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Safety and Health in the Construction Industry in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN ZAMBIA Construction is considered as one of the most accident prone industries across the world. In Zambia, construction is labor intensive and flooded by unskilled workers ... -
A secure patient monitoring and tracking system using RFID and internet of things for the university teaching hospital
(University of Zambia, 2020)In the present era, quality and affordable patient health care is now the main concern for hospitals in Zambia. Hospitals have to accept the obligation of the patient safety and the patient’s well-being. However, due to ... -
The significance of seismic hazard on structural design in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Design and construction practices in Zambia have tended to neglect the risk posed by seismicity on structures, and no earthquake design and construction guides exist. The recent earthquake occurrences suggest that ... -
Simulation and Optimization of a full drawing process
(2012-10-08)All sheet metal forming processes occur after permanent plastic deformation resulting in the material properties changing and therefore it is necessary to determine the extent to which a material can further be deformed ... -
Simulation of fatigue failure in Sisal and Kenaf reinforced polypropylene
(2015-09-07)Currently Fibre-Glass (FG) is the most widely used reinforcement in polymer composites. However, GF or fibre (|rassijs very expensive and non-biodegradable hence the need for alternative reinforcement materials that are ... -
A skills measurement framework for the construction industry in Zambia: a case of Lusaka province
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Human resource is a key input in construction, with productivity being dependent on the efficiency and effectiveness of the workforce. With construction being characterised as labour intensive, the continuous skills ... -
Solar (photovoltaic) biogas hybrid energy calculator for home and farm setup
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Zambia’s electricity is largely from hydro power which has an installed capacity of 2,347 MW representing 96 % of national consumption while the remaining 4 % is from other sources such as fossil fuels. With low level of ... -
Structural health monitoring of highway bridges in Zambia by using sensor technology: a case study of Nansenga bridge
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Structural Health Monitoring by use of Visual inspections of bridge structures can be subjective and inaccurate. Recent developments in sensing, communication and information technologies, however, have completely modernized ... -
A structured approach towards an integrated behavioral risk management framework for banking institutions: a case study of Indo-Zambia bank
(University of Zambia, 2020)Until recently, risk management discourse has paid scant attention to the issue of organizational culture and behavioral finance biases in banking. Yet ethical lapses and systematic weaknesses exposed in the 2007-09 financial ... -
Study on influential factors of mobile payment systems diffusion in Zambia: A nfc-micro sd perspective
(University of Zambia, 2016)Advancements in mobile technologies have led to an increased uptake of smart phones globally and users are tethered to their mobile devices to an extent unmatched by any other technology in the past. This has led to a ... -
A study on telecommunicationn tower sharing among mobile network operators in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2018)Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) Airtel, MTN, and Zambia Telecommunication (Zamtel) in Zambia adopted a tower-sharing model practised in developed countries such as the United States, Canada. At network roll-out, the operators ... -
A System Dynamics Approach to Customer Churn Management in the Mobile Telecommunication Industry: The Case of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Customer churn is a major challenge in the mobile telecommunications industry today. With one customer leaving for another telecommunication service provider, perceptions about the brand change. There are high chances that ... -
The telemetry network design and the implementation(case study Zesco network)
(2015-09-07)As with any business organization in a competitive market, the financial viability depends on the ability to maximize its returns at minimum costs. The problem of minimizing the total costs on transmission lines wayleave ... -
Tool design for the production of a collimator on a 3-axes vertical milling centre
(2011-07-14)The continuous quest for modernization and industrialization has brought a great challenge upon the third world countries such as Zambia in that these countries have to keep on importing production machinery whose spares ... -
Treatment of natural Radio-Nuclides and heavy metals in mine wastewater at Mopani Copper Mines in Zambia
(2011-07-21)The Zambian Copperbelt is one of the great metallogenic provinces in the world and the production of copper and cobalt from sedimentary rocks, locally metamorphosed of the Lower Roan Group of the Supergroup in the Katanga ... -
Understanding e-government opportunities and challenges in developing countries. a case of Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2018)The adoption of e-government in developing countries has the potential to promote Open Government Data (OGD). OGD is a very critical component for good governance. This is because it encourages transparency, accountability, ... -
Unification of Geodetic Datum in international boundaries a case study of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambian boundaries
(University of Zambia, 2019)The diversity of datums in use today and the technological advancements that have made possible global positioning measurements with sub-meter accuracies, require careful datum selection and careful conversion between ... -
UNZA pump electric motor retrofit design and local manufacturing proposition
(2012-01-20)This research work was to provide a locally produced electric motor to drive the UNZA pump.The work was carried out by using the UNZA pump parameters and electric motor material from published works on the electric motor ... -
The use of etom and the quality of customer experience in Zambian telecommunications call centers for process gap identification
(The University of Zambia, 2019)The study sought to identify gaps in the processes affecting the customer quality of mobile service experience in Zambian telecommunications call centers using eTOM. Enhanced Telecommunications Operations Map (eTOM) being ... -
Using ICT tools in managing customary land, demarcation, conflict and tenure data in Developing Countries: A case study of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Abstract – The high demand for customary land due to urban-rural migration has brought about domestic and international land boundary conflicts in Zambia. The unsuitable land demarcation mechanism and partial documentation ...
