Browsing by Subject "Zambia"
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Alternative guidelines for mainstreaming climate and disaster resilience options into municipality integrated development planning : a case of Zambia
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The Zambian government has enacted and promulgated the Urban and Regional Planning Act (3 of 2015) that mandates all municipalities to use integrated development planning and plans (IDPs) as principal planning and budgeting ... -
Cavinula lilandae (Bacillariophyta), a new diatom species from the Congo Basin, Central Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Cavinula lilandae, a small new diatom from the Congo Basin in Central Africa, was observed in acid riverine habitats in an almost pristine tropical rain forest. It occurred in a periphytic diatom community dominated by ... -
Chicken diseases and their ethno-botanical treatments among the rural poor in southern Zambia, Africa
(Fundación CIPAV, Cali, Colombia, 2017)Village chicken production is widespread among rural farmers in Zambia because such chickens provide immediate proteins and cash to poor rural communities. Furthermore village chickens are very resistant to common diseases ... -
An evaluation of the mission history of Pentecostal Assemblies of God in Zambia
(North-West University, 2008)Admiration for the work of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God in Zambia, coupled with the desire to record some key events in the life of the PAOG(Z) have been the key factors that inspired this work. The repetition of ... -
Factors associated with lead (Pb) exposure on dogs around a Pb mining area, Kabwe, Zambia
(Elsevier, 2020)Lead (Pb)-poisoning is a serious public health concern and dogs have been useful as a sentinel-animal for Pb exposure of humans. In the present study, the blood Pb concentrations (BLC), isotope ratios (208 Pb/206 Pb and ... -
Judicial mandate in safeguarding environmental rights from the adverse effects of mining activities in Zambia
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The protection of the environment from the effects of mining activities, though cardinal, has been a daunting task in Zambia. A polluted environment affects the rights of those who depend on a clean one for their survival. ... -
Living with type 1 diabetes is challenging for Zambian adolescents: qualitative data on stress, coping with stress and quality of care and life
(Biomed Central, 2015)Background: Psychosocial problems are common in patients with diabetes. However, data on psychosocial issues affecting patients with diabetes in Zambia are scarce. The present study explored sources of stress, stress ... -
A new grass frog with rupicolous tadpoles from northern Zambia (Anura: Ptychadenidae)
(Magnolia Press, 2018)We describe a new species of Ptychadena from Mutinondo Wilderness in northern Zambia. It has rupicolous tadpoles that develop in a film of water. The species is distinguished on morphology, advertisement call and DNA ... -
Non-prescription sale and dispensing of antibiotics in community pharmacies in Zambia
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Background: In Zambia, antibiotics are categorized as prescription-only medicines. Antibiotics dispensed without a prescription pose a public health threat, which is a concern. Consequently, the aim is to ascertain the ... -
Privatisation of ZESCO Limited : in search of an appropriate method
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Electricity is essential because nearly all sectors of an economy such as manufacturing, mining, construction and service provision use machinery and equipment powered by electricity. Insufficient electricity supply ...