The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology: Recent submissions
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Rifampicin Exposure in Tuberculosis Patients with Comorbidities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prioritising Populations for Treatment—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Springer International Publishing, 2025-07-03)Background and Objectives Emerging evidence suggests that comorbidities like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, diabetes mellitus (DM), and malnutrition in tuberculosis (TB) patients can alter drug concentrations, ... -
Evaluation of the acceptability of ESIDA app, a smartphone-based clinical decision support application to improve infectious disease outbreak detection in Tanzania: clinician perspectives
(BioMed Central, 2025-07-02)Background Epidemic-prone infectious diseases (EPIDs) such as dengue fever, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), leptospirosis, Marburg virus disease, measles and cholera, to name a few, place a significant burden on ... -
Unraveling the potential of sisal fiber in sustainable innovation: A bibliometric perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2025-07-09)Sisal fiber has increasingly attracted attention as a sustainable bio-based material due to its biodegradability, availability, and relevance to circular economy initiatives. Given its underutilization in high-impact ... -
Cashew Wastes Biomass in Tanzania Auditing and Characterization: A potential bioresource for production of value-added products
(African Journals OnLine (AJOL), 2025-06-30)Cashew waste biomass presents a valuable resource for production of value-added products. This study evaluated potential for valorization of cashew wastes (husks, apples and leaves) generated in Mtwara, Tanzania through ... -
Multiporate Poaceae pollen grains observed in the recent fossil record from the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem and Lake Victoria region
(Elsevier, 2025-02-01)The analysis of fossil pollen from sediments is used to understand past vegetation and land cover variability. The observations of multiporate Poaceae pollen from sediments have received little attention in the literature ... -
Multiple paleofire proxy metrics from tropical lake sediment and soil in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
(Sage, 2025-06)Black carbon is a paleofire proxy that has been measured from glacial ice, snow, soils and lake sediments, though relatively few comparisons have been made with other fire indicators in sedimentary geoarchives. Microscopic ... -
Social determinants for household clean water accessibility in northern Tanzania: A case of Kikwe peri-urban ward in Arusha
(African Quarterly Social Science Review, 2025)Clean water accessibility is vital to human health and well-being, a fundamental human right. Over 1.7 billion people do not have consistent access to safe drinking water, negatively affecting their health and socioeconomic ... -
Performance comparison of temperature-based and mass transfer-based horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland designs
(IWA Publishing, 2025-06-20)Two similar horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF-CWs) that only differ in the wastewater flow length were compared in terms of their performances. The HSSF-CW with a longer wastewater flow length has two ... -
“I Don’t Have Time to Exercise”: Determinants of Physical Activity and Diet Consumption Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southern Tanzania – A Phenomenological Qualitative Study
(Taylor & Francis, 2025-05-22)Background: Low physical activity and unhealthy diets are among the key modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), often initiated in adolescence. Little is known about the underlying factors influencing ... -
Lablab (Lablab Purpureus L. Sweet): Current Developments in Breeding and Prospects for Drought Tolerance, Improved Yield, and Sustainable Production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
(Springer, Singapore, 2025-05-17)Drought is the largest threat to crop production, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Since we have a few crop species performing well in dry areas , knowledge on their responsesto drought stress could help us to ... -
Institutional Frameworks and Household Clean Water Accessibility in Peri-Urban Communities of Northern Tanzania: A Case of the Suburban Ward
(African Quarterly Social Science Review, 2025-05-13)The lack of clean water contributes to the transmission of waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery, and typhoid, particularly among vulnerable populations. This situation threatens public health, especially in ... -
Genetic estimates and genome-wide association studies of antibody response in Tanzanian dairy cattle
(Frontiers Media SA, 2025-04-24)Identifying the genetic determinants of host defence against infectious pathogens is central to enhancing disease resilience and therapeutic efficacy in livestock. Here, we investigated immune response heritability to ... -
The need to optimize deworming interventions: Assessing awareness and p rac- tices for Taenia multiceps control in dog - owning households within livestock - keeping c ommunities in Northern Tanzania
(Berkala PENELITIAN HAYATI, 2025-05-04)Taenia spp infections, especially cerebral coenurosis caused by Taenia multiceps, pose serious health risks to both livestock and humans. This study examines deworming practices in northern Tanzania, highlighting the ... -
Draft genome sequences of six Brucella melitensis isolates collected from humans and livestock in Tanzania
(American Society for Microbiology, 2025-06)We present genome assemblies of six Brucella melitensis strains isolated from goats and humans in Tanzania’s Kagera region. These sequences provide insight into circulating Brucella strains in Tanzania and East Africa. ... -
Assessing the Performance of Constructed Wetland for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Using Sugarcane Molasses as a Carbon Source
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2025-04-22)Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a widespread environmental issue at mining sites globally. AMD is caused by pyrite oxidation which produces an acidic discharge > 2500 mg/L of sulfate, dissolved heavy metals at high amounts and ... -
Two stream GRU model with ELU activation function for sign language recognition
(Elsevier, 2025-04-05)Pose Estimation features have been successfully used in human activity recognition including sign language recognition. One of the key challenges in sign language recognition is handling signer-independent modes and hand ... -
Sensitivity analysis and parameter estimation for evaluating the impact of water pollution on aquatic species
(Computational Ecology and Software, 2025-05-21)Aquatic ecosystems are highly sensitive to changes in environmental conditions, making it essential to identify the key factors that influence the dynamics of species populations. This study introduced a nonlinear mathematical ... -
Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Elsevier, 2024-11-25)Background As set out in Sustainable Development Goal 3.3, the target date for ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat is 2030. Therefore, there is a crucial need to evaluate current epidemiological trends and ... -
Pulmonary rehabilitation for post-TB lung disease led by TB survivors
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2025-06-04)BACKGROUND: Post-TB patients often experience persistent lung issues that impair exercise capacity and quality of life. Although pulmonary rehabilitation is known to be effective for chronic lung diseases, its role in ... -
A Web-Based Private Permissioned Blockchain for Ionizing Radiation Management: A Case Study of The Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission
(NM-AIST, 2024-09)The intricate software and hardware configurations of nuclear regulatory systems, such as ionization radiation inspection systems, and maintaining and monitoring their integrity pose challenges. Traditional methods of ...
