -
Context-specific food-based approach for ensuring nutrition security in developing countries: a review
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2017-09-17)Sustainable food strategies for meeting nutrient needs in developing countries are not well established. The available evidence shows that more than one-third of the world’s population is facing under-nutrition, of which ... -
Context-specific optimal dietary guidelines for managing cancer for hospitalized patients in Tanzania
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022-06-23)Purpose – The lack of food-based dietary guidelines for managing cancer among hospitalized patients has led to an increasing economic burden on the government and families in low- and middle-economy countries. There have ... -
Contribution of the Dolichos Lablab value chain to farmer's household livelihood assets in Tanzania
(Elsevier Inc., 2022-11-17)Lablab is a legume with multiple uses as food, feed, and organic fertilizer. However, it is underutilized, and its empirical contribution to farmers' livelihoods is limited. This study examined the Lablab value chain (LVC) ... -
Correlates of diarrhea and stunting among under-five children in Ruvuma, Tanzania; a hospital-based cross-sectional study
(Elsevier, 2020-07)Undernutrition affects 20% of children under five in the developing world. Stunting is a form of undernutrition when children have low height for their age. Global prevalence of stunting in 2019 was 21.4%, while current ... -
Correlating food and nutritional patterns with cancers in the pediatric oncology population at two specialized hospitals in Tanzania
(Springer nature, 2024-01-11)Background This study of nutritional patterns in relation to cancers among pediatric oncology population in Tanzania was motivated by the lack of up-to-date information about the nutritional practices, the controversy ... -
Creating mosquito-free outdoor spaces using transfuthrin-treated chairs and ribbons
(Springer Nature, 2020-03-10)Background: Residents of malaria-endemic communities spend several hours outdoors performing diferent activities, e.g. cooking, story-telling or eating, thereby exposing themselves to potentially-infectious mosquitoes. ... -
Cropping patterns along an altitudinal gradient and their implications to wildlife conservation in Rombo, Tanzania
(Elsevier B.V., 2021-08)Ecosystem and livelihood sustainability of small-scale farmers in Eastern Africa are often challenged by climate change and unsustainable land use practices. Little is known on the small-scale temporal processes of cropping ... -
Cultivation of Tomato under Dehydration and Salinity Stress: Unravelling the Physiology and Alternative Tolerance Options
(IntechOpen, 2022-07-21)Tomato is an important fruit vegetable in the world, as a nutritional source and an income option for a majority of resource constrained households. However, tomato supply in developing countries is often fluctuating, with ... -
Curdlan-Conjugated PLGA Nanoparticles Possess Macrophage Stimulant Activity and Drug Delivery Capabilities
(Springer, 2015-03-28)Purpose There is significant interest in the application of nanoparticles to deliver immunostimulatory signals to cells.We hypothesized that curdlan (immune stimulating polymer) could be conjugated to PLGA and nanoparticles ... -
Current State of Modern Biotechnological-Based Vaccines for Aquaculture: A Systematic Review.
(Hindawi, 2019-07-29)This systematic review describes what "the cutting edge vaccines for are". The focus is on types of high tech biotechnological based vaccines, target gene or antigen in developing these vaccines, and challenge model fish ... -
Current Status of Cashew Leaf and Nut Blight Disease (Cryptosporiopsis spp.) and Screening of Elite Cashew Hybrids Developed in 1996 and 1998 against the Disease in Eastern and Southern Tanzania
(Research in Plant Disease, 2018-12-31)Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an export crop and source of income in Tanzania. However, its productivity is challenged by insect pests and diseases. Cashew Leaf and Nut Blight Disease (CLNBD) caused by Cryptosporipsis ... -
Current Trend and Future Perspectives of Paratuberculosis in Tanzania
(Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 2022-06-27)Paratuberculosis prevalence, economic and public health significance in animal populations is well docu- mented in most of the developed countries. In African countries however, information on paratuberculosis is sparse ... -
Cytotoxicity activity of some wild mushroom species from Southern Highlands of Tanzania
(American Journal of Research Communication, 2014)The crude extracts from six wild mushroom species (Russula cellulata, Afrocantharellussymoensis, Lactarius sp, Lactarius denigricans, Russula kivuensis, Amanita muscaria and Amanita phalloides) collected from the Southern ... -
Decline in maize and beans production in the face of climate change at Hai District in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how climatic change in Africa is expected to lead to a higher occurrence of severe droughts in semiarid and arid ecosystems. Understanding how crop productions react to such ... -
A deconvolutional Bayesian mixing model approach for river basin sediment source apportionment
(Scientific Reports, 2018-08-30)Increasing complexity in human-environment interactions at multiple watershed scales presents major challenges to sediment source apportionment data acquisition and analysis. Herein, we present a step-change in the ... -
Demography of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) population in different land uses in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2020-12)Baobab is a deciduous non-timber tree species that are facing severe threats from both anthropogenic and climatic pressures across its range states. This study assessed natural rates of recruitment and associated threats ... -
Demography of lions (panthera leo) in Tarangire national park, Tanzania
(International Journal of Conservation Science, 2014)Tarangire lions reveal similar population characteristics to most of other lion populations in other protected areas in Africa. Tarangire lion population was estimated to be around 155 individuals as in June 2013 based on ...