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Maize Yield Forcasting in Malawi Using Satellite Data and a Soil Water Balance Modelling Aproach.
(2012-09-07)The potential of using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the AgroMetShell (AMS) to forecast and estimate maize yield at Rural Development Project (RDP) level in Malawi was investigated. NDVI is derived from ... -
Maize yield prediction using seasonal weather forecasts and a crop growth simulation model.
(2012-09-13)Maize production in marginal tropical regions is at great risk from rainfall variability. Farmers would benefit from the ability to forecast production likelihood. In this study we sought to develop a simple maize ... -
Major Institutional Requirements for Successful Economic Development
(Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1968-12)Let me begin this paper with a quote from an article published in the Rhodesian Journal of Economics: “If one assumes an incremental capital- output ratio for Rhodesia of the order of 3 :1 and a desired rate of economic ... -
Majority Rule and Economic Development Strategy
(Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)Rhodesia will take the step to majority rule, as Zimbabwe, just over 30 years after the post-World War II rush to independence started, and just over 20 years after that phenomenon hit sub-Saharan Africa. The attainment ... -
Making Optimum Use of the Limited Agricultural Resources of the Tribal Areas of S.W. Matabeleland
(Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-09)The title of this paper requires that it should at least:- a) Define the area under consideration. b) Outline its physical characteristics so that its agricultural resources may be established. c) Outline its socio-economic ... -
Making Research Ethics Review Work In Zimbabwe —- The Case For Investment In Local Capacity
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-11)Much has been written in recent years about the need to improve research ethics review in developing countries. Because of the involvement of researchers and sponsors from North America and Europe, including pharmaceutical ... -
Malaria and HIV co-infection: Available evidence, gaps and possible interventions
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2003)Objectives: To review the evidence of association between malaria and HI V/AIDS co-infection for purposes of developing strategies for malaria control. Design: Desktop review of literature. Setting: Harare, Zimbabwe. Main ... -
Malaria in Infancy
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1959-02)To the epidemiologist malaria in the infant is of two-fold interest. In highly "malarious" areas it is the first attacks, occurring during the early years of life, which build up a relative immunity at the cost of considerable ... -
Malaria in pregnancy
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2008)It is estimated that, nearly five billion episodes of clinical malaria occur worldwide each year. The disease causes about three million deaths annually with Africa suffering 90% of this burden.'it is also estimated that ... -
Malaria Vector Status and Insecticide Susceptibility Studies in Zimbabwe
(2012-08-29)The major problem that has evolved from malaria control progammes that utilize insecticides for vector control is the development of insecticide resistance. In Zimbabwe, despite decades of pesticide usage there is limited ... -
Male rape in Zimbabwe! The lived experiences of male survivors: The case of Adult Rape Clinic at Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-05)This study analysed the lived experiences of male survivors of sexual violence perpetrated by women in Zimbabwe. It focused on the lived experiences of the adult male survivors who fall prey to female rapists. There are ... -
Management and outcomes of antepartum hemorrhage at Harare maternity hospital
(2016-11)Background: Antepartum haemorrhage and its complications are responsible for a significant proportion of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. At Harare Maternity Hospital, the incidence, major causes, ... -
Management and Performance of Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Murewa and Mutoko Districts of Zimbabwe
(2014-09-23)The standards of management achieved by eucalypt growers in Zimbabwe's rural areas affect the performance of the woodlots. Several woodlot achievement indicators - basal area growth, height growth, survival rates and ... -
Management of common bean (phaseolus vulgaris) angular leaf spot (pseudocercospora griseola) using cultural practices and development of disease-weather models for prediction of the disease and host characteristics
(2016-06)Bean seed collected from 82 households growing beans in Chinyika Resettlement Area indicated that sugar (sweet) bean type was the most preferred and cultivated by 84.1 % of farmers. The most common seed source was ... -
Management of Eutrophication in Small Dams with Both Urban and Rural Catchments in Zimbabwe: a Case Study of Rufaro Dam, Marondera, Zimbabwe.
(2012-08-28)An investigation was carried out on the limnological status and the nutrient loadings of Rufaro Dam, in Marondera. The limnological parameters of the water in the dam and the inflows that were measured were conductivity, ... -
Management of Incomplete Abortion as an Outpatient Procedure
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.)., 1971-05)Between 800 and 1,200 cases of abortion are seen annually at Harare Hospital, Salisbury. Prior to 1st February, 1969, all cases of incomplete abortion were routinely admitted to the gynecological ward for observation and ... -
Managing 'Face' In Urban Public Transport: Polite Request Strategies in Commuter Omnibus Discourse in Harare
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2001)This article examine the request strategies in commuter discourse invlovling the bus crew(conductors, touts and drivers) and passengers in Harare. The present study consider requests in commuter transport as face threatening ... -
Managing nutrient interactions for improved agronomic efficiency under contrasting soil carbon levels in smallholder farms
(2016-06)Much of Sub –Saharan Africa is plagued by food insecurity due to low and variable soil fertility recurrent droughts and limited access to external inputs among other reasons. Variable levels of soil fertility caused result ... -
Managing Pasturelands Under the Communal Land Tenure System
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MANETS/VANETS in AutomobileSystems: A Simulative Study into how Mobile Ad-hoc Networks can be used in Traffic Control Systems
(2012-08-29)This thesis describes the modeling and implementation of an advanced traffic signal control system within a simulation environment, thus creating a laboratory for the evaluation of advanced traffic control strategies ...
