The nutritional composition of five wild and two domesticated cereal grains was determined using standard analytical methods. It was hypothesised that wild cereal and pseudo cereal grains found in Zimbabwe contained macro ...

Monitoring of pathogens levels in soil is an important tool for disease management and understanding pathogen ecology. Rapid pathogen detection methods that can quantify the pathogen are desired for routine pathogen ...

The study aimed at assessing the limnological status of Gwebi River. Sampling was carried out from March to August 2015 on eight sites along Gwebi River. Five classes of land use/ land cover namely; woodland, grassland, ...

The study was part of a huge schistosomiasis survey investigating schistosomiasis in the human model and was conducted in the Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe (31o 30‘E; 17o 45‘S) at Magaya and Chitate schools where ...

Vegetation composition and diversity, soil physical and chemical parameters and primary productivity are important components of a wetland ecosystem recovery process. A comparative analysis of key indicators of ecosystem ...

A novel magnetic nanocomposite bead was synthesised for the simultaneous removal of cationic, anionic and organic pollutants removal in highly acidic water. Copper, chromium (III), phosphate and toluene were used as ...

Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) are the two most destructive post-harvest insect pests of maize worldwide. Bioassays were carried out to determine the efficacy of commercially available ...

Mining and mineral operations have been associated with exposures of Naturally occurring radioactive materials. A study was carried out to assess the activity concentration of naturally occurring radionuclides in iron ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a major health problem despite the availability of highly effective antiviral treatment. Several studies suggest that a high proportion (approximately 90%) of new HCV infections ...

Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female mosquitoes. Almost half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria. Schistosomiasis is ...