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  Drought monitoring and analysis: Standardised Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) and Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI)

  Tirivarombo, S., Osupile, D. & Eliasson, P., 2018, In: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. 106, p. 1-10 10 p.

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

  • evapotranspiration
  • drought
  • monitoring
  • index
  • analysis
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Dual-gate polysilicon nanoribbon biosensors enable high sensitivity detection of proteins

  Zeimpekis, I., Sun, K., Hu, C., Ditshego, N. M. J., Thomas, O., De Planque, M. R. R., Chong, H. M. H., Morgan, H. & Ashburn, P., Mar 8 2016, In: Nanotechnology. 27, 16, 165502.

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

  • Nanoribbons
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Biosensors
  • Polysilicon
  • Proteins
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Dual Solutions for Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Reactions on Stagnation Point Flow Over a Stretching/Shrinking Sheet in a Non-Darcy Porous Medium Saturated with a Nanofluid

  Shaw, S., RamReddy, C., Murthy, P. V. S. N. & Sibanda, P., 2016, In: Journal of Nanofluids. 5, 3, p. 408-415 8 p.

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

  • stagnation point
  • boundary layer thickness
  • Schmidt number
  • skin friction
  • boundary layer flow

• Dynamical analysis of the FitzHugh–Nagumo oscillations through a modified Van der Pol equation with fractional-order derivative term

  Tabi, C. B., Oct 1 2018, In: International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 105, p. 173-178 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Van Der Pol Equation
  • Modified Equations
  • Action Potential
  • Fractional Order
  • Parametric Excitation
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Dynamical measurement of the stellar surface density of face-on galaxies

  Angus, G. W., Gentile, G. & Famaey, B., Jan 1 2016, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 585, A17.

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

  • mass to light ratios
  • galaxies
  • scale height
  • extremely high frequencies
  • stellar mass
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Effective Microporosity for Enhanced Adsorption Capacity of Cr (VI) from Dilute Aqueous Solution: Isotherm and Kinetics

  Lloyd, M., Onyango, M. S., Ochieng, A. & Siame, J., 2017, In: Chemical Science International Journal. 19, 4, p. 1-12 12 p., CSIJ.34082.

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

  Open Access

  • microporosity
  • activated carbon
  • isotherms
  • adsorbents
  • aqueous solutions

• Effectiveness of roadside vegetated filter strips and swales at treating roadway runoff: A tutorial review

  Boger, A. R., Ahiablame, L., Mosase, E. & Beck, D., 2018, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 4, 4, p. 478-486 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of 10 wt% VC on the Friction and Sliding Wear of Spark Plasma–Sintered WC–12 wt% Co Cemented Carbides

  Ogunmuyiwa, E. N., Sacks, N., Bergstrom, L. & Akhtar, F., Mar 4 2017, In: Tribology Transactions. 60, 2, p. 276-283 8 p.

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

  • sparks
  • Electric sparks
  • carbides
  • Carbides
  • sliding
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of annealing on the microstructural, optical and electrical properties of ZnO nanowires by hydrothermal synthesis for transparent electrode fabrication

  Muchuweni, E., Sathiaraj, T. S. & Nyakotyo, H., Jan 2018, In: Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology. 227, p. 68-73 6 p.

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

  • Hydrothermal synthesis
  • Transparent electrodes
  • Optical properties
  • Nanowires
  • Electric properties
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of annealing on the optical properties of amorphous Se₇₉Te₁₀Sb₄Bi₇ thin films

  Nyakotyo, H., Sathiaraj, T. S. & Muchuweni, E., Jul 1 2017, In: Optics and Laser Technology. 92, p. 182-188 7 p.

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

  • Amorphous films
  • Optical properties
  • Annealing
  • Thin films
  • Optical conductivity
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of annealing temperature on structural and optoelectronic properties of γ-CuI thin films prepared by the thermal evaporation method

  Moditswe, C., Muiva, C. M., Luhanga, P. & Juma, A., 2017, In: Ceramics International. 43, 6, p. 5121-5126 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Thermal evaporation
  • Optoelectronic devices
  • Structural properties
  • Annealing
  • Thin films
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of ball and feed particle size distribution on the milling efficiency of a ball mill: An attainable region approach

  Hlabangana, N., Danha, G. & Muzenda, E., Jun 1 2018, In: South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. 25, p. 79-84 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Ball mills
  • Particle size analysis
  • efficiency
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Ores
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of biogas-slurry pyrolysis temperature on specific capacitance: 1st Africa Energy Materials Conference, 28-31 March 2017

  Kibona Enock, T., King'ondu, C. K. & Pogrebnoi, A., 2018, In: Materials Today: Proceedings. 5, 4, Part 2, p. 10611-10620 10 p.

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

  • Biofuels
  • Biogas
  • Carbonization
  • Pyrolysis
  • Capacitance
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of built orientation on direct metal laser sintering of TI-6AL-4V

  Chandramohan, P., Bhero, S., Obadele, B. A., Olubambi, P. A. & Ravisankar, B., Feb 2018, In: Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences. 25, 1, p. 69-77 9 p.

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

  • Selective laser melting
  • Microstructure
  • Corrosion resistance
  • Martensite
  • titanium alloy (TiAl6V4)
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of calcium lignosulphonate on the particulate processes during hydrogen reduction of nickel ammine sulphate solutions

  Iloy, R. A. & Ntuli, F., 2016, In: Hydrometallurgy. 164, p. 321-329 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Nickel sulfates
  • Hydrogen
  • Calcium
  • Particle size analysis
  • Powders
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Effect of coating mild steel with CNTs on its mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour in acidic medium

  Abdulrahaman, M. A., Abubakre, O. K., Abdulkareem, S. A., Tijani, J. O., Aliyu, A. & Afolabi, A. S., Mar 1 2017, In: Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 8, 1, 015016.

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

  • Carbon steel
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Corrosion
  • Coatings
  • Carbon nanotubes
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of evapotranspiration on dissolved inorganic carbon and stable carbon isotopic evolution in rivers in semi-arid climates: The Okavango Delta in North West Botswana

  Atekwana, E. A., Molwalefhe, L., Kgaodi, O. & Cruse, A. M., Sep 1 2016, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 7, p. 1-13 13 p.

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

  • dissolved inorganic carbon
  • evapotranspiration
  • carbon
  • river
  • effect
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of frother and depressant interaction on flotation of great dyke PGM ore

  Mberi, T., Mguni, L. L. & Ntuli, F., Jan 2018, In: Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 118, 1, p. 65-69 5 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Flotation
  • Ores
  • flotation
  • dike
  • ore

• Effect of gallium doping on the structural, optical and electrical properties of zinc oxide thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

  Muchuweni, E., Sathiaraj, T. S. & Nyakotyo, H., Jun 1 2016, In: Ceramics International. 42, 8, p. 10066-10070 5 p.

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

  • Spray pyrolysis
  • Gallium
  • Zinc Oxide
  • Zinc oxide
  • Optical properties
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of negligence and length of time delay in spontaneous behavioural changes for the response to epidemics

  Kassa, S. M. & Workineh, Y. H., 2018, In: Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences.

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

  Open Access

  • Time Delay
  • Time delay
  • Public Health
  • Public health
  • Education
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of O₂/Ar flow ratio on Ga and Al co-doped ZnO thin films by rf sputtering for optoelectronic device fabrication

  Muchuweni, E., Sathiaraj, T. S. & Nyakotyo, H., Nov 2017, In: Materials Research Bulletin. 95, p. 123-128 6 p.

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

  • Sputtering
  • Optoelectronic devices
  • optoelectronic devices
  • Thin films
  • Raman spectroscopy
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of pulp chemistry and solids on a froth bubble size measurement method

  Bhondayi, C., Moys, M. H. & Danha, G., Sep 1 2016, In: Powder Technology. 297, p. 202-210 9 p.

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

  • Pulp
  • Flotation
  • Coalescence
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of sintering parameters on densification and microstructural evolution of nano-sized titanium nitride reinforced titanium alloys

  Falodun, O. E., Obadele, B. A., Oke, S. R., Maja, M. E. & Olubambi, P. A., Mar 5 2018, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 736, p. 202-210 9 p.

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

  • titanium nitride
  • titanium alloy (TiAl6V4)
  • Titanium nitride
  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Microstructural evolution
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of starting powder particle size and heating rate on spark plasma sintering of Fe-Ni alloys

  Shongwe, M. B., Ramakokovhu, M. M., Diouf, S., Durowoju, M. O., Obadele, B. A., Sule, R., Lethabane, M. L. & Olubambi, P. A., Sep 5 2016, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 678, p. 241-248 8 p.

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

  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Heating rate
  • Powders
  • Particle size
  • Hardness
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of substrate moisture on the weatherability of surface treatment for High-Performance Concrete (HPC)

  Bader, T., Unterberger, S. H. & Lackner, R., 2017, In: Cement and Concrete Composites. 83, p. 57-65 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • High performance concrete
  • Surface treatment
  • Moisture
  • Acrylics
  • Substrates
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of subthreshold slope on the sensitivity of nanoribbon sensors

  Sun, K., Zeimpekis, I., Hu, C., Ditshego, N. M. J., Thomas, O., De Planque, M. R. R., Chong, H. M. H., Morgan, H. & Ashburn, P., Jun 3 2016, In: Nanotechnology. 27, 28, 285501.

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

  • Nanoribbons
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Transistors
  • Nanowires
  • Sensors
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of tanniniferous Acacia karroo leaf meal inclusion level on feed intake, digestibility and live weight gain of goats fed a Setaria verticillata grass hay-based diet

  Brown, D., Ng’ambi, J. W. & Norris, D., Feb 15 2017, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Animal Research. p. 1-6 6 p.

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

  • Setaria verticillata
  • Acacia karroo
  • Acacia
  • grass hay
  • Poaceae
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of Thermal & Alkali Treatment on Pterocarpus Angolensis (Mukwa) Wood Flour

  Setswalo, K., Namoshe, M., Kutua, S., Oladijo, O. P. & Samson, B., Jan 1 2017, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 7, p. 205-210 6 p.

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

  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Wood
  • Fibers
  • Chemical modification
  • Hot Temperature
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Effect of TiN and TiCN additions on spark plasma sintered Ti–6Al–4V

  Falodun, O. E., Obadele, B. A., Oke, S. R., Ige, O. O. & Olubambi, P. A., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: Particulate Science and Technology.

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

  • titanium carbonitride
  • titanium nitride
  • titanium alloy (TiAl6V4)
  • Carbon nitride
  • Titanium nitride
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of titanium addition on the microstructure, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of copper by using SPS for the preparation of Cu-Ti alloys

  Eze, A. A., Jamiru, T., Sadiku, E. R., Durowoju, M. Ọ., Kupolati, W. K., Ibrahim, I. D., Obadele, B. A., Olubambi, P. A. & Diouf, S., Mar 2018, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 736, p. 163-171 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of Daniella oliveri Wood Flour Characteristics on the Processing and Functional Properties of Wood Polymer Composites

  Olakanmi, E. O., Thompson, O. M., Vunain, E., Doyoyo, M. & Meijboom, R., Jun 10 2016, In: Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 31, 8, p. 1073-1084 12 p.

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

  • Wood
  • Polymers
  • Composite materials
  • High density polyethylenes
  • Polyethylene
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of homogenous–heterogeneous reactions on radiative NACL-CNP nanofluid flow past a convectively heated vertical riga plate

  Nayak, M. K., Shaw, S., Makinde, O. D. & Chamkha, A. J., Jan 1 2018, In: Journal of Nanofluids. 7, 4, p. 657-667 11 p.

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

  • Skin friction
  • Heat radiation
  • Sodium chloride
  • Nanoparticles
  • Carbon
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of neutron radiation on the optical and structural properties of blue and green emitting plastic scintillators

  Baranov, V., Davydov, Y. I., Erasmus, R., Kureba, C. O., Lekalakala, N., Masuku, T., Mdhluli, J. E., Mellado, B., Mokgatitswane, G., Sideras-Haddad, E., Vasilyev, I. & Zhmurin, P. N., Dec 1 2018, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 436, p. 236-243 8 p.

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

  • Phosphors
  • Optical properties
  • Neutrons
  • Structural properties
  • scintillation counters
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of slip on nonlinear convection in nanofluid flow on stretching surfaces

  Shaw, S., Kameswaran, P. K. & Sibanda, P., Dec 1 2016, In: Boundary Value Problems. 2016, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., 2.

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

  • Stretching Surface
  • Nanofluid
  • Slip Boundary Condition
  • Slip
  • Convection
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of the Cytotoxic T-Cells on the Dynamics of Co-Infection of HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Mufudza, C., Musekwa, S. & Chiyaka, E., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Tuberculosis Research. 04, p. 191-212 22 p.

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

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Coinfection
  • HIV-1
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • HIV

• Effects of thermal regimes, starvation and age on heat tolerance of the parthenium beetle Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) following dynamic and static protocols

  Chidawanyika, F., Nyamukondiwa, C., Strathie, L. & Fischer, K., Jan 1 2017, In: PLoS One. 12, 1, e0169371.

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

  • Zygogramma bicolorata
  • Coleoptera
  • Parthenium
  • Thermotolerance
  • Chrysomelidae
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Efficiency of waste clinker ash and iron oxide tailings for phosphorus removal from tertiary wastewater: Batch studies

  Sima, T. V., Letshwenyo, M. W. & Lebogang, L., 2018, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 11, p. 49-63 15 p.

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

  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Elastoviscoplastic Fluid Flow in Non-Circular Tubes: Transversal Field and Interplay of Elasticity and Plasticity

  Letelier, M. F., Barrera, C., Gonzalez, A. & Dennis, S., 2016, In: Applied Mathematical Modelling.

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

  Open Access

  • Plasticity
  • Tube
  • Cross section
  • Fluid Flow
  • Elasticity
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Elasto-viscoplastic fluid flow in tubes of arbitrary cross-section

  Letelier, M. F., Siginer, D. A. & González, A., 2017, In: Applied Mathematical Modelling. 46, p. 572-580 9 p.

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

  Open Access
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• eLearning hands-on: blending interactive eLearning with practical engineering laboratory

  Kiravu, C., Yanev, K. M., Tunde, M. O., Jeffrey, A. M., Schoenian, D. & Renner, A., 2016, In: International Journal of Information and Learning Technology. 33, 5, p. 278-299 22 p.

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

  • Electrical engineering
  • electrical engineering
  • engineering
  • Botswana
  • communication technology
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Electrochemical flow-ELISA for rapid and sensitive determination of microcystin-LR using automated sequential injection system

  Lebogang, L., Jantra, J., Hedström, M. & Mattiasson, B., 2017, In: Sensors. 17, 7

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

  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Electronegative (3+1)-dimensional modulated excitations in plasmas

  Tabi, C. B., Panguetna, C. S. & Kofané, T. C., Sep 15 2018, In: Physica B: Condensed Matter. 545, p. 370-376 7 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Plasmas
  • Negative ions
  • Modulation
  • Ion acoustic waves
  • negative ions
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Electronegative nonlinear oscillating modes in plasmas

  Panguetna, C. S., Tabi, C. B. & Kofané, T. C., Feb 1 2018, In: Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 55, p. 326-337 12 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Negative ions
  • Plasma
  • Plasmas
  • Modulational Instability
  • Solitons
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Electroosmosis modulated peristaltic biorheological flow through an asymmetric microchannel: mathematical model

  Tripathi, D., Jhorar, R., Anwar Bég, O. & Shaw, S., Jun 1 2018, In: Meccanica. 53, 8, p. 2079-2090 12 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Electroosmosis
  • Microchannels
  • microchannels
  • Electric fields
  • mathematical models
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• End-to-end and side-by-side alignment of short octahedral molecular sieve (OMS-2) nanorods into long microyarn superarchitectures and highly flexible membranes

  King'ondu, C. K., Garces, H. F. & Suib, S. L., 2018, In: Nano-Structures and Nano-Objects. 14, p. 49-56 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Nanorods
  • Molecular sieves
  • absorbents
  • nanorods
  • Membranes
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Energy changes during use of high-power ultrasound on food grade surfaces

  Mamvura, T. A., Iyuke, S. E. & Paterson, A. E., Jun 2018, In: South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. 25, p. 62-73 12 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Ultrasonics
  • Biofilms
  • food
  • energy
  • Cavitation
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Energy densification of animal waste lignocellulose biomass and raw biomass

  Pahla, G., Mamvura, T. A., Ntuli, F. & Muzenda, E., Dec 1 2017, In: South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. 24, p. 168-175 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • lignocellulose
  • heat pump
  • Densification
  • coal
  • Animals
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Energy patterns in coupled α-helix protein chains with diagonal and off-diagonal couplings

  Tabi, C. B., Ondoua, R. Y., Ekobena Fouda, H. P. & Kofané, T. C., Jan 1 2016, In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics. 380, 31-32, p. 2374-2381 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • helices
  • proteins
  • spine
  • direct numerical simulation
  • plane waves
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Enhanced Biogas Generation from Co-Digestion of Sewage Sludge and Kitchen Bio-Waste

  Manyuchi, M. M., Mbohwa, C., Muzenda, E. & Masebinu, S. O., 2018, In: Covenant Journal of Physical and Life Sciences (Special Edition). 1, 1

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

  Open Access

  • biogas
  • digestion
  • sewage sludge
  • inoculation
  • digester

• Environmental consequences of deltamethrin residues in cattle feces in an African agricultural landscape

  Sands, B., Mgidiswa, N., Nyamukondiwa, C. & Wall, R., Jan 2018, In: Ecology and Evolution. 8, 5, p. 2938-2946 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • deltamethrin
  • environmental consequence
  • feces
  • cattle
  • beetle
  5 Citations (Scopus)