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• 2018

  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
  23 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)

• 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

  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Electrochemical characteristic of cathodically protected mild steel in 3.5% Nacl and 1 M H ₂ SO ₄

  Tladi, M. N. A., Maloma, R., Obadele, B. A. & Olubambi, P. A., Apr 17 2018, 2018 IEEE 9th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 91-94 4 p. (2018 IEEE 9th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2018; vol. 2018-January).

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

  • Sodium chloride
  • Carbon steel
  • Chronoamperometry
  • Potentiodynamic polarization
  • Corrosion
  1 Citation (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
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• E-Manufacturing and E-Service Strategies in Contemporary Organizations

  Gwangwava, N. & Mutingi, M., Apr 6 2018, IGI Global. 366 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • E-manufacturing
  • Service Strategy
  • E-services
  • Manufacturing
  • Internet Banking

• Empirical Identification of Narrowband Interference in Broadband PLC Networks at the Receiver

  Awino, S. O., Afuflo, T. J. O., Mosalaosi, M. & Akuon, P. O., Dec 31 2018, 2018 Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS-Toyama 2018 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 2160-2164 5 p. 8597885. (Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium; vol. 2018-August).

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

  • Frequency bands
  • Telecommunication networks
  • Interference suppression
  • Communication
  • Data communication systems
  2 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
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Energy Efficient Secure Data Transmission in Wireless Sensor Network

  Selvaraj, R., Marwala, T. & Kuthadi, V. M., 2018

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• 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)

• Environmental impact assessment for setting up a biogas plant

  Manyuchi, M. M., Mbohwa, C. & Muzenda, E., 2018, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2018. IEOM Society, p. 25-30 6 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management; vol. 2018-March).

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

  • Environmental impact assessments
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Biogas
  • Sewage Sludge
  • Safety

• Evaluation of cathodic protection performance of carbon steel pipeline buried in soil: A review

  Mahlobo, M. G. R., Mjwana, P., Tladi, M. N. A., Obadele, B. A., Olubambi, P. A. & Refait, P., Apr 17 2018, 2018 IEEE 9th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 37-43 7 p. (2018 IEEE 9th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2018; vol. 2018-January).

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

  • Cathodic protection
  • Carbon steel
  • Soils
  • Pipelines
  • Voltammetry
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental and feasibility assessment of biogas production by anaerobic digestion of fruit and vegetable waste from Joburg Market

  Masebinu, S. O., Akinlabi, E. T., Muzenda, E., Aboyade, A. O. & Mbohwa, C., May 1 2018, In: Waste Management. 75, p. 236-250 15 p.

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

  Open Access

  • vegetable waste
  • fruit
  • anaerobic digestion
  • biogas
  • market
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental and numerical study of phwr specific suspended debris

  Dutt, N. & Sahoo, P. K., 2018, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 330, p. 344-355 12 p.

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

  Open Access

  • debris
  • Debris
  • experimental study
  • Steam
  • heat
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Factors contributing to the duration of postpartum abstinence among Nigerian women: semi-parametric survival analysis

  Fagbamigbe, A. F., Awoyelu, I. E., Akinwale, O. L., Akinwande, T. Y., Enitilo, B. K. & Bankole, O., Dec 2018, In: Heliyon. 4, 12, e01032.

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

  Open Access

  • Nigeria
  • Muslim
  • time
  • Rural women
  • Child health
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Feasibility of Genetic Algorithms in 2D Ultrasound Array Optimization

  Diarra, B., Samikannu, R., Vray, D., Cachard, C., Chuma, J., Yahya, A. & Liebgott, H., Dec 17 2018, 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2018. IEEE Computer Society, 8579952. (IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS; vol. 2018-October).

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

  • simulated annealing
  • genetic algorithms
  • optimization
  • systems analysis
  • resources
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Feasibility of treating brewery wastewater using bio films

  Manyuchi, M. M., Chikwama, N., Mbohwa, C. & Muzenda, E., 2018, In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. 2018, JUL, p. 14-19 6 p.

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

  • Breweries
  • Waste Water
  • Wastewater
  • Biofilms
  • Biological water treatment

• Feasibility of using sewage sludge bio char in treating municipal sewage

  Manyuchi, M. M., Mbohwa, C. & Muzenda, E., 2018, In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. 2018, SEP, p. 44-50 7 p.

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

  • Sewage Sludge
  • Sewage sludge
  • Sewage
  • Chemical oxygen demand
  • Waste Water

• Fixed-bed operation for manganese removal from water using chitosan/bentonite/MnO composite beads

  Muliwa, A. M., Leswifi, T., Maity, A., Ochieng, A. & Onyango, M. S., 2018, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25, p. 18081-18095 15 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Bentonite
  • Chitosan
  • Manganese
  • bentonite
  • manganese
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Fluctuations of polarization induce multisolitons in α -helix protein

  Issa, S., Tabi, C. B., Ekobena Fouda, H. P. & Kofané, T. C., Jan 1 2018, In: Nonlinear Dynamics. 91, 1, p. 679-686 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Helix
  • Dipole
  • Polarization
  • Protein
  • Fluctuations
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Fractional blood flow in oscillatory arteries with thermal radiation and magnetic field effects

  Bansi, C. D. K., Tabi, C. B., Motsumi, T. G. & Mohamadou, A., Jun 15 2018, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Elsevier B.V., p. 38-45 8 p. (Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials; vol. 456).

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

  Open Access

  • Magnetic Fields
  • Hot Temperature
  • Radiation
  • Arteries
  • Temperature
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Fractional unstable patterns of energy in α−helix proteins with long-range interactions

  Tabi, C. B., Nov 1 2018, In: Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. 116, p. 386-391 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Long-range Interactions
  • Helix
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Transport
  • Protein
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Free convective 3D stretched radiative flow of nanofluid in presence of variable magnetic field and internal heating

  Nayak, M. K., Shaw, S. & Chamkha, A. J., Jan 1 2018, In: Journal of Nanofluids. 7, 4, p. 646-656 11 p.

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

  • Magnetic fields
  • Heat radiation
  • Heating
  • Stretching
  • Heat transfer
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Fruits and vegetables consumption: A case study of food culture vis-à-vis health awareness among the students of the University of Johannesburg, South Africa

  Ayeleru, O. O., Ogundele, O. M., Gbashi, S., Dlova, S., Adeniran, J. A., Kayitesi, E., Ntuli, F., Belaid, M., Mbohwa, C. & Olubambi, P. A., Apr 23 2018, Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Health: New Research. Nova Science Publishers Inc, p. 145-162 18 p.

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

  • South Africa
  • Vegetables
  • Fruit
  • Students
  • Food

• Garnet-bearing low-Sr and high-Sr Singelele leucogranite: A record of Neoarchean episodic melting in collisional setting and Paleoproterozoic overprint in the Beit Bridge complex, southern Africa

  Rajesh, H. M., Belyanin, G. A., Safonov, O. G., Vorster, C. & Van Reenen, D. D., Dec 1 2018, In: Lithos. 322, p. 67-86 20 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Garnets
  • leucogranite
  • Southern Africa
  • biotite
  • Melting
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Genetic and epidemiological analysis of norovirus from children with gastroenteritis in Botswana, 2013–2015

  Kebaabetswe, L. P., Makhaola, K., Moyo, S., Lechiile, K. & Goldfarb, D. M., 2018, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 18, 1, 246 p.

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

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Genome dynamics and evolution in yeasts: A long-term yeast-bacteria competition experiment

  Zhou, N., Katz, M., Knecht, W., Compagno, C. & Piškur, J., 2018, In: PLoS One. 13, 4, p. e0194911

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

  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Geospatial information system land evaluation analysis for rainfed farming using multi-criteria decision analysis approach

  Bolo, B., Mpoeleng, D. & Zlotnikova, I., 2018, In: Journal of Agricultural Informatics . 9, 3, p. 36-44 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Decision theory
  • Information systems
  • Land use
  • Algebra
  • Soils

• Geotechnical properties and application of lime modified phosphogypsum waste

  Mashifana, T., Okonta, F. N. & Ntuli, F., 2018, In: Medziagotyra. 24, 3, p. 312-318 7 p.

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

  Open Access

  • phosphogypsum
  • Coal Ash
  • lime
  • Lime
  • Fly ash
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Geotechnical Properties and Microstructure of Lime-Fly Ash-Phosphogypsum-Stabilized Soil

  Mashifana, T. P., Okonta, F. N. & Ntuli, F., Sep 2 2018, In: Advances in Civil Engineering. 2018, 10 p., 3640868.

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

  Open Access

  • Lime
  • Fly ash
  • Soils
  • Microstructure
  • Basic oxygen converters
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Green economy in the wastewater treatment sector: Jobs, awareness, barriers, and opportunities in selected local governments in South Africa

  Otieno, B. & Ochieng, A., Feb 2018, In: Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 29, 1, p. 50-58 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Wastewater treatment
  • Personnel
  • Environmental technology
  • Effluents
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Halpern–Ishikawa type iterative method for approximating fixed points of non-self pseudocontractive mappings

  Zegeye, H. & Tufa, A. R., Dec 1 2018, In: Fixed Point Theory and Applications. 2018, 1, 15.

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

  Open Access

  • Pseudocontractive Mapping
  • Iterative methods
  • Fixed point
  • Hilbert spaces
  • Iteration
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds exposure near Daegu dyeing industrial complex in South Korea

  Shuai, J., Kim, S., Ryu, H., Park, J., Lee, C. K., Kim, G-B., Ultra V.U., J. & Yang, W., 2018, In: BMC Public Health. 18, 1

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

  Open Access

  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Republic of Korea
  • Chloroform
  • Risk Assessment
  • Toluene
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Highly efficient removal of chromium (VI) through adsorption and reduction: A column dynamic study using magnetized natural zeolite-polypyrrole composite

  Mthombeni, N. H., Mbakop, S., Ray, S., Leswifi, T., Ochieng, A. & Onyango, M. S., Aug 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 6, 4, p. 4008-4017

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

  Open Access

  • polypyrrole
  • Zeolites
  • Polypyrroles
  • chromium hexavalent ion
  • Chromium
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Highly Sensitive ZnO NWFET Biosensor Fabricated Using Top-Down Processes

  Ditshego, N. M. J., Nov 2018, In: Journal of Nano Research. 55, p. 66-74 9 p.

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

  • Nanowires
  • Biosensors
  • bioinstrumentation
  • Field effect transistors
  • nanowires
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Housing type and risk of malaria among under-five children in Nigeria: Evidence from the malaria indicator survey

  Morakinyo, O. M., Balogun, F. M. & Fagbamigbe, A. F., Aug 28 2018, In: Malaria Journal. 17, 1, 311.

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

  Open Access

  • Nigeria
  • Malaria
  • Child
  • Routine Diagnostic Tests
  • Microscopy
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Hybrid Fuzzy Recommendation System for Enhanced E-learning

  Selvaraj, R., Appalla, P., Kuthadi, V. M. & Marwala, T., 2018, Advances in Systems, Control and Automation. Springer Singapore

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Hybrid Spark Plasma Sintering of Materials: A Review

  Ayodele, O. O., Shongwe, M. B., Olubambi, P. A., Obadele, B. A. & Langa, T., Dec 2018, In: International Journal of Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing. 6, 6, p. 360-364 5 p.

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

  Open Access

  • sparks
  • sintering
  • heating
  • resistance heating
  • induction heating

• Hydrogeological conceptual model of large and complex sedimentary aquifer systems – Central Kalahari Basin (Botswana)

  Lekula, M., Lubczynski, M. W. & Shemang, E., Aug 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 106, p. 47 62 p., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2018.05.006.

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

• Impact Of Human Behavior On ITNs Control Strategies To Prevent The Spread Of Vector Borne Diseases

  Asfaw, M. D., Buonomo, B. & Kassa, S. M., Nov 30 2018, In: AAPP Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti, Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. 96, S3, A2

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

  Open Access

  • insecticides
  • human behavior
  • Insecticides
  • Human Behavior
  • Disease Vectors

• Impedance Modelling, Profiling and Characterisation of the Powerline Communication Channel

  Chelangat, F., Afullo, T. J. O. & Mosalaosi, M., Dec 31 2018, 2018 Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium, PIERS-Toyama 2018 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 2165-2171 7 p. 8597841. (Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium; vol. 2018-August).

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

  • Acoustic impedance
  • Telecommunication networks
  • Circuit resonance
  • Communication
  • Telecommunication services

• Implementation of Lean manufacturing tools in an abattoir: A case study of a Botswana Private Beef Abattoir

  Kufigwa, B., Gwangwava, N., Addo-Tenkorang, R., Ogunmuyiwa, E. N. & Ude, A. U., 2018, In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. 2018, NOV, p. 368-380 13 p.

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

  • Beef
  • Botswana
  • Lean production
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Process Efficiency

• Improvement of thermotolerance in Lachancea thermotolerans using a bacterial selection pressure

  Zhou, N., Nov 20 2018, In: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. p. 1-13 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30488364.

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

  Open Access

  • Thermotolerance
  • Yeast
  • Bacteria
  • Yeasts
  • Pressure
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving LTE-A indoor capacity using indoor relay

  Mugaruka, B., Langat, P. K., Aldhaibani, J. A. & Yahya, A., Jan 1 2018, In: International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology. 11, 6, p. 925-938 14 p.

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

  • Base stations
  • Antennas
  • Omnidirectional antennas
  • Signal interference
  • Electric power utilization