• Transmission and Control of Foot and Mouth Disease in Botswana: Insights from dynamic modelling, sensitivity analysis and pair approximation 

  Molefe, Kedibonye (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-10-21)

  Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) remains a global concern despite that many developed countries have eliminated it. This is because FMD is still endemic in some parts of the world,and it can spread around the world via several ...
• Production of selected radionuclides with primary protons and Secondary neutrons at a 70 mev h- cyclotron facility 

  Motetshwane, Adolf Mogakolodi (BIUST, 2023-03)

  This study addresses five aspects in the field of radionuclide production, four of which are relevant to a new generation of high-current, 70 MeV H− cyclotrons. A related aspect has also been investigated in the proton ...
• Synthesis and application of carbon dots towards Fluorescence detection of polycyclic aromatic Hydrocarbons 

  Tlhako, Mogomotsi (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2024-02)

  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are organic pollutants that pose substantial health risks. Consequently, there has been a need for development of cost-effective and highly sensitive analytical techniques for monitoring ...
• Drug facilitated sexual assault: survey and method Development for detection and stability studies of Drugs commonly encountered in sexual assault cases 

  Thutwa, Molatelo Modiri (BIUST, 2023-10)

  Sexual assault is a criminal, social and public health problem that affects both men and women across the world, and Botswana is not immune to this scourge. Drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) is a subcategory of sexual ...
• Application of mgo-ea/dye surface modified ni-zno etl nanorods on htl free carbon electrode perovskite solar cells 

  Thobega, Mosimanegape (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2024-05)

  Chemical bath deposition method was used to grow Nickel doped ZnO (Ni-ZnO) thin films on a seed layer grown using the conventional spray pyrolysis method. Structural, optical and electrical properties were studied at ...
• Boscia foetida schinz. Roots and ximenia americana l. Fruits Extracts phytochemical studies, and ximenia americana l. Fruits Proximate, mineral and stability analysis 

  Thebe, Lame clarence (BIUST, 2024-02)

  Boscia foetida Schinz is an indigenous plant with reported medicinal and nutritional importance in the local communities. Likewise, Ximenia americana L. is also an indigenous wild plant widely used across Southern African ...
• The Influence of National Innovation System Structural Factors on eCommerce Adoption by SMEs in Botswana 

  Tamahala, Makamu (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-07)

  The potential role of eCommerce to safely meet the needs of consumers and businesses during the covid-19 pandemic heightened the need for eCommerce adoption. However, due to their failure and inability to appropriately ...
• Assessment of antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer properties of kigelia Africana (lam.) Benth. and pterocarpus angolensis. 

  Lotshwao, Bonolo (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023-06)

  The incidence of drug resistance is an expanding global issue that necessitates the search for novel drug substitutes. Humans have used traditional medicinal plants (TMPs) for thousands of years to treat a variety of ...
• Carry-over effects of acute and chronic environmental stress as drivers of fitness in Spodoptera Frugiperda (J.E Smith) 

  Segaiso, Bame Alice (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023-04-23)

  Global increases in mean temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns due to climate change, coupled with anthropogenic pathways, have intensified biological pest insects’ invasions. Continuous exposure to bouts of ...
• Carry-over effects of acute and chronic environmental stress as drivers of fitness in Spodoptera Frugiperda (J.E Smith) 

  Segaiso, Bame Alice (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023-04)

  Global increases in mean temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns due to climate change, coupled with anthropogenic pathways, have intensified biological pest insects’ invasions. Continuous exposure to bouts of ...
• Effects of bioaccumulation of green synthesized silver nanoparticles on early growth and metabolism in Strychnos cocculoides baker and Strychnos spinosa lam 

  Mmereke, Kamogelo Millicent (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-09)

  Nanoparticles are used extensively in agriculture, including in fertilizers to enhance crop quality and strategies to reduce heavy metal contamination. They are also used in nano enabled platforms for improved agrichemical ...
• An evaluation of antioxidant properties and development of anticancer ingredients from Sclerocarya birrea fruits exocarp and Terminalia prunoides pods 

  Baeti, Phazha Bushe (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-09)

  Oxidative stress has been implicated as one of the causes of cancer. Cancer ranks top amongst diseases with a high mortality rate. Conventional drugs are expensive and have been reported to have sever side effects. This ...
• Plastic responses as drivers of fitness in Sitotroga cerealella (olivier) 

  Mpofu, Precious (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023-04)

  Models predict increase in both global temperatures, means and the magnitude of seasonal and daily temperature variations. These changes are likely to impact insect species physiology and phaenology. However, the ability ...
• Ontology-driven semantic enrichment framework for maximal creation of open data value (the case of Botswana national performance indicators) 

  Sebubi, Oarabile (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-09)

  This research adopts a pragmatic paradigm in addressing the gap of reviewed semantic enrichment frameworks that lack mechanisms to assess the degree of semantic value added1 to flat text resources in terms of knowledge ...
• A multi-greedy forwarding approach in geographic packet routing 

  Oladeji-Atanda, Gbadebo (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023-07)

  This thesis presents a multi-greedy approach to efficient progress-based forwarding in geographic packet routing over fluctuating and varying mobile ad hoc network (MANET) topologies. Several factors cause MANET topologies ...
• An intelligent electronic prescription ontology framework for healthcare interoperability 

  Chinatu, Okon Eunice (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023-01)

  Lack of interoperability across healthcare systems has led to high medical costs, delays in healthcare service processes, significant medical errors, and more preventable deaths. Bernes Lee introduced semantic web ...
• Outlier management based on support vector machine 

  Thutlwe, Kelebogile (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023-05-30)

  Outliers describe data points that deviate from the rest of a dataset. These deviations may be caused by the following but not limited to; errors during data collection, instrumentation errors and faults in data entry. ...
• A multi layer perceptron classifier for radio emission sources associated with galaxy clusters 

  Dichaba, Keletso Bontle (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023-01)

  The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an emerging next-generation radio telescope project estimated to be completed a decade from now. Once completed it will make it easier and faster to survey space in greater detail. This ...
• The effect of the application of the modality principle in e-learning on learning outcomes among Botswana primary pupils’ education 

  Chilalu, Magdeline (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-08)

  With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the research field of e-learning is experiencing rapid developments on the best application of e-learning in the education sector (Mastan et al., 2022). According to Mayer (2003a), ...
• Examining nurses’ acceptance and use of electronic health records in resource-limited healthcare settings 

  Othusitse, Oabile Lesley (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-12)

  Background: Electronic health records were introduced to revolutionize record keeping in healthcare. When used as intended, EHRs have been reported to improve patient care and care coordination, improve data integrity, ...

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