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Molecular Vital Statistics: The Significance of Shape: A Review Article
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1970-10)The living cell depends on its enzymes1 to carry out the chemical reactions necessary for its survival. Enzymes are catalysts; they increase the speed of chemical reactions without altering the nature or result of the ... -
Monitoring the simultaneous response of various water status indicators for use in the irrigation scheduling and drought stress detection of a greenhouse tomato crop.
(2012-09-07)An experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Zimbabwe to test the use of various plant water status indicators for use in the irrigation scheduling and water stress ... -
Morbidity changes between HIV unexposed uninfected and HIV exposed uninfected children in Harare –a secondary data analysis
(2012-08-31)Background: Optimising the survival of HIV exposed uninfected (HEU) infants is a major challenge. There is a significant swift increase in the HEU population due to the introduction of the highly active antiretroviral ... -
More Than Mere Linguistics Tricks: The Socio-pragmatic Functions of Shona Nicknames Used by Shona-Speaking People in Harare
(University of Zimbabwe, 2004)The article demonstrate how urban Shona- speakers often use nicknames as linguistics resources to perform a variety of social functions in everyday informal interactions. The intention of this article is twofold: to ... -
Morpho(?) Phono (?) Logical Fuzzy Edges: The Case of {-/I/-}/{-/U/-} Semantic (?) Contrast in Shona
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2000)Although the Western world of Science continues to be dominated by the black and white (or 'binary')laws of logic, the binary logic has always faced doubt. (Un)fortunately, logical positisim has remained the working ... -
Morphological characterization and genetic diversity assessment of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. Ex A. Rich.) accessions in Ethiopia.
(thesis (unpublished), 2019-06-01)African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. Ex A. Rich.) Harms) (AYB) is an underutilized tropical leguminous plant which produces edible seed grain, leaf spinach and tubers. Africa yam bean possess a greater potential ... -
Morphological variation in bills and claws in relation to Prey type in Southern African Birds of Prey (Orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes)
(2012-08-29)Bill and claw morphological characteristics were measured to establish the extent of functional similarities in the hunting and feeding apparatus among Southern African birds of prey (orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes) ... -
MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF VENTRICULAR SIZES ON NORMAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANS OF ADULT BLACK ZIMBABWEANS AT A DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY CENTRE IN HARARE-A PILOT STUDY
(2013-09-17)The aim of the present study was to establish the range of the sizes for the different parts of the cerebral ventricular system. These simple measurements should be applicable to the brain Computed Tomography Scan reading ... -
Mortality and Diseases of Goats in Wedza Communal Areas of Zimbabwe
(Zimbabwe Veterinary Association, 2000-03)A study was conducted to evaluate the extent and causes of mortality and diseases affecting goats in Wedza Communal Area. Mortality ranged from 16% in adult stock to 40% in pre-weaned kids. Kid mortality was higher during ... -
Mortality within 24 hours of admission to the Paediatric Unit, Harare Central Hospital, Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2012)Objective: To determine the proportion of deaths, characteristics of children and risk factors for mortality within 24hours of admission to a Paediatric hospital in Harare. Study Design'. Prospective cohort study. Settings: ... -
Mother-offspring data in a study of the of the mating system in a natural population of Bulinus globosus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Zimbabwe
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Mothering experiences of lesbian women in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017)This study provides a Sociological and Anthropological understanding of how lesbian women accomplish and negotiate their mothering journeys in Zimbabwe given the fact that they are operating outside the idealised family ... -
Motives and methods in population control
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Much Ado About Nothing: The Intellectual Property Rights Regime in Zimbabwe: The Case for Reform
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997)Zimbabwe is a developing country. Technological development has meant Zimbabwe is now part and parcel of the global economic village. The adoption of a market driven economy at the expense of the semi-command economy of ... -
Muddling in the Quicksands of Tradition and Custom and Skating Down the Slippery Slopes of Modernity: the Reform of Marriage and Inheritance Laws in Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1996)In 1993 the Government of Zimbabwe published a White Paper on Marriage and Inheritance in Zimbabwe which invited debate on proposed law reforms to this area of the law. That white paper generated widespread and often heated ... -
A multi-stake holder approach to addressing public problems: The case of the cholera epidemic in Mutare 2008 -2009
(2018)The study examined the role of the multi-stakeholder approach in addressing public problems with special focus on the 2008-2009 Cholera epidemic in Mutare. This study hypothesized that ‘a multi-stakeholder approach is an ...
