The desire to empower citizens in Zambia has been a common call for all successive governments (Seglin, 1990). Loan financing is the major source of eternal finance amongst entrepreneurs in Zambia. This can be accessed through the Citizens‘ Economic Empowerment Commission, Commercial Banks, Micro...
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BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure patients experience mild, moderate to severe pulmonary dysfunction demonstrated in alterations of FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio. About 50% of severe heart failure patients have restrictive lung disease resulting in dyspnea, exercise intolerance and poor quality of...
Crop rotation is known to affect the physical, chemical and biological soil properties. This farming system has shown to be effective at reducing the farmers’ costs while increasing the yields in the long run and improving the fertility of their land. This study investigated selected crop...
This study looked at the effects of phasing out Basic Schools on access and equity to Secondary School education in selected schools of Kalabo and Nalolo Districts, Zambia. The study used the following objectives: To identify educational benefits rural communities had in phased out Basic schools,...
Download PDF ↓This study was about reward systems and their effects on the performance of teachers in secondary schools of Kasama district. The theory underpinning the study was premised on Adam Stacy's Equity theory of motivation which states that employees expect fairness when being rewarded. This implies...
Download PDF ↓The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of secondary schools strategic planning on pupils' academic performance in selected schools of Lundazi District. In Eastern Province of Zambia, schools have formulated smart mission statements and have three year strategic plans which are...
Download PDF ↓The aim of this study was to establish the effect of using Bemba as Medium of Instruction (MoI) on the reading levels of grade two pupils in a predominantly Namwanga speaking area in Nakonde District. The research design was a case study. Qualitative methodology was used to collect and analyze...
Download PDF ↓The purpose of the study was to establish emergent literacy support that children are exposed to in selected rural households in Dengwe area of Kasempa District. A sample comprising 52 participants (10 parents, 2 headmen and 40 children were drawn from five (5) villages in Dengwe area, Kasempa...
Download PDF ↓This study was set in five secondary schools in Choma District of Southern Province of Zambia. The study sought to explore the benefits of workplace counseling secondary schools. Participating schools included four co-education schools and one single sex school which comprised two grant aided...
Download PDF ↓180. Enhancement of Photoconversion Efficiency of P3HT:PCBM Polymer Solar Cell Using Squarylium iii Dye
Ternary systems comprising of poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT):(6,6)-phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and varying amounts of squarylium dye III (SQ3) were prepared and deposited by spin coating to obtain nano-size thin films. The films produced were subsequently annealed at 140 C for 10...
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