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Molecular evidence of high rates of asymptomatic P. vivax infection and very low P. falciparum malaria in Botswana
(BioMed Central, https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/, 2016)Background: Botswana is one of eight SADC countries targeting malaria elimination by 2018. Through spirited upscaling of control activities and passive surveillance, significant reductions in case incidence of ... -
Molecular Identification of Campylobacter concisus
(American Society for Microbiology. http://jcm.asm.org/, 2001)A 1.6-kb DNA fragment isolated from a Campylobacter concisus genomic library gave C. concisus-specific restriction fragment length patterns when it was used as a probe in hybridization studies. All of the strains ... -
Monetary approach to balance of payments – the case of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-05)This study examines the applicability of monetary approach to balance of payments in Botswana for the period 1995-2013. The study employs Cointegration and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to examine whether monetary ... -
Monetary approach to balance of payments-the case of Botswana
(2016-08-03)This study examines the applicability of monetary approach to balance of payments in Botswana for the period 1995-2013. The study employs Cointegration and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to examine whether monetary ... -
Monitoring and evaluation practices and challenges of Gaborone based local NGOs implementing HIV/AIDS projects in Botswana
(University of Botswana, http://ub.bw, 2007)Botswana is facing one of its greatest development challenges at the moment. It is facing an HIV/AIDS pandemic of immense proportions. It is among the countries in the world that have been hard hit by this scourge. A lot ... -
Monitoring environmental complexities and changes:some lessons from small firms
(International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business; Inderscience Enterprises Ltd; http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijgsb, 2006)The process of gathering and interpreting pertinent information from the environment and introducing the results into the business planning process is referred to as environmental scanning. This paper investigates the ... -
Monitoring maternity mortality in Botswana
(Elsevier, www.rhmjournal.org.uk, 2007)This paper describes the maternity monitoring system in Botswana, developed in 1998, and the main methods used: maternal death and morbidity reviews at service delivery level, analysis by the National Maternal Mortality ... -
Monitoring maternity mortality in Botswana
(Reproductive Health Matters. www.rhmjournal.org.uk, 2007)This paper describes the maternity monitoring system in Botswana, developed in 1998, and the main methods used: maternal death and morbidity reviews at service delivery level, analysis by the National Maternal Mortality ... -
Monopoly politikos: How Botswana's opposition parties have helped sustain one-party dominance
(African Sociological Review, 2006)The main thesis of this paper is that Botswana's opposition parties are accountable for their failure to provide the voting public with a meaningful alternative to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party. While conceding the ... -
More on equivalence properties of Radon-Nikodym property types and Complete Continuity property types
(Pushpa Publishing House, www.pphmj.com, 2013-01)We study the equivalence property of the I- and II-L-Radon-Nikodým property (resp. I- and II-L-complete continuity property) types of Banach spaces. As a by-product, we obtain a proof of the following: F. Lust-Picard’s ... -
More woody plants? the status of bush encroachment in Botswana's grazing areas
(ScienceDirect, www.sciencedirect.com, 2002)the cattle-dominated grazing areas of Botswana. Bush encroachment species – for instance Acacia tortilis, A. erubescens, A. mellifera, Dichrostachys cinerea, Grewia flava, and Terminalia sericea –are increasing in cover ... -
A morpho-tonological description of Ikalanga infinitive verbs
(Journal of the Linguistics Association of Southern African Development Community Universities, journals.ub.bw/index.php/lasu, 2016-07-28)In order to explain how tone works in Ikalanga infinitives, this description uses data collected from native speakers and glossaries, verified with the help of dictionary data from other languages. The authors preferred ... -
A mortality review of tuberculosis and HIV co-infected patients in Mahalapye, Botswana: does cotrimoxazole preventive therapy and/or antiretroviral therapy protect against death?
(Aosis/http//aosis.co.za, 2018-11-15)Background: The World Health Organization aims to reduce tuberculosis (TB) mortality rate from 15% in 2015 to 6.5% by 2025. Aim: This study determined the profile of TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfected ... -
Mothers' experiences regarding prolonged hospitalization of their preterm babies in neonatal intensive care unit in Princess Marina Hospital
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-06)Background: Hospitalization of preterm babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) exposes mothers to critical care environment for as much period as it is determined by the condition of their babies. The purpose of the ... -
Motivating the motivators with developmental teacher appraisal
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, http://www.krepublishers.com, 2006)Productivity is the buzzword in all organizations worldwide. Organizations, including schools are busy trying to enhance the productivity of their employees by introducing a number of interventions or incentives. One of ... -
Motivation, influences, and perceived effect of ICT adoption in Botswana organisations
(Emarald Group Publishing Limited, www.emeraldinsight.com/, 2008)Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to examine the motivation, and perceived effect of information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in Botswana organisations. While a conceptual model of the adoption process ... -
Moves in Social Work students' reports
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-21)This study investigates the rhetorical move structure of case reports written by Social work students during their fieldwork placement. Twenty six case reports were collected and interviewed twelve students from department ... -
Multiple causes of death models for human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome and related mortality in South Africa in 2006 and 2007
(Dove Medical Press Ltd. www.dovepress.com/, 2012)Background: Predictive models for mortality due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease as a result of opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis and pneumonia, have been developed. Methods: The data are taken ... -
Multiple oncogenic viruses identified in Ocular surface squamous neoplasia in HIV-1 patients
(BioMed Central Ltd. www.infectagentscancer.com/content/5/1/6, 2010)Background: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is a rare cancer that has increased in incidence with the HIV pandemic in Africa. The underlying cause of this cancer in HIV-infected patients from Botswana is not ... -
Multivariate analysis of Harpagophytum DC. ex Meisn (Pedaliaceae) based on fruit characters
(Academic Journals; http://www.academicjournals.org/ijbc, 2011)Harpagophytum is bitypic and native to Southern Africa. Its two species are Harpagophytum procumbens and H. zeyheri. H. procumbens is medicinal. A reliable method of identifying the species is through its fruit. However, ...