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.
Orero, Bonface Ochieng(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-03-09)
Dyes are the main textile pollutant present in natural water bodies that pose a severe threat to human beings and other living organisms. To overcome dye wastewater pollution, Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) especially ...
Bodiba, Kesegofetse(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-06-30)
Truck-shovel haulage system (TSHS) is the commonly used haulage system in open pit mines due to its flexibility and economy. In-pit Crushing and Conveying (IPCC) haulage system has advanced and is an alternative to TSHS ...
Kouadio, Webla Nelly Flora(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-04-21)
Mining activities produce significant amounts of wastes (tailings, slag and waste rock) which, with loss in material strength, could trigger slope instability while the wastes minerals’ chemical reactions also have the ...
Moeng, Lucky Bongani(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2023)
Change in land use and land cover (LULC) is an area of interest in landscape ecology due
to its adverse environmental impacts on wildlife habitats. At local, regional, and global scales, the
fragmentation and obstruction ...
Hengari, Amogelang(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2024-02-11)
Seismic Monitoring is a technique that uses vibration monitors in the detection and
analysis of dynamic stress waves, generated from failure of rock mass. This technique
was applied at the Selibe-Phikwe Cu-Ni mine (BCL) ...
Munyadzwe, Desmond B.(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-04-21)
Contract mining has been rapidly growing worldwide, in scale, scope and magnitude. The nature and scope of mining outsourcing decision problems have also changed with time leading to the development of different decision ...
Saubi, Onalethata(Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2022-02-11)
Coal mining causes various problems such as land subsidence, pollution of water sources, fines generation and air pollution. Mining companies spend a lot of money annually to mitigate the impact of fines generation. This ...
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 ...