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Platinum Group of Metals: a strategic assessment of the South African industry
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=235, 2007)
In order to analyse the strategic issues with regard to the South
African Platinum Group of Metals (PGM) industry, a risk analysis and an
assessment of the competitiveness of the industry were conducted. The analysis
of ...
Modelling and simulation of an air motor system using extended radial basis algorithm
(University of Botswana, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, http://ajol.info/index.php/bjt, 2007-04)
This article proposes a new modeling scheme using extended radial basis function (RBF) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy filter for handling nonlinear uncertainties of an air motor servo valve. This model combines the fast model ...
Solar chimney power generation project - The case for Botswana
(Elsevier Science Ltd. www.elsevier.com/locate/rser, 2007)
Import of a huge proportion of electrical energy from the Southern African Power Pool, and the
geographical location and population distribution of Botswana stimulated the need to consider
renewable energy as an alternative ...
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 ...
The role of trustworthiness in the formation and governance of construction alliances
(Elsevier Ltd; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/296/description#description, 2007)
The ensuing globalization of the construction industry as well as the highly fragmented and divisive nature of the industry are among
the forces that are influencing it to seek management approaches such as strategic ...
The experience of sub-regional planning in Botswana: achievements and challenges
(United Nations Centre for Regional Development, http://www.uncrd.or.jp, 2007)
Botswana, with a population of nearly two million is a democratic, landlocked and prosperous country with one of the highest economic growth rates in the world with the bulk of its economy coming from minerals and cattle. ...
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 ...
Monitoring and evaluation practices and challenges of Gaborone based local NGOs implementing HIV/AIDS projects in Botswana
(University of Botswana, http://ub.bw, 2007)
Botswana is facing one of its greatest development challenges at the moment. It is facing an HIV/AIDS pandemic of immense proportions. It is among the countries in the world that
have been hard hit by this scourge. A lot ...
Energy and exergy analyses of energy consumptions in the industrial sector in South Africa
(Elsevier Science Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/apenergy, 2007)
The energy-utilization over a 10-year period (1994–2003) has been analysed for the South African
industrial sector, which consumes more primary energy than any other sector of the economy. Four
principal sub-sectors, ...
Strategies for infusing cultural element in product design
(Design Education Forum of South Africa (DEFSA), http://www.defsa.org.za, 2007-01-01)
There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which indicate that ...