Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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An integrated waste management approach as an alternative domestic solid waste management strategy for the growing African urban environments: a case study of Gaborone, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)Domestic Solid waste management in Gaborone, as in most of African cities has become a daunting task for urban practioners to tackle. Rapid urbanisation without the matched increase in service provision has exerted pressure ... -
Singing in labour pains: understanding trade union protests through indigenous and non-indigenous methods
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)This study is descriptive in nature, and seeks to understand trade union protests through the use of two research methods; indigenous and non-indigenous method. It will be looking at the 2011 BOFEPUSU strike, with the ... -
Development of a multiple reaction monitoring liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of five antiretroviral drugs in human blood plasma-a contrast of extraction efficiencies using selected sample preparation techniques
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-04)A multiple reaction monitoring liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry (MRM LC-MS/MS) method for the simultaneous determination of antiretroviral drugs (Emtricitabine, Tenofovir, Efavirenz, Lopinavir and Retonavir) ... -
Simulation and evaluation of water supply reservoirs using HEC-ressim model and RRV indices in the Notwane catchment
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)Botswana has gradually developed its water resources at great expense but it is estimated that as much as half of it is wasted through leakage, lack of water demand management, knowledge gap, inefficient management and ... -
The determinants of non-interest income and financial performance of commercial banks in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-07)The main objective of this study is to investigate the determinants of non-interest income in Botswana’s commercial banks and its association with the financial performance. An empirical analysis is conducted to determine ... -
Foreign direct investment and economic growth: an application of Markov switching model for Liberia
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-05)This study models the long run effect of FDI on economic growth in Liberia using a two-regime fixed transition probabilities (FTP) Markov Switching Model (MSM). This model, which is advantageous in capturing asymmetry and ... -
Water resource evaluation and modelling of Motloutse alluvial water course - a case study of Tobane River reach
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-04)Surface water is generally not available for irrigation as rain fed agriculture is hindered by the harsh climatic conditions in Botswana. In order to suite their agricultural needs communities in the Motloutse River catchment ... -
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 ... -
Towards a software process improvement selection framework for small and medium enterprises in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-05)Software Process Improvement (SPI) models are quality models or standards for software development used to produce quality software. It involves systematic procedures to improve performance of an existing processing system ... -
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 ... -
Phytochemical and biological activity studies on the twigs of Baikiaea plurijuga and the tubers of Ipomoea bolusiana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-08)Phytochemical studies on the twigs of Baikiaea plurijuga afforded four compounds, (+) – catechin, taxifolin, eriodictyol and sucrose. The dissertation describes the methods of their isolation and discusses their characterization. ... -
Using Ado.net Entity Framework Component model (EF component) in aiding legacy system integration in Service Oriented Architecture environment.
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-08)The push towards interoperability among different legacy systems in the industry has generated the need for having an integrated platform for legacy systems. However, semantic discrepancy between legacy systems and other ... -
Coal demand for power generation in Botswana:-greenhouse gas emission implications: a case of Morupule-B power station
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-09)Botswana has recently experienced severe shortages of electricity resulting in frequent ‘load shedding’. It is hoped that existing and planned coal-fired power plants will provide sufficient electricity for the country in ... -
Use of Moringa Oleifera (Moringa) seed pods and sclerocarya birrea (Morula) nutshells for metal removal from wastewater and borehole water
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-08)A study to investigate the possible use of non-edible seed pods of Moringa Oleifera (moringa) and Sclerocarya birrea (morula) nutshells for removal of metal ions from wastewater and borehole water samples was carried out. ... -
Assessment of ICT project success/failure in Botswana using project metrics models
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-05)Recently, there had been an increase in ICT/IT project deployment in public and private institutes in Botswana. However the majority of the IS projects implemented were not so successful. The goals of Botswana government ... -
An analysis of the effects of occupational stress in Military operational readiness: a case of the Botswana Defence Force
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-12)Occupational stressors exist in every organisation though their degree may vary from one individual and occupation to another respectively. Some stressors are common to all occupations whereas some are unique to specific ... -
Financial management in some Botswana Pentecostal Churches
(www.ub.bw, 2019-03)Financial matters nowadays play an important role in Pentecostal churches in Botswana. Gradually more churches are caught up in financial disgraces of incomparable proportions. The aim of this study, therefore, was to ... -
Surface tension of liquid binary mixtures at different temperatures (from 298.15k to 318.15k)
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-06)Thermodynamic properties of binary liquid mixtures of ketones with alkyl esters, (methyl acetate + cyclohexanone, ethyl acetate + cyclohexanone, methyl acetate + cycloheptanone, methyl acetate + acetophenone, ethyl acetate ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in health: chronic disease prevalence, health care utilization, health expenditure and life course perspective in Botswana
(Unpublished, 2019)The debate on socioeconomic inequalities in health is currently dominating the research and policy agenda in many countries. In Botswana, empirical evidence on the socioeconomic inequalities linked to prevalence of NCDs, ... -
Management of personnel records at the Department of Teaching Service Administration, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-10)This study examined the management of personnel records at the Department of Teaching Service Administration (TSA) at the Ministry of Education and Skills Development. The study sought to establish how personnel records ...