The community is made up of electronic theses and dissertations produced by post graduate students of Botswana International University of Science and Technology( BIUST). The electronic theses and dissertations published here is from class of 2017.
Ziwakaya, Paul Kundai(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-06-06)
This study considers a business scenario involving three participants. The first participant,
in this case the farmer sells the cattle to the second participant, in this case the Botswana
Meat Commission (BMC) which, in ...
Amon, Kesegofetse(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-11-11)
This research is aimed at developing a Setswana grammar checker for Setswana
declarative sentences using Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent neural networks
(LSTM-RNNs). The research was motivated by the fact that Setswana ...
Chitena, Lorraine(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-03)
Nanomaterials have been used recently in food packaging as antibacterial coatings because
of their desirable antibacterial and antifungal properties. The use of antimicrobial packaging
is to deter the growth of ...
Mosimolodi, Sarefo Seth(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-06-24)
Movement restrictions introduced by the coronavirus pandemic have incentivized
the rollout of online services globally. Additionally, more employees were
telecommuting throughout the pandemic and remote work has become ...
Masisi, Keletso Gorata(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-03)
Increase in global population places a demand on fuel and protein sources therefore putting a
strain on their supply. The demand for fuel products is currently met by increased usage of fossil
fuel, a nonrenewable ...
Gotcha, Nonofo(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-04)
Dung beetles are coprophagous insects belonging to the families Scarabaeidae and
Geotrupidae. They are a very important insects’ group, acting as significant ecosystem
engineers through dung burial, decomposition, ...
Tarusikirwa, Vimbai Lisa(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-11)
Global insect pest invasions have dramatically increased over the past decades, posing significant
biosecurity threats to natural and managed ecosystems. As such, the mechanisms of spread and
rapid establishment of ...
Marenga, Willie(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-12)
Strychnos is a widely varied genus from the Loganiaceae family with over 200 species
identified worldwide. Most of these species are drought tolerant and used for many things
such as food, medicine, tools, and ornaments. ...
Brooks, Kesego Portia(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-11)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is regarded as a global health threat, characterized by
rising resistant bacteria and rapid development of resistance genes to existing
antibiotics used in clinical and veterinary settings. ...
Nkanokang, Chawada(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-08)
The Kgagodi basin is located at 22°28'26.67"S and 27°34'54.10"E, about 7 km South of the
Kgagodi village, Central Botswana. This structure is buried by sediments thus it has no
pronounced surficial expression. The ...
Mosokomani, Valiant Shandulo(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-03)
The Motloutse Complex to the southwestern margin of Zimbabwe Craton is a medium-grade
terrane in northeastern Botswana. Some studies consider it as part of the Limpopo Complex
high-grade terrane between the Kaapvaal ...
Elias, Esther(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-03)
A combination of petrography and geochemistry (XRF, ICP-OES and ICP-MS) was utilized in
order to investigate the magma source(s), magma evolution and petrogenesis implications of
the Kgwebe Volcanic Formation (KVF) ...
Taupedi, Sekgele Bobby(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-08)
Electricity generation in thermal power stations results in high fly ash production that, if
not managed properly, will be a potential source of pollutants. In Botswana, the fly ash from
Morupule Power Plant is being ...
Bafitlhile, Kgosiyame Ditiro(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-08-25)
Lemmatization is an important task which is concerned with making computers understand the
relationship that exists amongst words written in natural language. It is a prior condition needed
for the development of natural ...
Samuel, Nonofo(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-08)
Quinones form a large group of organic compounds with various applications in
industry, biological systems, and pharmacology. They can capture an electron
with kinetic energy exceeding zero and keep it for a longer ...
Masutlha, Lesego Lilian(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-11)
This study was aimed at the synthesis of a library of heterocyclic compounds. The initial
reactions involved the condensation of substituted acetophenones with benzaldehyde
derivatives in either ethanolic solution of ...
Mosii, Laone Thato Juddie(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-09-09)
Studies have linked herbal teas to the prevention of many diseases, leading to an increase in
their use and demand which has endorsed an increase in their commercial activity and
production. Consequently, performing a ...
Kereeditse, Tsotlhe Trinity(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-03)
Vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides;CZ) is a well-known grass that can both remediate
various heavy metals in soil as well as producing essential oil that is commonly used in premier
perfumery, food and pharmaceutical ...
Rannona, Ketlhamile(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-09-20)
New generalized distributions namely Topp-Leone-G Power Series class of
distributions, Marshall-Olkin-Exponentiated Odd Exponential Half Logistic-G
family of distributions, Exponentiated Odd Exponential Half Logistic-G ...
Moagi, Gaoganwe Sophie(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-11-09)
In this study, we focus on finding the possible optimal strategy where there is consump tion, stochastic income, purchasing of life insurance and investment in risky and risk-less
investments are made. The stock follows ...