Several kinds of mobile applications are available on platforms offering various services to users. Both malware and good applications are found in software repositories, which is a major cybersecurity problem. To address ...
Machine learning techniques have become an essential part of research into the detection and classification of malicious applications. There are several approaches or algorithms that learn from existing data and predict ...
Tamarindus indica is a multipurpose dry land species in sub-Saharan that is traditionally used to build resilience into the farming system. The species is highly threatened and listed on the IUCN Red List. However, information ...
Dracaena ombet and Dobera glabra are some of the most important rare and endangered tree species in dryland areas. Unfortunately, their sustainability is being compromised by different anthropogenic and natural factors. ...
Danladi, Eli; Jubu, Peverga R.; Tighezza, Ammar M.; Hossain, Ismail; Tasie, Nicholas N.; Abdulmalik, Muhammed O.; Egbugha, Anselem C.; Awoji, Michael O.; Kashif, Muhammad; Onoja, Emmanuel D.; Amanyi, Matthew I.(Emergent Materials, 2023-10-11)
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have generated a lot of interest in the scientific horizon due to their high-power conversion efficiency (PCE) and low cost. In the current study, we assessed the photovoltaic efficiency of ...
Nyasulu, Chimango; Diattara, Awa; Traore, Assitan; Ba, Cheikh; Diedhiou, Papa Madiallacké; Sy, Yakhya; Raki, Hind; Peluffo-Ordóñez, Diego Hernán(Heliyon, 2023-10-31)
Globally, agriculture remains an important source of food and economic development. Due to various plant diseases, farmers continue to suffer huge yield losses in both quality and quantity. In this study, we explored the ...
The efficient valorization of biomass for energy-derived biocrudes is essential for effective waste management. However, the production of biocrudes with high energy and reduced oxygen contents during the liquefaction ...
Hakizimana, Jean N.; Yona, Clara; Makange, Mariam R.; Kasisi, Ester A.; Netherton, Christopher L.; Nauwynck, Hans; Misinzo, Gerald(Scientific Reports, 2023-03-31)
African swine fever (ASF) caused by ASF virus (ASFV) is an infectious transboundary animal disease notifiable to the World Organization for Animal Health causing high mortality in domestic pigs and wild boars threatening ...
The sugar beet crop ranks second globally among the plant species grown mainly for sugar production. In Morocco, the area under sugar beet farming occupies approximately 57,000 ha yielding more than 3 million tons of roots. ...
Deguenon, Lere; Yamegueu, Daniel; kadri, Sani Moussa; Gomna, Aboubakar(Journal of Power Sources, 2023-06-24)
The increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar and wind is creating new challenges for the stability and reliability of power systems. Electrochemical battery energy storage systems offer ...
Mwangi, Jane Gachambi; Haggar, Jeremy; Mohammed, Salisu; Santika, Truly; Umar, Kabir Mustapha(Journal for Nature Conservation, 2023-08-29)
Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC. is a multipurpose plant with high socioeconomic and cultural values. It is endangered in the biogeographical region of eastern Africa, but of less concern in other regions where ...
Amoia, Charlie F.; Hakizimana, Jean N.; Duggal, Nisha K.; Chengula, Augustino A.; Rohaim, Mohammed A.; Munir, Muhammad; Weger-Lucarelli, James; Misinzo, Gerald(Veterinary Sciences, 2023-07-21)
Newcastle disease virus is a significant avian pathogen with the potential to decimate poultry populations all over the world and cause enormous economic losses. Distinct NDV genotypes are currently causing outbreaks ...
Due to their physical and psychological effects on patients, skin diseases are a major and worrying problem in societies. Early detection of skin diseases plays an important role in treatment. The process of diagnosis and ...
Internet of Things (IoT) based healthcare applications are time-sensitive and any delay can cause alarming situations, including death of patients. The Earliest Deadline First (EDF) scheduling scheme has been proposed for ...
Sichinga, Marumbo; Nsenga, Jimmy; Nizeyimana, Eric(ACM Digital Library, 2023-06-27)
Vehicle based logistics are hinged on their ability to timely deliver goods, services, and people. The classical expression of “time is money” comes alive in the logistics industry yielding potentially huge financial and ...
Roges, Rashmi; Malik, Praveen Kumar; Sharma, Sandeep; Arora, Sandeep Kumar; Maniraguha, Fidele(Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2023-04-26)
A compact, dual-port, triband MIMO antenna is designed and tested for three sub-6 GHz WLAN bands for IoT applications. The size and performance of the antenna make it versatile for the emerging IoT applications communicating ...
In most real-time scenarios such as emergency first response or a patient self-monitoring using a wearable device, likely, accessing a healthcare physician for assessing potential vital sign anomalies and providing a ...
The effectiveness of WSNs depends on the data collection scheme since the design of an energy-efficient, long-time WSN has been a challenge for over a decade. To address this issue, we propose a Cluster-tree Data Collection ...
Bird sound classification is an important task in the implementation of automatic farm monitoring systems, as many birds are harmful threats to crop farms, especially maize, sorghum, and rice farms. The ability to automatically ...
In Africa the realization of the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG-2) of zero hunger by 2030 is threatened by agricultural pests. Acoustic technology offers one method for pest detection in agriculture. AudioMoth microphones ...