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Adapted physical activity in Africa: problems and the way forward
(Sobama, http://www.rc.unesp.br/ib/efisica/sobama/sobamaorg/inicio.htm, 2007-12)There is paucity of literature, both in international journals and the World Wide Web, on the status and practise of adapted physical activity (APA) in the different African countries. Despite the promises, in the constitutions ... -
Addressing the challenge of p-value and sample size when the significance is borderline: the test of random duplication of participants as a new approach
(Lifescience Global, https://www.lifescienceglobal.com/, 2016)The issue of borderline p-value seems to divide health scientists into two schools of thought. One school of thought argues that when the p-value is greater than or equal to the statistical significance cut-off level of ... -
The adequacy of antenatal care services among slum residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(BioMed Central, https://www.biomedcentral.com, 2016)Background: There are recent efforts made to eliminate inequalities in the utilisation of basic health care services. More emphasis is given for improvement of health in developing countries including maternal and child ... -
Adherence to anti-diabetic drugs among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania- A cross-sectional study
(Pan African Medical Journal in partnership with AFNET,www.panafrican-med-journal.com, 2014-04-07)Introduction: Adherence to diabetes mellitus treatment regimens among Type 2 diabetes patients in Tanzania has not been well documented. This study sought to assess adherence to antidiabetic drugs and associated factors ... -
Adherence to the 30-minute rule in emergency caesarean deliveries due to foetal distress at Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-31)Foetal distress is potentially life threatening, requiring an emergency caesarean delivery to forestall potential harm or death of the foetus. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended that the ... -
Adoption of elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations by subsistence arable farmers in the Okavango delta, Northern Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2016-09)This research study investigated factors influencing adoption of elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovation (ECDIs) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The study was conducted on the eastern Okavango Panhandle region in five ... -
Adoption stakeholders’ perceptions of sharing adoption information with adoptees: the case of Nigeria
(University of Botswana,www.ub.bw, 2020-06)Child adoption is about the provision of families for children who cannot be cared for within the families into which they were born. It is also about experiencing parenting in which people legally assume the role of parents ... -
Adult education and social transformation in the south: the Botswana experience
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2010-11-23)The article argues that, historically, universities have served a select few individuals as part of modernist not transformative agenda. This highly selective process guarantees students good life. The article argues that ... -
Adult Education and social transformation in the South: the Botswana experience
(JCHE, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujch20, 2010-11-23)The article argues that, historically, universities have served a select few individuals as part of modernist not transformative agenda. This highly selective process guarantees students good life. The article argues that ... -
Adult education, deliberative democracy and social re-engagement in Africa
(SAGE Publications http://jds.sagepub.com, 2006)While the western powers credit globalization with facilitating development, Africa continues to face challenges such as poverty, low quality education, HIV/AIDS, and ineffective governance. This article provides an overview ... -
Adult education, deliberative democracy and social re-engagement in Africa
(SAGE, http://www.sagepublications.com, 2006-03)While the western powers credit globalization with facilitating development, Africa continues to face challenges such as poverty, low quality education, HIV/AIDS, and ineffective governance. This article provides an overview ... -
Adult education: the alpha (α) and omega (Ω) of all education
(Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana, http//www.ub.bw, 2013-07)Adult Education is the first education that mankind ever benefited from. It is equally the last education in the life of every human being. In this sense, it is the beginning and end of all education not merely because of ... -
Adult education: the alpha (α) and omega (Ω) of all education, an inaugural lecture delivered on 31 August 2012
(Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 2013-07)Adult Education is the first education that mankind ever benefitted from. It is equally the last education in the life of every human being. In this sense, it is the beginning and end of all education not merely because ... -
Adults who learn: sharing literacy project experience from south-western Nigeria
(Routledge, www.routledge.com, 2011-11-23)The paper reports the outcome of a funded non-formal, functional adult literacy project embarked upon in the university-based I soya rural development programme area in southwestern Nigeria from 2005–2007. It specifically ... -
Advanced d-partitioning analysis and design of robust control systems
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-01)There is a need for control systems to be robust or insensitive to parameter variations, disturbances and noise. In the process of design and analysis of a robust control system, it is essential to determine the regions ... -
Advances in the use of biocontrol applications in preharvest and postharvest environments: a food safety milestone
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17454565, 2022-04)Increasing concerns toward food safety and public health have rendered the use of synthetic chemicals in agricultural environments unacceptable. A shift toward biologically safe approaches has been considered a preferred ... -
Aerobic-training effects on health characteristics of HIV-positive adults under BONEPWA, Gaborone.
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020)The purpose of the study was to compare the pre and post 12 weeks of aerobic training effects on lipid profile, CD4 count, body composition and aerobic capacity of adult HIV-positive individuals on highly active antiretroviral ... -
Aeromagnetic and Landsat TM structural interpretation for identifying regional groundwater exploration targets, south-central Zimbabwe Craton
(Elsevier Science Ltd. www.elsevier.com/locate/jappgeo, 2008)Aeromagnetic (AM) and Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data from the south-central Zimbabwe Craton have been processed for the purpose of regional structural mapping and thereby to develop strategic models for groundwater ... -
The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade regime: Opportunities and challenges for Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2003)For a long time now, African countries have been demanding increased trade with the developed economies of the West as a means to promote economic development. 'Trade not aid,' has become the hallmark of this demand. ... -
African condition: transforming stem education
(Mosenodi, https://journals.ub.bw/index.php/mosenodi, 2017-09-06)The paper explores the evolution of science in Africa against the perceived policy emphasis of the role of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in development. The deployment of STEM in the school curricula ...