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Heavy metal contamination commonly results from human activities such as mining, and it has become a serious environmental problem. Heavy metals are an important category of the industrial pollutants due to their non-biodegradability. One of the most cost-effective strategies for dealing with...

Pilot comparison of clinical effects and compliance with commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs in HIV hypertensive patients at UTH. By Dr Takondwa Ngulube Chidumayo HIV infection and hypertension disproportionately affect sub-Saharan Africa including Zambia. The challenges of effectively...

The objective of the study was to provide a holistic evaluation of the impacts of deforestation on ecosystem services in Kamfinsa sub-catchment of Kitwe in Zambia. Loss of forest biomass, biodiversity, and soil erosion were key proxy variables for loss of ecosystem services. Geographical...

Human Parvovirus (B19V) is a small, single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA virus which is pathogenic to humans causing a wide array of clinical complications which include erythema infectiosum, aplastic crisis and hydrops foetalis. It is generally harmless in healthy individuals but may be life...

Early testing for HIV/AIDS offers many benefits for young people in many countries. The study employed Kitwe University College of education students at Kitwe district. A survey design supporting quantitative and qualitative (mixed method) data collection was used. Convenience sampling was used...

This study explored the effectiveness of the Sustainable Operation and Maintenance Project (SOMAP) model implement in six rural districts of Zambia. This study targeted Chongwe district in Lusaka Province. The key findings of the study showed that the communities did not regularly contribute...

A small tree, Steganotaenia araliacae is used as a medicine in local traditional settings in Zambia to initiate and augment parturition although very little is known and documented about its physiological and pharmacological effects. S. araliacae extract (SAEᶜ) has been observed to cause...

This study focused on establishing the nature, causes, effects and strategies being used in managing conflicts among pupils, teachers and Head Teachers in selected Secondary Schools of Matero Zone in Lusaka District. In this study the sample size was 24 respondents of which 15 were pupils, 3 Head...

An extended quasi-metric q on a nonempty set X without any assumed structure is a distance functional that satis es the usual properties of a quasi-metric except that it can assume values of in nity, in addition to non-negative real values. Given a quasi-metrizable space X we exhibit a universal...

This study was aimed at examining the teaching of Civic Education in the secondary schools in Zambia and how it serves as tool for conflict resolution in the community. The following questions guided the study: How is the teaching of civic education in Zambian school used as a tool for conflict...