University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions

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    • Factors In The Career Choices Of Zimbabwean Sixth Form Students 

      Siyakwazi, P. D.; Dengu, E. (Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 2000-03)
      This paper discusses the factors that influence career choices of Sixth form students in Zimbabwe. The study considers factors such as family influence, peer pressure and school influence in making career choices. Although ...

    • Impact Of The Second World War On Cattle -Marketing In Sukumaland, Tanganyika 

      Chipungu, S.N. (University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1982-08)
      This paper has as its object to initiate a discussion on the contribution of Tanganyika cattle owners to the war efforts. And Sukumaland, which is the focal area for this paper, is a natural choice for starting such a ...

    • Whither Medicine In The Next Five Years In Rhodesia? 

      Gelfand, M. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-04)

    • Early Days Of Bulawayo African Health And Medical Services 

      Austin, J. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-11)

    • The Treatment Of Cancer Of Mouth And Pharynx 

      Muldoon, C.J. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-03)
      Treatment of cancer in the mouth and /pharynx relied heavily on cautery and escharotics until 1858, when Virchow published “Pathology of Tumors” demonstrating the cellular origin, of cancer, and, that abnormal and atypical ...

    • Gender Perspectives In African Higher Education 

      Namuddu, K. (University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1992-03)
      This paper discusses three main issues, namely (a) some basic facts on the access of females and males to higher education in Africa (b) participation of men and women with higher education in the labour market particularly, ...

    • Sharing Teacher Expertise Through Subject Specialisation (in the Primary School [STESS]) 

      Ndawi, Obert P. (Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2002-11)
      This paper reports on a study carried out to try out subject specialisation by teachers in the primary school, as a possible alternative to the conventional approach where one teacher teaches all subjects to a class. The ...

    • A Long-Term Study Of A Case Of Schistosoma Mansoni Subjected To Repeated Courses Of Treatment 

      Warburton, B.; Weber, M.G.; Blair, D.M. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1973-09)
      The studies of the effects of treatment on individual patients suffering from bilharziasis has been a feature of the work of this Laboratory for some years (Blair et al. 1969b). From this work has emerged some interesting ...

    • The Heart And Pregnancy 

      Thompson, D.T.; Dick, J.S. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-09)
      Heart disease and pregnancy are two conditions that are handled commonly by a medical practitioner, and yet it is surprising to find that the influence which one has on the other is often not clearly understood. It would ...

    • Miracidal Hatching in the Diagnosis of Bilharziasis 

      Weber, M.C. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1973-09)
      Dr. Friedrick Fulleborn (1921) was the first worker to describe the hatching technique for the emergence of schistosome miracidia. Dr. Fulleborn (1866-1933) qualified in medicine at Berlin University and worked as ...

    • Pancreatic Calcification In Rhodesian Africans 

      Wicks, A.C.B. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1973-09)

    • The "Spanish” Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 And Its Impact On The Southern Rhodesian Mining Industry 

      Phimister, I.R. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1973-07)
      The -influenza pandemic of 1918 caused the deaths of some 20 million people throughout the world and was probably the worst epidemic in human history with the exceptions of New Guinea, St. Helena and certain South Pacific ...

    • Advances In Electrodiagnosis In Zimbabwe. Part I: Peripheral Nerve Conduction Studies And Electromyography 

      Parry, O.; Miekle, J.; Levy, L.F. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 1994-07)
      This paper reviews the two electrodiagnostic techniques - nerve conduction measurements and electromyography. A brief description of each technique is given followed by their clinical applications. Finally the types of ...

    • Microcardia In The African 

      Parker, T.; Gelfand, M. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1973-03)
      We have been aware for some considerable time of the existence of what 'has been called “the small or tiny” heart in our Rhodesian African adult patients admitted to Harare Hospital. It is our purpose merely to draw attention ...

    • The Problem Of Exact Diagnosis Of Anaemia In The African 

      Lunat, M.; Gelfand, M. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1973-09)
      This study was undertaken to determine the causes of a moderately severe anaemia i.e. a haemoglobin level of 9,5 G/100 ml. (65 per cent.) or less in the cases admitted to the University Medical Unit of Harare Hospital in ...

    • Contrasting The Morbidity Pattern In An African Practice With That In A European General Practice In Salisbury 

      Castle, W. M (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1970-03)
      In Rhodesia, general practice among Europeans is fairly typical of practice in developed countries, and an analysis of morbidity statistics is fairly easy. In contrast, general practice among the African people in Rhodesia ...

    • Economic Policy And Wildlife Management In Zimbabwe 

      Muir, K. (Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe), 1992-11)
      Wildlife is beginning to make a significant contribution to Zimbabwe's national economy and it would appear that tourism in general but particularly wildlife-based tourism is the fastest growing sector in the economy. The ...

    • Language, Science,Technology, Mathematics (STM) and Poverty Alleviation in Africa: A Case for Nigeria 

      Umo, Uju Clara (Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2008-03)
      This paper seeks to highlight the power of language in poverty eradication. In doing so, the paper examines the concept and causes of poverty and draws attention specifically to the relationship between language power and ...

    • Pericarditis—A Five Year Study In The African 

      Mynors, J.M.; Reichman, B. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1973-02)
      A retrospective study of cases of pericarditis presenting to Harare African Hospital during the five year period 1967-1971 was carried out. This study excludes cases of pericarditis due to rheumatic heart disease and ...

    • Children's Literature, Child Engineering And The Search For An Ennobling Gender Paradigm 

      Muhwati, Itai; Gwekwerere, Tavengwa; Gambahaya, Zifikile (Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2010-07)
      The article is an exegesis of selected works of Zimbabwean children’s literature in English. It discusses these works with a view to unravel perspectives on gender and child engineering. The conceptual and epistemological ...