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Internet of things (IoT), is the interconnection via the Internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data. The communication is through the internet hence susceptible to security and privacy attacks. Consequently, authenticated key agreement (AKA) of communicating entities in IoT is of paramount ... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Chiphiko, Batamu AndersonSeasonal Autoregressive Moving Average (SARIMA) models are an extension of ARIMA models that specifically address the presence of seasonality in time series data. By incorporating both non-seasonal and seasonal components, SARIMA models capture long term trends, lagged values within seasons. The SARIMA model was applied to TB data obtained in th... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Ngwira, Mathias Duncan Supervisor(s): Jupiter SimbeyeThe study analyzed the influence of Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAS) on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) outcomes in Malawi, using a case study of the Malingunde area in TA Masumbankhunda, Lilongwe District. The study had three main specific objectives: to identify components of SMEs that are influenced by VSLAs in T/A Masumbank... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Gunde, Esnart Supervisor(s): Philip KapululaSocial Studies is one of the subjects based on outcomes based education philosophy which seeks to promote critical and creative thinking skills in learners in Malawi. Social Studies is expected to promote learners’ active participation in classroom activities as well as in the larger society. This expectation requires teachers to shift from teac... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Nyirenda, Luke Kaunga Supervisor(s): Peter Namphande , Macloud SalanjiraChild stunting, defined as impaired height for age, is a major indicator of severe undernutrition and is more prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa. Individual child stunting risk factors for childhood stunting are well-studied and known. This study aimed at assessing the viability of combining individual child stunting risk factors into a simple risk... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Mkungudza, Jonathan Thomas Supervisor(s): Halima Twabi , Samuel MandaAnemia is a serious health problem in Malawi that usually results from poor nutrition,infection, or chronic diseases. Anemia in school-aged children 5-14 years has been associated with poor cognitive performance, impaired immunity and decrease working capacity. Therefore the present study focused in modeling community effects on anemia in school... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Mshali, Glory Gondwe Supervisor(s): Jupiter SimbeyeThe standards of writing in English language among the Malawian secondary school students remain unsatisfactory judging from the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) Chief-Examiners’ reports on English language, despite the implementation of continuous assessment. Therefore, the purpose of this exploratory study is to explore the knowledge... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Maunda, Oliver Supervisor(s): Allan Lipenga , Amos Moses ChaumaQuestioning is one of the techniques of teaching English reading comprehension. Teachers’ quality of questioning impacts on students’ existing thinking and reasoning skills. This study investigated how teacher questioning is used to enhance students’critical thinking skills in English reading comprehension in selected Malawian secondary schools.... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Chitsumba, Chrsipal Bodzola Damiano Felesiano Supervisor(s): Amos Moses Chauma , Allan LipengaThe relationship between climate and malaria incidence is complex, with climate change influencing the epidemiological patterns of malaria in different regions. Understanding the nature of this relationship is essential for effective malaria programming, especially in the context of changing climate conditions. Modeling the relationship between ... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Silungwe, Godfrey Supervisor(s): Lawrence KazembeRetirees meet a number of problems as they are growing older which needs persistent attention. Therefore, the decisions of the people who are close to retirement are affected undoubtedly by the consequences of financial markets. In the proposed model, stock price dynamics is assumed to follow Geometric Brownian motion (GBM) and our goal was to m... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Mutepuwa, John Damson Supervisor(s): Nelson DzupireMany developing countries have signed agreements to promote gender equality. One of the strategies that is believed to push countries to achieve total equality is gender mainstreaming. However in as far as countries have implemented this strategy within government institutions gender equality is failing to be achieved in many institutions. This ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Phiri, Beauty Towera Msiska Supervisor(s): Dan Banik , Happy KayuniThis study is an assessment of the implementation of the Institutional Integrity Committees in selected councils in Malawi. The study is significant because it offers an analysis of the factors that hinder the development of the local integrity system in Malawi. The study adopted a qualitative approach using analysis of documents, key informant ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Mkwate, Andrew Easton Supervisor(s): Happy Kayuni , Dan BanikIn the presence of time-varying treatment exposures and confounders, Marginal structural models with inverse probability treatment weights (MSM-IPTWs) are used to control for confounder variable imbalances in the estimation of causal effects in longi tudinal observational studies. However, these methods have largely been developed for univariate... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Twabi, Halima SummayaAnaemia in children under-five years of age remains a major public health problem in Malawi. Effective anaemia reduction control programmes requires evidence-based targeting and optimum utilization of resources. Child anaemia has adverse consequences on physical growth and mental development and is associated with long-term health and economic c... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Masoambeta, Jeremot Supervisor(s): Michael ChipetaGirls‘ dropout in primary school continues to be one of the major problems experienced in education system. This study sought to investigate school -related factors affecting girls‘ dropout rates in senior classes at primary school level in Machinga rural. The study examined two rural schools in the district. A qualitative design, which falls un... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Mkanda, Emilda Supervisor(s): Nertha SemphereThe study assesses the impact of mergers and acquisitions on company financial performance in Malawi, using panel data from 21 companies from five industries observed for 14 years using System Generalized Method of Moments technique. The results indicate a negative significant impact of mergers and acquisitions on company performance, which supp... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Pias, Charles Supervisor(s): Ronald Mangani , Regson ChawezaPolicy development is a complex process. It is characterised by different actors that compete for government attention on an issue. Since energy problems present a major barrier to development, many countries have adopted comprehensive policy frameworks to support renewable energy. This study aimed at understanding how politics of policy process... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Manda, Jonathan Daniel Lightwell Supervisor(s): Michael Chasukwa , Gift SamboWe formulate a stochastic epidemic model for COVID-19 dynamics which takes into ac count asymptomatic infection and the use of non-COVID-19 drugs. The stochastic model, a continuous-time Markov chain (CTMC), is based on the assumptions of its correspond ing deterministic model. Our basic reproduction number is in agreement with the basic reprodu... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Phiri, Alfred PatsonThis research investigated the impact of data collection methodology on data quality in the clinical research setting of Malawi's Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Program (PMTCT). Employing questionnaires, interviews, and literature reviews, the study focused on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology for efficient data capture.... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Ghobede, Efrida Kutengule Supervisor(s): Chipo Kanjo , Patrick ChikumbaThe main purpose of this study was to investigate an effective method of managing common psycho-social problems among adolescent learners in Malawi. Sequential exploratory mixed methods design guided the study. First phase utilised a qualitative method, where 18 key informants were targeted. The second phase was a quantitative method and targete... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Kuyokwa, John Mulinda Mwafyaka Supervisor(s): Dixie Maluwa-Banda , Symon Chiziwa