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Observations on the Observance of Administrative Law in University Students Disciplinary Proceedings: a Survey of Selected Universities in Southern Africa
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1996)The case for the transformation of educational institutions, particularly the universities, in South Africa has been well pleaded. Many universities have set up transformation structures of one form or another to give ... -
Observations Upon the Oral Mucosa of the African
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1958-03)The oral cavity, quite apart from those structures properly included in the realm of dentistry, is of great clinical importance, for it lends itself readily to inspection and examination and, like the eye, can reflect the ... -
Occupational Health and Safety and Organized Labour
(Institute of Development Studies Zimbabwe (ZIDS), 1983-12)Occupational disease is simply defined as disease which arises from a person’s work. The fact that it has been with us for a long time is illustrated by this extract from a booklet produced by NIOSH. Ancient Roman slaves ... -
Occupational therapy needs of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy in Zimbabwe: Caregivers’ perspectives
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2015)Objectives: To determine occupational therapy needs of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy living in an urban setting, to identify participation levels in activities of daily living and social activities, to ... -
Occurrence of diabetogenic changes in pregnancy among black women in an urban setting
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2005)Objective: To find out if pregnancy in black Zimbabwean women is a diabetogenic state using basal blood levels of cortisol, insulin, C-peptide and glucose. Methods: 111 women (28 non-pregnant, 29 first trimester, 26 second ... -
Oestrogen transdermal patches for post partum depression in lactating mothers: A case report
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Oestrogen transdermal patches are now being used in the prophylaxis and treatment of post partum depression. Oestrogens are known to have potential adverse effects on breastfed infants. This case describes jaundice and ... -
Oh no, not Nitric Oxide!
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1999)Nitric oxide (NO) is a unique, endogenous regulatory molecule that is involved in a wide variety of physiological processes in multiple organ systems. This simple gas functions as a cellular messenger in a broad range of ... -
On a Stochastic Control Problem with Terminal State Constraints
(2012-08-31)In this thesis, we consider a stochastic control problem in both finite and infinite time interval, with a terminal state constraint. We consider two approaches in solving the problem i.e., the Maximum Principle and the ... -
On cestode and digenean parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) from the Rietvlei Dam, South Africa
(Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2006-01-23)Sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, from the Rietvlei Dam near Pretoria, South Africa were examined for internal platyhelminth parasites. Two adult cestodes, Polyonchobothrium clarias (stomach) (prevalence 71 %, mean ... -
On Civil Procedural Law and Liberal Legalism
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1993)This article attempts to ascertain some of the general features regarding the unity between civil procedural law and liberal legalism. There is a fundamental idea that makes this attempt necessary. It is the critique of ... -
On Groups which are Products of Weakly Totally Permutable Subgroups
(2014-04-24)This work is a contribution to the theory of products of finite groups. A group G = AB is a weakly totally permutable product of subgroups A and B if every subgroup, U of A such that U ≤ A ∩ B or A ∩ B ≤ U, permutes with ... -
On the analysis of risk premiums in power markets using the Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model with leverage
(2017)This thesis is devoted to the study of risk premiums in power markets using the Ornstein- Uhlenbeck process with Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard stochastic volatility with leverage. Forwards were priced using a class of ... -
On the Design of an Unrestricted Data Unit (UDU) Conceptual Model for Geo-Spatial Data
(Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) (UZ), 2000)The maturing spatial information sciences have led to greater free flow of spatial information. More than ever before, scientists within and between scientific disciplines appreciate the need to exchange environmental ... -
On-the-Job Training on the Assembly Plant of a South African Motor Vehicle Producer: a Case Study
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1972-12)It is the purpose of this paper to report the findings of a study into on-the- job training on a South African motor vehicle assembly-line. The data reported in this paper were collected during the months July, August and ... -
Onyalai — A Disappearing Disease Entity
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-05)Onyalai is an interesting condition both clinically and histologically. It is characterized by haemorrhagic bullous eruptions of the mucous membranes, usually in the mouth, accompanied by thrombocytopaenia and occurs ... -
Open Access and Libraries in Zimbabwe: a Case Study of UZ
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The Open Access landscape in Zimbabwe: The case of university libraries in ZULC
(Emerald, 2014)Purpose: The paper focuses on the current state of Open Access (OA) initiatives in Zimbabwean Universities. The paper specifically reports the initiatives at Zimbabwean universities regarding institutional repositories ...