Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences: Recent submissions
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Increased susceptibility of erythrocyte membrane lipids to peroxidation in sickle cell disease
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-08)Erythrocytes from normal subjects and from cases of sickle cell disease were exposed to hydrogen peroxide and the extent of membrane lipid peroxidation studied. Significantly increased peroxidation was observed in intact ... -
Determination of land policy in Zimbabwe
(Institute of Development Studies, Zimbabwe (ZIDS. ), 1982-03)This paper which focuses on the determinants of land policy will consist of two sections. The first section will attempt to desribe the background or context in which Zimbabwe’s land policy has evolved since independence ... -
Voluntary withdrawal from anti-epileptic drugs: impact on employee performance, health and safety
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2006-03)The study sought to investigate the impact of voluntary withdrawal from anti-epileptic drugs on performance, health and safety. Employees with epilepsy working in sheltered workshops participated in the study. There were ... -
Farming systems in Zimbabwe’s smallholder agricultural sector: the case of Gokwe South District
(Department Of Agricultural Economics and Extension (DAEE) (University of Zimbabwe) (UZ), 2000-03)Farming systems in Gokwe South District today are essentially the product of interactions between local indigenous cultivation systems and external interventions. Dryland crop production is the major income generating ... -
An outline of fundamental labour rights under international laws, national constitutions and Zimbabwean constitutional norms
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2009)Amongst the most important rights provided for in democratic societies and constitutions are labour rights. At the foundation of these is the right to just and dignified work for every adult person. A key component of this ... -
The growth of banking and financial institutions
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1967-08)The development of banking and financial institutions generally throughout the western world can best be understood by regarding banks essentially as an industry providing services to the community in which it is established ... -
Conduct of agents in the Northern Malawi tobacco market channel
(Department Of Agricultural Economics and Extension (DAEE) (University of Zimbabwe) (UZ), 2000-03)This study is based on the Industrial Organisation (10) theory to analyse the behaviour of farmers and firms and the economic performance and how it changes over time. This model posits that there are basic conditions that ... -
Intracranial Burkitt’s lymphoma with extension into orbital spaces resulting in bilateral blindness.
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-08)We report a rare case of primary Burkitt’s lymphoma involving the supra and parasellar regions with extension of the tumour into frontal lobes and posterior orbital spaces resulting in bilateral proptosis and blindness in ... -
Haematologic features of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in black children in Harare
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-12)Forty six Black Zimbabwean children aged between three months and seven years who were admitted into Parirenyatwa Central Hospital with serologically positive and symptomatic HIV infection were investigated for their ... -
A proto-campfire initiative in Mahenye Ward, Chipinge District: development of a wildlife utilization programme in response to community needs
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS) ; University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1992-07)Mahenye ward lies in the lowveld at the southeastern edge of Zimbabwe/ adjacent to Gonarezhou National Park which forms the wildlife resource base of the area. Beginning in 1982, Mahenye ward's wildlife utilization project ... -
Epidemiological study of drug use in urban and rural secondary schools in Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1984-08)In this survey a total of2 783 secondary school students of both sexes, mean age 15,5 years, from randomly selected schools in both rural and urban areas of Zimbabwe were studied using a self report questionnaire. The ... -
Rural financial markets: historical overview 1924-1991
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 2006)In the period 1980 to 1991, Zimbabwe’s commercial farming sector was serviced by a highly developed and regulated financial system. In contrast, the less developed rural sector was inadequately serviced by a poor formal ... -
Subdural haematoma in infancy
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1957-11) -
Industrialisation strategy for Zimbabwe
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Background to the study
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 2000)This is the Zimbabwe National Report of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Reading Literacy Research Study which was undertaken between 1989 and 1992. Zimbabwe tested the ... -
Gold mining in Southern Rhodesia 1919/1953
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A comparison of three types of “M” traps for sampling tsetse fly (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations at South Luangwa Game Management Area, Zambia.
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-08)A field trial was conducted between 27th July and 1st August, 1992 in Mfuwe, south Luangwa, Zambia to assess the effectiveness of locally developed “M” traps for suppressing and sampling the tsetse flies Glossina pallidipes ... -
Energy planning and policy
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1975-09)World sources of energy are many and varied; they include solar, wind, geothermal, wood, peat, tides, human and animal effort, biological waste and so on. However these are either too small for inclusion in national figures ... -
An appraisal of the recommendations of the law development commission on misrepresentation in insurance law
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998)The Law Development Commission of Zimbabwe,* 1 whose terms of reference were to investigate the application of the duty of disclosure and warranties in insurance law, concluded that the law obtaining to warranties was ... -
Farm economics with particular reference to farm management
(Rhodesian Economic Society. (RES) University of Rhodesia (UR) (now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ.), 1967-12)I should like to commence by quoting briefly from Sir Miles Thomas’s biography—a quotation I consider important because it was made by one of the leading business managers of the twentieth century. “My farming venture in ...
