Bizuru Elias

Bizuru Elias
University of Rwanda · College of Science and Technology

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Garcinia buchananii Baker (Family,Cluciaceae/Guttiferae) is an underutilized indigenous fruit tree that produces edible fruits that are used as both food and medicine in tropical Africa. This study evaluated the physical and chemical characteristics of G. buchananii fruits collected from Uganda and Rwanda. Ripe fruits were harvested during their pe...
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Nine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and six nitro-PAHs (NPAHs) were measured in PM 2.5 samples collected over one year (2016-2017) in two cities: Kanazawa (Japan) and Auckland (New Zealand) and their respective rural background sites: Wajima in Noto Peninsula (Japan) and Tapora in Okahukura Peninsula (New Zealand). The mean concentrations...
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Aerosolized particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture that has been recognized as the greatest cause of premature human mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Its toxicity arises largely from its chemical and biological components. These include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their nitro-derivatives (NPAHs) as well as microo...
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Aerosolized particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture that has been recognized as the greatest cause of premature human mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Its toxicity arises largely from its chemical and biological components. These include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their nitro-derivatives (NPAHs) as well as microo...
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Exposure to airborne particulates is estimated as the biggest cause of premature human mortality worldwide and is of particular concern in sub-Saharan Africa where emissions are high and data is lacking. Particulate matter (PM) contains several toxic organic species including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrated PAHs (NPAHs). This s...
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To investigate the cleaning capacity and nutrients uptake in wetland most abundant plants species, Digitaria velutina, Oryza sativa, Cyperus latifolius, Persicaria senegalensis species have been investigated in Ndobogo marshland, Southern of Rwanda. Leaves, stems and roots of the four species were collected, crushed using destruction tubes and then...
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As a result of different types of disturbance, forests are a mixture of stands at different stages of ecological succession. Successional stage is likely to influence forest productivity and carbon storage, linking the degree of forest disturbance to the global carbon cycle and climate. Although tropical montane forests are an important part of tro...
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As a result of different types of disturbance, forests are a mixture of stands at different stages of ecological succession. Successional stage is likely to influence forest productivity and carbon storage, linking the degree of forest disturbance to the global carbon cycle and climate. Although tropical montane forests are an important part of tro...
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Traditional ecological knowledge is an integrated part of the African people and indeed the Rwandese for cultural purpose. Buhanga sacred forest is a relict forest of tremendous ecological importance to Rwandan society located in Musanze District. The aim of this study was to assess the traditional ecological knowledge and belief in the utilisation...
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Microsatellites, nucleotide sequences, and flow cytometry were used to determine if two sympatricAfrican peat mosses (Sphagnum ×planifolium and S. ×slooveri) had a history of inter-subgeneric hybridization and to assess their phylogenetic relationship. Both species had previously not been considered to be hybrids. Sphagnum ×slooveri was found to be...
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Saba comorensis, an indigenous fruit tree (IFT) that is eaten when staple foods such as bananas, cassava, rice and maize are in short supply has not been investigated for its physico-chemical properties. The morphological characteristics and physico-chemical characteristics of mature ripe fruits of S. comorensis from Busia district (Uganda) were de...
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Assessment of ethnomedicinal uses of indigenous fruit trees (IFTs) was carried out using both household surveys and focus group discussions (FGD) in the five Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) districts of Uganda. A total of 400 respondents were interviewed on the availability of IFTs in their locality, their medicinal uses, parts used as medicine and metho...
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Ethnopharmacological relevance: Traditional herbal medicines provide an interesting, largely unexplored source for the development of potential new drugs and skin-care cosmetics. Some herbal extracts are known to be inhibitors of melanin formation, sometimes more potent than the classical inhibitors, hydroquinone/arbutin or kojic acid, and are not...
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Liver diseases represent a major health problem due to their complications and limited treatment possibilities. In Rwanda, given low accessibility to modern treatments, most people still rely on traditional medicinal plants. The symptomatology of many hepatic troubles (icterus) is evident for traditional healers who have a high probability of selec...
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Les études relatives à la flore et à la végétation des aires protégées du Burundi et particulièrement du Parc National de la Ruvubu, la plus grande aire protégée du pays, sont encore fragmentaires. Cette étude se fixe comme objectifs d’individualiser, définir et réaliser une classification syntaxonomique des groupements végétaux de cette aire proté...

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