Research Article

SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VILLAGE BANKS ON WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Takondwa D. Msapato, Alfred O. Maluwa,

Safe help groups known as village banks have risen in prominence across the world and in Malawi. This study explored factors influencing women entrepreneurs in village banks in Malawi. The study was conducted in low-income, high-density populated areas in the district of Blantyre, Malawi. It was guided by the village bank group model. Four focus gr...

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Research Article

3D Density Heterogeneity of the Crust beneath Botswana and its Tectonic Implications

Chikondi Chisenga,

I present the first information on the 3-D crustal density structure across Botswana obtained from 3D tesseroid inversion of Bouguer anomaly data. Crustal density structure provides important information for understanding tectonic and geodynamic processes in Botswana. I applied the inversion algorithm in spherical coordinates and included cons...

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Research Article

In vitro cell specific effects of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and the active compound aspalathin on malignant and benign prostate cell lines

Thomson Msiska, TK Monsees,

Rooibos (A. linearis) may promote oxidative stress in malignant prostate cells through increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production but may protect normal prostate cells from ROS induced stress. To test this hypothesis, malignant LNCaP and benign RWPE-1 prostate cells were exposed to aqueous solutions of 125 - 50 000 µg/mL fermented rooi...

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