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  Double dispersed bioconvective Casson nanofluid fluid flow over a nonlinear convective stretching sheet in suspension of gyrotactic microorganism

  Shaw, S., Magagula, V. M. & Kairi, RR., Mar 22 2020, In: Heat Transfer. 49, 5, p. 2449-2471

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

  • microorganisms
  • fluids
  • coefficients
  • ecosystems
  • thermophoresis

• Dynamic Risk Assessment of Lead Pollution of Shooting Range Soil by Applying the Delayed Geochemical Hazard Model–A Case Study in Botswana

  Dinake, P., Kelebemang, R., Sehube, N., Kereeditse, T. & Motswetla, O., 2020, In: Soil and Sediment Contamination.

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

  Open Access

  • shooting range
  • Botswana
  • Soil
  • risk assessment
  • Risk assessment
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Dynamics of a non-smooth type hybrid energy harvester with nonlinear magnetic coupling

  Sengha, G. G., Kenfack, W. F., Siewe, M. S., Tabi, C. B. & Kofane, T. C., Nov 2020, In: Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 90, 105364.

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

  • Magnetic couplings
  • Harvesters
  • Excitation
  • Energy
  • Colored Noise

• Dynamics of poverty-related dissimilarities in fertility in Nigeria: 2003-2018

  Adebowale, A. S., Fagbamigbe, A. F., Akinyemi, J. O., Olowolafe, T., Onwusaka, O., Adewole, D., Sadiku, S. & Palamuleni, M., Sep 2020, In: Scientific African. 9, 14 p., e00468.

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

  Open Access

  • Nigeria
  • fertility
  • poverty
  • regression
  • number of children

• Economic status, a salient motivator for medicalisation of FGM in sub-Saharan Africa: Myth or reality from 13 national demographic health surveys

  Morhason-Bello, I. O., Fagbamigbe, A. F., Kareem, Y. O. & Ojengbede, O. A., Aug 2020, In: SSM - Population Health. 11, 8 p., 100602.

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

  Open Access

  • Medicalization
  • medicalization
  • Economic Status
  • Africa South of the Sahara
  • myth
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Effective shear augmented dispersion of solutes during nanoparticle assisted drug delivery in a microvessel

  Shaw, S., Jan 2020, In: Fluid Dynamics Research. 52, 1, 015510.

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

  • Drug delivery
  • drugs
  • Nanoparticles
  • delivery
  • solutes

• Effect of AFM scan size on the scaling law of sputtered aluminium thin films

  Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T., Oladijo, O. P., Akinlabi, S. A. & Hassan, S., Sep 2020, Advances in Manufacturing Engineering - Selected Articles from ICMMPE 2019. Emamian, S. S., Yusof, F. & Awang, M. (eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore, p. 171-176 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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

  • Scaling laws
  • Atomic force microscopy
  • Aluminum
  • Thin films
  • Fractals

• Effect of annealing on the optical constants of ZnO nanowires for energy harvesting applications

  Muchuweni, E., Sathiaraj, T. S., Magama, M. T. & Dzomba, P., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials. 22, 3-4, p. 200-204 5 p.

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

  • Optical constants
  • Refractive index
  • Nanowires
  • Energy harvesting
  • Annealing

• 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

• Effect of energy density on the consolidation mechanism and microstructural evolution of laser cladded functionally-graded composite Ti-Al system

  Olakanmi, E. O., Sepako, M., Morake, J., Kutua, S., Hoosain, S. E. & Pityana, S. L., 2020, p. 1422-1438. 17 p.

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

  • titanium aluminides
  • Microstructural evolution
  • consolidation
  • Titanium
  • Consolidation

• Effect of garlic meal on growth performance and carcass characteristics of indigenous Venda chickens

  Ditle, B. E., Ng'Ambi, J. W., Norris, D. & Alabi, O. J., 2020, In: Indian Journal of Animal Research. 54, 1, p. 65-69 5 p.

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

  • Garlic
  • garlic
  • carcass characteristics
  • Chickens
  • Meals

• Effect of Heat Treatment Hardening on the Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Mild Steel

  Lebudi, C., Oladijo, P. O., Leso, T. & Phiri, R., Jan 28 2020, In: MRS Advances. 5, 23-24, p. 1195-1202

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

  • sliding
  • hardening
  • heat treatment
  • steels
  • abrasives

• Effect of nickel addition on densification, microstructure and wear behaviour of spark plasma sintered CP-titanium

  Rominiyi, A. L., Shongwe, M. B., Ogunmuyiwa, E. N., Babalola, B. J., Lepele, P. F. & Olubambi, P. A., Jan 15 2020, In: Materials Chemistry and Physics. 240, 9 p., 122130.

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

  • Nickel
  • Densification
  • Titanium
  • sparks
  • Electric sparks
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) addition on the mechanical and tribological performance of al-fe-si alloy (AA8011)

  Fayomi, J., Popoola, A. P. I., Popoola, O. M. & Oladijo, O. P., 2020, Advanced Materials and Processing Technologies II. Zhao, Y. (ed.). Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Vol. 982. p. 34-38 5 p. (Materials Science Forum; vol. 982 MSF).

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

  • silicon nitride
  • Silicon nitride
  • silicon nitrides
  • composite materials
  • Composite materials
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Effect of substrate type on the fractal characteristics of AFM images of sputtered aluminium thin films

  Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, O. P., 2020, In: Medziagotyra. 26, 1, p. 49-57 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Aluminum
  • Fractals
  • Thin films
  • Surface roughness
  • Substrates
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• 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

• Emergent effects of light and temperature on hatching success of Streptocephalus cafer (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) resting eggs

  Tladi, M., Nyamukondiwa, C., Cuthbert, R. N. & Wasserman, R. J., 2020, In: Austral Ecology. 5 p.

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

  • Anostraca
  • Branchiopoda
  • hatching
  • egg
  • wetlands

• Enhancement of dielectric properties of Baobab Oil and Mongongo Oil using cost-effective additive for power transformer insulating fluids

  Raj, R. A., Samikannu, R., Yahya, A. & Mosalaosi, M., Nov 2020, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 20, 13 p., 101150.

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

  Open Access

  • transformers (equipment)
  • kerosene
  • dielectric properties
  • dielectric property
  • kerosine

• Enhancing adsorption capacity of nano-adsorbents via surface modification: A review

  Manyangadze, M., Chikuruwo, N. H. M., Narsaiah, T. B., Chakra, C. S., Radhakumari, M. & Danha, G., Jan 2020, In: South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. 31, p. 25-32 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Adsorbents
  • Surface treatment
  • Adsorption
  • Nanoparticles
  • Silica nanoparticles
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Enhancing the flotation recovery of copper minerals in smelter slags from Namibia prior to disposal

  Sibanda, V., Sipunga, E., Danha, G. & Mamvura, T. A., Jan 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 1, p. e03135

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

  Open Access

  • slag
  • flotation
  • copper
  • mineral
  • mill
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Entropy optimized Darcy-Forchheimer slip flow of Fe₃O₄−CH₂OH₂ nanofluid past a stretching/shrinking rotating disk

  Nayak, M. K., Patra, A., Shaw, S. & Misra, A., Oct 23 2020, In: Heat Transfer. 34 p.

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

  • slip flow
  • Rotating disks
  • rotating disks
  • Stretching
  • Magnetic fluids

• Environmental Impact of Food Packaging Materials: A Review of Contemporary Development from Conventional Plastics to Polylactic Acid Based Materials

  Ncube, L., Ude, A., Ogunmuyiwa, E. N., Zulkifli, R. & Beas, I. N., Nov 6 2020, In: Materials. 24 p., 4994.

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

  Open Access

  • Packaging materials
  • poly(lactide)
  • food
  • packaging
  • Environmental impact

• Environmental remediation through the application of the vermicomposting technology for bio waste management

  Manyuchi, M. M., Mbohwa, C. & Muzenda, E., Mar 2020, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. March ed. IEOM Society, p. 2918-2924 7 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management; vol. 0, no. March).

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

  Open Access

  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation
  • Remediation
  • Fertilizers
  • Waste management
  • Waste Management

• Erosion wear behavior of spark plasma-sintered Ti-6Al-4V reinforced with TiN nanoparticles

  Kganakga, M. G., Prieto, G., Falodun, O. E., Tuckart, W. R., Obadele, B. A., Ajibola, O. O. & Olubambi, P. A., Sep 2020, In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 110, 11-12, p. 3051-3060 10 p.

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

  • Electric sparks
  • Nanoparticles
  • Erosion
  • Plasmas
  • Wear of materials

• Erosion-wear Behaviour of 304 Stainless Steel Reinforced with TiN at Elevated Temperatures

  Mafafo, R. M., Obadele, B. A., Pilotti, B., Tuckart, W. R. & Olubambi, P. A., Aug 20 2020, Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. Vijayan, S., Subramanian, N. & Sankaranarayanasamy, K. (eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore, p. 183-191 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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

  • Erosion
  • Austenitic stainless steel
  • Wear of materials
  • Electric sparks
  • Plasmas

• Eutrophication impact potential of solid waste management options in harare

  Nhubu, T., Mbohwa, C. & Muzenda, E., 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. 360-366 7 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

  • solid waste
  • waste management
  • eutrophication
  • waste treatment
  • municipal solid waste
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Evaluation of rockburst occurrence and intensity in underground structures using decision tree approach

  Ghasemi, E., Gholizadeh, H. & Adoko, A. C., Jan 1 2020, In: Engineering with Computers. 36, 1, p. 213-225 13 p.

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

  • Rock bursts
  • Underground structures
  • Decision tree
  • Decision trees
  • Evaluation
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluation of the van Deemter equation in terms of open-ended flow to chromatography

  Andersen, J. E. T., Mukami, H. W. & Maina, I. W., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Separation Science. p. 3251-3265 15 p.

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

  • Chromatography
  • Flow rate
  • High performance liquid chromatography
  • Deconvolution
  • Gaussian distribution

• Fabrication of functionally graded 316L austenitic and 2205 duplex stainless steels by spark plasma sintering

  Obadele, B. A., Adesina, O. S., Oladijo, O. P. & Ogunmuyiwa, E. N., Dec 30 2020, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 849, 7 p., 156697.

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

  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Duplex stainless steel
  • Sintering
  • Fabrication
  • Powders
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Few-cycles optical pulses in negative index materials with dispersive permittivity and permeability

  Njifon, M. A., Tabi, C. B. & Kofané, T. C., Aug 11 2020, In: Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics. 37, 11, p. A331-A345 15 p.

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

  • permeability
  • permittivity
  • cycles
  • pulses
  • solitary waves
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Fighting dog-mediated rabies in Namibia—implementation of a rabies elimination program in the northern communal areas

  Athingo, R., Tenzin, T., Shilongo, A., Hikufe, E., Shoombe, K. K., Khaiseb, S., van der Westhuizen, J., Letshwenyo, M., Torres, G., Mettenleiter, T. C., Freuling, C. M. & Müller, T., 2020, In: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 5, 1, 13 p., 12.

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

  Open Access

  • Rabies
  • Dogs
  • One Health
  • Namibia
  • Accidental Falls

• Fixed bed column studies for decontamination of acidic mineral effluent using porous fly ash-basic oxygen furnace slag based geopolymers

  Sithole, N. T., Ntuli, F. & Okonta, F., Aug 1 2020, In: Minerals Engineering. 154, 9 p., 106397.

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

  • Coal Ash
  • Basic oxygen converters
  • Decontamination
  • Geopolymers
  • Effluents
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Flow and thermal analysis on Darcy-Forchheimer flow of copper-water nanofluid due to a rotating disk: A static and dynamic approach

  Shaw, S., Nayak, M. K., Khan, M. I., Pandey, V. S. & Nazeer, M., Jun 5 2020, In: Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 9, 4, p. 7387-7408

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

  • Rotating disks
  • Thermoanalysis
  • Copper
  • Entropy
  • Water

• 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
  1 Citation (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)

• Forced convection in non-circular tubes with non-linear viscoelastic fluids including viscous dissipation

  Letelier, M. F., Siginer, D. A., Barrera, C., González, A. & Boutaous, M., Apr 2020, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 150, 10 p., 106122.

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

  • forced convection
  • Forced convection
  • viscous fluids
  • Nusselt number
  • Temperature distribution

• Forced convection of elastoviscoplastic fluids in non-circular tubes

  Siginer, D. A., Letelier, M. F., Jacobs, P., Aguirre, A. & Boutaous, M., Feb 23 2020, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 213, 115318.

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

  • Forced convection
  • Fluids
  • Hot Temperature
  • Elasticity
  • Momentum

• Fractal Analysis of Thin Films Surfaces: A Brief Overview

  Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, O. P., 2020, Advances in Material Sciences and Engineering, ICMMPE 2018. Awang, M., Emamian, S. S. & Yusof, F. (eds.). Springer India, p. 251-263 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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

  • Fractals
  • Thin films
  • Surface roughness
  • Fractal dimension
  • Power spectral density
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• From African “tam-tam” to nonlinear optics [Invited]

  Kofané, T. C., Tabi, C. B., Moubissi, A. B. & Tchawoua, C., Jul 30 2020, In: Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics. 37, 11, p. A346-A355 10 p.

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

  • nonlinear optics
  • electromagnetic radiation
  • pulse compression
  • condensates
  • electromagnetic fields
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Generalized synchronization of regulate seizures dynamics in partial epilepsy with fractional-order derivatives

  Tene, A. G., Tchoffo, M., Tabi, B. C. & Kofane, T. C., Mar 2020, In: Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. 132, 109553.

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

  • Epilepsy
  • Generalized Synchronization
  • epilepsy
  • seizures
  • Fractional Order

• Geochemistry of rutile from the Pan-African Yaoundé metamorphic group: Implications for provenance and conditions of formation

  Ngo Bidjeck Bondje, L. M., Bineli Betsi, T., Mama Nga, L. N. Y., Ngo Belnoun, R. N., Molotouala, A. C., McFarlane, C. & Bitom, L. D., Oct 2020, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 170, 10 p., 103912.

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

  • rutile
  • provenance
  • geochemistry
  • rock
  • temperature

• 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

• 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)

• 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)

• Heat tolerance may determine activity time in coprophagic beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

  Gotcha, N., Machekano, H., Cuthbert, R. N. & Nyamukondiwa, C., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Insect Science. 0, 11 p.

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

  • Coleoptera
  • Thermotolerance
  • Scarabaeidae
  • beetle
  • heat tolerance

• Hopf bifurcations on invariant manifolds of a modified Fitzhugh–Nagumo model

  Tah, F. A., Tabi, C. B. & Kofané, T. C., Sep 29 2020, In: Nonlinear Dynamics. 102, 1, p. 311-327 17 p.

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

  • Hopf bifurcation
  • Invariant Manifolds
  • Hopf Bifurcation
  • Relaxation time
  • Relaxation Time

• Host plant-related responses on the thermal fitness of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

  Mutamiswa, R., Machekano, H., Nyamukondiwa, C. & Chidawanyika, F., Aug 1 2020, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 14, 4, p. 463-471 9 p.

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

  • Chilo partellus
  • host plant
  • Crambidae
  • sorghum
  • fitness

• Hybridization of Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting Systems at Seismic Nodes

  Duncan, D., Mangwala, M., Mtengi, B., Zungeru, A. M., Diarra, B. & Chuma, J., 2020, In: International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology. 13, 9, p. 2417-2428 12 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Energy harvesting
  • Neural networks
  • DC-DC converters
  • Transducers
  • Hot Temperature

• Impact of Entropy Generation and Nonlinear Thermal Radiation on Darcy–Forchheimer Flow of MnFe₂O₄-Casson/Water Nanofluid due to a Rotating Disk: Application to Brain Dynamics

  Shaw, S., Dogonchi, A. S., Nayak, M. K. & Makinde, O. D., Mar 10 2020, In: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 45, 7, p. 5471-5490 20 p.

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

  • rotating disks
  • thermal radiation
  • brain
  • entropy
  • water
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Impacts of waste management practices on water resources in harare

  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. 531-536 6 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
  • management practice
  • waste management
  • water resource
  • prohibition
  1 Citation (Scopus)