Browsing Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences by Title
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Biochemistry and Benefit to Man
(UZ Publications (formerly University College of Rhodesia ), 1977)A biochemist has been defined as someone who ‘talks of Chemistry to Biologists, of Biology to Chemists, and of women to other Biochemists’. However, nowadays there are many of the fair sex among the members of our profession ... -
Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Sustaining African Agriculture into the Twenty-First Century?
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications. (Department of Soil Sciences), 1998)The main objective of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation (AABNF) is to promote research, training and the use of biological nitrogen fixation systems to increase food production, reduce the need for ... -
Body fat distribution and other anthropometric blood pressure correlates in a Nigerian urban elderly population
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1995-05)Blood pressure (BP) has been reported to be more consistently correlated with body mass index (BMI) than with waist-hip ratio (WHR) in Blacks. We present the correlates of BP in a systematic sample of 152 (65,7 pc response ... -
Body fluid shifts in soldiers after a jogging/walking exercise in the heat: effects of water and electrolyte solution on rehydration
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2001-09)Objectives: To examine the relationships between dehydration and body fluid shifts and the effects of ingesting water or oral rehydration solution or no fluid during and after exercise in the heat [mean (SE)] temperature, ... -
Bone and Joint Tuberculosis in Kenya
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1958-08)Throughout Kenya the treatment of tuberculosis in African patients is a problem of considerable magnitude. The writer supposes that over the next ten years this will be the problem that will exercise medical men throughout ... -
Book Review: Mujajati, G. (2008) Mwana Waamai (My Mother’s Daughter)
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2009-11)Written in the ChiShona language of Zimbabwe, Mwana Waamai, Gorge Mujajati’s fifth literary offering, grimly predicts the horrendous Joseph Fritzl tale of incest and abduction (first brought to light in April, 2008 and ... -
Book Review: Building A Digital Library at the University of Zimbabwe: A Celebration of Teamwork and Collaboration. INASP, Oxford: United Kingdom, 2007.
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2008-11)This is the second volume to be published by the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI). Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata a former librarian of the University of Zimbabwe Library went through the process of ... -
Booker T. Washington’s Philosophy of the ‘Grand Trinity’ in Education
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 1986)The purpose of this article is to examine the philosophy of the ‘Grand Trinity’ in education of Booker T. Washington. Among other things the following aspects will be examined: his background and factors that influenced ... -
Botanical Gardens Herbaria And Museums As Resources For Teaching High School Biology
(Department of Teacher Education, University of Zimbabwe, 1996-10)The 'A' Level biology syllabus used in Zimbabwe has been reviewed at least twice since 1990. It now consists of Core and Option sections. Biodiversity as a concept now constitutes one of the five options. Analysis of option ... -
Botswana's revealed comparative advantage
(2011-11)Analysis of Botswana’s competitiveness in world trade has been presented based on indices of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) calculated for the period 1999 and 2004. Results show that Botswana has RCA in diamonds, ... -
Boys And Girls In Science: Does The Gender Composition Of The School Matter?
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 1996-03)The study was designed to find out the influence of the gender composition of the schools students attend on their selection of the physical and applied sciences for their college majors. Consistent with several previous ... -
Brief Notes On The Geology And Landforms To Be Seen In The Harare - Mutare - Chiredzi - Masvingo - Harare Region
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1987-08-31)The object of these notes is to give brief explanations of the major landforms and geological structures which may be seen from the bus during the field trip to the eastern part of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe forms part of the ... -
Broadening The Horizon: A Glimpse Of General Practice In Rhodesia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.)., 1972-01)The term general practice is familiar to everyone 'in the medical profession who has been brought ' up in the British tradition of medicine. Nevertheless, there are a number of other terms which have been used to cover ... -
Bronchoscopic extraction of aspirated foreign bodies in children in Harare Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-07)Fifty eight children underwent rigid brochoscopy under general anaesthesia for suspected aspirated foreign bodies. There were 36 boys and 22 girls with a mean age of 18 months. Physical examination showed decreased breath ... -
Bronchoscopic Extraction Of Aspirated Foreign Bodies In Children In Harare Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 1994-07)Aspiration of foreign bodies results in the death of more than 500 children per year in the United States. Foreign body aspiration may be manifested by acute respiratory distress as well as insidious chronic pulmonary ... -
Building and urban planning in Zimbabwe with special reference to Harare: Putting needs, costs and sustainability in focus
(Columbia University, 2014)This article examines construction and its relationship with urban planning in Zimbabwe. Urban planning has been blamed for making the building process cumbersome, thereby raising transaction costs. Such transaction ... -
Building and urban planning in Zimbabwe with special reference to Harare: Putting needs, costs and sustainability in focus
(Columbia University, 2014)This article examines construction and its relationship with urban planning in Zimbabwe. Urban planning has been blamed for making the building process cumbersome, thereby raising transaction costs. Such transaction ... -
Burglary in Halls of Residence at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-02)This study explores why burglary persists in student hostels on campus despite the various security measures and mechanisms that have been put in place to manage and reduce it. Selection of respondents is done using purposive ... -
Burial societies after the multi-currency regime: a case study of work-based burial societies at Mazowe mine
(2014-07-21)The study examines emergent changes on the activities of burial societies during the transitional period from the 2006-2008 Zimbabwe dollar to the present multiple currency regime. Burial societies are mutual arrangement ... -
Burial societies after the multi-currency regime: A case study of work-based burial societies at Mazowe mine
(2016)The study examines emergent changes on the activities of burial societies during the transitional period from the 2006-2008 Zimbabwe dollar to the present multiple currency regime. Burial societies are mutual arrangement ...
