Prevalence of immunoglobulin G and M to SARS-CoV-2 and other human coronaviruses in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, and Uganda: A longitudinal study by Bolarinde J. Lawal, Katherine E. Gallagher, Jonathan Kitonsa, Daniel Tindanbil, Kambale Kasonia, Abdoulie Drammeh, Brett Lowe, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Catriona Patterson, Brian Greenwood, Mohamed Samai, Bailah Leigh, Kevin K.A. Tetteh, Eugene Ruzagira, Deborah Watson-Jones, Hugo Kavunga-Membo

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The Need to Emphasise on Confirmatory Test in the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Low and Middle Income Countries by Mariam M Mirambo, Stephen E Mshana

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Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of integrating screening for gender-based violence into HIV counselling and testing for adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania and... by Manuela Colombini, Fiona Scorgie, Anne Stangl, Sheila Harvey, Lethabo Ramskin, Nomhle Khoza, Emma Mashauri, Deborah Baron, Shelley Lees, Saidi Kapiga, Charlotte Watts, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, on behalf of the EMPOWER study team

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Periportal fibrosis, liver and spleen sizes among S. mansoni mono or co-infected individuals with human immunodeficiency virus-1 in fishing villages along Lake Victoria shores, Nor... by Humphrey D Mazigo, David W Dunne, Domenica Morona, Therese E Lutufyo, Safari M Kinung’hi, Geofrey Kaatano, Fred Nuwaha

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Understanding mobility and sexual risk behaviour among women in fishing communities of Lake Victoria in East Africa: a qualitative study by Zachary Kwena, Sarah Nakamanya, Gertrude Nanyonjo, Elialilia Okello, Pat Fast, Ali Ssetaala, Bertha Oketch, Matt Price, Saidi Kapiga, Elizabeth Bukusi, Janet Seeley, the LVCHR

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Introduction to Symposium on UN Recognition of the Human Right to a Healthy Environment by John H. Knox

“…Philip Alston and Carmen Gonzalez examine how recognition may change our understanding of human rights law; Hélène Tigroudja and Maria Antonia Tigre analyze its impact on the burgeoning environmental jurisprudence of the UN human rights treaty bodies and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; Rosemary Mwanza explores how the right may affect parallel efforts to codify the crime of ecocide; and Louis Kotzé concludes by arguing that the right still falls short of the transformational shift necessary to recognize and protect the rights of nature and of future generations. …”
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Marburg virus in Tanzania: examining emergence, consequences, and mitigation approaches by Bashar Haruna Gulumbe, Innocent H. P. Uggh, Aminu Shehu, Ernest Winchislaus

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The impact of charismatic phenomena in the establishment and growth of the Congo Evangelistic Mission in the Luba region by Mayuka G. Bondo, Dichk M. Kanonge, Johan Kommers

“…The CEM is a Pentecostal faith-mission, founded in Mwanza, Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1915 by the British missionaries W.F.P. …”
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Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries by Richard John Lessells, David McCoy, Alimuddin Zumla, Leonard Mboera, Palwasha Khan, Thomas Czypionka, Richard Kock, Blandina T Mmbaga, David Musoke, Elizabeth Henry Shayo, Najmul Haider, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Audrey Gadzekpo, George O Akipede, Danny Asogun, Rashid Ansumana, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Mark Urassa, Nathan Kapata, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Pascalina-Chanda Kapata, Florian Stigler

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Monitoring Changes in the Cultivation of Pigeonpea and Groundnut in Malawi Using Time Series Satellite Imagery for Sustainable Food Systems by Murali Krishna Gumma, Takuji W. Tsusaka, Irshad Mohammed, Geoffrey Chavula, N. V. P. R. Ganga Rao, Patrick Okori, Christopher O Ojiewo, Rajeev Varshney, Moses Siambi, Anthony Whitbread

“…By 2016, groundnut extent had increased in Mwanza, Mulanje, and Phalombe and fallen in Mzimba. …”
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Joint Research Mentoring Through the Community of Young Research Peers: A Case for a Unifying Model for Research Mentorship at Higher Learning Institutions by Balandya E, Sunguya B, Kidenya B, Nyamhanga T, Minja IK, Mahande M, Mmbaga BT, Mshana SE, Mteta K, Bartlett J, Lyamuya E

“…Emmanuel Balandya,1 Bruno Sunguya,2 Benson Kidenya,3 Tumaini Nyamhanga,4 Irene K Minja,5 Michael Mahande,6 Blandina T Mmbaga,7 Stephen E Mshana,8 Kien Mteta,9 John Bartlett,10 Eligius Lyamuya11 1Department of Physiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania; 2Department of Community Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania; 3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania; 4Department of Development Studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania; 5Department of Restorative Dentistry, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania; 6Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania; 7Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania; 8Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania; 9Department of Urology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania; 10Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; 11Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-salaam, TanzaniaCorrespondence: Emmanuel Balandya, Department of Physiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. …”
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Control and non-progression of HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa: A case and review by P Patel, M Brooks, G Anabwani, M A Tolle

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Enhancing Customer Retention in Manufacturing SMEs through Supply Chain Innovative Practices by Baraka ISRAEL

“…Data were collected from 168 SME owners in Mwanza-Tanzania using a questionnaire survey to test the relevance of transactional cost theory in ascertaining the impact of SCIPs on customer retention. …”
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Mining Students’ Data to Analyse Usage Patterns in eLearning System of Secondary Schools in Tanzania by Joel S. Mtebe, Aron W. Kondoro

“…Students from Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, and Arusha in that order had the highest system usage with the lowest being from the peripheral regions. …”
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Modern Radiotherapy Technology: Obstacles and Opportunities to Access in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Priyamvada Maitre, Rahul Krishnatry, Supriya Chopra, Soehartati Gondhowiardjo, Beda Mnamala Likonda, Qazi Mushtaq Hussain, Eduardo H. Zubizarreta, Jai Prakash Agarwal

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Antibody to herpes simplex virus type 2 as a marker of sexual risk behavior in rural Tanzania. by Obasi, A, Mosha, F, Quigley, M, Sekirassa, Z, Gibbs, T, Munguti, K, Todd, J, Grosskurth, H, Mayaud, P, Changalucha, J, Brown, D, Mabey, D, Hayes, R

“…A serosurvey was conducted in a random sample of 259 women and 231 men in 12 rural communities in Mwanza Region, Tanzania, using a type-specific ELISA for Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection. …”

Larvicidal and histopathology effect of endophytic fungal extracts of Aspergillus tamarii against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus by Kannan Baskar, Ragavendran Chinnasamy, Karthika Pandy, Manigandan Venkatesan, Prakash Joy Sebastian, Murugesan Subban, Adelina Thomas, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Natarajan Devarajan

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The Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA): Data on mortality, by HIV status and stage on the HIV care continuum, among the general pop... by Emma Slaymaker, Estelle McLean, Alison Wringe, Clara Calvert, Milly Marston, Georges Reniers, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Amelia Crampin, Alison Price, Denna Michael, Mark Urassa, Daniel Kwaro, Maquins Sewe, Jeffrey W. Eaton, Rebecca Rhead, Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro, Tom Lutalo, Dorean Nabukalu, Kobus Herbst, Victoria Hosegood, Basia Zaba

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Opportunities and Challenges for Implementation of Harmonized Competence-Based Curricula in Medicine and Nursing Programmes in Tanzania: Experiences of Biomedical Sciences’ S... by Sirili N, Mloka D, Mselle L, Kisenge R, Mbugi E, Russa D, Nyongole O, Mshana SE, Laisser R, Mteta K, Msuya L, Lyamuya E, Martin-Holland J, Kwesigabo G, Kaaya E

“…Nathanael Sirili,1 Doreen Mloka,2 Lilian Mselle,3 Rodrick Kisenge,4 Erasto Mbugi,5 Dennis Russa,6 Obadia Nyongole,7 Stephen E Mshana,8 Rose Laisser,9 Kien Mteta,10 Levina Msuya,11 Eligius Lyamuya,12 Judith Martin-Holland,13 Gideon Kwesigabo,14 Ephata Kaaya15 1Department of Development Studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 2Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 3Department of Clinical Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 4Department of Pediatrics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 5Department of Biochemistry, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 6Department of Anatomy, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 7Department of Surgery, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 8Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania; 9Archbishop Anthony Mayalla School of Nursing, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania; 10Department of Surgery, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania; 11Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania; 12Department of Microbiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 13Department of Physiological Nursing, University of San Francisco California, San Francisco, CA, USA; 14Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 15Department of Pathology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, TanzaniaCorrespondence: Nathanael Sirili, Email drnsirili@gmail.comBackground: In 2012, the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) embarked on structured competency-based curricula (CBC) for its programmes. …”
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Long-term health after Severe Acute Malnutrition in children and adults- the role of the Pancreas (SAMPA): Protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Dixi M. Paglinawan-Modoc, Juan Solon, Rikke Krogh-Madsen, James AM Shaw, Belinda Kweka, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Geeta Trilok-Kumar, Molly Chisenga, Nanette R. Lee, Paul Kelly, Sana Ahmed, George PrayGod, Ruth Keogh, Suzanne Filteau, Sharon Cox, Dorothea Nitsch, Mette Frahm Olsen, Darko Stefanovski

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