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Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2021, there were an estimated 344 million global incident episodes attributable to lower respiratory infections translating to an estimated 4350 episodes per 100,000...

This study has demonstrated that artificial concrete pillars can stabilize the active stopes, especially in broader sections of the orebodies intercepted with geotechnical challenges such as high-stress change, spalling, slabbing, sloughing, etc. FLAC3D numerical code was successfully used to...

For undergraduate students in public universities in Zambia, the main source of funding for higher education is the student loan programme. The student loan scheme is sustained through government and student loans recoveries. Even though Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) has...

The success of development efforts depends on making women equal partners in all matters of the economy. Higher education, to be certain, by itself, is not a panacea but a necessary condition for the advancement of women in society. Through higher education, the journey towards participation in...

Assessments and examinations are an integral part of any successful education system. To improve the conduct and administration of examination practices, the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) embarked on examination reforms in 2019, which resulted in the...

The study sought to explore child protection measures on bullying, discrimination and neglect in selected primary special education schools in Luapula province. Constructivist/Interpretive paradigm and qualitative intrinsic case study design were employed because the case study outcomes were...

This study sought to establish the long-term effects of exposing preschool children to digital stories and rhymes on acquiring reading skills beyond alphabetic knowledge, phonological awareness, and vocabulary skills at the end of first grade. The objectives of this study were to find out the...

The global emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) highlights the urgent need for accurate diagnostic tools to combat infectious diseases effectively. Radiopharmaceuticals, such as the metastable state of Technetium-99m Methylene Diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP), are recognized as reliable...

Background: A diagnosis of HIV usually causes stress in the affected individual because of its lack of cure. In an effort to eliminate mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV, pregnant women have to undergo HIV testing during antenatal care. Pregnancy is a sensitive and stressful state as the...

In a bid to change the principal design of short term consumer credit pricing to address the adverse effects of high interest rates while promoting the positive attributes that continued to drive demand, this concurrent mixed methods study weaves together a multidisciplinary theoretical Interest...