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Sentientism is one of the many theories on moral considerability of nonhuman animals. The underlying argument of this theory is that any being which has feeling should be accorded moral considerability. But sentientist scholars of nonhuman animals are of different views. Peter Singer's perspective on sentientism as a theory of moral considerabil... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Msinkhu, Smart Yohane Jason Supervisor(s): Lawrence MpekansamboThis thesis was motivated by reports that the onset of the incumbent democratic dispensation in 1994 in Malawi gave rise to various development challenges. The public service has since been characterized with high staff turn-over, politicization of the bureaucracy, ineffective leadership, coordination and collaboration, and rampant corruption in... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Chimkokomo, Maxwell Nyilongo Supervisor(s): Lewis DzimbiriIn Malawi, pupils' performance in reading has been dismal, particularly in the lower levels of primary school, despite implementing various initiatives to help pupils read and comprehend texts. There are no set of factors that are determined for a minimum package required to successfully deliver a reading curriculum within the context and enviro... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Maleta, Chikondi Supervisor(s): Edrinnie KayambazinthuThis study investigated the classroom practices of initial primary teacher training colleges (TTC) lecturers in Malawi. The purpose was to examine if the TTC lecturers’ classroom practices satisfied the curriculum demands that learner-centred teaching (LCT) be fully implemented during teaching and learning activities. To generate data, classroom... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Kwerengwe, Stanley Daniel Adamson Supervisor(s): Dorothy NampotaThe use of synthetic pesticide poses a great risk to both human and environment health. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of pesticide usage and the level of exposure by small scale farmers in Malawi. Pesticides play a vital role in food security. However, they pose a great threat to both human health and env... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2023
Author: Msada, Joel Sibiya Supervisor(s): Maurice MonjereziInternet 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 NamphandeChild 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 ThomasAnemia 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 LipengaQuestioning 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 ChaumaThe 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 BanikThis 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 KayuniIn 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, JeremotGirls‘ 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 Semphere