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Acceptance of blackboard technology by mechanical engineering students at the University of Botswana
(Tempus Publications, 2009)Technology-based teaching and learning is entering academic life at an amazing rate. It comes whether invited or not. Students and lecturers are confronted with new technologies. There are new teaching methods to accompany ... -
Accessing applications from multiple file servers in a computer network
(Science Publications http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=abstract&id=116222, 2005)This study proposes a technique of accessing applications from multiple file servers in a computer network that caters for a large user community. The technique is a step towards creating a computer network system that is ... -
An algorithm for the determination of feedback coefficients of a state variable feedback control system
(University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 2000)This paper describes a new method of determining the feedback coefficients in a state variable feedback system, given the closed loop transfer function, making use of the transfer function between different and relevant ... -
Analysis of dielectric loaded resonator dual-mode filter
(University of Botswana, 2006)A dielectric loaded rectangular cavity for the design and realisation of different elliptic function filters topologies is presented. The 3-D Transmission Linee modelling method (TLM) is applied to the analysis of the ... -
Analysis of gender differences in education for engineering career (Gaborone case study)
(University of Botswana, 2000)The percentage of students, especially women in engineering, is very low in Botswana and the country is still heavily dependent upon foreign human resources.The objective of this research has been to study the gender ... -
Analysis of gender differences in education for engineering career (Gaborone case study)
(University of Botswana, 2000)The percentage of students, especially women in engineering, is very low in Botswana and the country is still heavily dependent upon foreign human resources. The objective of this research has been to study the gender ... -
Application of enamel-coating for draught reduction of a mouldboard plough
(Akademiai Kiado, 2007)The effect of enamel-coating on the draught performance of an animal-drawn mouldboard plough was studied. A single furrow swing mouldboard plough-Maun Series, and the same type enamel-coated plough both ox-drawn, are ... -
Application of the method of D-partitioning for stability of control systems with variable parameters
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2007)By the turn of the century, Botswana will be 34 years old as an independent nation. Reflecting on the past, is a background of tremendous achievements from a socio-economic development perspective. The achievements could ... -
Assessment of ICT-based course delivery for mechanical engineering students: a case study
(http://www.ais.up.ac.za/digi/docs/oladiran_paper.pdf, 2009)During the first semester of 2007/2008 academic session at the University of Botswana (UB), some mechanical engineering courses were delivered using a blended method i.e. online resource (eLearning) and traditional face to ... -
Assessment of potential for biodiesel feedstock of selected wild plant oils indigenous to Botswana
(Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE), www.ccsenet.org/eer, 2011-12)Biodiesel is attracting increasing attention worldwide as a blending component or a direct replacement of petroleum diesel fuel in transport sector.vThe challenge to scientists and engineers is to identify appropriate ... -
Assessment of solar-coal hybrid electricity power generating systems
(David Publishing, http://www.davidpublishing.com/, 2012-01)Botswana currently depends on electricity generated from coal-based power plant or electricity supplied from the border in South Africa. The country has good reserves of coal and the solar radiation is sufficiently high ... -
Automobile pollution and the environment
(University of Botswana, 1999)It is widely recognised that air pollution caused by the global rapid increase of automobile traffic is a threat to the environment. With regard to automobiles there are three general areas of concern: urban pollution, ... -
Biodiesel for sustainable energy provision in developing countries
(Scientific Research Publishing, http://www.scirp.org/, 2011-09)Consumption of fossil fuel resources has been growing over the years and it is the kernel of economic development. However combustion which takes place principally in automobiles, power generation and industrial plants ... -
Blending cooking oil biodiesel with petroleum diesel: a comparative performance test on a variable ic engine
(Scientific Research Publishing, http://www.scirp.org/, 2011-05)Research in biodiesel production has been motivated by several reasons including consistant increase in prices of pe-troleum diesel, environmental advantages, security of fuel supply, and employment creation. This paper ... -
Botswana’s environmental policy on recycling
(www.elsevier.com/locate/resconrec, 2005)Recycling operations have become one of the primary strategies forwaste management,worldwide. Especially, recycling operations are viewed as among the most effective techniques for reducing the amount of municipal solid ... -
The burden of HIV-related admissions and mortality at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana in 2000: a pre-combination antiretroviral therapy era
(Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2017-03-31)Background: human immune virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) have been recognized in Botswana for the last three decades, however, combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART) was only introduced after ... -
Cascade system reliability with Rayleigh Distribution
(University of Botswana, 1999)The stress-attention in cascade reliability has been studied when both stess and strength follow Rayleigh distribution. The expression for the relaibility R(n), for a system survive with the first (n-1) components failed ... -
Changing gender contracts in self-help housing construction in Botswana: the case of Lobatse
(Elsevier http://www. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2003.09.005, 2005)The purpose of this essay is to identify gender contracts in self-help housing construction. Gender contracts have been defined as invisible power relationships that determine roles, responsibilities, privileges, status, ... -
Chemical extraction and property analyses of marula nut oil for biodiesel production
(Scientific Research Publishing, http://www.scirp.org/, 2011-07)To identify and develop alternative and renewable sources of fuel for the transport sector is a present challenge for engineers and researchers. This work was carried out to assess yield of marula (Sclero carrya/birrea) ... -
The city of Gaborone, Botswana: planning and management
(Allen press, www.allenpress.com/ -, 1996)In this paper we trace how Gaborone has grown from a very small village to the capital city of Botswana in a period of less than 30 years. Attention has been given to how careful design of master plan concepts has shaped ...