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A monitoring system for transboundary foot and mouth disease considering livestock keepers demographic characteristics
(NM-AIST, 2023-03)Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) is a transboundary disease caused by a virus that affects domestic and wild cloven-hooved animals such as sheep, goats, pigs, and buffalos. FMD is transmitted from one animal to another through ... -
Development of an implementation framework and social media analytics tool for Tanzania's tourism small and medium-sized enterprises
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)Tourism is among the sectors that contribute greatly to the economic development of many countries. The industry contributes the growth of countries' economies and employment in 2019 it contributed 10.3% of the global ... -
Fabrication of liposome-chitosan-zno nanohybrid integrated with Carissa Spinarum extract for antibacterial application
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)Innovative biomaterials provide a stimulating and adaptable platform for the implementation of new and more effective methods to prevent bacterial infection. Built on biomimetic- inorganic hybrid material, Dual Nanohybrid ... -
Integrated machine learning based quality measurement model for maternal, neonatal and child health services in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2022-08)The high maternal and neonatal mortality rate has remained a challenge for most developing countries. Scholars link the high death occurrences to the poor quality of health services provided to pregnant women and children. ... -
Developing a high-performance soil fertility status prediction voting ensemble using brute exhaustive optimization in automated multiprecision weights of hybrid classifiers
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)With the advent of machine learning (ML) techniques, various algorithms have been applied in previous studies to develop models for predicting soil fertility status. However, these models are observed to use varying ... -
A monitoring system for transboundary foot and mouth disease considering livestock keepers demographic characteristics
(NM-AIST, 2023-03)Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) is a transboundary disease caused by a virus that affects domestic and wild cloven-hooved animals such as sheep, goats, pigs, and buffalos. FMD is transmitted from one animal to another through ... -
Insurance Ccompanies portfolio optimisation with possibilities of recovery after ruin
(NM-AIST, 2023-01)This dissertation, is about a study on insurance companies that have experienced ruin but have a possibility of recovery from ruin. The study has proposed a perturbed mathematical model, analysed and used it for modelling ... -
Development of a secure multi-factor authentication algorithm for mobile money applications
(NM-AIST, 2022-11)With the evolution of industry 4.0, financial technologies have become paramount and mobile money as one of the financial technologies has immensely contributed to improving financial inclusion among the unbanked ... -
Momputational analysis of MHD blood flow through a stenosed artery in the presence of body acceleration and chemical reaction
(NM-AIST, 2021-10)The unsteady, laminar and two-dimensional pulsatile flow of both, Newtonian and non Newtonian chemically reacting blood in an axisymmetric stenosed artery subject to body ac celeration and magnetic fields were studied. In ... -
Modelling the transmission dynamics and control of taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans, pigs and cattle
(NM-AIST, 2022-08)Taeniasis and cysticercosis are neglected food-borne diseases that pose challenges to food safety, human health and livelihood of rural livestock farmers. Cysticercosis reduces the market value for pigs and cattle by ... -
Modelling wildebeest foraging processes and their interaction with zebra and lion in the Serengeti ecosystem
(NM-AIST, 2022-06)Animal movements and foraging processes for the migrating species, especially wildebeests and zebras, and the prey-predator interactions of these prey species with lions are ambiguous biological characteristics in the ... -
Mathematical modelling and analysis of deformable perturbed continuously stirred tank reactors (cstrs)
(NM-AIST, 2022-07)In this dissertation, deterministic and stochastic mathematical models for a deformable per turbed continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) with exothermic and endothermic reactions have been developed and analysed. The ... -
Mathematical modeling of fall armyworm spodoptera frugiperda infestations in maize crops and its impact on final maize biomass
(NM-AIST, 2022-08)Fall armyworm (FAW-Spodoptera frugiperda), a highly destructive and fast spreading agricul tural pest native to North and South America, poses a real threat to global food security. It is estimated that intermittent FAW ... -
Development of an evolutionary game-theoretical model for trustworthy multi-channel information gathering and dissemination system framework among fisheries stakeholders
(NM-AIST, 2022-07)Fisheries and its value added products contributes substantially in the socio-economic of developing countries including Tanzania. Researches shows that fisheries sector contributes 4.7% and 2.4% of the Gross Domestic ... -
Improved handover decision scheme for 5g mm-wave communication: optimum base station selection using machine learning approach.
(NM-AIST, 2022-09)The rapid growth in mobile and wireless devices has led to an exponential demand for data traf fic and exacerbated the burden on conventional wireless networks. Fifth generation (5G) and beyond networks are expected to ... -
Mathematical models for the infectiology and cost-effectiveness of the control strategies for brucellosis
(NM-AIST, 2021-06)Brucellosis is a contagious zoonotic infection caused by Gram-negative bacteria of family Bru cellaceae and genus Brucella that affects humans and animals. The disease is of economic sig nificance, veterinary interest and ... -
Mathematical models of trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense disease transmission and control strategies
(NM-AIST, 2021-06)Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness is a neglected dis ease that impacts 70 million people living in 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease strikes predominantly poor populations ... -
Mathematical models for the dynamics of health related risks associated with alcoholism and its control strategy in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2021-08)Alcoholic behavior has continually posed health challenges in many communities for decades. Referring to Tanzanian situation, this study presents a more realistic model for the dynamics of health risks associated with ... -
Enhanced m-learning assistive technology to support visually impaired learners in Tanzania the case of higher learning institution
(NM-AIST, 2021-03)The growing penetration of mobile and networked devices, for example, standard phones, smartphones and tablets have gradually transformed the mode of teaching and learning in Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs). The ... -
A novel framework for the use of mobile applications in inducing smallholder-farmers’ response to farming as a business via benchmarking
(NM-AIST, 2021-06)Farming as a business (FAAB) is currently acknowledged as the best route out of poverty for the majority of rural poor farmers in developing countries like Tanzania. Supporting farmers to participate in FAAB translates ...
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