University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Testing a recent model of ICT in development: Botswana and its University
(Wiley, 2007)A recent model analyzing the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in development shows promise. The model coheres with theory on contingency, the problem of reductionism, and distinctions between deeply ... -
A phenomenological interpretation of Kerebe greetings
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)This article argues that greeting among the Kerebe is a phenomenological project of everydayness in which the concept of being manifests itself in a dialogic manner. This is revealed through the four variables on which ... -
Development of a mathematical model for reactive power transmission costs in electric power systems
(IEEE http://www.saiee.org.za/publications/2008/sept/99-3-4.pdf, 2008)The paper gives detailed analyses to help determine the increase in production costs due to the transmission of reactive power. On the basis of that and with due consideration to the cost of VARS compensation equipment, ... -
Vulnerability assessment of the maize and sorghum crops to climate change in Botswana
(Springer http://www.springerlink.com/content/p88867543584713, 2004)This study examines the sensitivity of maize and sorghum crops to global warming in Botswana, a country with arid climatic conditions and shortfalls in locally produced grain. The vulnerability of the maize and sorghum ... -
Assessment of vegetation indexes useful for browse (forage) prediction in semi-arid rangelands
(Taylor and Francis http://www.clas.ufl.edu/lueci/southworth/RS-class-advanced/Discussion-readings/Moleele%20et%20al%202001%20Assessment%20of%20veg%20indexes%20i.pdf, 2001)Considerable signi® cance is placed on the mapping and monitoring of degraded areas in semi-arid regions of the world, including Botswana. Degraded areas include those suVering from bush encroachment, believed to result ... -
Current impact of mining alkaline rocks on Save River water quality in Zimbabwe
(Elsevier http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1464343X09000491, 2009)Alkaline rocks (phosphate deposits in particular) of igneous origin are currently being mined in Zimbabwe. Exploitation of these deposits, which are associated with metals and non-metals, provides a potential for changing ... -
Resource use conflicts: the future of the Kalahari ecosystem
(Elsevier http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140196302910992, 2003)The Kalahari ecosystem is characterized by natural resource conflicts and land-use pressure resulting from intensification of human activities. This paper addresses three issues of concern associated with the Kalahari ecosystem ... -
Comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigation of solar radiation conditions in Botswana: A semi-desert region
(Regional Energy Resources Information Center (RERIC) Asian Institute of Technology. http://www.rericjournal.ait.ac.th/index.php/reric/index, 2005-12)Please refer to the attached article for the ABSTRACT. Due to technical problems with some scientific formulae it was not possible to upload the abstract HERE. -
Community participation in facility management
(MCB University Press http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02632779810233511, 1998-11)By involving the beneficiaries of a facility such as housing or an irrigation scheme, at the various stages of the project, it is possible to build their capacity in relation to the facility, which may contribute to the ... -
Magnetic measurements as a proxy for car pollution in Gaborone
(BOSHASTED, 2000)Emissions of vehicles represent a significant contribution to environmental pollution along roads. Pollutants from cars include gases such as (NOx, CO, CO2), solid components such as sort particles from exhaust system, ... -
Integrating policy, disintegrating practice:water resources management in Botswana
(Elsevier, http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1474706504001834, 2004)Botswana is generally regarded as an African success story. Nearly four decades of unabated economic growth, multi-party democracy, conservative decision-making and low-levels of corruption have made Botswana the darling ... -
Product analysis based on Botswana’s postcolonial socio-cultural perspective
(Creative Commons. www.ijdesign.org, 2007-08-01)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 ... -
Influence of weak and strong donor groups on the fluorescence parameters and the intersystem crossing rate constant
(Elsevier Science Ltd. www.elsevier.com/locate/saa, 2003)Please refer to the attached article for an ABSTRACT. The abstract was not uploaded here due to formula appearance problem in UBRISA. -
The influence of the Tbetta level upon fluorescence and laser properties of aromatic compounds
(Elsevier Science Ltd http:www.elsevier.com/locate/saa, 2003)Please refer to the attached article for an ABSTRACT. The abstract was not uploaded here due to formula appearance problem in UBRISA. -
The Okavango giant mafic dyke swarm (NE Botswana): its structural significance within the Karoo Large Igneous Province
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jsg, 2005)The structural organization of a giant mafic dyke swarm, the Okavango complex, in the northern Karoo Large Igneous Province (LIP) of NE Botswana is detailed. This N1108E-oriented dyke swarm extends for 1500 km with a ... -
The Neoproterozoic Mwashya–Kansuki sedimentary rock succession in the central African Copperbelt, its Cu–Co mineralisation, and regional correlations
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/gr, 2007)Rocks of the Neoproterozoic Mwashya Subgroup (former Upper Mwashya) form the uppermost sedimentary unit of the Roan Group. Based on new field and drill hole observations, the Mwashya is subdivided into three formations: ... -
The Mesoproterozoic Irumide belt of Zambia
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, 2006)The Mesoproterozoic Irumide belt is a northeast-trending structural province stretching from central Zambia to the Zambia–Tanzania border and northern Malawi. Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic transcurrent shear zones ... -
Petrology and geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic Nguba and Kundelungu Groups, Katangan Supergroup, southeast Congo: Implications for provenance, paleoweathering and geotectonic setting
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, 2006)The Nguba and Kundelungu Groups constitute the middle and upper parts of the Neoproterozoic Katangan Supergroup, respectively, and consist of conglomerates, sandstones, mudrocks and carbonates. During deposition, the ... -
Lithostratigraphic position and petrographic characteristics of R.A.T. (‘‘Roches Argilo-Talqueuses’’) Subgroup, Neoproterozoic Katangan Belt (Congo)
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, 2005)The Neoproterozoic Katangan R.A.T. ("Roches Argilo-Talqueuses") Subgroup is a sedimentary sequence composed of red massive to irregularly bedded terrigenous-dolomitic rocks occurring at the base of the Katangan succession ... -
Sulphur isotope constraints on formation conditions of the Luiswishi ore deposit, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, 2005)Luiswishi is a Congo-type Neoproterozoic sediment-hosted stratiform Cu–Co ore deposit of the Central Africa Copperbelt, located northwest of Lubumbashi (DRC). The ores form two main Cu–Co orebodies hosted by the Mines ...