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The purpose of the study was to establish the factors that contributed to learners’ poor performance in Earth Geometry at school certificate level, in selected high schools of the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. The study used Jean Piaget’s theory that identified the four stages of cognitive...

The objectives of the study were to identify the sources and patterns of stress among basic school teachers and to compare the severity of stress among basic school teachers based on gender. The study further investigated the coping mechanisms adopted by teachers to deal with stress. The study...

Background: The need to account for the strength of a library´s collection calls for librarians to measure the value of the library services to its users by means of knowing how the targeted library patrons benefit from using a given library facility. The general objective of this study was to...

This essay considers police and public order in a democracy. It seeks to identify the role of the police in a democracy, placing particular emphasis on matters regarding public peace and tranquility.The essay argues that police have been abused and have themselves abused democratic rights of...

Background: Proteinuria is a non-specific and common laboratory finding in children that occur in a variety of kidney diseases. The causative factors of proteinuria are varied and may include infections such as Hepatitis B (HBV), HIV or malaria. In this study, we attempt to ascertain the...

The before-and-after study design (also known as the pre and post-test design) was carried out with objectives of (i) determining the potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with changing pig manure management systems from the use of slurry pits (baseline emissions) to...

This study is entitled Perceptions and Practices towards Formal Education of Female children: A Case Study of Misisi and Roma townships: 2008 – 2010:OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:The general objective for carrying out this study was to assess and compare the perceptions and practices of parents in Roma...

Objective:The study investigated the efficacy of using 1% povidone-iodine pre-operative bladder irrigation in reducing open prostatectomy surgical site infections at the University Teaching Hospital, Department of Surgery, Lusaka. Patients and Methods:One hundred and thirty patients were...

Introduction: Hypertension is one of the common complications in pregnancy and contributes significantly to maternal and perinatal morbidity. Preeclampsia and eclampsia are common problems in pregnant women with a reported incidence of 2-8%. Both account for more than 50,000 maternal deaths...

Background: Group A beta haemolytic streptococcus(GABHS) associated pharyngitis is an important infection in children because of its potential to complicate into rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease - these are preventable with timely and appropriate antibiotic treatment. Physicians in...