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This study presents a model of the hydrogen atom for the orbital angular momentum l = 1 and l = 3 using the causal interpretation also referred to as the Bohm-de Broglie interpretation of quantum mechanics. The causal interpretation is an alternative interpretation of quantum mechanics that gives...

This dissertation develops a first-order multivariate Poisson integer-valued autoregressive (MPINAR(1)) model to improve disease outbreak detection in public health surveillance systems. The MPINAR(1) model is proposed as a computationally tractable alternative to the general multivariate...

This dissertation develops a negative binomial integer-valued generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic model of order p, q (negative binomial INGARCH(p, q)) for overdispersed count time series data with potential extreme values. The model is formulated such that its conditional...

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global public health concern and a food safety issue. When pathogens become resistant to antimicrobial agents they can pose a greater human health risk as a result of potential treatment failure, loss of treatment options and increased likelihood of severity of...

Climate change poses significant challenges to sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in countries like Zambia that are heavily reliant on natural resources. As Zambia scales up its climate response, Climate finance is a crucial climate change mitigation and adaptation...

Change in land-use, which causes a decrease in agricultural land, has an impact on food production. This situation is a major concern and a subject of many studies around the globe. The objectives of this study were to estimate the proportion of originally zoned agricultural land in Makeni, to...

Vegetables are highly perishable and lack of storage facilities affects their marketability. Once vegetables are separated from their source of nutrients (plant) they undergo higher rates of respiration, resulting in moisture loss, quality and nutrient degradation, and potential microbial...

A cadmium selenide quantum dot (CdSe-QDs) based genosensor for the detection of the CP4 epsps DNA segment of 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase (CP4 EPSPS) in Genetically Modified Cereal was developed. The efficacy of the CdSe-QDs synthesized from cadmium chloride (CdCl2) and selenium...

Cherax quadricarinatus is an Alien Invasive Species (AIS) native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, which has been introduced into Lake Kariba and the Kafue Floodplain and has since established its populations. Continued population growth and spread of C. quadricarinatus threatens the integrity...

Renewable energy often referred to as clean energy, is an important energy source that comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydro-based energy. Zambia’s installed energy capacity stands at 2,800 Megawatts (MW) of which 85...