University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
An unusual case of primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma with brain metastasis in a HIV positive patient
(International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, www.ijhsr.org, 2014-09)Primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma (PPC) is a rare entity with propensity to rapid metastasis and associated poor outcomes. Pleural effusion has been rarely associated with PPC. We report a case of a 23 year old nulliparous ... -
Isolated tubercular hepatic abscess with diffuse pattern mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV positive patient: a case report
(Health Research User's Trust Fund, 2014-10-04)Isolated hepatic tuberculosis presenting as a mass either with or without fever can be confused with hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical examination and laboratory investigations are not specific. Radiological investigations ... -
Sorption of heavy metals by Ferralic-Arenosol and Vertic-Luvisol: a comparative isothermal study
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org, 2014-02-26)Modeling of sorption data is essential for characterizing retention of heavy metals by the soil matrices as well as to predict the fate of heavy metals in the environment. We carried out a study to evaluate adsorption ... -
The effectiveness of teachers' professional development initiatives in enhancing teachers growth in Botswana secondary schools
(International Journal of Scientific Research in Education, http://www.ijsre.com/, 2014-03)The study investigated the effectiveness of school-based teachers' professional development initiatives in enhancing teachers' growth in secondary schools in Botswana. Data were collected through individual semi-structured ... -
Leadership capability model for motivating Junior Secondary School teachers in Botswana
(Macrothink Institute, www.macrothink.org, 2014-03-19)The purpose of the study was to explore types of Leadership Capability Models used by managers of junior secondary schools in Botswana. The focus was to identify appropriate model(s) which can assist the school management ... -
Pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient with right-sided heart failure
(Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, www.acronymfinder.com, 2014-06-06)Pulmonary thromboembolism occurring either abruptly or insidious poses a greater challenge in diagnosis. A high index of suspicion is required to proceed with proper investigations in patients with nonspecific cardiac or ... -
Potential for the specialty of Family Medicine in Botswana: A discussion paper
(AOSIS OpenJournals, http://www.openjournals.net/, 2012-10)Family Medicine is developing rapidly as a medical and academic specialty in sub-Saharan Africa. The multifactorial policy drivers are not well described, but include population health needs, the World Health Organisation’s ... -
Developing a strategic perspective for construction industry in Botswana
(UTS ePRESS, http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/, 2013)The paper documents the outcome of a study conducted to formulate the strategic perspective of the construction industry in Botswana. The study was sanctioned by the two influential entities namely the Ministry of ... -
Developing green supply chain management strategies: a taxonomic approach
(OmniaScience, http://www.omniascience.com, 2013)Purpose: The objective of this research is to explore the empirical green supply chain activities found in literature, and to develop a taxonomic framework that can be used for formulating appropriate strategies for green ... -
Assessment of potential for biodiesel feedstock of selected wild plant oils indigenous to Botswana
(Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE), www.ccsenet.org/eer, 2011-12)Biodiesel is attracting increasing attention worldwide as a blending component or a direct replacement of petroleum diesel fuel in transport sector.vThe challenge to scientists and engineers is to identify appropriate ... -
Tensor Integral: A new comprehensive approach to the integration theory
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, www.sciencedomain.org, 2014-09-15)We use tensor product to introduce a new approach to the theory of integration. Such an approach will strengthen the existing various classical concepts of integral and will provide a continuous thread tying the subject ... -
Observations on the effect of proximity to rhyolitic intrusions on Kübler index
(Mineralogical Society of Poland, http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mipo, 2010)The Upper Ordovician sedimentary succession of southeast Ireland is riddled with almost synsedimentary igneous intrusions. A study was required to determine any effects of these intrusions on Kübler Index (KI) so that ... -
Microbial quality assessment and predominant microorganism of biltong produced in butcheries in Gaborone, Botswana
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc. http://www.scirp.org/journal/fns/, 2014)Biltong is a dried ready to eat meat product that is produced and consumed to a large extent in Botswana. A study was undertaken with the objective of determining the microbial quality and isolating and identifying the ... -
Neutral polyfluoroalkyl substances in the global Atmosphere
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/em#!recentarticles&all, 2014)Concentrations of neutral per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (nPFAS) in the atmosphere are of interest because nPFAS are highly mobile percursors for perfluoroalkyl acids. Two calibration studies in Ontario, Canada and ... -
A sensitive LC-MS/MS method employing a THF/water solvent system for the determination of chloramphenicol, thiamphenicol and florfenicol in bovine muscle
(Royal Society of Chemistry ,www.rsc.org/, 2014)A THF–water solvent system was used in the development of a method for the LC-MS/MS determination of chloramphenicol (CAP), thiamphenicol (TAP) and florfenicol (FFC) in bovine muscle. The tetrahydrofuran (THF)–water solvent ... -
Assessment of client satisfaction in labor and delivery services at a maternity referral hospital in Ethiopia
(Pan African Medical Journal, www.panafrican-med-journal.com/, 2014)INTRODUCTION: Patients perception about service quality shapes their confidence with regard to use of the available health care facility. This study is aimed to assess the client`s satisfaction in a maternal health care ... -
On the differentiability of vector valued additive set functions
(Scientific Research, http://www.scirp.org, 2013-11)The Lebesgue-Nikodým Theorem states that for a Lebesgue measure λ:Σ〖⊂2〗^Ω→[0,∞) an additive set function F:Σ→R which is λ-absolutely continuous is the integral of a Lebegsue integrable a measurable function ... -
Biodiesel for sustainable energy provision in developing countries
(Scientific Research Publishing, http://www.scirp.org/, 2011-09)Consumption of fossil fuel resources has been growing over the years and it is the kernel of economic development. However combustion which takes place principally in automobiles, power generation and industrial plants ... -
Blending cooking oil biodiesel with petroleum diesel: a comparative performance test on a variable ic engine
(Scientific Research Publishing, http://www.scirp.org/, 2011-05)Research in biodiesel production has been motivated by several reasons including consistant increase in prices of pe-troleum diesel, environmental advantages, security of fuel supply, and employment creation. This paper ...