University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Predicting intentions to seek psychological help among Botswana University students: the role of stigma and help-seeking attitudes
(Sage publications, www.sage.com/, 2013)The current study had two main objectives. The first was to investigate Botswana’s university students’ intentions to seek psychological help. The second was to investigate whether (a) Attitude Toward Seeking Professional ... -
Mantle structure beneath the incipient Okavango rift zone in southern Africa
(The Geological Society of America, https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/, 2107-02-01)Numerous investigations of the mature segments of the East African rift system (EARS) have significantly improved our understanding of the structure and processes associated with well-developed continental rifts. In contrast, ... -
Elemental concentrations of aerosols in the city of Gaborone
(Infogain Publication, https://ijeab.com/, 2107-03)This paper presents aerosol studies carried out in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. The Gaborone aerosol is varied consisting of elements from Si to Au. Traffic contribution to the aerosol of Botswana is clearly ... -
Geophysical and hydrogeological groundwater prospectivity mapping in the Kraaipan Granite-Greenstone Terrain, Southeast Botswana
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., https://www.scirp.org/journal/jwarp/, 2017-10)Application of regional geophysical methods for hydrogeological purposes has increased over the last two decades especially in arid and semi-arid areas. A project to map the Kraaipan granite-greenstone terrain in southeast ... -
Interactions between flooding and upland disturbance drives species diversity in large river floodplains
(Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2016-02-10)Understanding and predicting vegetation patterns in floodplains are essential for conservation and/or restoration of river floodplains subject to hydrological alterations. We propose a conceptual hydroecological model to ... -
HIV/AIDS and home based care in Botswana: panacea or perfidy?
(Taylor & Francis, taylorandfrancis.com/, 2004)The extent of the AIDS pandemic in Africa (and specifically in Botswana), and the lack of institutional frameworks to address concomitant issues, have necessitated the adoption of home based care for sufferers as national ... -
Drought in Botswana: intervention as fact and paradigm
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw/, 1995)This paper provides an account of the recent history of Botswana in relation to recurrent drought conditions and changing economic circumstances. The effects of drought in Botswana are examined with reference to vulnerable ... -
Persistence and decline of traditional authority in modern Botswana politics
(Botswana Society, www.botsoc.org.bw, 2008)This paper explores the role traditional authorities have played in post-independence Botswana and their likely future impact. Three overarching themes run through the analysis. First, this illiberal institution is ... -
Measurement of breakdown electric field strength for vegetation and hydrocarbon flames
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., https://www.scirp.org/, 2018)A significant number of fire-induced power disruptions are observed in several countries every year. The faults are normally phase-to-phase short circuiting or conductor-to-ground discharges at mid-span region of the ... -
Mediators of the relation between war experiences and suicidal ideation among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: the ways study
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2014-09-24)Background: Globally, suicide is a public health burden especially in the aftermath of war. Understanding the processes that define the path from previous war experiences (WE) to current suicidal ideation (SI) is crucial ... -
Juvenile justice system and Social Work in Botswana: an appraisal
(Botswana Society, www.botsoc.org.bw, 2010)The paper discusses Botswana's juvenile justice system and locates the role of social work within the same system. The provisions of the Children's Acts of 198land 2009 that established special legal provisions and ... -
Fire frequency drives habitat selection by a diverse herbivore guild impacting top–down control of plant communities in an African savanna
(Nordic Society Oikos, www.nordicsocietyoikos.org/, 2016)In areas with diverse herbivore communities such as African savannas, the frequency of disturbance by fire may alter the top–down role of different herbivore species on plant community dynamics. In a seven year experiment ... -
Manpower systems operating under heavy and light tailed inter-exit time distributions
(Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2014)This paper considers a Manpower system where “exits” of employed personnel produce some wastage or loss. This system monitors these wastages over the sequence of exit epochs {t0 = 0 and tk; k = 1, 2,∙∙∙} that form a re- ... -
Batswana female managers’ career experiences and perspectives on corporate mobility and success: original research
(AOSIS, www.aosis.co.za/publishing, 2014)Orientation: Corporate mobility remains elusive for female managers. Research purpose: To investigate Batswana female managers’ strategies for entering and succeeding in managerial positions, the challenges they face and ... -
Tree–grass competition along a catenal gradient in a mesic grassland, South Africa
(Wiley Online Library; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com, 2014-03-03)The interaction, both above and belowground, between tree saplings and the surrounding grass sward is dependent on solar radiation, temperature, rainfall, soil depth, tree species and sward composition. These factors, ... -
Gender differences in satisfaction with the type of work University employees do: evidence from the University of Botswana
(Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2009)The study investigated the extent to which male and female employees of a University differ in various attributes and attitudes and in the level of satisfaction with the type of work they do, and further established factors ... -
Modeling severity of tuberculosis as a multiple cause of death in South Africa
(Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2014)The multiple cause of death (MCOD) analysis is used to account for the full contribution of TB as acause of death to South African mortality in 2008 that were coded using ICD10. Following a review of MCOD methods, a ... -
Classical fisheries theory and inland (floodplain) fisheries management; is there need for a paradigm shift? lessons from the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal; https://www.omicsonline.org, 2014-07-29)This paper reviews the fisheries management question of inland (floodplain) systems in the developing world and proposes a paradigm shift in approach. Inland fisheries management is largely based on classical fisheries ... -
Soil microbial biomass carbon, nitrogen and sulphur as affected by different land uses in Seronga, Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Sciencedomain international; www.sciencedomain.org, 2014-02-06)Aim: The Okavango Delta at Seronga is fragmented into different land uses ranging from grasslands to woodland (Ximenia and mopane), often punctuated with cropped and fallow fields. The influence of land uses on surface (A1 ... -
Influence of flooding variation on Molapo farming field size in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(International Journal of Agricultural Research and Review; http://www.springjournals.net/ijarr, 2014-02)In the Okavango Delta of Botswana, flood recession farming (molapo farming) contributes substantially to rural livelihoods by providing better yields than rain-fed dry land farming. However, molapo farming communities ...