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Background: Microbial translocation is a poorly understood consequence of several disorders such as environmental enteropathy (EE) and hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS) disease. Direct biomarkers of microbial translocation such lipopolysaccharide, 16S rRNA gene and Toll-like receptor ligands...

The topic of the study is “Dynamics of Extension Studies at The University of Zambia from 1966 to 2014: Its History, Contribution to Human Resources Development and Prospects”. The statement of the problem is that although Extension Studies has been in existence at the University of Zambia (UNZA)...

This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the out-grower schemes on reducing poverty in rural Zambia. The convergent parallel strategy of the mixed research methods approach was used. The findings from the study revealed that the out-grower schemes implementation contributed positively...

The study examined the factors contributing to the state of physical infrastructure of Subordinate Courts in the Republic of Zambia. A mixed-methods sequential explanatory approach was used. The findings revealed that there was limited administrative capacity in the Subordinate Courts. This,...

Lusaka city has over 70 percent of its population residing in peri-urban areas where more than 90 percent of the residents rely on pit latrines for excreta disposal. However, no Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) systems exist to manage the faecal sludge from these facilities. This situation results...

This Thesis examined whether public health expenditure had an impact on infant and under-five mortality in Tanzania. Additionally, it examines whether domestic government and donor expenditure on malaria had an impact on under-five malaria specific mortality in Tanzania Mainland. The average...

The study assessed the impact of upstream supply chain coordination on the performance Zimbabwean agro processing organisations and developed a framework that can bridge existing gaps in the coordination of supply chains in the country to gain competitive advantage and improve organisational...

The purpose of this study was to establish the implementation of school based self-evaluation (SBSE) in assuring quality management in twenty selected public schools of Lusaka Province, Zambia. The study used a mixed method approach and data was collected concurrently from the administrators,...

Generating new information using traditional agricultural trials which are expensive is not sufficient to meeting novel agro-technologies. Planting date (PD), low soil fertility and climate change influences maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield. Local-scale impacts of future climate change (CC)...

Background Environmental enteropathy is prevalent in many low and middle-income countries. Although its aetiology is unknown, we hypothesised that nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTMs), which are ubiquitous in the environment and are known to cause disease in the lungs, the gut, skin, bloodstream...