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Experimental and numerical evaluation of a solar dryer for drying banana (Musa spp)
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-10)
A forced convection indirect type solar dryer having a double pass flat collector that can be used for drying bananas was designed, constructed and tested experimentally and numerically evaluated. The study mainly tried ...
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, ...
A retrospective study of factors associated with intrauterine fetal death in antenatal and labour wards in Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-07)
Introduction
Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) or stillbirth is stillbirth as fetal death deliveries after 24 completed weeks of gestation with weight of > 500g and does not show any sign of life at any time after delivery. ...
Orphaned adolescents and caregivers perceptions of their attachment relationship and coping strategies employed by the young: a case study of Metsimotlhabe
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)
An exploratory qualitative study was conducted among 10 orphaned adolescents, 10 caregivers and 5 key informants from Metsimotlhabe. The aim of the study was to explore perceptions of orphaned adolescents and caregivers ...
Assessment of the impact of information literacy interventions for 4th year students at the National University of Lesotho
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-05)
The study intended to identify the IL interventions being implemented by NUL and to determine their impact on students’ IL competencies. The primary aim was to find out whether the strategies are achieving the results of ...
The influence of quality assurance practices on supervision of teaching and learning in Botswana Primary Schools, a case of South-East Region
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-08)
There has been a decline in academic performance in primary schools and quality assurance practices in primary schools have been in question. The gist of this study was to investigate the influence of quality assurance ...
Challenges of teaching upper primary mathematics: a case study of Mogoditshane Primary Schools
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-10)
Learners in upper primary classes require an education in mathematics which is useful, exciting, engaging and fun so as to enjoy and appreciate the subject. This is a significant challenge to today’s mathematics teachers ...
Curriculum development: teacher involvement in the development and review of the junior secondary mathematics curriculum in Botswana (Study to be conducted in Southern District)
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)
This is a proposal of a study intending to investigate or assess the extent to which junior secondary school mathematics teachers are involved in the curriculum development and review processes of the Junior Certificate ...
Elucidation of structure − property correlations using experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) specroscopy analysis, and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations of the Difurylmethane (DFM) molecule, and difurylmethane-methanol clusters
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-02)
Ab Initio Hatree-Fock (HF) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) are used to study the molecular structure of difurylmethane (DFM) and its interaction with methanol (MeOH) in the formation of DFM-MeOH complexes. The molecular ...
The perceptions of Junior Secondary School Teachers and students on the infusion of safe male circumcision education into the religious education syllabus
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)
Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) is one of the contemporary issues in Botswana in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Both government and the private sector continue to fight the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Currently, there are school ...