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Home and school factors as determinants of achievements in reading comprehehension among senior secondary school students in Ogun State Nigeria
(2014)Basic to performance in all other subjects is the ability of learners to read and understand in the language of instruction. The deterioration in the performance of secondary school learners in Ogun State of Nigeria in ... -
Soil nutrient status in the different land use systems and soil profiles of Seronga, Botswana
(2014)The status of soil physico-chemical properties as governed by land use systems at local level is necessary for determining soil productivity and appropriate management options for sustainable land use. A study investigating ... -
Transpiration in various riparian woodland species of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(2014)In arid and semi-arid areas, evapotranspiration (ET) by phreatophytes is a principal groundwater sink and a significant component of wetland water budgets. Understanding and accurately quantifying ET is necessary for water ... -
The impact of service-learning on students in a post-conflict society: the case of Cuttington University, Liberia
(2014)This qualitative case study explored how the management of the Service-learning Program at Cuttington University affects the learning experience of the student participants; captured the impact the experience of the ... -
Modelling population registration and national indentification system in Uganda
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2014)The study examines the current state, access, accuracy and utilisation of population information in Uganda. The problem was that many people are born; they die unaccounted for; enabling the presentation of false demographic ... -
An evaluation of the use of the bond market by individual investors in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2014-11)To encourage investment the government of the republic of Botswana formally established Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) in 1989 which is Botswana's national stock exchange given the responsibility to operate and regulate ... -
A greedy next-hop selection module for vehicular ad-hoc network routing using the A* algorithm method
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2014-12)The potentials of traffic data sensing and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications for advancing traffic safety and efficiency at low costs is stirring the IEEE 802.11p vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET) type. However, the ... -
Challenges faced by HIV-infected adolescents in rural areas of Botswana
(University of Botswna, www.ub.bw, 2015)Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest HIV incidence, with about 71.4% of HIV infection worldwide in 2013. Botswana has the second highest infection rate in the world and the epidemic has left a large number ... -
The role of values and demographic characteristics on consumer decision-making styles, overall customer satisfaction and re-purchase intentions of retail consumers in Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015)The current study seeks to identify the role of values and demographic characteristics on consumer decision-making styles, and the implications on overall customer satisfaction and re-purchase intentions of retail consumers ... -
Issues in youth civic engagement: the case of Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015)There has been an increasing interest of late in scholarship on young people’s active participation in civic duties such as volunteerism, taking part in the democracy process or being members of civil organisations. Youth ... -
Small area estimation of HIV prevelance using Botswana AIDS impact survey data, BAIS IV 2013; married people aged between 15 years to 49 years: case of Gaborone
(2015)Sample survey data are extensively used to provide reliable direct estimates of parameters of interest for the whole population and for domains of different kinds and sizes. When the domains were not originally planned, ... -
Longetivity estimation: a case study of Academic retiress in Western Nigeria premier Universities
(2015)The concepts of longevity and life expectancy are fairly easy to understand. The longest the individual lives and typical age at death of individual are frequently used in such fields as Biostatistics, Demography, Economics, ... -
An evaluation of the implementation of the language in-education policy in Botswana primary schools
(2015)This study evaluated the implementation of the language-in-education policy (LiEP) in six ethno-lingual diverse primary schools of Botswana. The study was motivated by the fact that Botswana recognises two languages of ... -
Relation between generational heights of siblings and their parents – a case study of some selected ethnic groups in Botswana
(2015)“Relation between Generational Heights of Sibling’s and their Parents –A case study of some selected Ethnic Groups (Bakwena, Botlokwa and Balete) in Botswana” is a study to statistically investigate height differentials ... -
Factors affecting HIV/AIDS in Botswana: the logistic regression analysis
(2015)This study analytically assesses the factors that influence HIV status in Botswana and their trails in the changing aspects of HIV transmission using the BAIV IV data. With the use of logistic regression analysis, the study ... -
Approximating the poisson probability distribution by the Conway-Maxwell poisson distribution
(2015)The aim of this research was to approximate the Poisson distribution by the COM-Poisson as a way to induce equi-dispersion in the model and hence, make some inferences by a closedform Poisson distribution. This was done ... -
The transformation of Swahili Unyago and female genital mutilation into an alternative rite of passage: a post structuralist approach
(2015)Since the colonial period, there have been attempts to eradicate female genital mutilation not only in Kenya but also in other parts of Africa where it is practiced. The efforts have not been fully successful due to the ... -
Participation and rural development in contemporary Botswana: rhetoric or reality? the case of Mmankgodi village
(2015)Participatory approaches and methods have over the years been justified as a precondition for sustainable rural development. Participation entails the involvement of in-community stakeholders in the initiation, implementation, ... -
A critical analysis of humanitarian intervention justification
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015)This research critically analyses the United Nations humanitarian interventions to determine what informs the decisions and to ascertain whether the decisions are following any logical pattern. This is a desktop research ... -
Reasons for late presentation of pregnant patients with previous caesarean section delivery at Letsholathebe the 2nd Memorial Hospital in Maun, Botswana: an exploratory qualitative study
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015)Introduction Maternal mortality and morbidity remains high worldwide due to chronic diseases and underutilization of maternal health services. Botswana has made progress in decreasing maternal deaths, but maternal mortality ...