University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Metabolic Syndrome Disorders In Urban Black Zimbabweans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-03)Objective: The main aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome disorders and their interrelations in black Zimbabwean type 2 diabetic patients. Study Design: Prospective cross sectional ... -
A Critical Incident Reporting System In Anaesthesia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2001-09)The critical incident system is now well established as a concept and activity of a quality programme in anaesthesia. Most publications are from well resourced countries with little contribution from developing countries. ... -
Environmental Impact Assessment Report For The Maran6e Chiadzwa Diamond Project
(INSTITUTE OF MINING RESEARCH (IMR) : (UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE ), 2007-07)The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) was mandated by Government to conduct exploration and subsequent exploitation of the diamond resource in Marange District. In compliance with the Environmental Management ... -
An Economic Evaluation Of Soil Conservation Measures In Zvimba And Chirau Communal Lands
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 1991-08)Soil erosion is an increasingly important problem in Zimbabwe. Whitlow (1988) states that 4.7% of the country or 1.8 mio hectares of land are actually eroded, the bulk (1.5 mio hectares) located in the Communal Lands. ... -
Problems Of Conducting Educational Research In Zambia
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 1993-07)This study was an attempt to identify factors hindering the carrying out of educational research in Zambia. Further, it sought to provide solutions to the identified problems. Seven of the 18 respondents returned completed ... -
Performance Ratings Of Supervisors In Nigerian Universities: The Subordinates's View
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 1998-07)This paper presents the results of a study designed to investigate the ratings of supervisors and subordinates on the role performance of heads of departments in Nigerian universities. The results indicate that the ... -
A Philosophy For Music Education In Zimbabwe
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1994-03)This article is an articulation of the rationale employed in designing the regulations for the Bachelor of Education in Teacher Education, Practical Subjects: Music Option. The degree is on offer for the first time at the ... -
The Political Organisation Of Chinese Agriculture
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ) ( formerly Geographical Association of Rhodesia.) (GAR)), 1977-12)When the Community Party came to power in 1949 there were two main groups in the Chinese agricultural system. The landlords and rich peasants, who formed about 10 per cent of the population owned or controlled about 70 per ... -
Medical Aspects Of Witchcraft Practice Among The Shona People Of Rhodesia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-11)The implications of witchcraft beliefs on medical practice are widespread among the Shona-speaking people — indeed, as they are tin any other part of Central Africa. Once a people accept a belief in the reality of witchcraft, ... -
The Evaluation Of Teacher Professional Competencies In Former Non-White Namibian Schools
(Human Resourse Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe, 1993-07)The relationship between teacher competence and learner progress has been a subject of lively debate for several decades, particularly in the first world countries. This subject has also attracted widespread attention in ... -
Analysis Of Annual Rainfall In Zimbabwe For Trends And Periodicities,1891-1988
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1989-12)Recent droughts during the early 1980s have led to the belief that rainfall over Southern Africa has changed or follows some form of periodic behavior. Annual rainfall at 20 stations in Zimbabwe covering the period 1891 ... -
Pupils’ Drawings Of What Is Inside Themselves: A Case Study In Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-03)This preliminary study looks at the understandings, as revealed by their drawings, of some seven-year-olds and 15-year-olds in Zimbabwe of their internal anatomy. A total of 23 seven year-olds and 21 fifteen year-olds ... -
Psychiatric Services
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-03)The provision of psychiatric services on a national scale poses many formidable problems for homogenous communities which are traditionally accustomed to adequate and sophisticated medical services. In countries like ... -
Measures Of Industrial Distribution In Zimbabwe
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1986-12)The dynamic role which industrialization plays in the growth of a national economy has been widely recognized {Hamilton and Linge, 1981s Wood, 1980; Krumme, 1969). Growth in the industrial sector triggers growth in both ... -
Tuberculin Testing In African Children
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-11)In African countries tuberculosis remains one of the major health problems. Tuberculin testing is widely used as a screening test for its detection and B.C.G. vaccination is one of the means for its control. The present ... -
Practicality Of Exemplary Curriculum Implementation Materials: The Case Of A Chemistry Module In Science Education In-Service Teacher Training Programme
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-07)This paper reports on a research study that investigated the practicality of a chemistry module. Practicality was with respect to two intentions of the module, i.e. to bring about learner centred teaching and learning as ... -
Granitic Bornhardts And Associated Landform Features In Zimbabwe
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1983-09)Steep-sided convex domes or bomhardts are characteristic of about one third of the granitic ‘ landscapes in central and eastern Zimbabwe. These features are associated with batholith intrusions which make up a large portion, ... -
The Impact Of The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme On Education In Zimbabwe
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 2003-11)This paper discusses the impact that the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) has had on the education system in Zimbabwe. It contrasts the racially based colonial education system with the democratic one ... -
Effects of a herbal remedy (CATAR) on human cataract lenses: observations from a preliminary experimental study.
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2002-07)The primary purpose of this study was to carry out a preliminary investigation into the in vitro effects of a herbal remedy code-named CATAR on human cataract lenses. -
Goitre Survey, Omay Tribal Trust Lands, Kariba District, Rhodesia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.)., 1968-03)There is very little published information about goitre in Southern Rhodesia (Kelly and Sneddon, 1960; Dent and Strover, 1966), and of that available much is not quantitative and impressions rather than figures have been ...