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Giraffe genome sequence reveals clues to its unique morphology and physiology
(Nature Communications, 2016-05-16)
The origins of giraffe’s imposing stature and associated cardiovascular adaptations are
unknown. Okapi, which lacks these unique features, is giraffe’s closest relative and provides a
useful comparison, to identify genetic ...
Traditional Medicine and Its Role in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: (Patients’ and Herbalists’ Perspectives)
(Hindawi, 2019-07-04)
Background. Diabetes mellitus is a complicated health condition with multiple causes and many treatment options. Various myths
may infuence diabetics’ health-seeking behavior, and they may use traditional medicines, which ...
Herbaceous Forage and Selection Patterns by Ungulates across Varying Herbivore Assemblages in a South African Savanna
(PLOS ONE, 2013-12-16)
Herbivores generally have strong structural and compositional effects on vegetation, which in turn determines the plant forage species available. We investigated how selected large mammalian herbivore assemblages use and ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on malaria in relation to its transmission among primary school children in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania
(MalariaWorld Journal, 2016-02)
Background. Communities’ knowledge, attitudes and practices on malaria disease often remain unobserved during malaria
control efforts. In Tanzania, many studies focus on increasing community knowledge and awareness on ...
Prevalence and Predictors of Obesity among 7- to 17-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Urban Arusha, Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2019-10-29)
Background. Childhood obesity is currently increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. Childhood obesity research has not been
reported in urban Arusha before. )is is therefore the first study to investigate the prevalence ...
Savannah trees buffer herbaceous plant biomass against wild and domestic herbivores
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019-11-30)
Questions: Given the growing abundance and dominance of domestic herbivores in
savannah ecosystems, can trees maintain plant herbaceous standing biomass under
increasing herbivore pressure? Are there differences in the ...
Managing Semi-Arid Rangelands for Carbon Storage: Grazing and Woody Encroachment Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen.
(PLOS ONE, 2015-10-13)
High grazing intensity and wide-spread woody encroachment may strongly alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools. However, the direction and quantity of these changes have rarely been quantified in East African savanna ...
Mammalian wildlife diversity in rubber and oil palm plantations.
(CABI, 2016-07-27)
In the face of globally diminishing natural habitats in biodiversity-rich regions, agricultural landscapes around protected areas have increasingly gained importance as extended habitat for wildlife species. Rubber (Hevea ...
Semitransparent Building-Integrated Photovoltaic: Review on Energy Performance, Challenges, and Future Potential
(Hindawi, 2019-10-20)
Buildings consume large amounts of energy, and their transformation from energy users to producers has attracted increasing interest in the quest to help optimize the energy share, increasing energy efficiency and environmental ...
Solvent effects on molecular encapsulation of Toussantine-A by chitosan nanoparticle: A metadynamics study
(Elsevier, 2019-10-15)
We report a metadynamics study of toussantine-A with chitosan nanoparticle in dimethyl sulfoxide and water in order to assess the solvent related effects on free energy and interaction stability between the two compounds. ...