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Water quality and human health risk assessment of Kaning'ina natural springs in Mzuzu city, Malawi

Soko, Yesaya Chakana (2025-05-09)

The availability of water in good quantity and quality is important for sustenance of human and environmental health worldwide. This study assessed the drinking, irrigation and human health risks resulting from using water ...
Controlled illumination of a dark image using histogram equalization

Chisusu, Daniel (2024)

Image enhancement defined as the process of adjusting digital images so that the resulting image is more suitable for display or further analysis. It is one of the most important requirements in Digital Image Processing ...
A review of control strategies for optimized microgrid operations

Juma, Shaibu Ali; Ayeng'o, Sarah Paul; Kimambo, Cuthbert Z. M. (Wiley, 2024-07-19)

Microgrids (MGs) have emerged as a promising solution for providing reliable and sustainable electricity, particularly in underserved communities and remote areas. Integrating diverse renewable energy sources into the grid ...
Design and performance analysis of glucose concentration sensor based on silicon-on-insulator microring resonator

Macheso, Lughano (Mzuzu University, 2024-01)

Integrated silicon photonics has become a relevant field for research in modern technology due to its promising platform for easy compatibility with Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) fabrication processes. ...
A study of thermoluminescence of peak I in α-Al2O3:C: a computer simulation approach

Gadama, Chisomo (2024-01)

This work explores the thermoluminescence properties of Peak I in α-Al2O3: C. The study employs the OTOR model to simulate the thermoluminescent behavior of Peak I, for both irradiation and readout stages, using the ...
Spectroscopic study of the high-spin states in 72Ge

Chilenga, Faston (2023-12)

High spin states of 72Ge were investigated using the data that was collected at iThemba LABS in Western Cape Republic of South Africa. A softaware called RadWare was used to analyse the data that was collected. 1519 keV ...
Seroprevalence of anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 antibodies in Africa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Chisale, Master; Ramazanu, Sheena; Mwale, Saul Eric (Reviews in Medical Virology, 2022-07-06)

We estimated the seroprevalence of anti‐severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) antibodies in residents of African countries and explored its associated factors. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, ...
Long-term psychological outcomes of flood survivors of hard-hit areas of the 1998 Dongting Lake flood in China: Prevalence and risk factors

Dai, Wenjie; Kaminga, Atipatsa C.; Tan, Hongzhuan; Wang, Jieru; Lai, Zhiwei; Wu, Xin; Liu, Aizhong (PLOS ONE, 2017)

BACKGROUND: Although numerous studies have indicated that exposure to natural disasters may increase survivors’ risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety, studies focusing on the long-term psychological ...
Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Survivors of the 1998 Dongting Lake Flood in China

Dai, Wenjie; Kaminga, Atipatsa C.; Wu, Xin; Wen, Shi Wu; Tan, Hongzhuan; Yan, Junxia; Deng, Jing; Lai, Zhiwei; Liu, Aizhong (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2017-05-14)

Objective. This study mainly aimed to explore the association between brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among flood survivors in China. Methods. Individuals ...
Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Breast Cancer Patients: A Meta-analysis

Wu, Xin; Wang, Jieru; Cofie, Reuben; Kaminga, Atipatsa C.; Liu, Aizhong (Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-12)

BACKGROUND: Prevalence estimates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among breast cancer pa-tients varied widely in existing studies. This study aimed to provide an overall prevalence estimate of PTSD among breast ...
Predictors of recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder after the dongting lake flood in China: a 13–14 year follow-up study

Dai, Wenjie; Wang, Jieru; Kaminga, Atipatsa C.; Chen, Long; Tan, Hongzhuan; Lai, Zhiwei; Deng, Jing; Liu, Aizhong (Biomed central, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Floods are some of the most common and destructive natural disasters in the world, potentially leading to both physical injuries and psychological disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ...
Early Sexual Debut and HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Shenzhen, China

Xu, Ruiwei; Dai, Wenjie; Kaminga, Atipatsa C.; Feng, Tiejian; Zhao, Guanglu; Tu, Dan; Yang, Lin; Wang, Feng; Cai, Yumao; Lan, Lina; Tan, Hongzhuan; Liu, Aizhong; Feng, Tiejian (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)

Studies investigating the association between early sexual debut and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have mainly focused on Africans or females but rarely on men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. This ...
Message Passing Decoding of Codes from Complete Graphs

Chamera, Francisco; Kumwenda, Khumbo (Science signpost publishing, 2015)

We describe iterative decoding of binary codes from incidence matrices of complete graphs. Parameters for these codes are well known. The codes are also known to be low density parity-check (LDPC). We determine cases where ...
Plot based heritability estimates and categorization of cassava genotype response to cassava brown streak disease

Valentor, A. Okul; Ochwo-Ssemakula, M.; Kaweesi, T.; Ozimati, A.; Mrema, E.; Mwale, E. S.; Gibson, P.; Achola, E.; Edema, R.; Baguma, Y.; Kawuki, R. (Elsevier Ltd, 2018)

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) caused by Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) is a threat to food security in sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease persistently reduces overall ...
Response of Cowpea Genotypes to Drought Stress in Uganda

Mwale, Saul Eric; Ochwo-Ssemakula, Mildred; Sadik, Kassim; Achola, Esther; Okul, Valentor; Gibson, Paul; Edema, Richard; Singini, Wales; Rubaihayo, Patrick (Scientific research publishing, 2017)

Moisture stress is a challenge to cowpea production in the drought prone areas of eastern and north eastern Uganda, with yield losses of up to 50% reported. Genotypes grown by farmers are not drought tolerant. This study ...
Estimates of combining ability and heritability in cowpea genotypes under drought stress and nonstress conditions in Uganda

Mwale, Saul Eric; Ssemakula, Mildred Ochwo; Sadik, Kassim; Alladass, Boris; Rubaihayo, Patrick; Gibson, Paul; Singini, Wales; Edema, Richard (Academic Journals, 2017-02)

Cowpea is an important source of food and income for small scale farmers in Uganda. Production is, however, affected by both biotic and abiotic stresses. Drought stress has recently emerged as a serious concern due to ...
Inheritance of resistance to brown spot disease in upland rice in Uganda

Mwendo, Marco Martin; Ochwo-Ssemakula, Mildred; Mwale, Saul Eric; Lamo, Jimmy; Gibson, Paul; Edema, Richard (Academic Journals, 2017-04)

Brown spot disease caused by Bipolaris oryzae [Breda de Haan (Shoem.)] is one of the most important diseases affecting rice (Oryza sativa L.) worldwide. Host plant resistance is considered an effective, cheap and environment ...
Composition and variation of fatty acids among groundnut cultivars in Uganda

Achola, E; Tukamuhabwa, P.; Adriko, J.; Edema, R.; Mwale, S. E.; Gibson, P.; Naveen, P.; Okul, V.; Michael, D.; Okello, D. K. (African Crop Science Society, 2017)

Groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) contain approximately 44-56% oil made up of fatty acids. Oleic and linoleic acids comprise about 80% of fatty acids in groundnuts. Groundnuts with >80% oleic are beneficial health-wise and ...
Situational Analysis of Socio-demographic Characteristics on Access to Pit latrines in Low Income Peri-urban Areas in Mzuzu City, Malawi

Chiposa, Rashid; Wanda, Elijah; Munthali, Chimuleke R.Y; Chipeta, Willy (African Journal of Environmental Health Sciences, 2018)

The urban areas of many low-income countries must balance a rising demand for pit latrines for household sanitation provision against limitations in space, resulting in a need for pit latrine emptying services. This study ...
Characterization of pit latrines to support the design and selection of emptying tools in peri-urban Mzuzu, Malawi

Chiposa, Rashid; Holm, Rochelle H.; Munthali, Chimuleke; Chidya, Russel C. G.; de los Reyes III, Francis L. (2017)

The urban areas of many low-income countries must balance a rising demand for pit latrines for household sanitation provision against limitations in space, resulting in a need for pit latrine emptying services. This study ...

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