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Production and evaluation of weaning foods based on sorghum and legumes
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Netherlands http://www.springerlink.com/content/t218k71qq13p5476/, 1999-03)Five weaning formulations (F1-F5) based on sorghum, groundnuts, sesame seeds, chickpeas, and skim milk powder were processed by a twin-roller drum dryer and evaluated for composition, functional properties (bulk density, ... -
Production system optimization: case study of a local textile company
(Invention Journal of Research Technology in Engineering & Management, https://archive.org/details/Httpwww.ijrtem.com/IJRTEM_A0270104/, 2017-10)The manufacturing sector in Botswana has been rapidly growing in recent times. Glam Collections used as a case study organization in this research, is an SME textile manufacturing company with its base of operations in ... -
Productivity among nurses and midwives in Botswana
(CODESRIA, http://www.codesria.org, 2002)In spite of the rapid economic growth, which made Botswana the envy of sub-Saharan Africa during the 1980s and 1990s, total factor productivity either stagnated or declined over the same period (Botswana National Productivity ... -
Professional development experiences of physical education teachers in Botswana: epistemological implications
(Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, 2009-08)Studies conducted outside Africa show that professional development experiences of physical education (PE) teachers are shaped by the manner in which PE is situated (and stereotyped) in the school system. Given the contested ... -
Professor Felix Mnthali: a life well lived
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)It is not often that a rural poor boy’s fate destines him for the greatest academic opportunities that turn him into a professorial scholar of renown. Nowadays, only a few black people can tell you about their outstanding ... -
Profiling micro apparel enterprises in Botswana: motivations, practices, challenges and success
(CTRJ, http://ctr.sagepub.com, 2003-06)The purpose of this research was to develop a profile of micro apparel enterprises in Botswana and to examine the profile for cross-cultural applicability in relation to small business scholarship. Field interviews with ... -
Profitability of the informal cross-border trade: a case study of four selected borders of Botswana
(Academic Journals, www.academic journals.org, 2013-10)In this study, the views of 520 informal cross border traders, obtained using systematic sampling and snow ball techniques from four selected border posts in Botswana, were used to show how profitable ICBT is. The results ... -
Progress in the chemistry of marketed traditionally used plants of Ethiopia
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Prolegomena to a Critical Thinking Therapy
(Humanities Institute, Kangwon National University, Korea, http://www.kangwon.ac.kr/english/menu3/sub_03_01_02_14.php, 2014)Thinking may be a universal feature of human beings but correct, strategic and directed thinking is something that eludes a large section of humanity. Yet it is this kind of directed thinking that is needed in organizations ... -
Proliferation of new health cadres: a response to acute shortage of nurses and midwives by sub-Saharan African governments
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Promoting multiculturalism and intercultural dialogue through instituitions and initiatives of civil society organizations in Botswana
(Routledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.com, 2010)Botswana is a multilingual and a multi-ethnic nation that has had a thriving multi-party democracy, peace, and stability since independence, in 1966. Despite the superficial impression that a casual observer may have of a ... -
Promoting student autonomy and lifelong learning skills through WebCT discussion tool: A case of University of Botswana Communication and Study Skills unit
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2010-09-01)With the emergence of digital literacies, web based pedagogy has gained prominence in the 21st century in Universities the world over. Several research studies on online teaching confirm that it increases collaboration, ... -
Pronunciation hurdles for Bakgalagari speakers of English: preliminary observations
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)This paper discusses pronunciation hurdles encountered by Bakgalagari when they speak English, and focuses on problematic areas in the articulation of especially English monophthongs. English is an Indo-European language ... -
Property issues in the dissolution of marriages: experiences of some divorced mothers in Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2003)Over the last two decades rates of divorce have increased in Botswana (Murray, 1981; Ahmed and Letamo, 1989; Bhebhe and Mosha, 1996). Despite this trend, little is known about women’s experiences of marital property division ... -
Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections in Botswana: findings and implications
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.taylorandfrancis.com, 2018-03-23)Background and aims: Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery is known to reduce the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) as well as shorten hospital stay. However, there is currently a scarcity of data on antibiotic prophylaxis ... -
Prospects and challenges for China-Africa agricultural cooperation: the case of Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2016-05-02)This paper argues that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Botswana in January 1975, the two countries have cooperated in trade, education, health, construction, culture, politics and diplomacy, ... -
Prospects and challenges for China-Africa agricultural cooperation: the case of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-11-12)This paper argues that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Botswana in January 1975, the two countries have cooperated in trade, education, health, construction, culture, politics and diplomacy, ... -
Prospects and possibilities of accreditation standards as quality measure of early childhood education in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)Despite many efforts targeted at bringing quality in the provision of Early Childhood Education (ECE) globally, Botswana still lags behind. In order to regulate and monitor ECE programs to ensure quality standards are ... -
Prospects for peace in the DRC: challenges and opportunities
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a long history of conflict. It has endured a lengthy, difficult and brutal episode in its history since independence in 1960. The country has been engulfed by civil war, ... -
Prospects of basket production in promoting sustainable rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(John Wiley and Sons, http://www.wiley.com, 2004)This paper uses the concept of sustainable rural livelihoods and income diversification to assess the role that basket making as a cultural tourism activity can play in improving rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, ...