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• 2019

  Transport and diffusion of Brownian particles in a tilted deformable potential

  Kepnang Pebeu, M. F., Woulaché, R. L., Tabi, C. B. & Kofane, T. C., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 123284.

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

  • Shape Parameter
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • diffusion coefficient
  • Factor Structure
  • Transport Properties

• Transversal field and heat transfer in the flow of non-linear viscoelastic fluids in tear-drop shaped tubes including viscous dissipation

  Siginer, D. A., Letelier, M. F., Barrera, C. & González, A., Jul 2019, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 141, p. 150-159 10 p.

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

  • dissipation
  • heat transfer
  • tubes
  • Heat transfer
  • Fluids
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Treatment of wastewater using vermifiltration technology

  Manyuchi, M. M., Mupoperi, N., Mbohwa, C. & Muzenda, E., Mar 9 2019, Water Conservation, Recycling and Reuse: Issues and Challenges. Springer Singapore, p. 215-230 16 p.

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

  • vermifiltration
  • Waste Water
  • Wastewater treatment
  • wastewater treatment
  • Wastewater

• Tribological and microstructural investigation of hybrid AA8011/ZrB₂-Si₃N₄ nanomaterials for service life improvement

  Fayomi, J., Popoola, A. P. I., Popoola, O. M., Oladijo, O. P. & Fayomi, O. S. I., Sep 2019, In: Results in Physics. 14, 102469.

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

  Open Access

  • service life
  • composite materials
  • reinforcement
  • coefficient of friction
  • sliding
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Tungsten carbide thin films Review: Effect of deposition parameters on film microstructure and properties

  Phiri, R. R., Oladijo, O. P. & Akinlabi, E. T., 2019, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 35, p. 522-528 7 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Tungsten carbide
  • Thin films
  • Microstructure
  • Film preparation
  • Wear of materials

• Unstable cAMP wave patterns during aggregation of Dictyostelium discoideum cells

  Zaoro, N. R., Tabi, C. B., Etémé, A. S. & Kofané, T. C., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics. 384, 6, 126133.

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

  • cyclic AMP
  • cells
  • amoeba
  • Landau-Ginzburg equations
  • fluid flow

• Unstable discrete modes in Hindmarsh–Rose neural networks under magnetic flow effect

  Tabi, C. B., Etémé, A. S., Mohamadou, A. & Kofané, T. C., Apr 7 2019, In: Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. 123, p. 116 123 p.

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

  • Spatio-temporal Patterns
  • Neural Networks
  • Unstable
  • Magnetic couplings
  • Difference equations
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Unsteady Flow of Power Law Fluids with Wall Slip in Microducts

  Akyildiz, F. T., Siginer, D. A. & Boutaous, MH., Aug 1 2019, In: Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 141, 8, 081107.

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

  • Unsteady flow
  • Fluids
  • Galerkin methods
  • Microchannels
  • Partial differential equations

• Unsteady gaseous Poiseuille slip flow in rectangular microchannels

  Siginer, D. A., Akyildiz, F. T. & Boutaous, M., Jul 1 2019, In: Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. 41, 7, 286.

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

  Open Access

  • Unsteady flow
  • Microchannels
  • Partial differential equations
  • Flow patterns
  • Pressure drop
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Unsteady MHD chemically reactive double-diffusive Casson fluid past a flat plate in porous medium with heat and mass transfer

  Das, M., Mahanta, G., Shaw, S. & Parida, S. B., Jul 2019, In: Heat Transfer - Asian Research. 48, 5, p. 1761-1777 17 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Skin friction
  • Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Porous materials
  • mass transfer
  • Flow of fluids
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of coal fly ash to manufacture a corrosion resistant brick

  Moyo, V., Mguni, N. G., Hlabangana, N. & Danha, G., 2019, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 35, p. 500-512 13 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Silicates
  • Brick
  • Fly ash
  • Sodium
  • Coal
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Use of water melon seeds in water treatment

  Manyuchi, M. M., Chikomo, T., Mbohwa, C. & Muzenda, E., 2019, 4th North American IEOM Conference. IEOM 2019. IEOM Society, p. 5-10 6 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management).

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

  • Water Treatment
  • Water treatment
  • Seed
  • Water
  • Filter

• User studies on end-user service composition: A literature review and a design framework

  Zhao, L., Loucopoulos, P., Kavakli, E. & Letsholo, K. J., Jul 2019, In: ACM Transactions on the Web. 13, 3, 15.

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

  • Chemical analysis
  • Software engineering
  • Feedback
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Utilization of waste cooking oil and tallow for production of toilet “bath” soap

  Maotsela, T., Danha, G. & Muzenda, E., 2019, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 35, p. 541-545 5 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Soaps (detergents)
  • Cooking
  • Beef
  • Oils
  • Vegetable oils
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• 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
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Waste management and treatment of copper slag BCL, Selebi Phikwe Botswana: Review

  Gabasiane, T. S., Bhero, S. & Danha, G., 2019, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 35, p. 494-499 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Waste treatment
  • Waste management
  • Slags
  • Copper
  • Iron

• Waste to Energy Opportunities in Botswana: A Case Study Review

  Charis, G., Danha, G., Muzenda, E., Muzenda, E., Patel, B. & Mateescu, C., Nov 2019, Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019. El Hibaoui, A., Essaaidi, M. & Zaz, Y. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 9078153. (Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019).

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

  • Solid wastes
  • Waste incineration
  • Anaerobic digestion
  • Waste management
  • Waste disposal

• Waste valorisation opportunities for bush encroacher biomass in savannah ecosystems: A comparative case analysis of Botswana and Namibia

  Charis, G., Danha, G. & Muzenda, E., 2019, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 35, p. 974-979 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Ecosystems
  • Biomass
  • Charcoal
  • Drought
  • Pelletizing
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Water Leak Detection from Irrigation Pipelines in Botswana using Vibration Interpretation Technique

  Moni, N. A., Sigweni, B., Mangwala, M. & Kolobe, L., Sep 1 2019, In: IEEE AFRICON Conference. 2019-September

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

  • Leak detection
  • Irrigation
  • Pipelines
  • Water
  • Soils

• Wear studies of spark plasma sintered ZrO2 reinforced Ti-6Al-4V alloy

  Semetse, L., Obadele, B. A., Raganya, L. & Olubambi, P. A., Dec 2019, In: Materials Today: Proceedings. In press, 7 p.

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

  • titanium alloy (TiAl6V4)
  • Electric sparks
  • Plasmas
  • Wear of materials
  • Hardness
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• What is the Link between Malaria Prevention in Pregnancy and Neonatal Survival in Nigeria?

  Adeoye, I. A. & Fagbamigbe, A. F., Mar 1 2019, In: African journal of reproductive health. 23, 1, p. 139-149 11 p.

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

  • Nigeria
  • Malaria
  • Low Birth Weight Infant
  • Pregnancy
  • pyrimethamine drug combination fanasil

• Zirconium as a suitable reference element for estimating potentially toxic element enrichment in treated wastewater discharge vicinity

  Kebonye, N. M. & Eze, P. N., Nov 1 2019, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191, 11, 705.

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

  • Zirconium
  • Wastewater
  • Soils
  • wastewater
  • Contamination
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• ZnO Nanowire Field Effect Transistor for Biosensing: A Review

  Ditshego, N. M. J., 2019, In: Journal of Nano Research. 60, p. 94-112 19 p.

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

  • Zinc Oxide
  • Zinc oxide
  • Nanowires
  • bioinstrumentation
  • Field effect transistors
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  3D Bioconvective multiple slip flow of chemically reactive Casson nanofluid with gyrotactic micro-organisms

  Nayak, M. K., Prakash, J., Tripathi, D., Pandey, V. S., Shaw, S. & Makinde, O. D., Jan 1 2020, In: Heat Transfer - Asian Research. 49, 1, p. 135-153 19 p.

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

  Open Access

  • slip flow
  • organisms
  • Boundary layers
  • Thermophoresis
  • Brownian movement
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• A ~2.051 Ga anatectic event and peraluminous leucogranite from the Mahalapye Complex, northern edge of the Kaapvaal Craton: Record of an effect of Bushveld mafic magmatism

  Rajesh, H. M., Safonov, O. G., Belyanin, G. A. & Vorster, C., Dec 15 2020, In: Lithos. 378-379, 19 p., 105805.

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

  • leucogranite
  • Melting
  • craton
  • magmatism
  • biotite

• Accumulation of organic carbon in various soil aggregate sizes under different land use systems in a semi-arid environment

  Okolo, C. C., Gebresamuel, G., Zenebe, A., Haile, M. & Eze, P. N., Aug 1 2020, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 297, 106924.

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

  • soil aggregates
  • aggregate size
  • sieving
  • soil aggregate
  • arid environment
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Adsorption of lead ions from wastewater using nano silica spheres synthesized on calcium carbonate templates

  Manyangadze, M., Chikuruwo, N. M. H., Narsaiah, T. B., Chakra, C. S., Charis, G., Danha, G. & Mamvura, T. A., Nov 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 11, 13 p., e05309.

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

  Open Access

  • calcium carbonates
  • templates
  • silicon dioxide
  • adsorption
  • hollow

• Advances in Nanoscale Study of Organomineral Complexes of Termite Mounds and Associated Soils: A Systematic Review

  Eze, P. N., Kokwe, A. & Eze, J. U., 2020, In: Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2020, 9 p., 8087273.

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

  Open Access

  • organomineral complexes
  • termite mounds
  • systematic review
  • termite
  • soil

• Advances in powder-based technologies for production of high-performance sputtering targets

  Mwema, F. M., Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T., Oladijo, O. P. & Baruwa, A. D., May 29 2020, In: Materials Performance and Characterization. 9, 4, 15 p., MPC20190160.

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

  • Sputtering
  • Powders
  • Thin films
  • Coatings
  • Powder metallurgy

• A formal analytical modeling and simulation of wireless sensor home network

  Gaboitaolelwe, J., Zungeru, A. M., Chuma, J., Ditshego, N. & Semong, T., Jan 1 2020, In: International Journal of Intelligent Engineering and Systems. 13, 3, p. 56-68 13 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Home networks
  • Energy utilization
  • Sensors
  • Wi-Fi
  • Communication
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Age Structured Mixture Model for Early COVID-19 Spread: A Zimbabwean Risk Factor Analysis

  Mufudza, C., Gudoshava, M. & Showa, S., Jul 31 2020, In: Journal of Contemporary Studies in Epidemiology and Public Health. 1, 1, 8 p., ep20003.

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

  • Zimbabwe
  • Statistical Factor Analysis
  • Imported Communicable Diseases
  • SARS Virus
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

• Algorithm for compressing/decompressing sudoku grids

  Nedev, Z., Zungeru, A. M., Khov, S., Dy, D. & Sov, K., 2020, In: Journal of Computer Science. 16, 9, p. 1319-1324 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Linearization
  • Internet

• A Method for Solving Some Class of Multilevel Multi-leader Multi-follower Programming Problems

  Zewde, A. B. & Kassa, S. M., 2020, p. 589–599.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Operations research
  • Game theory
  • Economics

• A methodology for assessing rock mass damage in underground mining

  Adoko, A. C. & Zhalel, M., 2020, Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development- Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, ISRM 2019. da Fontoura, S. A. B., Rocca, R. J. & Mendoza, J. F. P. (eds.). CRC Press/Balkema, p. 947-954 8 p. (Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development- Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, ISRM 2019).

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

  • Rocks
  • damage
  • methodology
  • Excavation
  • rock
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A multifractal study of al thin films prepared by rf magnetron sputtering

  Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T., Oladijo, O. P., Akinlabi, S. A. & Hassan, S., Sep 2020, p. 687-694. 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Magnetron sputtering
  • Thin films
  • Fractal dimension
  • Substrates
  • Carbon steel

• Analysis of a mathematical model for the transmission dynamics of human melioidosis

  Terefe, Y. A. & Kassa, S. M., 2020, In: International Journal of Biomathematics.

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

• Analysis of the mitigation strategies for COVID-19: From mathematical modelling perspective

  Kassa, S. M., Njagarah, J. B. H. & Terefe, Y. A., Sep 2020, In: Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. 138, 16 p., 109968.

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

  • Strategy
  • Backward Bifurcation
  • Model
  • Immunity
  • Vaccination
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• An efficient image analysis framework for the classification of glioma brain images using CNN approach

  Samikannu, R., Ravi, R., Murugan, S. & Diarra, B., Apr 2020, In: Computers, Materials and Continua. 63, 3, p. 1133-1142 10 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Image Analysis
  • Brain
  • Tumor
  • Tumors
  • Image analysis
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• An integrated use of induced polarization and electrical resistivity imaging methods to delineate zones of potential gold mineralization in the Phitshane Molopo area, Southeast Botswana

  Sono, P., Nthaba, B., Shemang, E. M., Kgosidintsi, B. & Seane, T., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 13 p., 104060.

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

  • induced polarization
  • imaging method
  • electrical resistivity
  • gold
  • mineralization

• An overview of key technologies in physical layer security

  Sanenga, A., Mapunda, G. A., Jacob, T. M. L., Marata, L., Basutli, B. & Chuma, J. M., Nov 2020, In: Entropy. 22, 11, p. 1-34 34 p., 1261.

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

  Open Access

  • Radio transmission
  • Jamming
  • Wireless Communication
  • Wireless Networks
  • Communication

• An overview of potential liquid insulation in power transformer

  Raj, R. A., Samikannu, R., Yahya, A. & Mosalaosi, M., 2020, In: International Journal on Energy Conversion. 8, 4, p. 126-140 15 p.

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

  • Mineral oils
  • Power transformers
  • Insulation
  • Liquids
  • Oils and fats

• An RMR-based stability analysis for empirical design of underground excavation spans

  Adoko, A. C. & Alipov, A., 2020, Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development- Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, ISRM 2019. da Fontoura, S. A. B., Rocca, R. J. & Mendoza, J. F. P. (eds.). CRC Press/Balkema, p. 671-677 7 p. (Rock Mechanics for Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development- Proceedings of the 14th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, ISRM 2019).

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

  • Excavation
  • stability analysis
  • excavation
  • logistics
  • Logistics

• Approximating solutions of the sum of a finite family of maximally monotone mappings in Hilbert spaces

  Wega, G. B., Zegeye, H. & Boikanyo, O. A., May 1 2020, In: Advances in Operator Theory. 5, 2, p. 359-370 12 p.

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

  • Monotone Mapping
  • Hilbert space
  • Nonlinear Mapping
  • Strong Theorems
  • Family
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Approximation of a common f-fixed point of f-pseudocontractive mappings in Banach spaces

  Zegeye, H. & Wega, G. B., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo. 24 p.

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

  • Pseudocontractive Mapping
  • Fixed point
  • Banach space
  • Legendre function
  • Converge

• A review of municipal solid waste data for harare, zimbabwe

  Nhubu, T., Mbohwa, C., Muzenda, E. & Patel, B., 2020, Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III - Selected papers from the 5th International Conference Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2019. Vilarinho, C., Castro, F., Gonçalves, M. & Fernando, A. L. (eds.). CRC Press/Balkema, p. 367-374 8 p. (Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III - Selected papers from the 5th International Conference Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2019).

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

  • municipal solid waste
  • waste management
  • temporal variation
  • province
  • planning

• A review on Botswana coal potential from a pyrolysis and gasification perspective

  Makoba, M., Botha, D. E., Rapoo, M. T., Szabó, L. Z., Shomana, T., Agachi, P. Ș. & Muzenda, E., 2020, In: Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering. 65, 1, p. 80-96 17 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Coal
  • Gasification
  • Pyrolysis
  • Raman spectroscopy
  • Bituminous coal

• A review on control and maneuvering of cooperative fixed-wing drones

  Elijah, T., Jamisola, R. S., Tjiparuro, Z. & Namoshe, M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Dynamics and Control.

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

  • Drones
  • Fixed wings
  • Rotor
  • Review
  • Tail

• Are vulnerable communities thoroughly informed on mosquito bio-ecology and burden?

  Buxton, M., Machekano, H., Gotcha, N., Nyamukondiwa, C. & Wasserman, R. J., Nov 1 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 21, p. 1-16 16 p., 8196.

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

  Open Access

  • Ecology
  • Culicidae
  • Disease control
  • Pathogens
  • Public health

• Artificial intelligence-based load optimization in cognitive Internet of Things

  Yao, W., Khan, F., Jan, M. A., Shah, N., ur Rahman, I., Yahya, A. & ur Rehman, A., Jan 1 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Neural Computing and Applications.

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

  • Internet of things
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Engines
  • Throughput
  • Resource allocation
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• 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., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Land Degradation and Development. p. 1-15 15 p.

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

  • Land degradation
  • land degradation
  • Botswana
  • remote sensing
  • neutrality