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  A computational study of the s₂ state in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem ii by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy

  Baituti, B. & Odisitse, S., May 4 2021, In: Molecules. 26, 9, 13 p., 2699.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy 100%
  • Manganese 92%
  • Spin State 86%
  • Spectrum Analysis 75%
  • electron paramagnetic resonance 69%

• A front-end technique for visual gold detection and localization - Towards automation of the gold panning process.

  Makoni, B. C., Namoshe, M. & Matsebe, O., Jan 27 2021, 2021 Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference/Robotics and Mechatronics/Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa, SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 9377246. (2021 Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference/Robotics and Mechatronics/Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa, SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA 2021).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Gold 100%
  • Automation 70%
  • Image segmentation 14%
  • Color 11%
  • Image understanding 10%

• A mathematical model of contact tracing during the 2014–2016 west african ebola outbreak

  Burton, D., Lenhart, S., Edholm, C. J., Levy, B., Washington, M. L., Greening, B. R., Jane White, K. A., Lungu, E., Chimbola, O., Kgosimore, M., Chirove, F., Ronoh, M. & Helen Machingauta, M., Mar 2 2021, In: Mathematics. 9, 6, 21 p., 608.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Africa 100%
  • Tracing 89%
  • Contact 61%
  • Mathematical Model 54%
  • Mathematical models 49%

• A new approach to the modeling of magnetorheological dampers and application to resonance control

  Siginer, D. A., Letelier, M. F. & Stockle, J., Sep 1 2021, In: Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 143, 9, 8 p., 091504.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Magnetorheological fluids 100%
  • Flow patterns 71%
  • Pistons 71%
  • Yield stress 66%
  • Damping 55%

• A new generalized Lindley-Weibull class of distributions: Theory, properties and applications

  Makubate, B., Moakofi, T. & Oluyede, B., Feb 1 2021, In: Mathematica Slovaca. 71, 1, p. 211-234 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Distribution Theory 100%
  • Weibull 88%
  • Logarithmic 28%
  • Class 24%
  • Power Series Distributions 24%

• A new Lindley-Burr XII power series distribution: model, properties and applications

  Makubate, B., Gabanakgosi, M., Chipepa, F. & Oluyede, B., Jun 2021, In: Heliyon. 7, 6, e07146.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Power Series Distributions 100%
  • Model 22%
  • Probability Weighted Moments 20%
  • Structural Properties 14%
  • Mean square error 13%

• An in-depth human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in highly polluted riverine soils, Příbram (Czech Republic)

  Kebonye, N. M., Eze, P. N., John, K., Agyeman, P. C., Němeček, K. & Borůvka, L., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health risks 100%
  • Risk Assessment 92%
  • Arsenic 75%
  • Pollution 71%
  • health risk 68%

• An Iterative method for split equality variational inequality problems for non-Lipschitz pseudomonotone mappings

  Kwelegano, K. M. T., Zegeye, H. & Boikanyo, O. A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo. 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pseudomonotone 100%
  • Non-Lipschitz 97%
  • Variational Inequality Problem 84%
  • Equality 61%
  • Iteration 50%

• A novel mathematical model of AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma: Analysis and optimal control

  Kaondera-Shava, R. F., Lungu, E. & Szomolay, B., Feb 2021, In: BioSystems. 200, 18 p., 104318.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Antiretroviral 100%
  • Kaposi's Sarcoma 82%
  • HIV-1 61%
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 58%
  • Theoretical Models 56%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• An overview of plasticwaste generation and management in food packaging industries

  Ncube, L. K., Ude, A. U., Ogunmuyiwa, E. N., Zulkifli, R. & Beas, I. N., Mar 2021, In: Recycling. 6, 1, p. 1-25 25 p., 12.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • packaging 100%
  • Packaging 85%
  • plastic waste 70%
  • Industry 69%
  • Plastics 69%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Antibacterial Activity of 2-Picolyl-polypyridyl-Based Ruthenium (II/III) Complexes on Non-Drug-Resistant and Drug-Resistant Bacteria

  Odisitse, S., Matshwele, J., Nkwe, D. O., Nareetsile, F., Leteane, M., Julius, L. & Mapolelo, D., May 21 2021, In: Journal of Chemistry. 2021, 15 p., 5563209.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Antibacterial 100%
  • Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectroscopy 74%
  • Ligand 52%
  • Magnetic Susceptibility 46%
  • Elemental Analysis 34%

• Antioxidant, Cytotoxicity and Cytoprotective Potential of Extracts of Grewia Flava and Grewia Bicolor Berries

  Masisi, K., Masamba, R., Lashani, K., Li, C., Tebogo, K. & Gaobotse, G., 2021, In: Journal of Pharmacopuncture. 24, 1, p. 24-31

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Grewia 100%
  • Fruit 48%
  • Antioxidants 38%
  • HeLa Cells 13%
  • Ethanol 11%

• Application of stage condensation of tar during pyrolysis of high ash semi-bituminous-Morupule mine coal

  Akofang, L. & Agachi, P. S., May 5 2021, In: DRC sustainable Future. 2, 1, p. 4-10 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  File

  • tar 100%
  • coal mine 83%
  • condensation 81%
  • pyrolysis 79%
  • ash 72%

• A Review on Cooperative Robotic Arms with Mobile or Drones Bases

  Ramalepa, L. P. & Jamisola, R. S., May 19 2021, In: International Journal of Automation and Computing. 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Robotics 100%
  • Robotic arms 98%
  • Workspace 78%
  • Manipulators 72%
  • Manipulator 70%

• A review on drones controlled in real-time

  Kangunde, V., Jamisola, R. S. & Theophilus, E. K., Jan 5 2021, In: International Journal of Dynamics and Control. p. 1-15 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Drones 100%
  • Real-time 87%
  • Review 56%
  • Flight Control System 31%
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 28%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Assessing chalk & talk and power point presentation techniques for teaching engineering courses

  Uziak, J., Oladiran, M. T., Becker, K. & Gizejowski, M., 2021, In: International Journal of Engineering Education. 37, 1, p. 278-286 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Teaching 100%
  • engineering 68%
  • Accreditation 50%
  • Engineering education 44%
  • Curricula 39%

• Assessing UN indicators of land degradation neutrality and proportion of degraded land for Botswana using remote sensing based national level metrics

  Akinyemi, F. O., Ghazaryan, G. & Dubovyk, O., Jan 15 2021, In: Land Degradation and Development. 32, 1, p. 158-172 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Land degradation 100%
  • Land Degradation 98%
  • Remote Sensing 98%
  • land degradation 93%
  • Botswana 89%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of measurement uncertainty using longitudinal calibration data in the forensic context

  Andersen, J., Feb 2021, In: Forensic Chemistry. 23, 11 p., 100317.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Synthetic Cannabinoid 100%
  • Calibration 70%
  • Cannabinoids 68%
  • Uncertainty 62%
  • uncertainty 51%

• A survey of social media use in emergency situations: A literature review

  Abdulhamid, N. G., Ayoung, D. A., Kashefi, A. & Sigweni, B., Jun 2021, In: Information Development. 37, 2, p. 274-291 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • emergency situation 100%
  • social media 61%
  • information system 33%
  • literature 32%
  • aid agency 25%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Attribute-based data fusion for designing a rational trust model for improving the service reliability of internet of things assisted applications in smart cities

  Baskar, S., Selvaraj, R., Kuthadi, V. M. & Shakeel, P. M., Jul 1 2021, In: Soft Computing. 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trust Model 100%
  • Internet of Things 94%
  • Data Fusion 80%
  • Smart city 56%
  • Data fusion 55%

• Balling phenomenon in metallic laser based 3D printing process

  Boutaous, M., Liu, X., Siginer, D. A. & Xin, S., Sep 2021, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 167, 10 p., 107011.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Selective laser melting 100%
  • Finite difference method 80%
  • 3D printers 78%
  • printing 78%
  • Materials properties 66%

• Caputo fractional-order SEIRP model for COVID-19 Pandemic

  Akindeinde, S. O., Okyere, E., Adewumi, A. O., Lebelo, R. S., Fabelurin, O. O. & Moore, S. E., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Alexandria Engineering Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Stability criteria 100%
  • Asymptotic stability 94%
  • Mathematical models 61%
  • Computer simulation 49%

• Case-based reasoning system for prediction of fuel consumption by haulage trucks in open-pit mines

  Tadubana, G., Sigweni, B. & Suglo, R., Aug 2021, In: International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 11, 4, p. 3129-3136 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Case based reasoning 100%
  • Trucks 79%
  • Fuel consumption 78%
  • Open pit mining 35%
  • Costs 18%

• Cease approach for combating covid-19, antimicrobial resistance, and future microbial threats

  Rahube, T. O., 2021, In: Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 67, 1, p. 98-99 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Characterization of copper slag for beneficiation of iron and copper

  Gabasiane, T. S., Danha, G., Mamvura, T. A., Mashifana, T. & Dzinomwa, G., Apr 2021, In: Heliyon. 7, 4, e06757.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • slag 100%
  • copper 75%
  • iron 69%
  • base metal 29%
  • cobalt 27%

• Cohort analysis of the state of female genital cutting in Nigeria: prevalence, daughter circumcision and attitude towards its discontinuation

  Gbadebo, B. M., Salawu, A. T., Afolabi, R. F., Salawu, M. M., Fagbamigbe, A. F. & Adebowale, A. S., Dec 2021, In: BMC Women's Health. 21, 1, 12 p., 182.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Female Genitalia 100%
  • Nuclear Family 89%
  • Nigeria 88%
  • Cohort Studies 57%
  • Parturition 29%

• Comparison of CaO-NPs and Chicken Eggshell-Derived CaO in the Production of Biodiesel from Schinziophyton rautanenii (Mongongo) Nut Oil

  Mmusi, K. C., Odisitse, S. & Nareetsile, F., 2021, In: Journal of Chemistry. 2021, 15 p., 6663722.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Biodiesel 100%
  • Catalyst 39%
  • Reaction Yield 16%
  • Weathering 16%
  • Transesterification 13%

• Comparison of multivariate methods for arsenic estimation and mapping in floodplain soil via portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

  Kebonye, N. M., John, K., Chakraborty, S., Agyeman, P. C., Ahado, S. K., Eze, P. N., Němeček, K., Drábek, O. & Borůvka, L., Feb 15 2021, In: Geoderma. 384, 114792.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy 100%
  • alluvial soils 87%
  • fluorescence spectroscopy 78%
  • arsenic 68%
  • X-ray spectroscopy 64%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Complete genome sequence of an antimicrobial-producing Bacillus velezensis Sam8H1 isolate from the Makgadikgadi saltpans of Botswana

  Modikwe, G., Manoharan, L., Mabutho, G., Lebani, K., Lebogang, L. & Zhou, N., Apr 2021, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 10, 17, 3 p., e00175-21.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Botswana 100%
  • Bacillus 67%
  • Genome 46%
  • Multigene Family 36%
  • Drug Discovery 34%

• Convergence theorems for a fixed point of η-demimetric mappings in banach spaces

  Shahzad, N. & Zegeye, H., Aug 2021, In: Applied Set-Valued Analysis and Optimization. 3, 2, p. 193-202 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Banach spaces 100%
  • Strong Convergence 53%
  • Convergence Theorem 52%
  • Fixed point 40%
  • Banach space 38%

• Convergence theorems of common solutions of variational inequality and f-fixed point problems in banach spaces

  Wega, G. B. & Zegeye, H., Apr 2021, In: Applied Set-Valued Analysis and Optimization. 3, 1, p. 55-73 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Banach spaces 100%
  • Fixed Point Problem 63%
  • Nonexpansive Mapping 59%
  • Convergence Theorem 52%
  • Variational Inequalities 52%

• Co-pyrolysis of polymer waste and carbon-based matter as an alternative for waste management in the developing world

  Phakedi, D., Ude, A. U. & Oladijo, P. O., May 2021, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 155, 8 p., 105077.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Waste Management 100%
  • Waste management 86%
  • Pyrolysis 66%
  • Carbon 53%
  • Polymers 51%

• Correction to: Spark plasma sintering of polymer and polymer-based composites: a review (The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, (2021), 10.1007/s00170-021-07349-z)

  Adesina, O. T., Sadiku, E. R., Adesina, O. S., Ogunbiyi, O. F., Jamiru, T. & Obadele, B. A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Spark plasma sintering 100%
  • Polymers 56%
  • Composite materials 44%

• Correlation between residual stresses and the tribological behaviour of Inconel 625 coatings

  Oladijo, O. P., Collieus, L. L., Obadele, B. A. & Akinlabi, E. T., Aug 15 2021, In: Surface and Coatings Technology. 419, 8 p., 127288.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Residual Stress 100%
  • Inconel (trademark) 95%
  • residual stress 69%
  • Residual stresses 65%
  • Coatings 56%

• COVID-19 changing the face of the world. Can sub-Sahara Africa cope?

  Machingauta, M. H., Lungu, B. & Lungu, E. M., 2021, In: Biomath. 10, 1, 2103117.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hospital beds 100%
  • Africa 92%
  • Northern Africa 92%
  • Coronavirinae 89%
  • Cope Reaction 88%

• Creating Security Modelling Framework Analysing in Internet of Things Using EC-GSM-IoT

  Selvaraj, R., Kuthadi, V. M., Baskar, S., Shakeel, P. M. & Ranjan, A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Global system for mobile communications 100%
  • Internet of things 78%
  • Network protocols 64%
  • Communication 40%
  • Zigbee 15%

• Curie point depth analysis of aeromagnetic data of Kasane region in northwest Botswana and surrounding regions for geothermal investigation of Kasane Hot Spring

  Ramotoroko, C., Shemang, E., Lushetile, B. & Sitali, M., Aug 2021, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 180, 104214.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Curie point 100%
  • aeromagnetic survey 88%
  • thermal spring 78%
  • heat flow 47%
  • analysis 18%

• Data-Driven Passivity-Based Control Design for Modular DC Microgrids

  Loranca, J., Mayomaldonado, J. C., Escobar, G., Maupong, T., Valdez-Resendiz, J. E. & Rosas-Caro, J., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Microgrids 100%

• Decomposition analysis of the compositional and contextual factors associated with poor-non-poor inequality in diarrhoea among under-five children in low- and middle-income countries

  Fagbamigbe, A. F., Ologunwa, O. P., Afolabi, E. K., Fagbamigbe, O. S. & Uthman, A. O., Apr 2021, In: Public Health. 193, p. 83-93 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Diarrhea 100%
  • Income 99%
  • income 80%
  • Child 52%
  • Timor-Leste 22%

• Demystifying Fractal Analysis of Thin Films: A Reference for Thin Film Deposition Processes

  Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, O. P., 2021, Trends in Mechanical and Biomedical Design - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. Akinlabi, E. T., Ramkumar, P. & Selvaraj, M. (eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore, p. 213-222 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Deposition Process 100%
  • Fractals 95%
  • Thin films 87%
  • Deposition Technique 20%
  • Sputtering 19%

• Desiccation and temperature resistance of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): pedestals for invasion success?

  Mutamiswa, R., Machekano, H., Singano, C., Joseph, V., Chidawanyika, F. & Nyamukondiwa, C., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Physiological Entomology. 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostephanus truncatus 100%
  • Coleoptera 97%
  • Desiccation 93%
  • Bostrichidae 93%
  • colonizing ability 83%

• Developmental stage variation in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) low temperature tolerance: implications for overwintering

  Keosentse, O., Mutamiswa, R., Du Plessis, H. & Nyamukondiwa, C., May 28 2021, In: Austral Entomology. 60, 2, p. 400-410 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • temperature tolerance 100%
  • overwintering 87%
  • developmental stage 80%
  • Spodoptera frugiperda 80%
  • Noctuidae 70%

• Developments in waste tyre thermochemical conversion processes: gasification, pyrolysis and liquefaction

  Nkosi, N., Muzenda, E., Gorimbo, J. & Belaid, M., Mar 23 2021, In: RSC Advances. 11, 20, p. 11844-11871 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Liquefaction 100%
  • Gasification 90%
  • Tires 76%
  • Pyrolysis 74%
  • Petroleum 71%

• Diagnostic Accuracy of HemotypeSC as a Point-of-Care Testing Device for Sickle Cell Disease: Findings from a Southwestern State in Nigeria and Implications for Patient Care in Resource-Poor Settings of sub-Saharan Africa

  Olatunya, O. S., Albuquerque, D. M., Fagbamigbe, A. F., Faboya, O. A., Ajibola, A. E., Babalola, O. A., Adebisi, A. O., Falusi, A. G., Adekile, A. & Costa, F. F., 2021, In: Global Pediatric Health. 8, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Point-of-Care Testing 100%
  • Africa South of the Sahara 81%
  • Sickle Cell Anemia 80%
  • Nigeria 77%
  • Patient Care 56%

• Disease Vector Relative Spatio-Temporal Abundances to Water Bodies and Thermal Fitness Across Malaria Endemic Semi-Arid Areas

  Buxton, M., Wasserman, R. J. & Nyamukondiwa, C., Mar 12 2021, In: Journal of Medical Entomology. 58, 2, p. 682-691 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Disease Vectors 100%
  • Anopheles 88%
  • Body Water 85%
  • disease vectors 84%
  • body water 71%

• Dynamic Deformation Monitoring of Lotsane Bridge Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Linear Variable Differential Transducers (LVDT)

  Mayunga, S. & Bakaone, M., Jan 1 2021, In: Journal of Data Analysis and Information Processing. 09, p. 30-50 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • transducer 100%
  • GPS 75%
  • monitoring 49%
  • deflection 32%
  • road 22%

• EEG-Based human emotion classification using combined computational techniques for feature extraction and selection in six machine learning models

  Mohutsiwa, L. O. & Jamisola, R. S., May 6 2021, Proceedings - 5th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems, ICICCS 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1095-1102 8 p. 9432207. (Proceedings - 5th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems, ICICCS 2021).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Feature Extraction 100%
  • Emotion 92%
  • Feature Selection 89%
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG) 88%
  • Computational Techniques 81%

• Effect of electric-double layer on the blood flow in glycocalyx layered tubes: applications to drug delivery in microvessels

  Shaw, S., Feb 2021, In: Fluid Dynamics Research. 53, 1, 015501.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Drug delivery 100%
  • Electric Double Layer 95%
  • blood flow 81%
  • drugs 74%
  • delivery 70%

• Effect of innate and adaptive immune mechanisms on treatment regimens in an AIDS-related Kaposi's Sarcoma model

  Chimbola, O. M., Lungu, E. M. & Szomolay, B., Dec 1 2021, In: Journal of Biological Dynamics. 15, 1, p. 213-249 37 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • acquired immune deficiency syndrome 100%
  • Human gammaherpesvirus 8 94%
  • sarcoma 90%
  • infection 71%
  • therapy 64%

• Effects of the septic nonlinearity and the initial value of the radius of orbital angular momentum beams on data transmission in optical fibers using the cubic-quintic-septic complex Ginzburg-Landau equation in presence of higher-order dispersions

  Djoko, M., Tabi, C. B. & Kofane, T. C., Jun 2021, In: Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. 147, 7 p., 110957.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Optical Fiber 100%
  • Data Transmission 98%
  • Necklace 94%
  • Complex Ginzburg-Landau Equation 92%
  • Angular momentum 88%