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• 2017

  Rise and fall of the dust shell of the classical nova V339 Delphini

  Evans, A., Banerjee, D. P. K., Gehrz, R. D., Joshi, V., Ashok, N. M., Ribeiro, V. A. R. M., Darnley, M. J., Woodward, C. E., Sand, D., Marion, G. H., Diamond, T. R., Eyres, S. P. S., Wagner, R. M., Helton, L. A., Starrfield, S., Shenoy, D. P., Krautter, J., Vacca, W. D. & Rushton, M. T., May 1 2017, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 466, 4, p. 4221-4238 18 p.

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

  Open Access

  • dust
  • shell
  • carbon
  • occultation
  • outburst
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Fluctuating environments impact thermal tolerance in an invasive insect species Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

  Mutamiswa, R., Tarusikirwa, V., Nyamukondiwa, C. & Chidawanyika, F., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Applied Entomology. 12 p.

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

  • Bactrocera dorsalis
  • Tephritidae
  • heat tolerance
  • relative humidity
  • coma
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Lu-Hf isotopic evidence of a deep mantle plume source for the ~2.06 Ga Bushveld Large Igneous Province

  Zirakparvar, N. A., Mathez, E. A., Rajesh, H. M. & Choe, S., Dec 1 2019, In: Lithos. 348-349, 15 p., 105168.

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

  • zircon
  • large igneous province
  • mantle plume
  • Isotopes
  • plume
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  The structure of a recent nova shell as observed by ALMA

  Diaz, M. P., Abraham, Z., Ribeiro, V. A. R. M., Beaklini, P. P. B. & Takeda, L., 2018, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 480, 1, p. L54-L57

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

  Open Access

  • clumps
  • thermonuclear explosions
  • shell
  • ionized gases
  • explosion
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Robust estimation of single index models with responses missing at random

  Abebe, A., Bindele, H. F., Otlaadisa, M. & Makubate, B., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Statistical Papers.

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

  • Robust Estimation
  • Single-index Model
  • Index Model
  • Missing at Random
  • Estimator

• Gravity derived crustal thickness model of Botswana: Its implication for the M_w 6.5 April 3, 2017, Botswana earthquake

  Chisenga, C., Van der Meijde, M., Yan, J., Fadel, I., Atekwana, E. A., Steffen, R. & Ramotoroko, C., Jul 20 2020, In: Tectonophysics. 787, 228479.

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

  • Botswana
  • earthquakes
  • crustal thickness
  • gravitation
  • gravity
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Setting a baseline for global urban virome surveillance in sewage

  The Global Sewage Surveillance project consortium, Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 13 p., 13748.

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

  Open Access

  • Sewage
  • Metagenomics
  • Poliovirus
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Early Diagnosis
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  A note on the formality of some contact manifolds

  Banyaga, A., Gatsinzi, J. B. & Massamba, F., 2018, In: Journal of Geometry. 109, 1, 10 p.

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

  • Formality
  • Sasakian Manifold
  • Contact Manifold
  • Symplectic Manifold
  • Bundle
• 2019

  Multi-variable optimisation of the quality characteristics of fiber-laser cladded Inconel-625 composite coatings

  Olakanmi, E. O., Nyadongo, S. T., Malikongwa, K., Lawal, S. A., Botes, A. & Pityana, S. L., Jan 15 2019, In: Surface and Coatings Technology. 357, p. 289-303 15 p.

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

  • Fiber lasers
  • Laser cladding
  • Inconel (trademark)
  • Composite coatings
  • fiber lasers
  12 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  The generalized contraction proximal point algorithm with square-summable errors

  Boikanyo, O. A., Jun 1 2017, In: Afrika Matematika. 28, 3-4, p. 321-332 12 p.

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

  • Generalized Contraction
  • Proximal Point Algorithm
  • Resolvent
  • Strong Convergence
  • Convergence Results
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Vegetation dynamics in African drylands: an assessment based on the Vegetation Degradation Index in an agro-pastoral region of Botswana

  Akinyemi, F. O. & Kgomo, M. O., Oct 1 2019, In: Regional Environmental Change. 19, 7, p. 2027-2039 13 p.

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

  • vegetation dynamics
  • vegetation
  • index
  • species richness
  • NDVI
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Combating credit card fraud with online behavioural targeting and device fingerprinting

  Moalosi, M., Hlomani, H. & Phefo, O. S. D., 2019, In: International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. 11, 1, p. 46-69 24 p.

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

  • fraud
  • credit
  • Fusion reactions
  • dollar
  • purchase
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Effect of co-digestion of food waste and cow dung on biogas yield

  Emmanuel Pax, M., Muzenda, E. & Lekgoba, T., Jul 24 2020, In: E3S Web of Conferences. 181, 5 p., 01005.

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

  Open Access

  • food waste
  • Biogas
  • biogas
  • digestion
  • Anaerobic digestion

• Microstructure and Corrosion Response of Spark-Plasma-Sintered 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel Reinforced with Titanium Nitride in Chloride Environments

  Akinwamide, S. O., Obadele, B. A., Adams, F. V. & Olubambi, P. A., Jun 1 2020, In: Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention. 20, 3, p. 833-842 10 p.

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

  • titanium nitride
  • Titanium nitride
  • Chlorides
  • Electric sparks
  • Austenitic stainless steel
• 2018

  Prediction of Rock Brittleness Using Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization Techniques

  Yagiz, S., Ghasemi, E. & Adoko, A. C., Dec 1 2018, In: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 36, 6, p. 3767-3777 11 p.

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

  • brittleness
  • swarms
  • Brittleness
  • rocks
  • genetic algorithm
  22 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Quantifying rock mass behavior around underground

  Adoko, A. C., Phumaphi, P. T. & Zvarivadza, T., 2017, 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2017. American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), p. 2759-2767 9 p. (51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2017; vol. 4).

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

  • rocks
  • excavation
  • Rocks
  • Excavation
  • rock
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Polylactic acid/graphene nanocomposite consolidated by SPS technique

  Adesina, O. T., Sadiku, E. R., Jamiru, T., Adesina, O. S., Ogunbiyi, O. F., Obadele, B. A. & Salifu, S., Sep 2020, In: Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 9, 5, p. 11801-11812 12 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Graphite
  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Graphene
  • poly(lactide)
  • Nanocomposites

• Pitch and Yaw Angular Motions (Rotations) Control of the 1-DOF and 2-DOF TRMS: A Survey

  Ezekiel, D. M., Samikannu, R. & Matsebe, O., Jan 1 2020, In: Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 10 p.

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

  • Rotor
  • Output
  • Rotors
  • Motion
  • Testbed

• Methane and nitrous oxide from ground-based FTIR at Addis Ababa: Observations, error analysis, and comparison with satellite data

  Yirdaw Berhe, T., Mengistu Tsidu, G., Blumenstock, T., Hase, F. & P. Stiller, G., Jul 30 2020, In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 13, 7, p. 4079-4096 18 p.

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

  Open Access

  • error analysis
  • nitrous oxide
  • Fourier transform
  • satellite data
  • microwave limb sounder

• Modelling time-to-discontinuation of exclusive breastfeeding: Analysis of infants and under-2 survival in Nigeria

  Oyedele, O. K., Fagbamigbe, A. F. & Ayeni, O., Feb 2020, In: Etude de la Population Africaine. 34, 1, p. 5132-5142 11 p.

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

  • Nigeria
  • infant
  • time
  • cross-sectional study
  • determinants
• 2019

  Comparison of two adopted face perpendicular preconditioning techniques

  Sengani, F., Zvarivadza, T. & Adoko, A. C., Jan 2 2019, In: Mining Technology: Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 128, 1, p. 21-38 18 p.

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

  • Gold mines
  • gold mine
  • comparison
  • Rock bursts
  • rockburst
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Efficient load balancing and multicasting for uncertain-source SDN: Real-time link-cost monitoring

  Semong, T. & Xie, K., 2019, Software Engineering and Algorithms in Intelligent Systems - Proceedings of 7th Computer Science On-line Conference 2018. Silhavy, R. (ed.). Springer Verlag, Vol. 763. p. 178-187 10 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; vol. 763).

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

  • Multicasting
  • Software defined networking
  • Telecommunication links
  • Resource allocation
  • Bandwidth
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Ecology and epidemiology of rabies in humans, domestic animals and wildlife in Namibia, 2011-2017

  Hikufe, E. H., Freuling, C. M., Athingo, R., Shilongo, A., Ndevaetela, E. E., Helao, M., Shiindi, M., Hassel, R., Bishi, A., Khaiseb, S., Kabajani, J., van der Westhuizen, J., Torres, G., Britton, A., Letshwenyo, M., Schwabenbauer, K., Mettenleiter, T. C., Denzin, N., Amler, S., Conraths, F. J. & 2 others, Müller, T. & Maseke, A., Apr 2019, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 13, 4, 19 p., e0007355.

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

  Open Access

  • Namibia
  • Rabies
  • Domestic Animals
  • Ecology
  • Epidemiology
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Growth and yield of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) in fly ash with nutrient amendments and Mycorrhiza for three-ratoon period

  Ultra Jr, V., 2020, In: International Journal of Phytoremediation. 12 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Coal Ash
  • Fertilizers
  • mycorrhiza
  • Cymbopogon citratus
  • Cymbopogon
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  Cost optimization and development of hybrid energy systems for rural areas in Ethiopia with a balance of their energy need and resources availability (a case study-on TulUDIMTU)

  Samikannu, R., Sampath Kumar, V., Diarra, B. & Ravi, R., Nov 1 2019, In: Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 47, 6, 20 p., JTE20180462.

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

  • Solar energy
  • Wind power
  • Availability
  • Solar radiation
  • Irradiation
  7 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Effects of growth conditions on properties of CBD synthesized ZnO nanorods grown on ultrasonic spray pyrolysis deposited ZnO seed layers

  Mosalagae, K., Murape, D. M. & Lepodise, L. M., Jul 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 7, 10 p., e04458.

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

  Open Access

  • pyrolysis
  • nanorods
  • sprayers
  • seeds
  • baths
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Search for physics beyond the standard model in events with jets and two same-sign or at least three charged leptons in proton-proton collisions at s√=13TeV

  The CMS collaboration, 2020, In: European Physical Journal C. 80, 8

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

  Open Access

  • Protons
  • leptons
  • Physics
  • protons
  • collisions
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Reduction of hazardous reactive oxygen species (ROS) production of ZnO through Mn inclusion for possible UV-radiation shielding application

  Lefatshe, K., Mola, G. T. & Muiva, C. M., Jun 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 6, 8 p., e04186.

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

  Open Access

  • radiation shielding
  • methylene blue
  • inclusions
  • oxygen
  • Bryophytes
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  Blockchain-Based Distributive Auction for Relay-Assisted Secure Communications

  Khan, A. S., Rahulamathavan, Y., Basutli, B., Zheng, G., Assadhan, B. & Lambotharan, S., 2019, In: IEEE Access. 7, p. 95555-95568 14 p., 8764421.

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

  Open Access

  • Blockchain
  • Secure communication
  • Economics
  • Jamming
  • Power transmission
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  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
  • land degradation
  • Botswana
  • remote sensing
  • neutrality
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Colorimetric quantification of chromium (VI) ions based on oxidoreductase-like activity of Fe₃O₄

  Alula, M. T. & Madingwane, M. L., Dec 1 2020, In: Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. 324, 128726.

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

  • Oxidoreductases
  • chromium hexavalent ion
  • Metal ions
  • Chromium
  • chromium
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Stimulating academic entrepreneurship through technology business incubation: Lessons for the incoming sponsoring university

  Lyken-Segosebe, D., Montshiwa, B., Kenewang, S. & Mogotsi, T., 2020, In: International Journal of Higher Education. 9, 5, p. 1-18 18 p.

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

  Open Access

  • sponsoring
  • entrepreneurship
  • university
  • technology park
  • job creation
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Dispersive optical constants and electrical properties of nanocrystalline CuInS₂ thin films prepared by chemical spray pyrolysis

  Dube, P., Juma, A. O. & Muiva, C. M., Apr 15 2020, In: Ceramics International. 46, 6, p. 7396-7402 7 p.

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

  • Optical constants
  • Spray pyrolysis
  • Electric properties
  • Thin films
  • Annealing
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Methanol synthesis chemistry and process engineering aspects - A review with consequence to Botswana chemical industries

  Balopi, B., Agachi, P. & Danha, G., 2019, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 35, p. 367-376 10 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Process engineering
  • Chemical industry
  • Methanol
  • Water gas shift
  • Bituminous coal
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on the “offensive” in Africa: Prospects for integrated management initiatives

  Tarusikirwa, V. L., Machekano, H., Mutamiswa, R., Chidawanyika, F. & Nyamukondiwa, C., Nov 2020, In: Insects. 11, 11, p. 1-33 33 p., 764.

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

  Open Access

  • Tuta absoluta
  • Gelechiidae
  • Lepidoptera
  • digital libraries
  • ecological economics

• Mechanical properties and structure of fly ash modified basic oxygen furnace slag based geopolymer masonry blocks

  Sithole, N. T., Okonta, F. & Ntuli, F., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management. 46, 3, p. 372-383 12 p.

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

  • masonry
  • slag
  • fly ash
  • furnace
  • mechanical property

• Integrated and consolidated review of plastic waste management and bio-based biodegradable plastics: Challenges and opportunities

  Mazhandu, Z. S., Muzenda, E., Mamvura, T. A., Belaid, M. & Nhubu, T., Oct 2 2020, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 12, 20, p. 1-57 57 p., 8360.

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

  Open Access

  • plastic waste
  • Waste management
  • waste management
  • plastic
  • Plastics
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Heat and mass transfer effect on an unsteady MHD radiative chemically reactive Casson fluid over a stretching sheet in porous medium

  Das, M., Mahanta, G. & Shaw, S., Jun 24 2020, In: Heat Transfer. 49, 8, p. 4350-4369 20 p.

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

  • Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Stretching
  • Porous materials
  • magnetohydrodynamics
  • mass transfer
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Base pair opening in a damped helicoidal Joyeux-Buyukdagli model of DNA in an external force field

  Okaly, J. B., Mvogo, A., Tabi, C. B., Ekobena Fouda, H. P. & Kofané, T. C., Dec 1 2020, In: Physical Review E. 102, 6, 062402.

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

  • Force Field
  • External Field
  • Damped
  • field theory (physics)
  • deoxyribonucleic acid
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Design and Simulation of an Automated Motion Sensing Sprinkler System

  Thema, M., Zungeru, A. M., Gaboitaolelwe, J., Mtengi, B. & Lebekwe, C. K., 2020, In: International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology. 13, 11, p. 3167-3177 11 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Water
  • Water supply
  • Spraying
  • Pumps
  • Actuators

• Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers as sources for optical communication systems: A review

  Moatlhodi, O. O., Ditshego, N. M. J. & Samikannu, R., 2020, In: Journal of Nano Research. 65, p. 51-96 46 p.

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

  • Surface emitting lasers
  • Optical communication
  • surface emitting lasers
  • telecommunication
  • optical communication
• 2021

  Split equality variational inequality problems for pseudomonotone mappings in Banach spaces

  Boikanyo, O. A. & Zegeye, H., 2021, In: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Mathematica. 66, 1, p. 139-158 20 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Pseudomonotone
  • Variational Inequality Problem
  • Equality
  • Banach space
  • Prior Knowledge

• 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, 104318.

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

  • Kaposi's Sarcoma
  • HIV-1
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • Theoretical Models
  • Optimal Control
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2017

  Anti-diabetic effects of an ethanol extract of Cassia abbreviata stem bark on diabetic rats and possible mechanism of its action: Anti-diabetic properties of Cassia abbreviata

  Bati, K., Kwape, T. E. & Chaturvedi, P., Mar 1 2017, In: Journal of Pharmacopuncture. 20, 1, p. 45-51 7 p.

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

  • Cassia
  • Ethanol
  • Body Weight
  • Glucose-6-Phosphatase
  • Hexokinase
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Corrigendum to “Partitioning and distribution of silver in sediment-hosted Cu-Ag deposits: Evidence from the Ghanzi-Chobe Belt portion of the Kalahari Copper Belt” [Ore Geol. Rev. 124 (2020) 103663] (Ore Geology Reviews (2020) 124, (S0169136819304913), (10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103663))

  Kelepile, T., Bineli Betsi, T., Franchi, F. & Shemang, E., Dec 2020, In: Ore Geology Reviews. 127, 103874.

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

  • Geology
  • Sediments
  • Ores
  • Silver
  • Copper

• Distribution and genetic variability of sapoviruses in Africa

  Makhaola, K., Moyo, S. & Kebaabetswe, L. P., May 2020, In: Viruses. 12, 5, 19 p., 490.

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

  Open Access

  • Sapovirus
  • Animals
  • Genotype
  • Rotavirus Vaccines
  • Confidence Intervals
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Fly ash and compost amendments and mycorrhizal inoculation enhanced the survival and growth of Delonix regia in Cu-Ni Mine Tailings

  Ultra Jr, V., 2020, In: Philippine Journal of Science. 149, 3, p. 479-489 11 p.

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

  • inoculation
  • compost
  • tailings
  • mycorrhiza
  • fly ash
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Thermo-Double Diffusion Radiation Effects on the flow of Casson fluid in the Presence of Porous Media and Magnetic field over a stretching Sheet

  Mahanta, G., Shaw, S., Das, M., Mahato, D. & Mohanty, S., Feb 2020, Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Renewable Energy Integration into Smart Grids: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Technology Modelling and Simulation, ICREISG 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 158-163 6 p. 9174545. (Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Renewable Energy Integration into Smart Grids: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Technology Modelling and Simulation, ICREISG 2020).

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

  • Radiation Effects
  • Thermophoresis
  • Stretching Sheet
  • Radiation effects
  • Brownian movement

• Investigating the Earth Fill Embankment of the Lotsane Dam for Internal Defects Using Time-lapse Resistivity Imaging and Frequency Domain Electromagnetics

  Nthaba, B., Shemang, E. M., Atekwana, E. A. & Selepeng, A. T., Sep 1 2020, In: Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. 25, 3, p. 325-339 15 p.

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

  • dams
  • Embankments
  • Dams
  • embankment
  • fill
• 2019

  Synthesis and characterization of SnO₂ nanofiller from recycled expanded polystyrene

  Ayeleru, O. O., Dlova, S., Ntuli, F., Kupolati, W. K. & Olubambi, P. A., 2019, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 30, p. 635-641 7 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Polystyrenes
  • Characterization (materials science)
  • Polymers
  • Recycling
  • Scanning electron microscopy
  1 Citation (Scopus)