Abstract This paper employ various econometric techniques to analyze the determinants of inflation in Namibia, focusing particularly on the relationships that exist between the Namibian price, as the dependant variable, and the real Gross Domestics Product, Broad money supply, interest rate, and South African Price index as well as the United States price index, being the explanatory variables and probable determinants of inflation rate in Namibia.. Inflation equations that were estimated use...
ABSTRACT Gold Fields Ghana Limited (GFGL) has several gold mining concessions situated in Ghana with granted Mining Leases of which the Teberebie Mine is an essential part and still in production. The Teberebie Mine which is found within the Takwaian district is located some 70 km north of the city of Takoradi, and 10 kilometres south-west of Tarkwa. The Mantraim central project known as "Mantraim Central" is a part of the main Mantraim project which has been drilled extensively to grade con...
ABSTRACT Elephants like most animals have different body condition, which in many cases is usually a reflection of their body fat content, food availability, presence or absence of diseases or disorders. Body condition in elephants and other factors that might affect it are not well studied. This study investigated the body condition of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) around the Mushara Waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia. The study focussed on possible correlations of body cond...
ABSTRACT Studies on laboratory colonies of Bulinus globosus from forest savannah and transition zones
GENERAL INTRODUCTION The family Synodontidae is a group of fish characterized by lizard-like head, spineless fins and a small adipose fin and are almost circumtropical in distribution.
A small proportion of sporangia of P. palmivora, less than 1.0 per cent, formed by hyphae growing on cocoa pods germinated in humid air at 25°C whilst still attached to the hypha.to produce germ tubes terminated by secondary sporangia.
ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to confirm for the first time, the identity of Trametes mushrooms from Northern Namibia and then to generate information on local uses and bioactive compounds of these Trametes species. To achieve this, samples were collected from Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshikoto and Oshana regions and identified as Trametes species based on morphological features. These were a basidiocarp with concentric zones, brown, tan or grey colour and pores from 2-3 pores/mm to po...
ABSTRACT The emergence of the Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) approach in Namibia contributed to the establishment of communal conservancies that aim to conserve wildlife outside protected areas, as well as benefit local communities. Recent translocations in Namibia involved the movement of wildlife from protected areas to communal conservancies in order to expand the range of wildlife species in the areas they once occupied, as part of effective community-based conservat...
Abstract Biodiversity loss discussions are usually characterised by broad ranging views. Patterns of wildlife decline and attitudes towards conservation have received minimal attention in the north central communal areas of Namibia. Wildlife decline has been primarily attributed to life styles, climatic change and the disruption to conservation activities during the war for independence (1966 – 1989). This thesis examines attitudes towards wildlife and conservation, and patterns of biodiver...
ABSTRACT This study is concerned with the design and development of an annotation model that gives users the power of expressivity as required in Economic Intelligence (EI) context. Most of the existing annotation platforms lack this power of expressivity. The study also discovered a need to develop an annotation model for creating and structuring annotations that will adequately capture the intention of the users (EI actors) in decision making process. In addition, there was a need for a te...
ABSTRACT It has been asserted that unconventional modes of public transport in the third world cities flourish because of increasing
ABSTRACT River-floodplains are highly productive environments capable of supporting large fisheries. In the Kavango and Caprivi Regions in Namibia, artisanal gillnet fisheries catch is dominated by three cichlids: Oreochromis andersonii, Oreochromis macrochir and Tilapia rendalli. Their abundance is declining because of increased fishing pressure and their stocks are becoming vulnerable to overfishing. The aim of this thesis was to provide management recommendations for the three cichlids by ...
ABSTRACT A central pathogenic feature in Plasmodium falciparum cerebral malaria (CM) is the sequestration of infected erythrocytes (IEs) which results in the obstruction of blood flow, inflammation and damage to the endothelial cell barrier integrity. Adhesion is mediated by a family of approximately 60 highly variant parasite proteins called P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1), which are displayed on the surface of infected cells. All PfEMP1 contain multiple extracellular ...
ABSTRACT Seven Aspergillus species, A. clavatus, A. flavus, A. Lutn i qe tus, A. niger, A. ochraceus, A. sulphureus and A. ustus have been used to investigate the role of three Coleopteran insect pests, namely, Cal.1osobrochus macula tus, st tophiJ. us zeamais and 'rribo tium castaneum in the persistance and spread of contaminant fungi among grains of maize (Zea mays) and rice (Oryza sativa) and seeds of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) a nd cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). The Aspergi11us sp...
ABSTRACT The physiological and morphological characteristics of five strains of Sclerotium rolfsii, namely, XLL, XAl, XA2, ELI and EL2, which were identified as strains by the aversion test, were studied. The susceptibility of five varieties of cocoyam, 'Amankani fitaa', 'Arnankani fufuo', 'Arnankani kyirepe' and 'Amankani pa' of Xanthosoma sagittifolium and a single variety of Colocasia antiquo rum to these strains, was also investigated. The appearance of the strains on Potato Dextrose Aga...