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In this dissertation, we examine the small and large sample properties of the U-statistics (Un) for an estimable parameter : For small sample, Un is found to be MVUE and Su cient. Large sample properties of Un examined are Consistency and Asymptotic normality. We also compare the rate of...

Scarcity of land in Lusaka is resulting into increased land prices and various sectors of the society are increasingly questioning the extent of transparency and fairness in land administration. This study examines public perceptions of corruption in urban land administration in terms of...

Cassava is one of the alternative crops to Zambia’s staple crop maize. Unlike maize, cassava is drought resistant; maize has adversely been affected by drought. Unfortunately cassava has been ravaged by the African cassava mosaic virus for over one hundred years. It causes cassava mosaic disease...

The University of Zambia is experiencing increasing challenge of car parking space and vehicle access controls to and within campus premises. Vehicles have been stolen without being detected. There has not been any effective means of recording and tracking vehicle activities in and out of campus....

The contemporary smooth structures that describe the motion of particles on underlying sets through the related specified differential geometry need to be assessed in the sense of stabilising the advantage of working with one or another. Such a study is what we call a comparative smootheology. A...

In Zambia, many smallholder farmers achieve household food security through the production of maize ‘zea mays’. During the years of maize failure due to drought, there is need for other crops to enhance food security like Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato. Since the 2010/2011 farming season, the Orange...

Zambia has been experiencing adverse impacts of climate change. Generation of climate information about changes in future precipitation and temperature is useful in designing adaptive measures. Currently, global climate models (GCMs) are primary tools utilized to simulate the present and future...

Poor soil fertility management practices coupled with climate variability are among factors negatively impacting crop productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Promotion of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices among farmers has been one of the measures taken to improve and maintain crop...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disorder of development characterised by marked impairments in social interaction, communication, and restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior. It is considered to be a severe disability because of its persistent lifelong effects on the...