University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Trace enrichment of metal ions in aquatic environments by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/talanta, 2004)[Please note that chemical formulae do not display correctly in this abstract]. Sorption properties of baker's yeast cells, characterised as Saccharomyces cerevisiae were evaluated for trace enrichment of metal ions: Cd2+, ... -
Investigation of sustainability of rain-fed agriculture through soil moisture modeling in the Pandamatenga Plains of Botswana
(Elsevier Ltd. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/413/description#description, 2006)The agricultural economic sector of Botswana is limited mainly to range resources-based livestock and pockets of arable farming based on rainfall and limited irrigated agriculture at several places. In this study agricultural ... -
Boarding Schools as Perpetrators of Students' Behaviour Problems
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises; http://www.krepublishers.com/, 2006)This paper examined and discussed the nature of problems boarding schools in Botswana experience. The focus was on the boys' side of boarding. The paper argued that if the recreational facilities in boarding schools were ... -
The Okavango; a river supporting its people, environment and economic development
(Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/jhydrol, 2006)The Okavango basin comprises the Cuito and Cubango active catchment areas in Angola, in addition to the Kavango's Okavango non-active catchment in northern Namibia and Botswana. The Okavango River water and its ecosystem ... -
Cryptic indicators of provenance from the geochemistry of the Okavango Delta sediments, Botswana
(Elsevier; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/503361/description#description, 2005)[Please note that chemical formulae do not display properly]:The siliciclastic sediments of the Okavango inland Delta of northwest Botswana have a modal composition of quartz arenites and result from a complex history, ... -
Use of the geochemical and biological sedimentary record in establishing palaeo-environments and climate change in the Lake Ngami basin, NW Botswana
(Elsevier; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/865/description#description, 2007-02-07)[Please note chemical formulae do not display correctly in this abstract]. Sediment samples from a continuous 4.6m profile in the dry bed of Lake Ngami in NW Botswana were analysed for geochemistry and dated using both 14C ... -
Fire activity on drylands and floodplains in the southern Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elsevier; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622855/description#description, 2006-05-08)Satellite imagery derived fire history data for the southern Okavango Delta, Botswana from 1989 to 2003 were used to analyse the temporal and spatial distribution of fires and to assess changes in fire activity. Maximum ... -
Gaborone Muslim Community: A Vignette into their lives
(Faculty of Theology, University of Stellenbosch, http://academic.sun.ac.za/tsv/Scriptura/scriptura.htm, 2006)Southern Africa's Muslim minorities have been growing at a steady pace through procreation, conversion and migration. These Muslim communities have rooted and embedded themselves onto the Southern African soil and have ... -
Constraints to promoting people centred approaches in recycling
(2008-07-02)Public participation is considered the touchstone for the success of recycling schemes. In recognition of this, the trend in recycling policy and legislation is geared towards promoting people centred approaches in recycling ... -
Deltamethrin in sediment samples of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Water SA Pretoria; Water Research Commission; http://www.wrc.org.za/, 2006-10)Deltamethrin concentrations were determined in 35 sediment samples collected from three different habitats: channel, lagoon and pool sites from Xakanaxa in the Okavango Delta, NW Botswana. The samples were Soxhlet-extracted ... -
Stochastic models for sunshine duration and solar irradiation
(Elsevier Science Ltd: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/969/description#description, 2002)Abstract Harmonic analysis of sunshine duration and solar irradiation measured at Sebele, Botswana is carried out. The data used consists of the monthly averages and the Julian-days averages of sunshine duration and solar ... -
Renewable energy education in Botswana: needs, status and proposed training programs
(Elsevier Science Ltd. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09601481, 2002-01)Lack of trained manpower for repair and maintenance of solar energy devices in Botswana has resulted in failure of devices, loss of revenue, and dwindling of consumer faith in solar technologies. The government of Botswana ... -
Luminescence-laser classification of heteroaromatic and aromatic compounds
(Elsevier Science BV; www.elsevier.com/locate/saa, 2002-01-15)[Please note that the mathematical symbols have not transposed into this abstact].The luminescent and laser properties of heteroaromatic and aromatic compounds are reviewed and discussed on the basis of all possible mutual ... -
Characterization of arsenic occurrence in the water and sediments of the Okavango Delta, NW Botswana
(Elsevier Science B.V. Amsterdam; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/768/description#description, 2006)Detailed chemical analyses were performed on surface water, groundwater and sediment samples collected from the Okavango Delta between February and November 2003 in order to examine the distribution and geochemistry ... -
Archives and records management in Kenya: problems and prospects
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited; www.emeraldinsight.com/0956-5698.htm, 2003)The Kenya National Archives and Documentation Services is seen as a success story by many other African archival institutions. The Department has made major strides in developing records services, opening five regional ... -
The effects of characteristics of partners on strategic alliance performance in the SME dominated travel sector
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.; www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman, 2008)This study examines the effects of characteristics of alliance partners on perceived strategic alliance performance. Alliance relationships were explored within and between the travel sector, and other tourism sectors of ... -
A numerical study of some modified differential evolution algorithms
(Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/ejor, 2006)Modifications in mutation and localization in acceptance rule are suggested to the differential evolution algorithm for global optimization. Numerical experiments indicate that the resulting algorithms are considerably ... -
Critical Realism in Management Studies
(Botswana Journal of Business, Faculty of Business, University of Botswana, 2006-09)In Africa as in other parts of the world critical management research is assuming a lot of significance. There is now a felt need to break away with positivist or empiricist research, which has over years assumed hegemonic ... -
A Test Measure Equivalence of Conflict Resolution Strategies in Joint Purchase Decisions
(Botswana Journal of Business, Faculty of Business, University of Botswana, 2006-09)The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the importance of ensuring the measure equivalence of marketing concepts in cross-cultural research. It is crucial to give attention to measure equivalence in cross cultural ... -
Pathways of Human Sprawl in Wilderness Buffer Zones
(Population Environment; Springer Netherlands; http://www.springerlink.com/content/0t141ml76q32717m/, 2006-01)Intensification of human sprawl in buffer zones of globally important African wilderness areas is of worldwide concern. The paper identifies two major conflicting (yet potentially reconcilable) pathways of rural sprawl in ...