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The Origins and Early Years of The Botswana Society and Botswana Notes and Records

open access: yes, 2018
The Botswana Society sprang to life at a well-attended meeting held in the British High Commission Reading Room on 10 June 1969 chaired by the then Vice-President of Botswana, Dr Quett Ketumile Joni Masire.
Landell-Mills, Pierre
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Elephant space use and habitat selection change across drought timescales

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Drought threatens wildlife worldwide, but little is known about wildlife behaviour during drought. This study combines 19 years of elephant GPS data with drought conditions at three timescales. Key findings include that elephants (i) move less during drought at a 1‐month timescale and (ii) change habitat selection across drought timescales.
Irene Bouwman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global Inequality of Opportunity in Education Decreased During the 20th Century

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We document changes in global inequality of opportunity in education for women and men born between 1941 and 1983, using individual‐level census and survey data on 46.7 million individuals from 95 countries, representing all major regions of the world.
Michael Grätz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Botswana: An Historical Anthology & Botswana and its National Heritage

open access: yes, 2015
Sandy Grant says in his introduction to Botswana: An Historical Anthology that he has compiled a collection of writings containing historical information that is not readily available or to be found in school textbooks or guides to Botswana.
Griswold, Sheridan
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Effects of Green Finance on Economic Growth and Renewable Energy in Developing Countries: A Panel Cointegration Analysis

open access: yesNatural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This empirical study examines the impact of green finance on economic growth and renewable energy in a group of 76 developing nations in 2010–2019. Results from a cointegration analysis, vector error correction model, and Granger causality test confirm a cointegrating relationship between green finance, renewable energy, economic growth, and ...
Xuan‐Hoa Nghiem   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Botswana-Japan Diplomatic Relations, 1966-2016

open access: yes, 2017
Japan’s involvement in Africa’s development became more pronounced after it co-organised the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in 1993.
Manatsha, Boga Thura   +1 more
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Recovery of male DNA acquired from carrion‐feeding insects in a simulated sexual assault scenario

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract When bodies of sexual assault victims are discovered in advanced stages of decomposition, the recovery of direct DNA evidence is often compromised, posing a challenge in criminal investigations. This study aimed to determine insect colonization and succession patterns on pig carcasses inoculated with semen and to assess the feasibility of ...
Tinotenda Angel Mupfumi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

HIV/ AIDS at the University of Botswana : behavioural and prevention issues

open access: yes, 2001
This paper is based on the study of knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural aspects of HIV/AIDS among 1372 students of the University of Botswana. The study triangulated both quantitative and qualitative methods to espouse the knowledge, behaviours and ...
Bainame, K.   +7 more
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Nelson Mandela’s 1962 Movements in Botswana

open access: yes, 2023
In January 1962 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela left South Africa for the first time when he crossed into Botswana, then still the British administered Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP), at the Pioneer Border Gate near Lobatse.
Ramsay, Jeff
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Body Size Regulates Niche Overlap Asymmetry in the Subtropical Andes Rain Shadow: Isotopic Paleoecology of Oligocene South American Ungulates

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first isotopic analysis of Oligocene mammals from Quebrada Fiera, Mendoza, Argentina, filling a major gap in South American paleontology. It reveals a latitudinal gradient in aridity due to the Andean rain shadow and highlights the role of (semi)permanent water bodies in sustaining diverse herbivore communities. Additionally, it
Dánae Sanz‐Pérez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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