In Hiroshima Prefecture, there are warehouse called “Hanya” which have earth and stone masonry walls used for the production storage of ash. this study, we investigated constitution use ash houses to clarify architectural characteristics Hanya. Sixty-five shacks were found mainly in Miyoshi City, most them along Mihara River Miwaka Town Aribara Town, Ueda Town.

The occurrence of overweight and obesity has serious health implications. The 2010 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey data set was reanalysed to compare the prevalences of overweight and obesity between Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar and to determine how demographic factors can predict overweight and obesity across the United Republic of Tanzania. About 7.92% of the Tanzanian women of repro...

Zanzibar is one of the smallest participants in the United Nations Sustainable Cities Program. As Zanzibar is a relatively compact urban area with just over 200 000 residents and without substantial industrial pollutants, the task of making it “sustainable” would appear at first pass to be fairly uncomplicated. Zanzibar benefits from a significant government commitment to environmental policy a...

iii Dedicated to my parents, wife and children iv v ABSTRACT This thesis examines the biology, ecology and anthropogenic threats of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) off Zanzibar, Tanzania, based on research conducted and samples collected between 2000 and 2008. Distribution and occurrence are described based on incidental catches (bycatch) in gillnet fisheries. Biology and ec...

This paper deals with some critical issues concerning the concept of sustainable environmental and cultural-economie development. It proposes a new methodology for the evaluation of such a development. Since the concept of sustainable development has become the corner stone of environmental-ecological economics, the present study aims to present both a conceptual and operational basis for susta...

We conducted a seroprevalence survey among 500 healthy adult donors at Zanzibar National Blood Transfusion Services. Dengue virus IgG seroprevalence was 50.6% and independently associated with age and urban residence. These data will aid in building a surveillance, preparedness, and response plan for dengue virus infections in the Zanzibar Archipelago.

1Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania, United Republic of; 2Glasgow University, Glasgow, United Kingdom; 3Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, United Republic of; 4Ministry of Health, Zanzibar, Pemba, Tanzania, United Republic of; 5Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of; ...

The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Zanzibar has reached historic lows. Improving control requires quantifying malaria importation rates, identifying high-risk travelers, and assessing onwards transmission.Estimates of Zanzibar's importation rate were calculated through two independent methodologies. First, mobile phone usage data and ferry traffic between Zanzibar and mainland T...

BACKGROUND On the Zanzibar islands, United Republic of Tanzania, elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis is strived for in the coming years. This qualitative study aimed to better understand community knowledge, perceptions, and practices associated with schistosomiasis among school-aged children on Unguja and Pemba islands, in order to inform the development of behavior change interventions ...

Eco-industrial parks (EIPs) have recently appeared as an innovative approach to addressing modern business concerns in the face of increased environmental degradation. From the most complex (Kalundborg) all the way down to two-company linkages, the implementation of this concept is becoming increasingly widespread around the world. The focus of this paper is to illustrate one such linkage in Mo...