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Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of food handlers at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
(University of Zambia, 2020)The study was conducted between November 2019 to Febuary 2020 and examined the presence of Staphylococcusaureus in two of Lusaka-based Correctional facilities namely, Mwembeshi Maximum and Lusaka Central Correctional ... -
A framework to address barriers to total quality management (TQM) adoption in the Zambian building sector
(University of Zambia, 2020)The Zambian Buildings Sector (ZBS) has witnessed a significant growth in the number of building projects being undertaken at individual, corporate and government levels over the past decade. However, there has been a major ... -
Fraud detection on big tax data using business intelligence, data mining tool: A case of Zambia revenue authority
(University of Zambia, 2017)Tax collecting in the developing countries has been associated with a lot of fraud which is a challenge to detect. This is because of the growth in size of data and also the absence of fully automated business processes. ... -
A full-cost analysis of future technology options for electricity generation in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2018)The aim of this research is to facilitate informed decision making for an optimal cost-based allocation of future electricity generation resources in Zambia. Such a study is cardinal in order to find out which energy ... -
Geospatial, cloud and web based model for evidence based decision making in tuberculosis prevention
(University of Zambia, 2020)Today, stakeholders in the fight against TB face a dilemma of the quick spreading disease that must be fought with minimal resources. The scarcity of the resources for fighting Tuberculosis (TB) calls for creative and ... -
GIS based integrated District land use planning process: A case study of Mpika
(2014-02-17)Land use planning in Zambia is currently riddled with the problems of being cumbersome, unsatisfactory, unbalanced and fragmented. The study revealed that the above scenario, may be attributed to among other reasons, the ... -
Grain capturing techniques for FRA based on near field communication and geographic information system
(The University of Zambia, 2019)The management of Zambia’s national strategic food reserve is done by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA), which also ensures that the country’s food market is well facilitated. The FRA also ensures that there is a reliable ... -
Greenhouse solar drying and thin layer drying of fresh Kapenta(Stolothrissa Tanganicae)
(The University of Zambia, 2016)The aim of this study was to carry out an experimental investigation on drying fresh Kapenta (Stolothrissa tanganicae), in a Greenhouse Solar Dryer and to evaluate a suitable thin-layer drying model for fresh Kapenta. ... -
Hydrological modelling of ungauged catchments : a case study of the lower Kariba catchment
(The University of Zambia, 2019)In catchment hydrology, it is practically impossible to measure everything we would like to know about the hydrological system, mainly due to high catchment heterogeneity, the limitations of measurement techniques and the ... -
The impact of adoption and usage of Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs)in selected manufacturing and business firms in Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)This study was aimed at investigating the impact of adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) on selected manufacturing and business firms in Zambia.This study was exploratory in nature, hence, a cross ... -
Impact of charging of backup batteries by residential consumers on the low voltage distribution network
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Battery-charging units are appreciably being used in residential application as power back-up in the face of power shortages. The study investigated the effects of backup battery-charging units on the low voltage distribution ... -
The impact of compulsory computer studies at junior secondary on ict literacy in secondary schools in Livingstone district
(The University of Zambia, 2019)In 2014, the Zambian Government through the Ministry of Education introduced ICT as a compulsory subject at junior secondary despite schools having inadequate facilities. This was a source of concern to many. The study ... -
The impact of compulsory computer studies at junior secondary on ict literacy in secondary schools in Livingstone district
(The University of Zambia, 2019)In 2014, the Zambian Government through the Ministry of Education introduced ICT as a compulsory subject at junior secondary despite schools having inadequate facilities. This was a source of concern to many. The study ... -
Impact of Location and Size of Solar PV Plants for Integration in the Lusaka distribution grid network
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Energy generation mix is an important area that could potentially have a significant impact on the Distribution network to address increase in system losses at distribution level, voltage drops and load growth. The ... -
The impact of organisational safety culture on the management of safety health and environment(SHE) in the electricity distribution industry of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Organisational Safety Culture has increasingly come to the fore as an important aspect of Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Management. Scanty literature could be found on the application of the concept within the ... -
Impact of outsourcing on quality of service on cellular mobile provider : a case of airtel Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2017)This dissertation looks at the impact of outsourcing on the quality of service of a cellular mobile network service provider. Outsourcing is when any operation or process that could be or would usually be performed in-house ... -
The impact of the Zambian economy (2015 – 2017) on the sustainability of the construction industry
(University of Zambia, 2019)The construction industry is a composite sector with wide range of products, services and technologies that play an important role in economic growth of a country. The Zambian economy suffered an economic downturn in the ... -
Improvement of conversion efficiency of Charcoal KILN using a numerical method( Higher yield of Charcoal and reduced environmental impacts)
(2015-11-11)Today approximately one-and-half billion people around the world, especially in the developing world, use biomass based source of energy for cooking and heating. Conversion efficiency of the biomass in many cases is low ... -
Induction Machine Models
(2015-09-07)Although traditional per-phase circuit has been widely used in steady-state analysis and design of induction motors, it is not appropriate to predict dynamic performance of the motor, In order to understand and analyze ... -
Industrial waste management in Zambia:Case study of a Lusaka slaughterhouse
(2011-07-14)In Zambia, like in many other countries, industrialisation has brought with it the problem of environmental pollution associated with industrial waste waters. The discharge of industrial waste water into public sewers may ...
