University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Molecular detection of human papillomavirus HPV) in highly fragmented DNA from cervical cancer biopsies using double-nested PCR
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2018)Archived Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissue specimens can be a valuable source of human papillomavirus (HPV) nucleic acids for molecular biological analyses in retrospective studies. Although successful amplification ... -
The San of the “Central Kalahari Game Reserve”: Can nature be protected without the indigenous San of Botswana?
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-31)Historically, San people have occupied the territory that is now referred to as the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. In this semi-desert area, they have, over generations, adapted to the dry environment and learnt to survive ... -
Food consumption changes in Botswana since 1966
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-31)Historically, Botswana has predominantly been an agricultural country (mainly cattle farming) until the discovery of diamonds in the 1970s. This caused dramatic changes in food consumption patterns towards western oriented ... -
Book Review: Kuela Kiema, Tears for My Land: A Social History of the Kua of Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Tc’amnqoo.
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-31)Kuela Kiema is a San or Bushman/Mosarwa and one of those controversially relocated from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) or Tc’amnqoo by the government of Botswana to New Xade in 1997 and 2002. The book is primarily ... -
HIV and AIDS in mining townships in Botswana: A comparison of Orapa, Jwaneng, Sowa and Selebi-Phikwe
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-07-05)All sectors of human interaction are affected by HIV and AIDS internationally, regionally and nationally. The mining sector, which generally employs the largest number of men, has often been the most affected. This paper ... -
Editorial
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)Lonaka Journal of Learning and Teaching (Lonaka JoLT) is a platform for communicating messages of scholarship through researched articles, essays and personal reflective narratives that have a hearing and or implications ... -
Potentials for the Botswana basic education: lessons from Shangai basic education
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)China has intensified its relationship with African countries through the China-Africa Universities 20 + 20 Cooperation Plan established in Egypt in 2011. A collaboration between University of Botswana (UB) and Shanghai ... -
Effect of entry age on school performance: evidence from Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)Literature indicates that students’ relative age in school affects performance. This phenomenon has been studied in the developed world using strict school entry age for causal identification. Students born a few days ... -
A null subject in early modern English: a principles and parameter approach
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)The aim of the paper is to show how a language with rich agreement inflection like Early Modern English, has null pro subject allowed in the structural subject position of finite clauses, whereas in a language with poor ... -
The impact of LIS education in school libraries in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)Library and Information Studies (LIS) education in Botswana started in 1979 with the establishment of Department of Library & Information Studies (DLIS) at the University of Botswana. The Department of Library and ... -
Impact of the skills development programme in alleviating poverty among remote area residents
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)This paper reports findings a qualitative case study located within the interpretative paradigm which investigated the impact of the Skills Development Programme (SDP) in alleviating poverty among disadvantaged communities ... -
Mental health education: teaching psychiatric nursing students through experiential learning
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)Nursing programs are continually trying new approaches for enhancing the competence of their graduates. One such approach that gained popularity is experiential learning. The project reported in this paper was a learning ... -
Pronunciation hurdles for Bakgalagari speakers of English: preliminary observations
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)This paper discusses pronunciation hurdles encountered by Bakgalagari when they speak English, and focuses on problematic areas in the articulation of especially English monophthongs. English is an Indo-European language ... -
Decolonising and indigenising the Psychology curriculum: reflections and key lessons form the 2017 Pan-African Psychology Union (PAPU 2017) conference
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-06)This paper presents reflections and key lessons from the Inaugural Pan-African Psychology Union (PAPU) Congress which was hosted in Durban, South Africa by PAPU and the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA). At ... -
Challenges facing traditional medicine: towards new approaches for protecting and promoting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of practitioners in South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-16)Western health care systems are foreign to the African indigenous health care systems. This applies to intellectual property issues related to traditional knowledge. Therefore, the need has arisen to undertake a study on ... -
South African triple heritage and public healthcare
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-16)The paper is based on the assertion that South Africa is a country of triple cultural heritage. It is home to representatives of three global regions i.e. Africa, Asia and Europe. This composition has created a diversity ... -
Adherence to the 30-minute rule in emergency caesarean deliveries due to foetal distress at Pelonomi Tertiary Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-31)Foetal distress is potentially life threatening, requiring an emergency caesarean delivery to forestall potential harm or death of the foetus. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended that the ... -
A review of Outcomes of Treatment among 29 cases of Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Johannesburg
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-07-05)The purpose of this study was to describe the outcomes of treatment in patients suffering from Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) who had been admitted to a specialised resistant tuberculosis treatment health ... -
Types of traditional, complementary and alternative medicines and reasons for their use by HIV-infected patients in KwaZulu-Natal Province: a cross-sectional study
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-07-05)This study aimed at determining the types, reasons for use, and perceived benefits or risks of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) used concurrently with antiretroviral therapy (ART) by HIV infected ... -
Perceptions of midwives regarding factors contributing to neonatal mortality in a District Hospital of Hammanskraal, South Africa
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-07-05)The death of a newborn child has always been tragic to the mother, her family, health care providers and a concern in clinical practice. Neonatal mortality (NM) remains a challenge worldwide, particularly in developing ...