University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Regeneration of seven indigenous tree species in a dry Afromontane forest, southern Ethiopia
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2010)Regeneration of seven indigenous tree species having significant ecological and economic importance was investigated in the Munessa-Shashemene dry Afromontane forest (MSF), southern Ethiopia. Densities and distributions ... -
Forest transition pathways in Asia - studies from Nepal, India, Thailand, and Cambodia
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-06-03)Tropical forest habitat continues to decline globally, with serious consequences for environmental sustainability. The South/Southeast Asian landscapes represent one of the most challenging parts of the world to study ... -
How company and managerial characteristics influence strategic alliance adaptation in the travel sector
(WileyInterscience, www.wileyinterscience.com, 2007)The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of company executive characteristics in strategic alliance formation in the tourism sector of travel. A survey of Australian travel sector businesses was carried out and the ... -
State hegemony and the planning and implementation of literacy education in Botswana
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home, 2004-01-24)Planning adult literacy education in developing nations is largely viewed as a technical process reserved for government officials at the Ministry of Education. This empirical study argues that in Botswana, state sponsored ... -
Who do you say that I am?
(Sage Publications / http://www.sagepublications.com, 2007)This article is an amalgam of four talks given over several days at The Community of Women and Men in Mission Conference. The overall title 'Who do you say that I am?' covers the subjects of Jesus the Liberator, The Healer, ... -
Improving the quality of service guarantee in an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Network
(Science Publications, http://www.scipub.org/scipub/c4p.php?j_id=JCS, 2007)This study presents a technique for improving the quality of service (QoS) guarantee in an ATM network. In the proposed model, it was assumed that high priority traffic have been allocated a switch resource to guarantee a ... -
Stochastic estimator-based wireless traffic control schemes
(Science Publications, http://www.scipub.org/scipub/c4p.php?j_id=JCS, 2007)Recent works on Available Bit Rate (ABR) traffic control have generated efficient control schemes for ABR traffic on Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network. This study examines the improved performance envisaged if these ... -
A practical model for development of viable engineering education institutions in Africa: with a focus on management and quality of engineering eduation
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2001)One of the critical elements that determine the competitiveness of nations is the population density of, and quality of its engineers. This view has been corroborated by researchers such as Biluch (1989), Garelli et al ... -
Bio-factor analysis of library productivity
(Emerald, 2000)The question of low productivity in Botswana is a cause of concern and a study has been carried out into perceptions about productivity in a sample of academic and public librarians. The main barriers to productivity were ... -
Using MATLAB as a teaching and learning tool for beam bending problems in mechanics
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2004)This paper presents a MATLAB solution for the shear force, bending movement, and deflection as continuous functions of the distance measured from the left and support for a simply supported beam carrying concentrated and ... -
The level of recycling operations in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2004)This paper describes a case study that evaluated the level of recycling operations in Botswana. Recycling operations are now recommended as effective waste management strategies for reducing the amount of municipal solid ... -
Community mental health care in Botswana: approaches and opportunities
(International Council of Nurses. http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0020-8132, 2007-01-01)Aim: The purpose of this article is to provide an insight into the developmental trends in community mental health care in Botswana. Different approaches are discussed and the opportunities that have emanated from ... -
Teaching information literacy skills in Community Junior secondary schools in Gaborone, Botswana
(Sage Publications / http://www.sagepublications.com, 2008)Information literacy skills are fast becoming a global priority as society moves into the digital environment. However, although the subject has generated a vast body of literature, it remains an underdeveloped domain ... -
Managing behind the scenes: a view point on employee empowerment
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM, 2009-01)Empowerment is a concept which is widely used in management and many managers and professionals in various claim to be practicing it. Nowadays empowerment has occupied a central point in many organisations of the 21st ... -
Critical review of literature on workforce diversity
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM, 2007-07)Workforce diversity is a primary concern for most of the businesses. Today's organisations need to recognise and manage the workforce diversity effectively. Many articles have been written about this topic but there is ... -
Evolution of a doctoral thesis research topic and methodology: a personal experience
(Elsevier Ltd, www.elsevier.com, 2009)This paper gives an insight into the practical process of identifying the research philosophy, methods and research topic by doctoral students. The paper draws from personal experiences on the dilemma and challenges of the ... -
Social and ecological factors and land-use land-cover diversity in two provinces in southern Asia
(Taylor & Francis, 2009-10-23)The trend of land cover (LC) and land cover change (LCC), both in time and space, was investigated at the Simen Mountains National Park (SMNP), a World Heritage Site located in northern Ethiopia, between 1984 and 2003 using ... -
Trait-environment relations for dominant grasses in South African mesic grassland support a general leaf economic model
(Wiley Online Library, 2011-03-04)Question: Following the framework of Suding et al.(2003), we examined whether morphological traits (organismal response), tolerance and competitive effect (specific process response) were associated with grass dominance ... -
A laboratory assessment of the potential molluscicidal potency of Jatropha curcas aqueous extracts
(Taylor & Francis, 2008-05-05)Preliminary laboratory studies were conducted to determine the molluscicidal potency of Jatropha curcas, the physic nut. Biomphalaria glabrata and Bulinus globosus snails were exposed to varying concentrations of aqueous ... -
Impact of deltamethrin aerial sprays on adult Cyrtobagous salviniae in Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-12-22)The risk and effect of the insecticide deltamethrin, applied aerially in Botswana to control and eradicate tsetse fly, was studied on the non-target weevil Cyrtobagous salviniae, a biocontrol agent of the aquatic weed ...