Research Outputs of the University of Botswana, 1995-2001
Author: University of Botswana
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13:
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Measuring What Matters
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2004-07-09
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 0309091152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act gives funding to cities, states, and other public and private entities to provide care and support services to individuals with HIV and AIDS who have low-incomes and little or no insurance. The CARE Act is a discretionary program that relies on annual appropriations from Congress to provide care for low-income, uninsured, or underinsured individuals who have no other resources to pay for care. Despite its successes, funding has been insufficient to address all of the inequalities and gaps in coverage for people with HIV. In response to a congressional mandate, an Institute of Medicine committee was formed to reevaluate whether CARE allocation strategies are an equitable and efficient way of distributing resources to jurisdictions with the greatest needs and to assess whether quality of care can be refined and expanded. Measuring What Matters: Allocation, Planning, and Quality Assessment for the Ryan White CARE Act proposes several types of analyses that could be used to guide the evaluation and improvement of allocation formulas, as well as a framework for assessing quality of care provided to HIV-infected persons.
Drug Discovery in Africa
Author: Kelly Chibale
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-08-09
Total Pages: 453
ISBN-13: 3642281753
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrug discovery originating in Africa has the potential to provide significantly improved treatment of endemic diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. This book critically reviews the current status of drug discovery research and development in Africa, for diseases that are a major threat to the health of people living in Africa. Compiled by leading African and international experts, this book presents the science and strategies of modern drug discovery. It explores how the use of natural products and traditional medicines can benefit from conventional drug discovery approaches, and proposes solutions to current technological, infrastructural, human resources, and economic challenges, which are presented when attempting to engage in full-scale drug discovery. Topics addressed are varied; from African medicinal plants to marine bioprospecting, pharmacogenetics and the use of nanotechnology. This book brings together for the first time a collection of strategies and techniques that need to be considered when developing drugs in an African setting. It is an unprecedented and truly international effort, highlighting the remarkable effort made so far in the area of drug discovery research by African scientists, and scientists from other parts of the world working on African health problems.
Handbook of Research on Geospatial Science and Technologies
Author: Maphanyane, Joyce Gosata
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2017-08-10
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 1522534415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe impacts of climate change are beginning to be felt throughout the world, yet there is no clear explanation as to how these changes will alter our future. The research being conducted within the geospatial science field is pivotal to understanding the effects the global environment is experiencing. The Handbook of Research on Geospatial Science and Technologies is an essential scholarly reference source that evaluates the current methodologies and trends in geospatial science, and how these insights provide society with more efficient and effective ways to manage natural resources. Featuring discussions on relevant topics such as cartography, geographical information systems, remotely sensed data, and sustainability management, this publication is an informative resource for all academicians, students, scientists, and researchers that are interested in emerging developments within geospatial science.
In Search of Modernity
Author: Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9781592211128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHaving grappled with the question of modernisation for a long time, Africa now faces an issue that, with an increasingly knowledge-based global economy, has only become more urgent in this new millennium. This volume examines Africa's scientific and technological literacy, production and consumption, focusing in detail on the constraints and challenges, opportunities and developments, and the strategies required to promote the advancement of IT and biotechnology in Africa, to help advance our understanding of science and technology developments in Africa.
Vocationalisation of Secondary Education Revisited
Author: Jon Lauglo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-03-30
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 1402030347
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is a cutting-edge contribution to the debate which has occurred for some time on the pros and cons of secondary education becoming more closely and explicitly related to preparing young people for the world of work. The book provides concrete examples of the vocationalisation of secondary education, with particular reference to the situation in Africa. The target audience for the book includes policy-makers, practitioners, administrators, education planners, researchers, teachers and teacher educators with a concern about the relationship between secondary education and education for the world of work (with particular reference to technical and vocational education and training - TVET.) The book appears in the Springer book series on ‘Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects’ and compliments the ‘International Handbook of Technical and Vocational Education and Training’ and other publications in the’ International Library of TVET’ all of which are publications of the ‘UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET’ in Bonn, Germany
Global Librarianship
Author: Martin A. Kesselman
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2004-07-23
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 1420030639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProviding new insights into the role of librarianship in an age of socioeconomic, environmental, and political transformation, Global Librarianship illustrates how globally networked environments promote and increase the sharing and dissemination of ideas, information, and solutions to obstacles affecting libraries. This reference showcases methods
Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements
Author: Adomi, Esharenana E.
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2010-07-31
Total Pages: 928
ISBN-13: 1615208488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Handbook of Research on Information Communication Technology Policy: Trends, Issues and Advancements provides a comprehensive and reliable source of information on current developments in information communication technologies. This source includes ICT policies; a guide on ICT policy formulation, implementation, adoption, monitoring, evaluation and application; and background information for scholars and researchers interested in carrying out research on ICT policies.
The Khoe and San
Author: Shelagh M. Willet
Publisher: African Books Collective
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCompiled by the University of Botswana which houses a unique collection of contemporary published and unpublished written material on the indigenous minority of Southern Africa. The aim was to make this literature available in one collection, and thus promote research on, with, and by, this minority. The volume lists over a thousand bibliographic entries covering the social sciences, languages and history, as well as publications from national and regional San organisations. Short abstracts of each entry are linked to a list of keywords and authors.
