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Reactions of salicylaldehyde and enolates or their equivalents: versatile synthetic routes to chromane derivatives
(Beilstein-Institut, https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/home/home.htm, 2012)The reported methodologies for the synthesis of chromane derivatives through the reaction of salicylaldehyde and enolates are discussed. The enolates and their equivalents involved in the reactions discussed in this article ... -
Reader-response approach: an intervention in composition writing at junior secondary schools in Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2011-03)Recently, the reading-writing connection has come into focus as an area that can be exploited to address English as a second language (ESL) writing skills development. This is because various studies have identified ESL ... -
The readiness of Junior Secondary Schools to adopt M-technology in mathematics teaching and learning; the case of Kgatleng region
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)The purpose of this proposed study is to find out if the junior secondary schools in Botswana are at a state of adopting mobile technology into the teaching and learning of mathematics. Studies reflect that mobile devices ... -
The reading behavior of junior secondary students during school holidays in Botswana
(International Reading Association, www.reading.org/, 2011)Reports of the poor reading culture of Batswana appear periodically in the popular media, especially the newspapers (see Baputaki, 2006; Hosia, 2007; Seboni & Swartland, 2009). These impressionistic reports speak of an ... -
Reading competency of first year undergraduate students at University of Botswana: a case study
(2016-04-18)The ability to read and interpret textbooks and other assigned material is a critical component of success at University level. Therefore, the aims of this study are twofold: to evaluate the reading levels of first year ... -
Reading the Book of Esther in the light of Botswana's 21st century challenges
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-12-14)The Book of Esther presents readers with an intriguing story of two women: Vashti and Esther. It is a story of hope for women who find themselves suffering at the hands of cruel and dangerous patriarchal homes, systems, ... -
Realization of human rights: a path towards the reduction of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS by the government of Botswana
(BONELA, www.bonela.org, 2008)HIV continues to spread throughout the world, posing increasing challenges to human rights, at both national and global levels. The epidermic continues to be marked by discrimination against certain population groups; those ... -
Reasoning and the military decision making process
(Center for Cognition and Neuroethics, http://cognethic.org/, 2014)The archetypal view of the military is that of a hierarchical organization whose members are conditioned to respond to command without question. Its election of obedience as “the supreme military virtue” portrays it as ... -
Reasons for late presentation of pregnant patients with previous caesarean section delivery at Letsholathebe the 2nd Memorial Hospital in Maun, Botswana: an exploratory qualitative study
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015)Introduction Maternal mortality and morbidity remains high worldwide due to chronic diseases and underutilization of maternal health services. Botswana has made progress in decreasing maternal deaths, but maternal mortality ... -
Rebranding an institution of higher education in Botswana
(Macrothink Institute; http://www.macrothink.org, 2012)The issue of rebranding institutions of higher education has attracted little attention in scholarly publications. However, intense competition in the higher education market has forced institutions to modify elements of ... -
The recent economic reforms in Botswana - an assessment
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2013-09-04)This paper critically evaluates the economic reforms that have been adopted in Botswana since 2008. The year 2008 is significant for two (2) main reasons; it was the year when: (i) a new president, Lt. General Seretse Khama ... -
Recent results from natural product research at the University of Botswana
(IUPAC. http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/, 2001)Marketed plants are very important items of trade in many parts of the world. The community uses these for a variety of purposes such as foods, cosmetics, flavors, spices, and medicines. It seems that plants that are ... -
Reconfiguring the city: contemporary youth performance and media entertainment in Gaborone
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-07-09)Urban youth and their creative energies form part of the discourse of urbanization in Africa. Their participation in reconstructing, accessing, and animating the African urban landscape is evident in contemporary media ... -
Records Management and Freedom of Information: a marriage partnership
(Sage Publications http://idv.sagepub.com, 2003)Seeks to demonstrate that successful implementation of Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation is directly linked to effective and efficient records keeping regimes. Where records keeping systems are poor or ineffective, ... -
Records management and service delivery: the case of Department of Corporat Services in the Ministry of Health, Botswana
(2013-08-09)This paper explores the role of records management in the delivery of public service in Botswana with specific reference to the Corporate Services Division at the Minisstry of Health Headquarters. -
Reducing therapeutic injection overuse through patients-prescribers interaction group discussions in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Tanzania Journal of Health Research, www.ajol.info/index.php/thrb, 2011)Inappropriately prescription of injections has been reported in developing and developed countries. Previous studies in Tanzania showed that over 70% of patients attending out- patient clinics at private dispensaries ... -
Refining the Y chromosome phylogeny with southern African sequences
(Springer, http://link.springer.com/journal/439, 2016)The recent availability of large-scale sequence data for the human Y chromosome has revolutionized analyses of and insights gained from this non-recombining, paternally inherited chromosome. However, the studies to date ... -
Refining the Y chromosome phylogeny with southern African sequences
(Springerlink, http://www.springer.com/, 2016)The recent availability of large-scale sequence data for the human Y chromosome has revolutionized analyses of and insights gained from this non-recombining, paternally inherited chromosome. However, the studies to ... -
A reflection on Setswana proverbs in Botswana’s national psyche and nationhood
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Botswana’s fi ftieth anniversary of Independence, celebrated in 2016, is indeed a milestone achievement worthy to be celebrated. This paper argues that Setswana proverbs are one of several factors that have contributed to ... -
Reflections on Botswana’s 2015 Land Policy
(University of Botswana Law Journal, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/ublj, 2018-07-06)This is a study and an interrogation of the Botswana Land Policy approved by the National Assembly on 16 July 2015. This is a review from a legal perspective, appropriately so, because if the Policy prescriptions are faithfully ...