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Microbiology of urinary tract infections in Gaborone, Botswana
(Public Library Science, https://phys.org/partners/public-library-of-science/, 2013-03)Objective: The microbiology and epidemiology of UTI pathogens are largely unknown in Botswana, a high prevalence HIV setting. Using laboratory data from the largest referral hospital and a private hospital, we describe the ... -
Microplastic accumulation in endorheic river basins – the example of the Okavango Panhandle (Botswana)
(Elsevier, https://www.elsevier.com, 2023-05-20)The Okavango Panhandle is the main influent watercourse of the Okavango Delta, an inland sink of the entire sediment load of the Cubango-Okavango River Basin (CORB). The sources of pollution in the CORB, and other endorheic ... -
Migrant labour and the Peasantry in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1930-1965
(Taylor & Francis, 1999)This article grapples with issues that have largely remained outside the realms of migrant labour studies in colonial Botswana: the positive input of migrant wages to agricultural production and the effects of migrant ... -
Mineralogical appraisal of sediments of duricrust suites and pans around Jwaneng area, Botswana
(Bioline http://www.bioline.org, 2007)A mineralogical investigation of duricrust suites in Letlhakeng valley, and five pans around Jwaneng in Botswana was undertaken in order to know the mineral assemblages and infer on their landscape formation. In Letlhakeng, ... -
Minerals that host metals at Dorowa Rock Phosphate Mine, Zimbabwe
(Bentham Open, 2010)This study set out to establish the major minerals at Dorowa and determine which of those are likely to host metals that may leach into surface and groundwater. This study comes after a preliminary assessment of the water ... -
Minerals that host metals at Dorowa Rock Phosphate Mine, Zimbabwe
(Bentham Open, http://www.benthamscience.com/open/tomj/index.htm, 2011)This study set out to establish the major minerals at Dorowa and determine which of those are likely to host metals that may leach into surface and groundwater. This study comes after a preliminary assessment of the water ... -
The Ministry of the church to people with disability
(John Wiley & Sons, https://www.wiley.com, 2019)Jesus’ ministry on earth is meant to be a model of the ministry of the church. It affected all types of people regardless of their socio-economic and religious status. Jesus regarded all ... -
Missionary wives, women and education: the development of literacy among the Batswana 1840-1937
(Research and Development Unit, University of Botswana, 1997)This paper is about the introduction of western education by Missionaries in Africa. These European Missionaries left their homes for religius reasons, to convert the "heathens" to the christian religion. Convertion to ... -
Model for cover cracking of RC beams due to partial surface steel corrosion
(Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com/locate/conbuildmat, 2011)Cracking of the cover concrete due to steel corrosion is considered by many researchers to indicate the end-of-service life of corrosion-affected reinforced concrete (RC) structures. Numerous models have been developed ... -
Modeling severity of tuberculosis as a multiple cause of death in South Africa
(Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2014)The multiple cause of death (MCOD) analysis is used to account for the full contribution of TB as acause of death to South African mortality in 2008 that were coded using ICD10. Following a review of MCOD methods, a ... -
Modelling and simulation of an air motor system using extended radial basis algorithm
(University of Botswana, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, http://ajol.info/index.php/bjt, 2007-04)This article proposes a new modeling scheme using extended radial basis function (RBF) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy filter for handling nonlinear uncertainties of an air motor servo valve. This model combines the fast model ... -
Modelling factors influencing the co-existance of pastoralists and carviwores around Botswana Makgadikgadi / Nxai Pans national park
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)Pastoralists and carnivores conflict is a major conservation and rural livelihood challenge given the high rate at which carnivores population decline and the high rate at which livestock is being depredated. The study ... -
Modelling population registration and national indentification system in Uganda
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2014)The study examines the current state, access, accuracy and utilisation of population information in Uganda. The problem was that many people are born; they die unaccounted for; enabling the presentation of false demographic ... -
Modelling the effects of land use/cover change and rainfall variability on landslide hazards: the case of Nyabihu district, Rwanda
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-03-31)Landslides have become the environmentally recognized hazard in hilly regions of Rwanda such as Nyabihu district. They are often characterized by the downslope movement of debris or other earth materials which damage or ... -
The moderating impacts of business planning and firm size on total quality management practices
(Emerald; http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0954-478x.htm, 2003)Total quality management (TQM) research has concentrated on large firms. Little has been done on the TQM practices of small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in developing countries. This paper investigates ... -
Modern pentecostalism as an urban phenomenon: the case of the family of God church in Zimbabwe.
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2005)The past twenty to thirty years in the history of Zimbabwean Christianity have witnessed the emergence of a new breed of Pentecostalism that tends to attract the middle and upper classes urban residents. This paper ... -
Modern retailing and its implications for developing countries: insights from retail managers
(Macrothink institute; http://www.macrothink.org, 2015-04-18)This paper provides insights into modern retailing, its challenges and implications for retail management in developing countries. On average 17 semi-structured interviews were conducted with retail managers in food, ... -
Modernisation of arable agriculture in Chobe district: a search for food self-sufficiency through ALDEP, 1980s and 1990s
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Food insecurity continues to be a major challenge to developing nations, including Botswana. While there is recognition that agriculture is still the primary source of employment and food supply in most sub-Saharan economies, ... -
Modernizing the Botswana National Front: a case for political marketing
(The Botswana Societ, www.botsoc.org.bw, 2012)This paper argues that the choice of a younger and more popular, Duma Boko as president of the opposition Botswana National Front in 2010 was a good move for the party. However, this is not enough. The party needs to ... -
Molecular detection of human papillomavirus HPV) in highly fragmented DNA from cervical cancer biopsies using double-nested PCR
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2018)Archived Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissue specimens can be a valuable source of human papillomavirus (HPV) nucleic acids for molecular biological analyses in retrospective studies. Although successful amplification ...