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The 21st century librarian as a leader in applying emerging technologies in information management and information service delivery

Dube, Gift Alfred B.; Kanyundo, Allan J. (SCECSAL, 2016)

Technological innovations have allowed people to access information from diverse sources, some with questionable authenticity and credibility. This proliferation of information has changed the way information is managed ...

Academic and research capacity development in Earth observation for environmental management

Cassells, Gemma; Woodhouse, Iain H.; Patenaude, Genevieve; Tembo, Mavuto (IOP PUBLISHING, 2011)

Sustainable environmental management is one of the key development goals of the 21st century. The importance of Earth observation (EO) for addressing current environmental problems is well recognized. Most developing ...

Achieving the sustainable development goals: a case study of the complexity of water quality health risks in Malawi

Holm, Rochelle; Wandschneider, Philip; Felsot, Allan; Msilimba, Golden (biomedcentral, 2016)

Suppose 35 % of the households with children under 5 years of age in a low-income suburban neighborhood in a developing country have diarrhea where improved water sources are available. Clearly, something is amiss—but ...

Adaptive capacity of cattle farmers to climate change in Bolero Extension Planning Area - Malawi

Munthali, Wellings Chiling’oma (Mzuzu University, 2015-06)

This study was conducted in Bolero Extension planning Area in Rumphi district of Malawi during 2014/2015 season to assess adaptive capacity of cattle farmers to climate change. Specifically, to (1) characterize pasture and ...

Adolescent Risk-perception Cognition and Self-assessment in Relation to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: The Case of Some Selected Schools in Zomba, Malawi

Mwale, Marisen (Sage, 2008)

Most researchers, on adolescent reproductive health and associated vulnerability to contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS, have explicitly highlighted the paradoxical ...

Adopters and Non-Adopters of Low-Cost Household Latrines: A Study of Corbelled Pit Latrines in 15 Districts of Malawi

Holm, Rochelle; Tembo, Mavuto; Njera, Dalo; Kasulo, Victor; Malota, Mphatso; Chipeta, Willy; Singini, Wales; Mchenga, Joshua (2016)

The Sustainable Development Goals will challenge low- and middle-income settings to look at new approaches for rural sanitation. In 2013, Mzuzu University, in partnership with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ...

Adoption of mobile technologies in malawian academic libraries: the case of mzuzu university library

Kapondera, Sellina Khumbo; Ngalande, Emanuel (SCECSAL Conference, 2016)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of mobile technologies in Malawian academic libraries focusing on Mzuzu University library. Specifically the study aimed at determining: the extent to which mobile ...

Adoption of renewable soil fertility management technologies in bolero extension planning area (EPA), Rumphi, Malawi

Nyirongo, Chizamsoka (Mzuzu University, 2015)

The study wanted to understand smallholder farmers’ perceptions of soil fertility levels and climate change and analyzed factors affecting adoption of renewable soil fertility management technologies (RSFMTs), namely ...

Africa’s wooden elephant: the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) in Sudan and Kenya: a review

Gebauer, Jens; Adam, Yahia O.; Sanchez, Aida Cunı; Darr, Dietrich; Eltahir, Muneer E. S.; Fadl, Kamal E. M.; Fernsebner, Gabriele; Frei, Michael; Habte, Tsige-Yohannes; Hammer, Karl; Hunsche, Mauricio; Johnson, Henry; Kordofani, Maha; Krawinkel, Michael; Kugler, Florian; Luedeling, Eike; Mahmoud, Tarig E.; Maina, Anthony; Mitho¨fer, Dagmar; Munthali, Chimuleke R.Y.; Noga, Georg; North, Rabea; Owino, Willis O.; Prinz, Kathleen; Rimberia, Freda K.; Saied, Amina; Schu¨ring, Martin; Sennhenn, Anne; Spath, Martin A.; Taha, Mohamed E. N.; Triebel, Andreas; Wichern, Florian; Wiehle, Martin; Wrage-Monnig, Nicole; Kehlenbeck, Katja (Springer, 2016)

Wild edible fruits hold great potential for improving human diets, especially in agricultural societies of the developing world. In Africa, a wellknown supplier of such fruits is the baobab (Adansonia digitata L., Malvaceae), ...

Afro-Pessimism and Negative Reporting on South Africa During the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Madula, Precious (IISTE, 2018)

How the media portray Africa and the African news or stories has for long been viewed with disdain and dislike by the native Africans who feel that they are unfairly presented by the western media. Therefore, to better ...

Amenability of African baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) to vegetative propagation techniques

Jenya, Herbert; Munthali, Chimuleke R.Y.; Mhango, Jarret (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

Adansonia digitata L. is a multi-purpose indigenous fruit tree. Rural communities in most parts of Africa depend on it as a source of food, medicine, and income. Developing vegetative propagation protocols would enhance ...

American corners, a new service with a new taste in University libraries: how communities are benefiting from Mzuzu University American Corner

Kanyundo, Allan J.; Dube, Gift Alfred B. (Mzuzu University, 2018)

The purpose of this study was to establish how communities in Mzuzu are benefiting from Mzuzu American Corner. This was a survey study that adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches. It attempted to answer three ...

Analysis of bio-resource utilization in integrated agriculture-aquaculture farming systems in Zomba district, southern Malawi.

Nagoli, J.; Valeta, J.; Kapute, F. (Malawi Journal of Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2013-09-19)

A bio-resource flow analysis using participatory resource mapping was conducted in Chingale Area, west of Zomba District in southern Malawi. The analysis was aimed at providing the basis for ...

Analysis of Domestic Solid Waste Management and Willingness to Pay for Solid Waste Collection in Informal Settlements of Mzuzu City, Malawi

Kapanda, Gabriel Junior (Mzuzu University, 2020)

Previous reports show that there is limited formal solid waste collection in informal settlements of Mzuzu City. Furthermore, there is scanty data about willingness to pay (WTP) for solid waste collection services. The ...

Analysis of factors causing poor passing rates and high dropout rates among primary school girls in Malawi

Mzuza, Maureen Kapute; Yudong, Yang; Kapute, Fanuel (Sciedu Press, 2014-02-11)

Factors that cause poor examination passing rates and high dropout rates among primary school girls in Malawi were analysed. First hand data was collected by conducting a survey in all the three regions of Malawi. The ...

An analysis of knowledge and skills acquisition in home economics in integrated science and technology curriculum in selected Teachers’ Training Colleges in Malawi

Phiri, Harriet Chanachi (Mzuzu University, 2015-03-23)

This thesis is an interpretive analysis of knowledge and skill acquisition in Home Economics in the integrated Science and Technology curriculum in the Teachers’ Training Colleges in Malawi. The study was situated within ...

Analysis of the impact of aquatic weeds in the shire river on generation of electricity in Malawi: a case of Nkula falls hydro-electric power station in Mwanza district, southern Malawi

Mzuza, Maureen Kapute; Chapola, Lostina; Kapute, Fanuel; Chikopa, Innocent; Gondwe, Jimmy (Scientific research publishing Inc., 2015-06-26)

A study was carried out to analyse the extent to which diverse species of aquatic weeds that have proliferated in the Shire River in Malawi in recent years affect the generation of electricity at Nkula ...

Analysis of the implementation of Outcomes Based Education curriculum, using Learner-Centred Education methods

Sandamira, Joseph J. W. (Mzuzu University, 2015-03)

Curriculum implementation is a process of making use of the curriculum. Currently, Malawi is using Outcomes Based Education (OBE) in the primary schools, by using Learner Centred Education (LCE) methods as the best ...

Apparent nutrient digestibility of plant based diets by tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1896)

Mzengereza, K; Singini, W; Msiska, OV; Kapute, F; Kan'gombe, J; Kamangira, A (Journal of agriculture research and development, 2016)

This study investigated the digestibility of diets formulated exclusively out of plant sources fed to Tilapia rendalli.The study was conducted at NkhataBay Fisheries Laboratory along Lake Malawi for 21 days. The experiment ...

Applicability of changes in history pedagogy in Malawian Secondary Schools, with special reference to Mzuzu Government Secondary School since 1964.

Dzikanyanga, Nerva (Mzuzu University, 2017-09-14)

In the 1950s, the Great Tradition of history teaching which dates back to classical times began to be replaced by the Alternative Tradition across the world. Consequently, the Alternative Tradition has become the modus ...

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