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Radioactivity and dose assessment of naturally occurring radionuclides in terrestrial environments and foodstuffs: a review of Bahi district, Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis, 2023-07-15)
In this review, the online searchable research articles were scrutinized for the data presented in line with radioactivity and dose estimates from both terrestrial environments and foodstuffs from Bahi district and other ...
Plant competition as an ecosystem-based management tool for suppressing Parthenium hysterophorus in rangelands
(Elsevier, 2021-01-29)
Abstract
The exotic invasive plant pathenium hystephorus is invading rangelands in Africa while causing
negative effects on the biodiversity, environment, economy, and human and animal health because
eco-friendly control ...
Termite diversity, damage on crop and human settlements and their potential sustainable management strategies in Africa
(International Science Community Association, 2019-01-05)
Termites are problematic insects due to their threat in agricultural fields and human settlements. They cause a significant loss to food and cash crops, wooden components in buildings and trees of economic importance, ...
STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS OF PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS, A CAUSAL AGENT OF THE LATE BLIGHT DISEASE OF TOMATO, IN TROPICAL AFRICA
(cabidigitallibrary, 2019)
Late blight disease caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary is a serious challenge in tomato (Solanum
lycopersicum L or Lycopersicon esculentum L) production worldwide. In tropical Africa, the disease is increasing ...
Preparation of rifampicin/poly(d,l-lactice) nanoparticles for sustained release by supercritical assisted atomization technique
(Elsevier, 2014-11)
In this work supercritical assisted atomization (SAA) process was used for the co-precipitation of poly(d,l-lactide) (PDLLA) and rifampicin (RIF) as nanoparticles for sustained release applications. The effect of the ...
iMAP: an integrated bioinformatics and visualization pipeline for microbiome data analysis
(BMC Bioinformatics, 2019)
Background: One of the major challenges facing investigators in the microbiome field is turning large numbers of
reads generated by next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms into biological knowledge. Effective analytical ...
Spray-Dried, Nanoencapsulated, Multi-Drug Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy Aimed at OnceWeekly Administration for the Duration of Treatment
(MDPI, 2019-08-15)
Aiming to improve the treatment outcomes of current daily tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy
over several months, we investigated whether nanoencapsulation of existing drugs would allow
decreasing the treatment frequency to ...
Preparation, characterization, and optimization of primaquine-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles
(Dovepress, 2014-08-11)
Primaquine (PQ) is one of the most widely used antimalarial drugs and is the only available drug that combats the relapsing form of malaria. PQ use in higher doses is limited by severe tissue toxicity including hematological- ...
In vitro antiproliferative potential of Annona senegalensis Pers. and Allophylus africanus P Beauv. plant extracts against selected cancer cell lines
(Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 2019-07-10)
The medicinal plants Annona senegalensis Pers. and Allophylus africanus P Beauv. are used in
Tanzania traditional medicine for the treatment of cancer. However, there is no scientific documentation
on their therapeutic ...
Measuring Serum Toxicity Markers to Evaluate the Safety of Commercially Available Spirulina Products in Mice
(Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science, 2021-03-20)
Spirulina a multicellular, blue-green alga has drawn attention as a viable food supplement due to its suitable nutrient composition, however, there is a dearth of information regarding its safety. This study aimed to measure ...