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Most peanut butter brands on the Zambian market have been reported to contain high levels of aflatoxins (AFs). It is not clear whether these high levels are from the use of contaminated raw peanuts, proliferation during processing or storage. The changes in fungal community and AF levels during...

Musculoskeletal injuries are extremely common in children and may strain health delivery services. Recognition of the extent and nature of the problem is cardinal in formulation of preventive strategies and ensuring good treatment outcome. This prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study...

Woodfuel (charcoal and firewood) is a crucial component of the energy supply chain in sub-Saharan Africa with over 80 percent of the population depending on it as their primary energy source (Sepp, 2008; Njenga, et. el., 2013). In Zambia, it accounts for more than 70 percent of total energy...

The purpose of the study was to explore instructional practices of teachers of biology in selected secondary schools in Luapula Province of Zambia. These schools have recorded low pass rates in School Certificate Examinations in biology for some time now. This is despite several initiatives...

The purpose of the study was to explore instructional practices of teachers of biology in selected secondary schools in Luapula Province of Zambia. These schools have recorded low pass rates in School Certificate Examinations in biology for some time now. This is despite several initiatives...

Following the collapse of the mining industry in the late 1980s, tourism has been identified as one of the key economic sectors for Zambia. Its ability to generate foreign exchange, create employment and contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), makes the sector valuable to the...

A wide spectrum of vulvar lesions has been reported. However, few studies have characterized vulvar lesions among HIV infected women. HIV infected women have a higher risk of vulvar neoplasia than those who are not HIV infected. Furthermore, a rise in the incidence of vulvar cancer has been...

In Zambia part of the electric grid is not monitored, this means that there are no sensors in the electric grid to enable grid status information to be sent to the power utility. Without these sensors the power utility finds it difficult to determine when there is a power failure in the...

The scope of this study revolves around Africans on the Northern Rhodesian Copperbelt and their colonial cinema experiences from 1928 to 1964. Using archival sources and oral interviews (qualitative methods), it describes how Africans on the Copperbelt engaged with colonial cinema in a segregated...

Background: Intraocular pressure (IOP) remains the only modifiable risk factor in the management of glaucoma. Accurate measurement of IOP is key in determining individuals at risk of glaucoma. Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) is the gold standard method for measuring IOP. In designing the...