Essays about: "norra Tanzania"

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  1. 6. A screening for Schmallenberg Virus among sheep and goats in Tanzania

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Lovisa Levin; [2015]
    Keywords : Schmallenberg virus; ; seroprevalence; Tanzania; sheep; goats; seroprevalens; får; getter;

    Abstract : Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a novel arthropod-borne orthobunyavirus emerging in Europe in 2011 to 2012. Acute SBV infection causes diarrhoea, fever and reduced milk production in dairy cattle, but it is mainly the reproductive disorders (abortions, malformed foetuses and stillborn animals) in ruminants that have caused substantial economical losses. READ MORE

  3. 7. Human-elephant conflicts : A qualitative case study of farmers’ attitudes toward elephants in Babati, Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Linnea Olsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Human-wildlife conflict; African elephant; Tarangire National Park; Semi-structured interviews; Theory of Planned Behavior; Value-Belief-Norm theory; Human-wildlife conflict; Afrikansk elefant; Tarangire National Park; Semistrukturerade intervjuer; Theory of Planned Behavior; Value-Belief-Norm theory;

    Abstract : It is widely recognized that human-wildlife conflicts can reduce farmers’ support for long-term species conservation. The subject of human-elephant conflicts is highly relevant in villages around Babati District in North Central Tanzania because of the closeness to Tarangire National Park. READ MORE

  4. 8. Land cover change and its influence on soil erosion in the Mara region, Tanzania : using satellite remote sensing and the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to map land degradation between 1986 and 2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Klara Århem; Fredrik Fredén; [2014]
    Keywords : Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation; land cover change; geography; physical geography; soil erosion; land degradation; RUSLE ; remote sensing; Landsat; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from land degradation, depletion of natural resources and rural poverty. In the Lake Victoria Basin, where large parts of the population are small scale farmers, people are facing such issues coupled with altered climatic conditions. READ MORE

  5. 9. Experiences of malaria and attitudes to malaria prevention among nurses in Tanzania - An interview study

    University essay from Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Eva Nordblom; [2010]
    Keywords : Nursing; Tanzania; malaria; prevention; self-care theory; Omvårdnad; Tanzania; malaria; prevention; self-care theory;

    Abstract : The aim of this qualitative study was to explore experiences of malaria and attitudes to malaria prevention among nurses from Tanzania. Eleven nurses from three hospitals in northern Tanzania were interviewed. READ MORE

  6. 10. Diurnal behaviour and utilization of shade in Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Ulrika Adolfsson; [2009]
    Keywords : giraffe; shade; diurnal behaviour; Masai Mara;

    Abstract : Observations were carried out in the Masai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya, which is the northern part of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem in Kenya and Tanzania. Activity and behaviour of Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) was recorded with one-minute intervals for continuous periods of approximately twelve hours per day for two weeks in February and March 2007. READ MORE