Maize ear rots caused by Stenocarpella maydis are among the most important impediments to increased maize production in Zambia. They cause reduction in yield and quality of the maize. The mycotoxins produced by the pathogen have health implications on livestock and humans. Breeding for resistance...
Download PDF ↓Organisational Safety Culture has increasingly come to the fore as an important aspect of Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Management. Scanty literature could be found on the application of the concept within the electricity industry in Zambia. Literature reviewed showed that the state of...
Download PDF ↓Before independence, special education was provided by the voluntary agencies which concentrated on three areas of special needs including visual, hearing and physically handicapped. This clearly meant that quite a number of people with special needs of education which could not be seen by an...
Download PDF ↓Parental involvement is one of the important factors in pupil academic achievement. This study was conducted in Kalomo district, Southern Province, Zambia to assess whether an intervention to enhance the quality of interaction of parents with Grade four learners in homework would improve the...
BACKGROUND: Chronic osteomyelitis is a debilitating infection of bone and its bone marrow, presenting with bone pain and an active sinus that discharges pus. It is a persistent and recurrent condition that results from infection of bone and its marrow by various microorganisms. Worldwide,...
Download PDF ↓Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication and the presence of stereotyped repetitive behaviours. Despite the increase in the global prevalence of ASD, few studies have been done in Sub-Saharan Africa. The...
Suicidal ideation has long been associated with HIV infected populations worldwide. It has been found that HIV does not only attack the immune system of an individual but also the nervous system leading to psychological dysfunction of an individual. The objectives of the study were: to establish...
Female leaders are thought to be emotional by nature and that emotions affect their performance. Female head teachers who run secondary schools are not left out. This study was therefore carried out to establish the relationship between emotional intelligence and effective leadership of female...
Download PDF ↓Female leaders are thought to be emotional by nature and that emotions affect their performance. Female head teachers who run secondary schools are not left out. This study was therefore carried out to establish the relationship between emotional intelligence and effective leadership of female...
The purpose of the study was to investigate what relationship existed between first-year undergraduate students’ perceived general self-efficacy and adaptation to the learning environment at the University of Zambia (UNZA) in Lusaka District. The study further focused on defining and analyzing...
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