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Editorial: Perspective Challenges For Applied Research In Potato Pathogens: From Molecular Biology To Bioinformatics, Grace Wanjiku Gachara, Rachid Lahlali, Göksel Özer, Hussain Touseef

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The potato crop is prone to infection by an estimated 50 different categories of pests and diseases whose causal agents are either viruses, bacteria, nematodes, insects, or fungi (Hussain and Singh, 2016; Jansson and Raman, 2019; Mangal et al., 2022; Munyaneza and Bizimungu, 2022). These pathogenic organisms are either soil or air-borne and usually inflict harm on all plant parts. The most commonly encountered diseases that affect potato growth and development include common scab, dry rot, black scurf, late blight, stem canker, premature deaths, and a wide array of nematodes. Soil-based infections that affect the quality of tubers include pink …

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Characterization And Pathogenicity Of Fusarium Species Causing Sugar Beet Root Rot In Morocco, Abdelaaziz Farhaoui, Nabila El Alami, Grace Gachara, Said Ezrari, Mohammed Khadiri, Abdessalem Tahiri, Zineb Belabess

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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 ap-
proximately 57,000 ha yielding more than 3 million tons of roots. However, sugar beet
root-tip rot (RTR) caused by Fusarium spp. dramatically reduces the anticipated yields,
the purity of the resulting juice, and the sugar concentration. The current study aimed
at identifying and characterizing the Fusarium species responsible for the root rot in
sugar beet grown in the Khenifra-Beni Mellal region of Morocco. In this survey, 69
isolates of Fusarium were sampled from sugar …

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Complete Genome Analysis Of African Swine Fever Virus Genotypes Ii, Ix And Xv From Domestic Pigs In Tanzania, Jean Nepomuscene Hakizimana, Clara Yona, Mariam R. Makange, Ester A. Kasisi, Christopher L. Netherton, Hans Nauwynck, Gerald Misinzo

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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 global domestic pig industry. To date, twenty-four ASFV genotypes have been described and currently genotypes II, IX, X, XV and XVI are known to be circulating in Tanzania. Despite the endemic status of ASF in Tanzania, only one complete genome of ASFV from the country has been described. This study describes the first complete genome sequence of ASFV genotype XV. In addition, the first Tanzanian complete …

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Automatic Detection And Counting Of Fisheries Using Fish Images, Marc Momar Tall, Ibrahima Ngom, Ousmane Sadio, Adama Coulibaly, Ibrahima Diagne, Moustapha Ndiaye

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In Senegal, stock recovery and fish classification are based on manual data collection, and the fish caught by the fishery are not often declared. What's more, data collection suffers from a lack of tools for monitoring and counting fish caught at fishing docks. Researchers have carried out studies on the fishery in Senegal, but data collection is almost non-existent. Moreover, there is no local fisheries database or automatic detection and counting algorithm. In this paper, a semantic segmentation algorithm is proposed using intelligent systems for the collection of fishery catches, for the formation of the local database. The data are …

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Urban Challenges And Strategies In African Cities – A Systematic Literature Review, Alanda A. Kamana, Hassan Radoine, Chimango Nyasulu

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Prototype Of Monitoring Transportation Pollution Spikes Through The Internet Of Things Edge Networks, Eric Nizeyimana, Damien Hanyurwimfura, Junseok Hwang, Jimmy Nsenga, Dereje Regassa

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Air pollution is a critical problem in densely populated urban areas, with traffic significantly contributing. To mitigate the adverse effects of air pollution on public health and the environment, there is a growing need for the real-time monitoring and detection of pollution spikes in transportation. This paper presents a novel approach to using Internet of Things (IoT) edge networks for the real-time detection of air pollution peaks in transportation, specifically designed for innovative city applications. The proposed system uses IoT sensors in buses, cabs, and private cars. These sensors are equipped with air quality monitoring capabilities, including the measurement of …

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Bibliometric Analysis Of The State Of Research On Agroecology Adoption And Methods Used For Its Assessment., Theodore Nikiema, Eugène C. Ezin, Sylvain Kpenavoun Chogou

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As a sustainable and holistic approach to agriculture, agroecology has received considerable attention in recent years because of its potential to address the environmental, economic, and social challenges of agricultural systems. In order to identify key trends, influential authors, impactful journals, and emerging research themes surrounding the agroecological adoption topic, we performed a bibliometric analysis based on metadata from documents dealing with the topic and methods employed for its assessment over the period of January 1990 to July 2023, extracted from the Web of Science database. Based on the metadata of more than 1280 articles, our analyses show that the …

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A Tutorial On Agricultural Iot: Fundamental Concepts, Architectures, Routing, And Optimization, Emmanuel Effah, Ousmane Thiare, Alexander Wyglinski

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This paper presents an in-depth contextualized tutorial on Agricultural IoT (Agri-IoT), covering the fundamental concepts, assessment of routing architectures and protocols, and performance optimization techniques via a systematic survey and synthesis of the related literature. The negative impacts of climate change and the increasing global population on food security and unemployment threats have motivated the adoption of the wireless sensor network (WSN)-based Agri-IoT as an indispensable underlying technology in precision agriculture and greenhouses to improve food production capacities and quality. However, most related Agri-IoT testbed solutions have failed to achieve their performance expectations due to the lack of an in-depth …

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Nanoparticles In Soil Remediation: Challenges And Opportunities, Wei Wei New, Joseph Ekhebume Ogbezode, Paran Gani

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Nanoremediation emerges as a promising technology for mitigating soil contamination, encompassing various nanotechnology applications, including chemical degradation, Fenton-type oxidation, photocatalytic degradation, immobilization, and integration with bioremediation techniques like phytoremediation. In addressing soil pollution, the most extensively researched nanomaterials (NMs) are based on carbon, metal and metal oxide, nZVI, and other nanocomposites. Nevertheless, limitations accompany the use of NMs in soil remediation. To assess whether nanotechnology applications outweigh environmental threats, it is crucial to investigate potential effects of NMs on terrestrial vegetation, soil organisms, and human well-being. The impacts of NMs on ecology and the soil environment must be taken into …

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A Narrative Review Of The Synthesis, Characterization, And Applications Of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, Joseph Ekhebume Ogbezode, Ucheckukwu Stella Ezealigo, Abdulhakeem Bello, Vitalis Chioh Anye, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu

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The significance of green synthesized nanomaterials with a uniform shape, reduced sizes, superior mechanical capabilities, phase microstructure, magnetic behavior, and superior performance cannot be overemphasized. Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are found within the size range of 1–100 nm in nanomaterials and have a diverse range of applications in fields such as biomedicine, wastewater purification, and environmental remediation. Nevertheless, the understanding of their fundamental material composition, chemical reactions, toxicological properties, and research methodologies is constrained and extensively elucidated during their practical implementation. The importance of producing IONPs using advanced nanofabrication techniques that exhibit strong potential for disease therapy, microbial pathogen control, …

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Bio-Oil Upgrading Over Zsm-5 Catalyst: A Review Of Catalyst Performance And Deactivation, Ishaq Kariim, Hulda Swai, Thomas Kivevele

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Due to population explosion and industrialization, waste biomass and polymer conversion into biofuel has attracted the interest of researchers. The application of the ZSM-5 catalyst for bio-oil upgrading into renewable biofuels has attracted researchers’ efforts as an excellent catalyst. The need for improved biofuel quality with reduced oxygenates has further necessitated the application of catalyzed upgrading techniques. The catalytic performance of the ZSM-5 catalyst was attributed to its exceptional pore structure and window architecture and when it is incorporated with some selected transition metals to improve aromatic hydrocarbon formation. The review revealed that the development of coke deposit on the …

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Energy Status In Africa: Challenges, Progress And Sustainable Pathways, Maklewa Agoundedemba, Chang Ki Kim, Hyun-Goo Kim

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Access to modern energy is essential for socioeconomic development, yet Africa faces significant challenges in this regard. For example, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is marked by economic underdevelopment and poverty largely due to the non-environmentally friendly energy used (wood, charcoal) and limited access to modern energy resources. Indeed, this review provides an overview of the African energy landscape; it provides a comprehensive renewables-focused energy pathway for developing a cleaner and more sustainable African energy system. It explores end-use sector electrification in both rural and urban areas in Africa. It emphasizes the rapid expansion of renewable generation, the challenges facing and solutions …

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Hydroxyapatite-Activated Seaweed Biochar For Enhanced Remediation Of Fluoride Contaminated Soil At Various Ph Ranges, Ruth Lorivi Moirana, Josephine Mkunda, Revocatus Machunda, Marcos Paradelo, Kelvin Mtei

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This study investigated the defluoridation efficiency of hydroxyapatite-activated seaweed (Eucheuma Cottonii) biochar (HSB) at various soil pH ranges (3–11) while monitoring the impact of contact time (30 min - 2.5 h), adsorbent dosage (0.1–0.5 g) as well as the initial fluoride concentration and compare its performance to its respective seaweed biochar (SB). Activation of SB with the hydroxyapatite lead to a shift in its point-zero-charge (pHPZC) from 6 to 7.4 broadening its defluoridation pH range from a solitary 5 to amid 3 through 11. The fluoride adsorption mechanism was found to follow both Langmuir (R2 = 0.956) and Freundlich (R2 …

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Effects Of Different Supplementary Cementitious Materials On Durability And Mechanical Properties Of Cement Composite – Comprehensive Review, Tsion Amsalu Fode, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande, Thomas Kivevele

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Ordinary Portland cement is the highest produced cement type in the world, however its pro- duction is high energy consumption means expensive, huge natural resource consumptive, and creating high environmental pollution. Hence many researchers studied to reduce the effect of ordinary Portland cement by substituting artificial and natural supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) commonly in a concrete/mortar mixture. However, the comprehensive effect of different SCMs on various properties of cement composite materials are not well known. So the present study sought to review the effect of different natural and artificial SCMs on the durability and mechanical properties of cement composites, especially …

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Editorial: Perspective Challenges For Applied Research In Potato Pathogens: From Molecular Biology To Bioinformatics, Grace Wanjiku Gachara, Rachid Lahlali, Göksel Özer, Hussain Touseef

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Characterization And Pathogenicity Of Fusarium Species Causing Sugar Beet Root Rot In Morocco, Abdelaaziz Farhaoui, Nabila El Alami, Grace Gachara, Said Ezrari, Mohammed Khadiri, Abdessalem Tahiri, Zineb Belabess

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Complete Genome Analysis Of African Swine Fever Virus Genotypes Ii, Ix And Xv From Domestic Pigs In Tanzania, Jean Nepomuscene Hakizimana, Clara Yona, Mariam R. Makange, Ester A. Kasisi, Christopher L. Netherton, Hans Nauwynck, Gerald Misinzo

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Automatic Detection And Counting Of Fisheries Using Fish Images, Marc Momar Tall, Ibrahima Ngom, Ousmane Sadio, Adama Coulibaly, Ibrahima Diagne, Moustapha Ndiaye

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Urban Challenges And Strategies In African Cities – A Systematic Literature Review, Alanda A. Kamana, Hassan Radoine, Chimango Nyasulu

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Prototype Of Monitoring Transportation Pollution Spikes Through The Internet Of Things Edge Networks, Eric Nizeyimana, Damien Hanyurwimfura, Junseok Hwang, Jimmy Nsenga, Dereje Regassa

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Bibliometric Analysis Of The State Of Research On Agroecology Adoption And Methods Used For Its Assessment., Theodore Nikiema, Eugène C. Ezin, Sylvain Kpenavoun Chogou

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A Tutorial On Agricultural Iot: Fundamental Concepts, Architectures, Routing, And Optimization, Emmanuel Effah, Ousmane Thiare, Alexander Wyglinski

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Nanoparticles In Soil Remediation: Challenges And Opportunities, Wei Wei New, Joseph Ekhebume Ogbezode, Paran Gani

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A Narrative Review Of The Synthesis, Characterization, And Applications Of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, Joseph Ekhebume Ogbezode, Ucheckukwu Stella Ezealigo, Abdulhakeem Bello, Vitalis Chioh Anye, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu

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Bio-Oil Upgrading Over Zsm-5 Catalyst: A Review Of Catalyst Performance And Deactivation, Ishaq Kariim, Hulda Swai, Thomas Kivevele

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Energy Status In Africa: Challenges, Progress And Sustainable Pathways, Maklewa Agoundedemba, Chang Ki Kim, Hyun-Goo Kim

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Hydroxyapatite-Activated Seaweed Biochar For Enhanced Remediation Of Fluoride Contaminated Soil At Various Ph Ranges, Ruth Lorivi Moirana, Josephine Mkunda, Revocatus Machunda, Marcos Paradelo, Kelvin Mtei

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Effects Of Different Supplementary Cementitious Materials On Durability And Mechanical Properties Of Cement Composite – Comprehensive Review, Tsion Amsalu Fode, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande, Thomas Kivevele

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