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Key Findings - The most common coping strategies among small-scale enterprises include: - Adjusting working hours to avoid peak load-shedding times. - Employing part-time labour. - Temporarily relocating operations to areas unaffected by power cuts. Effectiveness of Strategies - The study found...

This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the viability of applying the current eccentric compressive design provisions outlined in Eurocode 4 (EC4) for concrete-encased steel composite columns with out-of-code parameters. Specifically, the research undertakes an in-depth analysis of the impact...

Mining is the main source of export income and contributes significantly to the Zambian gross domestic product. Besides its contributions to exports, the mining industry plays a pivot role in the economic and socio-political development of Zambia. It also provides essential mineral based raw...

The sequestration and storage of additional atmospheric carbon from anthropogenic sources by forests contribute significantly to the mitigation of climate change. There are several factors that can alter the carbon store in forest ecosystems, some of which change over time, including climatic...

This thesis investigates Beamforming, Antenna Gain, and throughput in Fifth generation (5G) networks. The global 5G deployments are expected to accelerate and scale digital transformations across sectors. 5G private networks answer a critical communications need by providing higher data rates,...

Human access to water and sanitation services is essential to sustainable development. However, people living in unplanned settlements still lack water and sanitation services. Monze town lies in the Southern Province of Zambia and it consists of both planned and unplanned settlements. Southern...

This study evaluated the effectiveness of climate change awareness done to youths in Luanshya District so as to prepare them in future climate change governance. The objectives of the study were: to identify the methods of climate change awareness available to youths in Luanshya District, to...

This study aimed at exploring how Environmental Education could be contextualized within the Green Economy and Growth agenda in Lusaka, Zambia. It was governed by three objectives namely: exploring how Environmental Education can support the Green Economy and Growth agenda through promoting the...

Chronic flooding is one major annual disaster, whose effects have not been sparing the residents in Kuku, a low cost residential area in the urban District of Lusaka. It has been attributed by both natural and manmade factors such as the inability of the residential area to drain water, change of...

This research aims to design a multi-factor authentication system for automated teller machines (ATMs) that incorporates biometric fingerprint data and One Time passwords. This is so as to reduce the impact and subsequent loss by customers to card frauds. Banking transactions conducted through...