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Nutritional content, phenolic compounds composition and antioxidant activities of selected indigenous vegetables of Zimbabwe
(2014-07-21)
Foods of plant origin may contain many phytochemical compounds such as phenolic
compounds in addition to commonly identified nutrients. Interest in phenolic compounds
has greatly increased recently because these ...
Remote sensing of waterhole distribution and its impact on wildlife and livestock interactions across a gradient of land use in a Southern African savanna
(2014-10-07)
Arid and semi-arid ecosystems are water limited ecosystems. Thus, understanding the spatial and
temporal dynamics in water availability is critical. In this study, we tested whether and to what
extent we can use remotely ...
Characterisation of the Polysaccharide material isolated from the fruit of Cordia Abyssinica
(2014-06-27)
Treatment of aqueous extracts of the fruit of C. abyssinica, containing 0.25% sodium chloride with
three volumes of ethanol produced an acidic polysaccharide with a 2% yield, on a fresh weight basis.
With a protein content ...
Optimal stochastic control and risk minimisation in Insurance
(2014-06-17)
The thesis examines a generalised problem of optimal control of a firm through
reinsurance, dividend policy and convex risk minimisation in the presence of
market friction. The major mathematical tool applied is the ...
A universal electronic payment model in Zimbabwe integrating with Small and Medium Enterprises and working with mobile databases
(2014-07-17)
Electronic payment systems are proliferating in banking, retail in government and everywhere
money needs to be exchanged. Electronic payment systems are the everyday technology under
use, they are the relevant systems ...
Spatial modelling of water pipe bursts in Harare, Zimbabwe
(2014-10-07)
Water is a scarce commodity whose availability and utilisation requires diligent planning, distribution and management to ensure its proper use and protection in the interest of humankind and other ecological balances. ...
A cloud computing architechure for e-learning plaform, supporting multimedia content
(2014-07-25)
E-learning based platforms that support multimedia content to enhance interactive learning
demands large disk space. Despite research ground covered under e-learning circles, less
attention has been devoted to solicit ...
Limnological study of Malilangwe reservoir in the South-eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe
(2014-07-17)
The study provides a nine month record of the limnological investigation of the Malilangwe reservoir between
February to October 2011. Malilangwe reservoir is large (211 ha), and shallow (mean depth 4.54) reservoir
situated ...
Modelling the spatial pattern of forest fires using NDVI and land surface temperature in Southern African landscapes
(2014-10-07)
In this study we used maxent to test whether; and for which month of the growing season
SPOT derived normalized difference vegetation index (SPOT NDVI) data can be used to
predict fire occurrence in August, September and ...
Spatial distribution of elephants (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) in Hwange Mining Concession area
(2014-10-07)
In this study we tested whether and how environmental factors such as distance from water
points inside mine dumps, distance from water points outside mine dumps, distance away from
settlements, distance away from ...