This dissertation analyzes the importance of economic and information related barriers to technology adoption, with an emphasis on the role of interpersonal information exchange among social and physical neighbors. The two studies that make up the dissertation are based on the I…
"201" Result
Sort By:
The confluence of three streams--the success of the modern missionary movement, the pervasiveness of globalization, and the latent potential of the interdependent body of Christ--indicate that advancing the mission of God in the twenty-first century calls for new ways of thinkin…
Background . Human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) infection is a major public health problem, with sub-Saharan African being the hardest of the regions of the world. Malawi's adult HIV prevalence is estimated at about 12%. Despite the fact that religion is central in the social l…
This dissertation is a collection of three essays exploring micro relations between components of economic development, health, and social protection in rural Malawi, a developing country in sub-Saharan Africa with high poverty and a mature HIV/AIDS epidemic. The unique individu…
Since time immemorial extractive industries have been shrouded in secrecy worldwide. This stemmed countries with high levels of corruption and weak administrative systems and vulnerable regulatory frameworks to seldom develop or economically grow from extractive industries reven…
Cold War international relations theory allowed little, if any, room for considering the role of moral authority in international relations. In the post-Cold War period, social constructivism has contributed to international relations theory a new paradigm that both allows a rol…
Chapter one describes who the Yawo people are; how they became involved in slave trade and acquired the Arabs' religion, Islam; and how they entered Malawi from their original home. The introduction of Christianity into Malawi is described. While the Protestants were the first t…
The FAST-ELISA and modified Ritchie concentration technique were used in a comparative study assessing incidence of Schistosoma mansoni infection among children from Halaba, Egypt (HE), Kaundama, Malawi (KM), and Mtayangoma, Malawi (MM). FAST-ELISA had a sensitivity ranging from…
This text covers all of the Malawi orchids, both epiphytic and terrestrial.
