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Strategies for infusing cultural elements in product design
(Design Education Forum of South Africa (DEFSA) http://www.defsa.org.za, 2007)
There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which
indicate that ...
Lessons and challenges encountered in the implementation of solar energy – the case of Botswana
(Bentham Open http://www.bentham-open.org, 2009-01-01)
A number of photovoltaic pilot projects have been started in Botswana since 1990. The first photovoltaic project was Manyana PV project which started in 1992. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) PV solar ...
Acceptance of blackboard technology by mechanical engineering students at the University of Botswana
(Tempus Publications, 2009)
Technology-based teaching and learning is entering academic life at an amazing rate. It comes whether invited or not. Students and lecturers are confronted with new technologies. There are new teaching methods to accompany ...
Introduction to general education courses to engineering programmes at the University of Botswana
(Tempus Publications http://www.ijee.ie/, 2009)
Complementary studies are fundamental for accreditation of engineering programmes in line with the Washington Accord. This paper presents the experiences of the University of Botswana in introducing General Education Courses ...
Product analysis based on Botswana's postcolonial socio-cultural perspective
(Chinese Institute of Design, http://www.ijdesign.org, 2007)
Products designed and manufactured in any country are influenced by local factors, such as the availability of raw materials, human skills, tradition, and socio-cultural values. The tendency to use available natural resources ...
Improvement of marginal materials by fly ash road works
(University of Botswana, 2004)
The national road network continues to play a fundamental and catalytic role in the promotion of social and economic development of Botswana. However, a combination of adverse climatic and geological factors, such as ...
A new and innovative look at anti-insulation behaviour in building energy consumption
(Elsevier http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378778808000923, 2008)
This paper presents the findings of a case study with building simulation using EnergyPlus dynamic
thermal simulation software, in which wall insulation was varied together with cooling set-point
temperature in a hot and ...
A survey of possible household participation patterns in solid waste source separation in Gaborone
(University of Botswana, 2006)
Public support for source separation schemes in developing countries is still subject to continuing debate and limited work has been directed at understanding its manifestations. The purpose of this survey was to assess ...
Energy losses in a ram press machine for vegetable oil expression
(Dalhousie University, 2009)
Analysis of dielectric loaded resonator dual-mode filter
(University of Botswana, 2006)
A dielectric loaded rectangular cavity for the design and realisation of different elliptic function filters topologies is presented. The 3-D Transmission Linee modelling method (TLM) is applied to the analysis of the ...