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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, ... -
Prospects of safe motherhood in Botswana: midwifery training and nurses' ability to complete the Botswana obstetric record
(Elsevier Ltd. www.elsevier.com/locate/socscimed, 2003-01-01)This paper examines several key factors that determine nurses’ ability to complete the Botswana Obstetric Record (BOR), an instrument that should help with early diagnosis of problems during pregnancy, labour, delivery ... -
The provision of archival reference services to persons with disabilities at Botswana National Archives and Records Services
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-05)Principle No.5 of the International Council on Archives states that archives should be available to all users on equal and fair terms (ICA,2012:9). Hence this study sought to assess the provision of archival reference ... -
Provision of in-service training of mathematics and science teachers in Botswana: teachers’ perspectives
(Springer Netherlands. http://www.springerlink.com, 2009-04)Teaching is a field that is dynamic, with innovations necessitating upgrading of skills and education of teachers for the successful implementation of reforms. The behaviour and attitudes of teachers towards teaching and ... -
The provision of library support service in colleges of education in Botswana
(Archlib & Information Services, http:www.hwwilson.com/journals; http://www.ajol.info, 2002)As a result of the affiliation of the colleges of education (COE)in Botswana to the University of Botswana, the libraries attached to the colleges were assessed with a view to finding out if they met the standards recommended ... -
Proximate composition of Karkadeh (Hibiscus sabdariffa) seeds and some functional properties of seed protein isolate as influenced by pH and NaCl
(Informa Healthcare http://www.informaworld.com, 2009-05)Seeds of an inbred line (B-11-90) of Karkadeh (Hibiscus sabdariffa) were investigated for their proximate composition (AOAC methods), nitrogen solubility and protein isolate (Karkadeh seed protein isolates [KSPI]) ... -
PSPICE model of an open-circuit DC shunt machine
(University of Botswana, 2000)Computer models are used to replicate the essential performance features of a physical element using convenient modeling and simulation programs. Within SPICE, an acronym for the Simulation Program with Integrated-Circuit ... -
Psychoactive substance use among first-year students in a Botswana University: pattern and demographic correlates
(BMC Psychiatry, https://www.biomedcentral.com/about, 2018-08-31)BACKGROUND: Substance use amongst university students is a recognized problem worldwide. Few studies have been carried out in this group in Botswana. These studies have been mostly limited to the use of alcohol and tobacco. ... -
Psychological and socio-cultural correlates of motor skill development of athletes in Botswana
(African Educational Research Network (AERN), http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/links.htm, 2009-06)This study provides information on the psychological and sociocultural correlates of motor skill development of athletes in Botswana. Seventy-three (73) student athletes were sampled on a psycho-sociocultural and motor ... -
Psychosocial causes of suicide among youth and its implications on the family: lessons for Botswana
(2015-05-29)This study explores the psychosocial factors that contribute to suicide among the youth in Botswana and how it affects the family. The Study uses available literature to examine the psychosocial causes of suicide among the ... -
Psychosocial effects experienced by grandmothers as primary caregivers in rural Botswana
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jpmhn, 2008)Studies on the psychosocial effects of grandmothers as primary caregivers in Botswana are non-existent. The purpose of this study was to close that knowledge gap. Twenty-five (n = 25) grandmothers who were primary ... -
Public participation in environmental impact assessment: review of 2005 to 2010 Legislative and Policy Framework and its compatibility to international best practice
(Botswana Notes and Records, 2016-08-31)Public participation (PP) is an integral aspect of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. PP inEIA process facilitates environmental protection and sustainability of development projects. The studyfrom which this ... -
Pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient with right-sided heart failure
(Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, www.acronymfinder.com, 2014-06-06)Pulmonary thromboembolism occurring either abruptly or insidious poses a greater challenge in diagnosis. A high index of suspicion is required to proceed with proper investigations in patients with nonspecific cardiac or ... -
Punishment and the extraction of labour in colonial Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2016-08-31)The role of law as an instrument of colonial rule in sub-Saharan Africa seems to have received inadequate attention in the historiography while on the other hand, the extraction of African labour has received signifi cant ... -
Pushing agricultural land out of the village: the land use change in South-eastern Botswana’s Otse, 1986-2002
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This study contributes to the land use planning and policy in the tribal land areas of Botswana. It focuses on land use change in Otse, south-eastern Botswana. The traditional land tenure system, which is found in peri-urban ... -
Quality and Compositional Studies of Some Edible Leguminosae Seed Oils in Botswana
(AOCS Press. http://www.springerlink.com/content/120382/, 1998)Seed oils were extracted with n-hexane from three edible Leguminosae seeds: Tylosema esculentum, Xanthocercis zambesiaca, and Bauhinia petersiana, giving yields of 48.2, 17.6, and 20.8% (w/w), respectively. Some physical ... -
Quality in science: the need for constant vigilance
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-01-02)The government of Botswana has a standing commitment to promoting science as a vehicle for economic development and harnessing natural resources, value addition and diversification. This standing is evident by the establishment ... -
Quality of life and the concept of "Living Well" with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal of Nursing Scholarship. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jnu, 2005)Purpose: To increase understanding of the meaning of quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. Methods: Using a cross-sectional ... -
Quels enseignements tirer d’une analyse étiologique d’erreurs de traduction en classe de FLE ?
(Risoprint, Cluj-Napoc, http://www.risoprint.ro, 2018-02)This study aims at advocating for an etiological analysis of errors made by students in a French as a Foreign Language class rather than a typological analysis of errors. Indeed, unlike the latter where error categories ...