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Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a blood disease, which causes distortion in the shape of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) and becomes like a crescent. Traditional methodologies of classifying and counting RBCs that have been used by medical analysts are time-consuming, as well as, cost-effective. In addition, it is possible to make errors throughout the classifying and counting stages. We overcome these limitations by proposing a novel convolutional neural network model that classifies the RBCs into three categories: Normal, Abnormal (sickle shape) and other blood content. We enhanced the model’s efficiency using a hardware accelerator called FPGA (Altera DE2 Cyclone II) to take advantage of its parallelism features. We have evaluated the model’s efficiency with different platforms to show the differentiation in terms of time execution and power computation. Based on our knowledge, the results show that our proposed model has achieved the best accuracy (87.15%) and has high efficiency for real-time diagnosis.

The growing rate of ICT utilization particularly the Internet and mobile phones has influenced at an exponential rate online interaction and communication among the generality of the populace. However, with the enormity of businesses on the Internet, Tanzania is yet to harness the opportunities for optimal financial gains. This study is exploratory in nature as it attempts to unveil the prospects of e-commerce implementation, participation, motivation and opportunity to the developing countries like Tanzania where by the domestic market is very big to ensure the growth of agricultural sector. The paper proposes to investigate the ability of consumers to purchase online, the available motivation to do so, and the opportunities for Internet access. We argue the Government and central bank to encourage innovative new technological developments by pre-regulating electronic money to familiarize itself with electronic money schemes generally. Findings revealed that Tanzanians have the ability to participate in e-commerce, but there is need for improved national image to bring in the element of trust and discipline within, and before the international communities. Currently, consumers source for information online but make purchases the traditional way.

Mobile technology interaction is gaining increasing acceptance. The need for mobility is a primary driving force behind mobile banking, mobile entertainment and mobile marketing, and is supported by an ever increasing convergence of computers and mobile telecommunication devices. This article examines the conceptual background and existing experience of another wave of change that provides the ultimate form of ubiquitous networks and universal devices. It presents understanding of another form of commerce, a form that goes over above and beyond traditional commerce, simply "u-commerce”, in order to make consumers and service-providers aware of new business opportunities arising out of this convergence.