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This dissertation is about a study conducted on mapping HWC hotspots in Silowana Complex of Western Province in Zambia. Spatially identifying HWC (hotspots) and possible mitigation measures is necessary to inform HWC management in order to facilitate a nonviolent coexistence of humans and...

This study aimed to determine the maximum likelihood (ML) estimates for the Gamma and Exponential distributions under conditions of left-truncated and right-censored data, employing the Expectation-Maximisation (EM) algorithm. Additionally, it sought to compare the performance of the EM algorithm...

Spices refer to dried parts of plants used in food to enhance flavor, add color and make food more acceptable. As a result spices are widely used in the food industry where they may carry a large number of bacteria and mold that could contaminate the food. The objective of this study was to...

The study investigates the intricate relationship between communication management strategies and corruption perceptions within public construction projects. Drawing upon empirical data gathered from the Lusaka-Ndola Road project and aligning with established literature, the research explores the...

This study introduces a groundbreaking TB detection system in Zambia, harnessing chest X-ray analysis via machine learning. Addressing the limitations of traditional TB detection methods, this research utilized a layered architecture for image processing and classification using a convolutional...

The objective of the study was to assess the regeneration of Miombo woodlands after shifting cultivation in Chibombo and Rufunsa districts in comparison to undisturbed woodland. The study analysed different descriptors that characterize the woodland including: species composition, diversity,...

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a challenge to many nations with estimates indicating that by 2022, there were 39 million people in the world living with HIV and in Zambia, the HIV prevalence among adults, 15 years and above, is approximately 11 percent. ART has been known to slow progression of HIV in...

There is a significant gap in research on occupational health and safety in Africa. This study addresses this need by investigating the potential of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to develop health information systems that cater specifically to the requirements of occupational...

This dissertation is devoted to the investigation of the optical properties of two topological insulators, Bismuth Selenide (Bi2Se3) and Antimony Telluride (Sb2Te3), by optical spectroscopy reflection measurements in a wide frequency range (500 – 40000 cm−1 ) and temperature (13 to 300 K) ....

The study explored the involvement of rural parents in school-based Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to learners in four rural Primary Schools in Nyimba district in Eastern Province in Zambia. The objectives of the study were to explore how CSE was taught in rural Primary schools in Nyimba...