Shrinking the lymphatic filariasis map of Zimbabwe: Reassessing the population requiring treatment through confirmatory mapping

Objectives: Zimbabwe is endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF) with 39 districts identified for mass drug administration (MDA) in 2014.The objective of this study was to reassess the current population requiring MDA.Methods: The LF confirmatory mapping method was used to evaluate the prevalence of circulating filarial antigens among school-aged chil

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Determination of Fuel Type for Optimal Performance and Emission in a CI Engine Used Biodiesel and its Blends via Multi-Criteria Decision Making

In this study, fuel type which provides optimum engine performance and exhaust emission for a compression ignition (CI) engine used alternative fuel was determined by COPRAS in multi criteria decision making (MCDM), and it was ranked from good to bad.Furthermore, the engine performance and exhaust emission results obtained from the use Melatonin of

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