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This study examines the factors contributing to female adult learners' withdrawal from literacy classes in Chongwe District, Zambia, and explores the gender-specific effects on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) adult literacy programmes as well as the challenges incurred by the ODL in retaining...

As all cattle producers are interested in export profit and also for the continuity of their herd numbers there is increasing acceptance for the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies-with a focus on monitoring cattle movement and managing pasture access behaviors in this research. GPS...

Family members of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) play a crucial role in the care and support of their loved ones. Understanding their experiences, challenges, and needs is essential for providing effective family-centered care in the ICU setting. This study therefore sought to explore...

One of the most serious health problems affecting people of all age groups, especially young people, today is drug abuse. Considering the effects of drug use on individuals who use drugs, efforts are being made to improve the rehabilitation of drug users in Zambia. However, in Zambia, there is a...

The study aimed to investigate the benefits of Gestalt counselling techniques in assisting students in addressing peer relationship issues at a public university. Specifically, the study examined the use of the empty chair and body language Gestalt counselling techniques in assisting students...

The admission of a neonate requiring mechanical ventilation represents one of the most stressful experiences parents can face in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In resource-limited settings, these challenges are often intensified by contextual factors including infrastructure limitations and...

This study aims to obtain a lower bound on the eigenvalue of the smallest modulus in a general weighted regular Sturm-Liouville problem with mixed boundary conditions. The problem is expressed as -u′′(x) + q(x)u(x) = λr(x)u(x) over the interval [a,b] with u′(a) = u(b) = 0. In 1988 Mingarelli [31]...

Healthcare systems worldwide are increasingly leveraging data-driven strategies to enhance decision-making, optimize resource allocation, and improve patient outcomes. This research explores the application of machine learning-driven predictive analytics for Cholera outbreaks forecasting and...

Effective agricultural monitoring is essential for ensuring food security and efficient resource management. This study aimed to use Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) from Sentinel 1 and Optical imagery from Sentinel 2 multi spectral instrument (MSI) for mapping and monitoring Maize fields in the...

This study develops a proactive approach to measuring systemic risk in Zambia’s banking institutions, addressing the inadequacies of existing methodologies that rely on stock market data and focus primarily on the industry as a whole rather than individual institutions. Using a combination of...