Botho University has put in place a robust departmental structure to assist the institution in its endeavour to grow research. Research is managed by the Library, Teaching and Research Excellence (LTRE) Department within the Office of Quality Management (OQM). Spearheaded by the Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (DPVC) of Academic and Quality, LTRE handles all aspects of research including administration of calls for proposals, processing of applications for research grants, research permits, publication fees and other research-related activities such as funding to attend and present at conferences and workshops.
While support is provided for staff who wish to present at renowned conferences worldwide as well as staff who wish to publish in reputable journals, staff are encouraged to engage external collaborators as Botho University seeks to establish research partnerships around the world that will lead to meaningful research that has impact.
Research Audio Clip
Motshegwa, N.
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August 2023
The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought unprecedented impacts on the global tourism industry. Starting in 2020, the virus spread from Wuhan, China, where it was first detected, to more than 216 countries around the world (WHO, 2021). To date, there has been more than 240 million confirmed cases and more than […]
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Mr John Batani
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August 2023
Under-five mortality remains a global health concern as many countries have failed to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4). Children under five (under-fives) continue to perish to preventable deaths globally. Zimbabwe is amongst the Sub-Saharan African countries that failed to achieve the MDG 4 on under-five mortality. Regardless of evidence from […]
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Mr John Batani
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August 2023
Android applications are indispensable resources that facilitate communication, health monitoring, planning, data sharing and synchronization, social interaction, business and financial transactions. However, the rapid increase in the smartphone penetration rate has consequently led to an increase in cyberattacks. Smartphone applications use permissions to allow users to utilize different functionalities, making them susceptible to malicious software […]
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Viswanathan, S. Vengatesh K
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August 2023
Educational data mining has become an effective tool for exploring the hidden relationships in educational data and predicting students’ academic performance. The prediction of student academic performance has drawn considerable attention in education. However, although the learning outcomes are believed to improve learning and teaching, prognosticating the attainment of student outcomes remains underexplored. To achieve […]
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Lineo Florina Motsieloa
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August 2023
Many elderly people have hypertension, and health systems are faced with the challenge of responding to the needs of this population. The availability of Nutrition Management Service (NMS) in Outpatient Department (OPD) services is one of the strategies that have the potential to control these patients’ blood pressure. The study sought to investigate the availability […]
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Tendai Douglas Svotwa
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August 2023
Abstract This study aims to explore the influence of surprise and delight on the loyalty intentions of retail banking customers in an emerging market context. This study also considers the moderating effect of trust on these relationships. Svotwa, T.D., Makanyeza, C., Roberts-Lombard, M. and Jaiyeoba, O.O. (2023), “A relationship marketing perspective on delight, its antecedents […]
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Mr Emmanuel Zhanda
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August 2023
Emmanuel Z, Molelekeng K., Thekiso M. (2023) Lessons From COVID-19: A Silver Lining For Teaching And Learning In Selected Lesotho Institutions Of Higher Learning. International Journal of All Research Writings Vol. 4 Issue. 8 There has been a myriad of negative implications on teaching and learning at tertiary level that came along with the emergence […]
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Dr Strike Mbulawa
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August 2023
Government expenditure on health and economic growth in Botswana: Testing for cointegration and specification of deterministic components using the pantula principle. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 12(2), pp.204-216. This study examines the relationship between government expenditure on health and economic growth in Botswana. It seeks to test the existence of […]
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Dr Strike Mbulawa
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August 2023
This chapter introduces the concept of financial globalization and examines the factors driving financial globalization in emerging and developing market economies. The role of financial globalization in driving the development and strengthening of the financial sector, sustainable economic growth, and the nature of innovations are explored. On a broader scale, there is a need to […]
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Dr Rajiv Kumar
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November 2021
Applied Intelligence, pp.1-38. HUIM (High utility itemsets mining) is a sub-division of data mining dealing with the task to obtain promising patterns in the quantitative datasets. A variant of HUIM is to discover the HAUIM (High average-utility itemsets mining) where average-utility measure is used to obtain the utility of itemsets. HAUIM is the refined version […]
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Mrs Ambili Thomas
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November 2021
International Journal of Natural Computing Research (IJNCR), 10(2), pp.21-41. This paper presents results on modelling of AES and RSA encryption algorithms in terms of CPU execution time, considering different modelling techniques such as linear, quadratic, cubic, and exponential mathematical models, each with the application of piecewise approximations. C#.net framework is used to implement this study. The […]
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Mr James T.P. Matshwele
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November 2021
Bioinorganic chemistry and applications, 2021. A new hexadentate 2-picolyl-polypyridyl-based ligand (4, 4′-(butane-1, 4-diylbis(oxy))bis(N, N-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)aniline)) (2BUT) (1) and its corresponding Ru(II/III) complexes were synthesized and characterized, followed by assessment of their possible bioactive properties towards drug-resistant and non-drug-resistant bacteria. Spectroscopic characterization of the ligand was done using proton NMR, FTIR, and ESI-MS, which showed that the ligand […]
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Mr James T.P. Matshwele
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November 2021
Journal of African Business. Based on a survey of 501 television viewers, this study investigated factors moderating the effect of viewer satisfaction on viewer loyalty toward television channels. Research hypotheses were tested using moderated regression analysis. The study found that viewer satisfaction, perceived service quality, corporate reputation, switching cost and price all positively influenced viewer […]
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Shantha Indrajith Hikkaduwa
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November 2021
This research aims to ascertain how universities’ stakeholders perceive the reconfiguration of Corporate/University Governance to enable the production of green knowledge and innovation needed for sustainable development. A questionnaire was applied to 89 academic stakeholders (90% confidence level, 5% relative tolerable error), consisting of three interrelated Likert items, grouped under the Green Corporate Governance (GCG) […]
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Shantha Indrajith Hikkaduwa
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November 2021
Journal of the Knowledge Economy, pp.1-31. Most of the knowledge-based economies (KBEs) operate in a neoclassical economic model that does not recognize the importance of natural resources and sustainability beyond the market forces. In contrast, KBEs that rely on endogenous factors harmonize with the enlightened anthropocentrism for sustainable development with scientific and technical abilities to […]
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Shantha Indrajith Hikkaduwa
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November 2021
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 11(1), p.459. It is conspicuous that the mainstream financial system in the EU is transforming into a sustainable financial system by a supra/national policy and institutional framework for meeting the goals of SDGs and the targets of the Paris Agreement for climate change together with Nationally Determined Contribution. […]
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Shantha Indrajith Hikkaduwa
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November 2021
In 2016, the Paris agreement on climate change agreed to limit global warming to well below 2°C, and ideally 1.5°C by the end of the century. Even though the global temperature on track shows a rise towards 3.2°C by the end of the century breaking the 1.5°C targets by 2040, one wonders how the Adaptation […]
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Shantha Indrajith Hikkaduwa
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November 2021
Entrepreneurship is abundantly taught in the classrooms at universities worldwide to bridge the gap that has arisen between the number of graduates and employment opportunities available in the job market. Since the entrepreneurs’ entrepreneurial mindset is different from others in the process of creating value and appropriation of rewards, the purpose of this study is […]
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Dr Srinath Doss
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November 2021
International Journal of Innovative Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering (IJIRASE) The growth of technology advancement has promoted a borderless environment among users, organizations, global industry and easy access to information. The use of the internet and computer systems in a teaching environment parallel increased the number of threats in today’s world. Lack of information […]
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Dr Srinath Doss
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November 2021
CMC-COMPUTERS MATERIALS & CONTINUA, 66(2), pp.1577-1594. In the healthcare system, the Internet of Things (IoT) based distributed systems play a vital role in transferring the medical-related documents and information among the organizations to reduce the replication in medical tests. This datum is sensitive, and hence security is a must in transforming the sensational contents. In this […]
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Dr Strike Mbulawa
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November 2021
International Journal of Business & Economic Sciences Applied Research. 2020 Jul 1;13(3). Zimbabwe experienced hyperinflation (2000-2008) followed by dollarization from 2009 onwards which had implications on dividend policy. In this context, this study isolates the main determinants and examines their behaviour across the distribution of dividend policy. Design/methodology/approach: The study employs quantile regression analysis and […]
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