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The clinical and epidemiological aspects of rotavirus diarrhoea was studied in hospitalized children under five years with acute gastroenteritis in Lusaka, Zambia for a period of one year. Two hundred and fifty six (24.1 %) of 1,064 children admitted to the study were shedding rotavirus....

Structural Dynamics Modification work often requires the inclusion of rational degrees of freedom in the modal data. These are not usually directly measurable because suitable transducers are not yet readily available. This work investigates the estimation of rotations from computed or measured...

This study was aimed at evaluating Environmental Education (EE) activities offered by selected Zambian institutions. The evaluation was centered on finding out EE activities which were being offered, their impact on learners' environmental awareness and challenges and prospects these institutions...

The potential of Mongongo (Ricinodendron rautanenii schinzj as a source of protein in broiler rations was investigated. In the first trial, Soybean-based and Mongongobased diets were formulated and fed ad libitum to broilers for six weeks. The treatments were: SOY (Soybean alone); SOY + A...

A case study of three selected schools was conducted in Lusaka district to find out how School Guidance and Counselling Services are being offered to pupils. This was an evaluation of the programme that has been operational in Zambian schools since it was reorganised in 1990. Data collection...

In Zambia, the prevalence of HIV is estimated to be 16% among individuals 15-49 years old. Among 15-24 year olds, women (12.7%) are four times more likely to be infected by HIV than men (3.8%) (ZDHS, 2002).The Antiretroviral Community Education and Referral (ACER) project was conceptually...

In the year 2000 the Zambian Ministry of Education, through its Curriculum Development Centre, published and implemented the New Zambian High School Geography Syllabus. This new syllabus was necessitated by the need to improve the quality of education at High School level as stipulated in the...

The objectives of the study was to determine a maize/ forage legume combination and an appropriate row arrangement that would result in high maize grain and total stover / legume straw yield, enhanced crude protein content of the maize stover /legume straw and increased crude protein content of...

On-farm experiments were conducted in the 1992-93 cropping season at Kasisi and Mufubushi. The objective of the experiment was to test alternative weeding methods to the present use of the hand hoe, for weeding in rain fed wheat production in Zambia. Six weed control treatments were used and...