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Since the 1980s, mathematics educators around the world have accepted the view that to develop numeracy effectively, young children need initially to use strategies for mental calculation rather than to memorise textbook procedures. The term mental calculation refers to informal, often untaught...

It has been estimated that 53% of women in Zambia deliver outside the modern health care facilities. These deliveries were attended by either friends/neighbours, relatives and traditional birth attendants (TBAs), some of whom were trained. The training was intended to equip them with basic skills...

The advent of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has raised important questions for policy makers, practitioners and researchers on finding appropriate strategies to mitigate its impact on society, particularly on the youth, who form a very important potential resource for future development. It has long been...

Rabies is one of few diseases that cause anxiety to both the exposed individual and the health authorities responsible for its prevention and control. Diagnostic procedures in rabies have involved histopathological detection of the Negri body, immunofluorescence and mouse inoculation.Brain...

Over the last decade, young peoples' health has become a subject of increasing concern throughout the World (Senderwitz, 1995). The needs of the young people are complex, diverse and demand urgent attention. This is all due to the changing patterns of behavior, combined with changing living...

A Vegetation survey was carried out within a 300 km area around Gwabi on the Zambian side of the middle Zambezi Valley with emphasis on regenerating fields abandoned after clearing. Information was collected on the previous and present status of such fields. The Braun-Blanquet phytosociological...

Tuberculosis is a debilitating disease caused by the bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium. The disease has been recognized for centuries and its causative agents have continued to be studied to date. Mycobacterium species cause disease in animals, birds and humans. They can cause cross infection...

This study was aimed at investigating views of parents on the inclusion of learners with disabilities in mainstream schools in Lusaka urban district of Zambia with a gender dimension. This aim was achieved by reviewing relevant literature with the purpose of finding out what other authorities...

The practical attachment report (FAR) establishes that violence against refugee women in Meheba Refugee Settlement exists. It is important to state that the \violence recorded in this report, is only a tip of an ice-berg of what transpires in this settlement, flris report, as a result, documents...

Wetland processes are strongly influenced by hydrologic factors such as precipitation, surface runoff, and flooding dynamics. Anthropogenic disturbances to flooding regimes can thus substantially alter wetland habitat and biogeochemistry. The Kafue Flats, a large floodplain (-6,500 Km^) along the...