Browsing Faculty of Science Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Health seeking behaviour of caregivers of children under five years old with diarrhoea in Maun
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-09-11)Background Diarrhoea contributes significantly to the global burden of disease and associated mortality in children under the age of five. Despite the availability of cost effective treatment and preventive measures, ... -
Hydrogeochemistry of the Kasane thermal spring, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2017)The hydrogeochemistry of the Kasane thermal spring in Kasane was conducted with the aim of characterising it, determining the suitability of its water for drinking purposes and the influence of mineralogical composition ... -
Impacts of treated wastewarer on the surface water and groundwater quality: a case study in North East Gaborone (within Notwane catchment) Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2017)This study was conducted in the Notwane catchment where the capital city of Botswana, Gaborone is located. Botswana having unreliable rainfalls and Gaborone having shortage supply of water for drinking, this study was ... -
An integrated waste management approach as an alternative domestic solid waste management strategy for the growing African urban environments: a case study of Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)Domestic Solid waste management in Gaborone, as in most of African cities has become a daunting task for urban practioners to tackle. Rapid urbanisation without the matched increase in service provision has exerted pressure ... -
Intrinsic groundwater pollution vulnerability assessment of Masama east well field, Khurutshe area
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)An intrinsic groundwater pollution vulnerability assessment was conducted in Masama east well field, Botswana. The well field is located in close proximity to residential and agricultural land and might be exposed to the ... -
Investigating the breeding success of cape vultures (Gyps Coprotheres) at Bonwalenong and manong yeng breeding sites in the Tswapong Hills, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-09)The endangered Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) breeds only in hilly areas of southern Africa. Botswana is a home of these cliff-nesting species, with its largest colonies found in the southeast (Mannyelanong Hill) and ... -
Investigation of interaction, hysteresis and reactions of mixed langmuir monolayers over air/aqueous interface
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-09)Mixed Langmuir films of N-octadecyl-N’-phenylthiourea/stearic acid (OPT/SA), [(octadecylimino)methyl]phenol/octadecylamine (ODIMP/ODA) and 2-methoxy-6- [(octadecylimino)methyl]phenol/stearic acid (MODIMP/SA) over air/water ... -
Modelling population registration and national indentification system in Uganda
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2014)The study examines the current state, access, accuracy and utilisation of population information in Uganda. The problem was that many people are born; they die unaccounted for; enabling the presentation of false demographic ... -
Modelling the effects of land use/cover change and rainfall variability on landslide hazards: the case of Nyabihu district, Rwanda
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-03-31)Landslides have become the environmentally recognized hazard in hilly regions of Rwanda such as Nyabihu district. They are often characterized by the downslope movement of debris or other earth materials which damage or ... -
Optimal investment under inflation protection and optimal portfolio With stochastic wage income
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2017-05)This dissertation considers the optimal portfolio strategies for an investor that obtains stochastic income and gives out stochastic cash outflows under inflation protection. The Investor trades on a complete diffusion ... -
Patterns and processes of food security in the peri urban village of Gabane in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2017-08)The aim of this study was to assess the patterns and processes governing food security among the households of Gabane and establish the strategies they adopted to minimize their vulnerability to food insecurity. The study ... -
Phytochemical and biological activity studies on the twigs of Baikiaea plurijuga and the tubers of Ipomoea bolusiana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-08)Phytochemical studies on the twigs of Baikiaea plurijuga afforded four compounds, (+) – catechin, taxifolin, eriodictyol and sucrose. The dissertation describes the methods of their isolation and discusses their characterization. ... -
Prevalence of cryptosporidium parvum, giardia intestinalis and molecular characterization of rotavirus assoceated with diarrhea in children below five years old in Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-03)Background: Diarrhea remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children under the age of five years across the globe. In Botswana, the control of diarrheal diseases aims at reducing the burden caused by diarrhea ... -
Simulation and evaluation of water supply reservoirs using HEC-ressim model and RRV indices in the Notwane catchment
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)Botswana has gradually developed its water resources at great expense but it is estimated that as much as half of it is wasted through leakage, lack of water demand management, knowledge gap, inefficient management and ... -
Surface tension of liquid binary mixtures at different temperatures (from 298.15k to 318.15k)
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-06)Thermodynamic properties of binary liquid mixtures of ketones with alkyl esters, (methyl acetate + cyclohexanone, ethyl acetate + cyclohexanone, methyl acetate + cycloheptanone, methyl acetate + acetophenone, ethyl acetate ... -
Towards a software process improvement selection framework for small and medium enterprises in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-05)Software Process Improvement (SPI) models are quality models or standards for software development used to produce quality software. It involves systematic procedures to improve performance of an existing processing system ... -
Urban transport and climate change mitigation options to minimize Greenhouse Gas emissions and to promote sustainable use of public transport in Kigali, Rwanda
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2021-08)The study aimed at identifying urban transport and climate change mitigation options to minimize Greenhouse Gas emissions and to promote sustainable use of public transport in Kigali, Rwanda. Extreme climate events such ... -
Use of Moringa Oleifera (Moringa) seed pods and sclerocarya birrea (Morula) nutshells for metal removal from wastewater and borehole water
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-08)A study to investigate the possible use of non-edible seed pods of Moringa Oleifera (moringa) and Sclerocarya birrea (morula) nutshells for removal of metal ions from wastewater and borehole water samples was carried out. ... -
Using Ado.net Entity Framework Component model (EF component) in aiding legacy system integration in Service Oriented Architecture environment.
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-08)The push towards interoperability among different legacy systems in the industry has generated the need for having an integrated platform for legacy systems. However, semantic discrepancy between legacy systems and other ... -
A validated analytical method for the determination of lumefantrine in selected time modulated dried blood spot samples from malaria patients in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-03)A simple liquid chromatography- diode array detector (LC-DAD) method for the determination of lumefantrine in whole blood collected in dried blood spot (DBS) filters was developed and validated. The validation was done ...