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Stormwater Quantity and Quality Management Options in Rapidly Urbanizing Watersheds: The Case of Mbezi River Catchment in Dar Es Salaam-Tanzania by G. J. Mhina, P. R. Mapinduzi

“…Over the past two decades there has been a growing worldwide concern about the ability of urban infrastructure systems to withstand the increasing impacts of…”
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Contribution of Noncommunicable Diseases to Medical Admissions of Elderly Adults in Africa: A Prospective, Cross-Sectional Study in Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania by Akinyemi, Rufus O., Izzeldin, Isameldin M. H., Dotchin, Catherine, Gray, William K., Adeniji, Olaleye, Seidi, Osheik A., Mwakisambwe, Josephine J., Mhina, Carl J., Mutesi, Florence, Msechu, Helen Z., Mteta, Kien A., Ahmed, Mayada A. M., Hamid, Shahd H. M., Abuelgasim, Nazik A. A., Mohamed, Sumia A. A., Mohamed, Ashraf Y. O., Adesina, Fidelis, Hamzat, Mohammed, Olunuga, Taiwo, Maro, Venance P., Walker, Richard

“…Objectives To describe the nature of geriatric medical admissions to teaching hospitals in three countries in Africa (Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania) and compare…”
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Experiences of treatment decision-making among older newly diagnosed adults with acute myeloid leukemia: a qualitative descriptive study by Richardson, Daniel R., Mhina, Carl J., Teal, Randall, Cole, Amy C., Adapa, Karthik, Bryant, Ashley L., Crossnohere, Norah, Wheeler, Stephanie C., Bridges, John F. P., Wood, William A.

“…Purpose Treatment decision-making for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is complex and preference-sensitive. We sought to understand the patient…”
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Advancing Composting Needs and Options: Assessing the Co-composting Potential of Feacal Sludge and Selected Yard Waste Fractions by G. J. Mhina

“…Composting is a nature’s way of recycling soil conditioners and nutrients, and the value of the resulting compost depends on the efficiency of the composting…”
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Correlates of Blood Pressure Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among Adults 50 Years or Older by HIV Status in Northwestern Tanzania by Muiruri, Charles, Wajanga, Bahati, Kim, Christine, Knettel, Brandon A., Mhina, Carl J., Bartlett, John A., Msangi, Jamal J., Msabah, Msabah A., Vilme, Helene, Kalluvya, Samuel

“…Purpose of Review The objective of this study was to describe the increasing incidence and risk of cardiovascular disease among persons living with HIV (PLWH)…”
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Cost effectiveness of biological control of invasive mole crickets in Florida pastures by Mhina, Grace J., Leppla, Norman C., Thomas, Michael H., Solís, Daniel

“…[Display omitted] •Mole cricket biological control minimized Florida pasture losses due to this pest.•The perpetual economic benefit had a benefit-cost ratio…”
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High level of resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in children in Tanzania by Rønn, A.M., Msangeni, H.A., Mhina, J., Wernsdorfer, W.H., Bygbjerg, I.C.

“…In many areas of tropical Africa affected by chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum, a combination of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine (S-P) is used for…”
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Polymorphisms in the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and dihydropteroate synthetase (DHPS) genes of Plasmodium falciparum and in vivo resistance to sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine in isolates from Tanzania by Jelinek, T., Jelinek, T., Rønn, A. M., Lemnge, M. M., Curtis, J., Mhina, J., Duraisingh, M. T., Bygbjerg, I. C., Warhurst, D. C.

“…The efficacy of sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine (S/P) in treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Africa is increasingly compromised by development of…”
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Maloprim ® malaria prophylaxis in children living in a holoendemic village in north-eastern Tanzania by Lemnge, M.M., Msangeni, H.A., Rønn, A.M., Salum, F.M., Jakobsen, P.H., Mhina, J.I., Akida, J.A., Bygbjerg, I.C.

“…A randomized, double-‘blind’, placebo-controlled trial of weekly Maloprim ® (dapsone-pyrimethamine, D-P) for malaria prophylaxis was conducted at Magoda…”
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Immunoglobulin G reactivities to rhoptry-associated protein-1 associated with decreased levels of Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia in Tanzanian children by Jakobsen, P H, Lemnge, M M, Abu-Zeid, Y A, Msangeni, H A, Salum, F M, Mhina, J I, Akida, J A, Ruta, A S, Ronn, A M, Heegaard, P M, Ridley, R G, Bygbjerg, I C

“…In the Muheza region of Tanzania, an area with holoendemic malaria, the proportion of responders with IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay reactivities to…”
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High prevalence of mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase gene of Plasmodium falciparum in isolates from Tanzania without evidence of an association to clinical sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine resistance by Jelinek, T., Rønn, A. M., Curtis, J., Duraisingh, M. T., Lemnge, M. M., Mhina, J., Bygbjerg, I. C., Warhurst, D. C.

“…:Recently the efficacy of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (S/P) in treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Tanzania has been seriously compromised by the…”
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Patient Preference Studies in Hematologic Malignancies: A Systematic Review by Richardson, Daniel R., Washko, Matthew, Beke, Konan, Locastro, Marissa, Campoamor, Nicola, Mhina, Carl J., Crossnohere, Norah L, Bridges, John F.P.

“…Background: New therapies have brought about an unprecedented expansion of treatment options for patients with hematologic malignancies that require a greater…”
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Seasonal patterns of rodents, fleas and plague status in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by Njunwa, K J, Mwaiko, G L, Kilonzo, B S, Mhina, J I

“…Field and commensal rodents were live-trapped at three villages in an active focus of plague (Yersinia pseudotuberculosis pestis) in Lushoto District, Western…”
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“Either go through chemotherapy or go through dying”: A qualitative study of the experiences of treatment decision-making among older newly-diagnosed adults with acute myeloid leukemia by Mhina, Carl J, Teal, Randall, Cole, Amy C., Adapa, Karthik, Bryant, Ashley Leak, Wood, William Allen, Richardson, Daniel R.

“…253 Background: Treatment decision making for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is complex. An informed discussion between the patient and…”
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Treatment Outcome Priorities of Older Adults with Newly Diagnosed Blood Cancers Elicited with Best-Worst Scaling by Richardson, Daniel R., Mhina, Carl J., Washko, Matthew, Deal, Allison M, Cole, Amy C., Jonsson, Mattias, Wheeler, Stephanie B, Crossnohere, Norah L, Bridges, John F.P.

“…Background: A clear understanding of patients' preferred treatment outcomes is necessary to guide treatment decision-making. In this study, we sought to…”
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GIS-based flood proneness screening: a prelude to stormwater management in rapidly urbanizing catchments by Mhina, Given J., Jensen, Marina B., Balstrøm, Thomas

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Evaluating a patient-centered discrete choice experiment to quantify individual treatment preferences of newly diagnosed older adults with acute myeloid leukemia: A mixed methods study by Richardson, Daniel R., Crossnohere, Norah L., Cole, Amy C., Adapa, Karthik, Teal, Randall, Khasawneh, Amro, Kwong, Elizabeth C, Loh, Kah Poh, Mhina, Carl J, Sorah, Jonathan D, Bryant, Ashley Leak, Wheeler, Stephanie B., Bridges, John F.P, Wood, William Allen

“…256 Background: Numerous studies have demonstrated that physician perceptions of patient priorities and patients’ stated preferences differ substantially. Use…”
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Observations on the current status of plague endemicity in the western Usambara mountains, north-east Tanzania by Kilonzo, B S, Mhina, J I

“…Epidemiological investigations were executed at 6 locations in the western Usambara mountains in north-east Tanzania from November 1980 to May 1982. Rodent,…”
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The first outbreak of human plague in Lushoto district, north-east Tanzania by Kilonzo, B S, Mhina, J I

“…A one-week investigation was performed at Mkunki and Mavumo (ward of Shume, Lushoto district, Tanzania) at the time of outbreak (June, 1980). Rodents, people,…”
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The baseline susceptibility levels of Chunya Praomys natalensis, the commonest plague reservoir and crop pest in Tanzania, to warfarin by Kilonzo, B S, Mhina, J I, Komba, E K

“…P. natalensis were live-trapped at Kibwawa (Chunya district) in November 1977 and November 1979. An F3 generation was raised from animals which tolerated…”
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