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The Baobab Tree: A Good Source of Ascorbic Acid
(Faculty of Medicine,Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1958-09)In the course of investigating the nutritional value of indigenous foods of Southern Rhodesia, the pulp of the baobab fruit (Adansonia digitata Linn.) was found to contain comparatively high concentrations of ascorbic acid ... -
Constitutional Law And Politics In Kenya Since Independence: A Study In Class And Power In A Neo-Colonial State In Africa
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An Assessment Of The Role Of Parents In Developing 'Fast-Track' Schools: The Case Of Mashonaland West Province
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2009-11)The study focused on assessing the role that parents were playing in developing ‘fast-track’ schools in the newly resettled commercial farms under the fast-track Land Reform Programme in the Mashonaland West Province of ... -
Police discretion
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1983)It is a well-documented fact, in most “Western” countries at least, that the police exercise considerable discretion in the performance of their functions. Rule enforcement is not automatic, and police discretion to a large ... -
The Clinical Picture of Cushing’s Syndrome in Childhood
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Urban Governance Outreach Program: Material Edited from a Conference on Urban Governance and Management Programme in Zimbabwe
(Department of Rural & Urban Planning (UZ), 1997-07)Presented in the next sections are papers on the proceedings of a workshop, which successfully managed to highlight current, future issues and challenges concerning urban governance in Zimbabwe. Urban Development, Growth ... -
The Surgical Approach to Lymphadenopathies
(Faculty of Medicine,Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1959-10)The diagnosis of the true nature of a lymph gland enlargement must finally rest upon histological evidence. With the increasing use of radiotherapy it often happens that patients are treated without a definite diagnosis ... -
The Legal Stalus of Parastalals: Zimbabwe's Experience
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1988)State participation in the economic sector, for example, in areas of production, trading and the provision of public utility services is rapidly growing in this country as the Government wrestles with a large number of ... -
Law and Legal Education in the Period of Transition from Capitalism to Socialism
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Attitudes of Secondary School Pupils Towards the Inclusion of Educable Mentally-Challenged Pupils in Harare
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2008-11)This study explored the attitudes of mainstream pupils towards the inclusion of educable mentally- challenged pupils in regular classes. Specifically, the study intended to determine and assess whether mainstream pupils ... -
Factors Contributing to Teacher Truancy in Two Secondary Schools in Bulawayo
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2012-07)This report presents findings from a case study of teacher truancy in two high schools in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Qualitative data from case studies exploring teacher truancy were followed by quantitative data using surveys. ... -
Effect of Self-Generated Concept-Mapping Instructional Strategy on the Achievement of Students in Evolutionary Concept
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2009-03)This paper is a report of the outcome of a study that was carried out in Manicaland, Mashonaland and Matebeleland provinces in Zimbabwe, to assess the impact of self-generated Concept-mapping instructional strategies on ... -
Why We Should Teach Democracy in Africa
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2009-11)Democracy has become a cherished ideal in Africa. Many countries in- Africa claim to be democratic with a number of them incorporating, the. word ‘democratic’ in their names. Liberation struggles were waged in the name of ... -
Problems in Acute Head Injuries
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The Treatment of Burns
(Faculty of Medicine,Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1959-10)The increasing prevalence of burns constitutes a major, problem for the doctor to-day. While there are many types of burns (i.e., thermal, electrical, chemical, radiation), all types result basically in the same pathological ... -
The Reliability of Decisions About Whom to Execute in Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1991)The death penalty debate generates a lot of emotional heat. Many people ardently support the retention of the death. sentence for murder. The main basis for supporting the use of the death penalty is probably not so much ... -
Vaginal hysterectomy. A five year prospective descriptive study
(Faculty of Medicine. Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2004-07)Objective: To review patients who had vaginal hysterectomy and observe any complications related to the procedure. Design: A prospective descriptive study. Setting: Sunshine Hospital, Actonville , Benoni, Gauteng Province, ... -
Antibiogram of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolates from Buea, Cameroon.
(Faculty of Medicine. Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2001-07)Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important human pathogen that has been associated in recent decades with nosocomial outbreaks.They are important opportunistic pathogens, commonly isolated from urinary tract infections, surgical ... -
The Jurisprudence of Limitation Clauses with Particular Reference to Section 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1988)Section 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which is part of the [Canadian] Constitution Act, 1982 is a general limitations clause applicable to all the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Charter. Under this ... -
Examinations Question Specialized Marking: A Quantitative Analysis of Inter-marker Reliability Mode at Chinhoyi University of Technology
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2012-07)The report presents findings from a quantitative quasi-experimental control and experiment group study. Its aim was to establish the effectiveness and advantages of examinations question specialized marking mode on ...