Natural & Applied Sciences

On dynamics of heart rate variability

Abstract: Heart rate variability refers to the variations in time interval betwee

Quantitative assessment of static versus dynamic environmental pollution risk from lead pollution at shooting ranges

Abstract: Lead pollution of soil arising from use of leaded ammunition in shootin

Investigating the ecology and diversity of antibiotic resistance plasmids belonging to different incompatibility groups using a bioinformatics approach

Abstract: Plasmids are extra-chromosomal mobile DNA elements found in bacteria, a

Constraints on the genesis of gold in the Tati Greenstone Belt of Northeastern Botswana: insights from integrative geochronology and Pb isotope compositions

Abstract: The NW trending Archean Tati Greenstone Belt is located in the southwes

A multi sensor approach to Botswana sign language dataset with view of addressing occlusion

Abstract: Automatic Sign Language Recognition (ASLR) helps with converting hand g

A kmer-based parallel algorithm for pattern searching in DNA sequences on shared-memory model

Abstract: The explosive growth of biological sequences over the last decade has c

FPGA-based image change detection framework

Abstract: This research presents a new approach in modeling and implementing a fr

Optimisation of ZnO nanorods for improved carrier extraction in organic-inorganic hybrid Photovoltaic cells

Abstract: Zinc Oxide (ZnO) is a promising semiconductor material suitable for the

Sentiment analysis of social media data using Supervised learning and Ekman’s basic emotions theory

Abstract: Social media has emerged as an effective source to investigate people’s

A framework for improving accuracy of multimodal biometrics security based on bayesian network

Abstract: This thesis addresses the problem of biometrics security and accuracy t

Unmanned aerial vehicle swarm synchronization protocol

Abstract: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarms are not common due to lack of read

Application of a custom-synthesized molecularly imprinted polymer for the selective isolation of total glucose and fructose from `100%` fruit juice prior to instrumental analysis

Abstract: This thesis presents a novel sample preparation strategy that employed

Petrographic and geochemical characterization of part of a permian coal deposit of the South-Eastern Kalahari sub-basin, Moiyabana area, eastern Botswana

Abstract: The Moiyabana Coalfield, located ~80 km west of Mahalapye village in th

A conceptual model for designing and implementation Ofsecure and trustableremote electronic voting systems within the developing world

Abstract: The use of electronic voting systems (EVS’s) is seen as an alternative

Dynamics of mosquito species (diptera: culicidae): implications on vector management and malaria prevalence under globalclimate change

Abstract: Malaria is considered the main cause of morbidity and mortality in most

A novel multi-templated Cu-Fe-Ni ion imprinted polymer for the selective and simultaneous removal of toxic metallic ions from wastewater

Abstract: A novel multi-templated Cu-Fe-Ni ion imprinted powder was synthesized t

Assessment of airborne bacterial diversity and antibiotic resistance patterns in hospitals, public transport and wastewater treatment plants in Botswana

Abstract: There is presently insufficient information on the atmospheric microbia

Comparative analysis of usability between text and virtual reality based expert systems for cattle diseases diagnosis

Abstract: The use of cattle disease diagnosis expert systems has the ability to i

Electrical resistivity investigation of part of Mmamabula coal field area for structures that influence the subsurface placement of the coal seams

Abstract: This study focuses on using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) to

Biological shielding calculations for a 10 MeV Rhodotron electron accelerator facility

Abstract: This thesis focuses on biological shielding calculations for a 10 MeV R

Some new and generalized distributions for reliability and lifetime data analysis

Abstract: New distributions namely, Lindley-Weibull Power Series (LWPS) class of

Comparison of CaO-NPs and chicken egg shell derived CaO for the production of biodiesel from Schinziophyton rautanenii (Mongongo) nut oil

Abstract: The ever-increasing population growth and economic developments have le

Assessing the impact of wastewater irrigation on the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in agricultural setting

Abstract: Water scarcity is one of the main challenges in sustainable development

Geese inspired unmanned aerial vehicle swarm energy aware and harmonisation scheme

Abstract: Over the past years the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) swarms ha

Development of silver-magnetite nanocomposites for cysteine sensing and dye degradation

Abstract: The development of easily recoverable and re-usable catalytic nanostruc

Unmanned aerial vehicle object recognition in bad weather using dark channel prior and convolutional neural networks

Abstract: Object recognition using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is increasingl

A robust test for multivariate publication bias in meta-analysis

Abstract: A rank regression based procedure for testing for the existence of publ

Approximation solutions of the sum of monotone mapping inclusion, split equality, fixed point and variation inequality problems

Abstract: Many of the most important problems arising in nonlinear analysis reduc

The Pathogenesis of AIDS-related and non-AIDS-related KS: A mathematical perspective,

Abstract: Kaposi’s sarcoma is a common AIDS-defining cancer that has continued to

Microbiological and physico-chemical characterization of khadi, a traditional non-cereal based alcoholic beverage of Botswana

Abstract: Khadi is a traditional fermented alcoholic beverage popular in Botswana