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Degradation gradient as a basis for monitoring the ephemeral Omatako floodplains of central Namibia.
(Global Wetlands, 2003)A group of Herero cattle farmers initiated a community grazing trial within a floodplain of the ephemeral Omatako River in central Namibia. A degradation model was constructed from measurements of various characteristics, ... -
Demonstration of a cultural indigenous knowledge transfer prototype
(IKTC, 2011)We present our prototype 3D visualization that enables people to place video recordings of their traditional knowledge. We demonstrate the process of developing and evaluating the prototype. We show how our prototype might ... -
Description and ecology of pterocarpus angolensis in Namibia.
(Namibian Scientific Society., 2004)The tree Pterocarpus angolensis is an important component of the dry woodland savanna of northern Namibia. Its timber provides the basic resource for much of the carvings in Namibia. Unfortunately little management, ... -
Description and ecology of Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm. in Namibia.
(Namibian Scientific Society., 2002)The Manketti, Mangongo or Mangetti, Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm is an indigenous tree in Namibia, the fruit of which are of significant socio-economic value. The tree occurs in what appears to be even aged ... -
Design and development of solar concentrator for thermal applications.
(Polytechnic of Namibia, 2010)Parabolic mirror surfaces are found wherever energy needs to be focused effectively and accurately. They are found built into car headlights, spotlights as well as astronomical telescopes. This research concerns the study ... -
DESIGNING A CLOUD BASED ELEARNING IMPLEMENTATION MODEL FOR HIGHER AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NAMIBIA
(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2017-02)Main stream academic institutions are aiming to improve from past trends and venturing into new emerging technologies for quality delivery of teaching and learning. One of these trends that enhance teaching and learning ... -
Designing a mobile application to increase open data awareness and consumption in Namibia: A best practice example of public transportation in Windhoek
(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2016-09-16)Over the past few years, we have witnessed a paradigm shift in the way public data is administered. The need to effectively manage public data has led to an increased adoption of open data initiatives by many governments. ... -
Designing a national adoption policy framework for ISO/IEC 27000 standarnds implementation in Namibia
(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2018-06)To ensure that the information asset is protected and available to organisations, information security needs to be governed by security standards. The ISO/IEC 27000 family of standards is one such standard; it keeps ... -
Designing multimodal biometrics framework for the Namibian government.
(Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2015-12)As technology evolves, the once reliable traditional authentication and verification systems are now open to a number of security threats, some of which may not be combated by these old or traditional security measures. ... -
The determinants of effective and efficient land development and delivery system in Windhoek.
(2014)The main aim of this thesis was to find out the determinants of effective and efficient land development system in Windhoek. With increased movement of population in search for better settlement and employment, more people ... -
Determinants of foreign direct investment: Theory and evidence, with Zambia as case study.
(Polytechnic of Namibia., 2003)Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) constitutes a resource flow which is widely considered particularly useful for the economic development of developing countries. This resource has however, proved elusive for countries in ... -
DETERMINANTS OF HOUSE PRICES AND NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE NAMIBIAN HOUSING MARKET
(J o u r n a l o f D e v e l o p i n g A r e a s, 2017)The demand for and supply of housing are heterogeneous and differ across countries, provinces and cities. In the Namibian context, the housing market has experienced a substantial increase in house prices. Such an ... -
Determinants of intra-industry trade between Zimbabwe and its trading partners in the Southern Africa Development Community region (1990-2006).
(Science Publications, 2009)The main objective of this study was to establish the determinants of intra industry trade between Zimbabwe and its trading partners in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The study was mainly motivated ... -
Determining how the faculty at the Polytechnic of Namibia are responding to the introduction of e-learning in the form of blended learning.
(Polytechnic of Namibia, Department of Communication., 2008)This study was conducted to guide the management at the Polytechnic of Namibia on how to address the challenges the institution faces with regard to the effective implementation of e-learning. The study focused on the ... -
Determining requirements within an indigenous knowledge system of African rural communities.
(SAICSIT, 2010)Eliciting and analyzing requirements within knowledge systems, which fundamentally differ so far from technology supported systems represent particular challenges. African rural communities’ life is deeply rooted in an ... -
Developing a visualized cultural knowledge transfer prototype: An in situ evaluation in Rural Namibia
(IKTC, 2011)Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a loss of valuable cultural knowledge, which has been a foundation for the coming generations’ survival and cultural self-awareness. By transferring cultural knowledge contexts ... -
Development of a computer-assisted School Information System for Namibian schools.
(2013)Information Technology (IT) is taking on greater significance and importance for bringing a lot of benefits to educational institutions such as schools. The benefits IT brings include enhancing productivity, improving ... -
Development of a crime mapping, analysis and prediction tool for Windhoek.
(2013)The purpose of this study was to investigate the conceptual, technical and human aspects of how the Namibian Police Force can adopt the use of crime maps in its operations and reap the benefits thereof. Another aim was to ... -
Development of a sun tracking system for a small solar concentrator.
(Polytechnic of Namibia, 2010)An automatic sun tracking system was extended to a parabolic dish solar concentrator which can be used to cook or heat water. Parabolic dish solar concentrator has been in use couple of decades ago but has been tracking ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADOPTION MODEL OF DIGITAL SERVICES FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH IN AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT IN NAMIBIA
(2018-04)ABSTRACT Youth unemployment has become an increasing socio-economic issue in Namibia. Thus, numeral initiatives have been started to fight this trend in order to empower the current marginalised and unemployed youth to ...
