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  Direct Sonochemical Synthesis of Manganese Octahedral Molecular Sieve (OMS-2) Nanomaterials Using Cosolvent Systems, Their Characterization, and Catalytic Applications

  Dharmarathna, S., King'ondu, C. K., Pedrick, W., Pahalagedara, L. & Suib, S. L., 2012, In: Chemistry of Materials. 24, 4, p. 705-712 8 p.

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

• Discussion: Effect of corrugated roughness on developed laminar flow in microtubes, (Duan, Z. and Muzychka, Y. M., 2008, ASME trans. J. Fluids eng., 130, p. 031102)

  Akyildiz, F. T. & Siginer, D. A., 2012, In: Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 134, 8, 84502.

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

  • Laminar flow
  • Surface roughness
  • Fluids
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Discussion of "New zircon shock phenomena and their use for dating and reconstruction of large impact structures revealed by electron nanobeam (EBSD, CL, EDS) and isotopic U-Pb and (U-Th)/He analysis of the Vredefort dome"

  Rajesh, H. M. & Knoper, M. W., Jul 1 2012, In: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 49, 7, p. 857-862 6 p.

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

  • impact structure
  • pegmatite
  • dome
  • zircon
  • dating
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Dump Truck Tire Stress Simulation for Extended Service Life

  Frimpong, S., Galecki, G., Li, Y. & Suglo, R., 2012, In: Transactions of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. 332, p. 422-429

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

  Open Access

  • Tires
  • Service life
  • Trucks
  • Shear stress
  • Wear of materials

• Effect of dietary vitamin D ₃ supplementation on meat tenderness, juiciness and flavour of indigenous venda cocks

  Mabelebele, M., Ng'ambi, J. W. & Norris, D., Jan 3 2012, In: Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. 7, 2, p. 193-198 6 p.

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

  • meat tenderness
  • cholecalciferol
  • roosters
  • juiciness
  • Cholecalciferol
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Effect of egg weight on hatchability and subsequent performance of Potchefstroom Koekoek chicks

  Alabi, O. J., Ng'ambi, J. W., Norris, D. & Mabelebele, M., 2012, In: Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. 7, 8, p. 718-725 8 p.

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

  • egg weight
  • Ovum
  • Eggs
  • chicks
  • Weights and Measures
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of egg weight on physical egg parameters and hatchability of indigenous venda chickens

  Alabi, O. J., Ng'ambi, J. W. & Norris, D., 2012, In: Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. 7, 2, p. 166-172 7 p.

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

  • egg weight
  • Ovum
  • Chickens
  • South Africa
  • Eggs
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of mixing time on the bed density, and microstructure of selective laser sintered (SLS) aluminium powders

  Olakanmi, E. O., Mar 2012, In: Materials Research. 15, 2, p. 167-176 10 p.

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

  • sintered aluminum powder
  • Aluminum
  • Powders
  • beds
  • Lasers
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of operating pressure on the application of multiple cyclones in dense medium separation (DMS) plant

  Muzenda, E., Abdulkareem, A. S., Afolabi, A. S. & Mateescu, C., Jan 1 2012, In: Particulate Science and Technology. 30, 1, p. 92-101 10 p.

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

  • Ores
  • Circulating media
  • Minerals
  • Gravitation
  • Wear of materials

• Effect of reverse flotation on magnetic separation concentrates

  Bada, S. O., Afolabi, A. S. & Makhula, M. J., Aug 1 2012, In: International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials. 19, 8, p. 669-674 6 p.

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

  • Magnetic separation
  • Flotation
  • flotation
  • Ferrosoferric Oxide
  • magnetic intensity
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of substrate on the 3 body abrasion wear of HVOF WC-17 wt.% Co coatings

  Oladijo, O. P., Sacks, N., Cornish, L. A. & Venter, A. M., Nov 1 2012, In: International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 35, p. 288-294 7 p.

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

  • Abrasion
  • Coatings
  • Wear of materials
  • Substrates
  • brass
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of thermal treatment on mechanically milled cobalt powder

  Bolokang, A. S., Phasha, M. J., Camagu, S. T., Motaung, D. E. & Bhero, S., Mar 1 2012, In: International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 31, p. 258-262 5 p.

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

  • Cobalt
  • Powders
  • Heat treatment
  • Metastable phases
  • X ray diffraction analysis
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of average grain size and misorientation angle on the deformation behaviour of nanocrystalline grain structures

  Oladele, S. K. & Samuel, A. A., Dec 1 2012, Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012. Vol. 1. p. 693-700 8 p.

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

  • Crystal microstructure
  • Polycrystals
  • Plastic deformation
  • Metals
  • Stress concentration

• Effects of TiC-particulate distribution in AISI 304L stainless steel matrix

  Popoola, A. P. I., Obadele, B. A. & Popoola, O. M., Sep 14 2012, In: Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 7, 3, p. 1245-1252 8 p.

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

  • metal matrix composites
  • Stainless Steel
  • particulates
  • Austenitic stainless steel
  • stainless steels
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of visible and UV light on the characteristics and properties of crude oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions

  Genuino, H. C., Horvath, D. T., King'ondu, C. K., Hoag, G. E., Collins, J. B. & Suib, S. L., 2012, In: Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. 11, 4, p. 692-702 11 p.

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

• Efficient Oxidation of 2,3,6-Trimethyl Phenol using Non-Exchanged and H+ Exchanged Manganese Oxide Octahedral Molecular Sieves (K-OMS-2 and H-K-OMS-2) as Catalysts

  Opembe, N. N., King'ondu, C. K. & Suib, S. L., 2012, In: Catalysis Letters. 142, 4, p. 427-432 6 p.

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

• Embedded concurrent computing architecture using FPGA

  Salih, M. H., Ahmad, R. B., Yahya, A. & Arshad, M. R., Dec 1 2012, Proceedings - 2012 7th International Conference on System of Systems Engineering, SoSE 2012. p. 439-444 6 p. 6384129

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

  • Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA)
  • Multitasking
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Emplacement ages and exhumation rates for intrusion-hosted Cu-Mo-Sb-Au mineral systems at Freegold Mountain (Yukon, Canada): Assessment from U-Pb, Ar-Ar, and (U-Th)/He geochronometers

  Bineli Betsi, T., Lentz, D., McInnes, B. & Evans, N. J., May 1 2012, In: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 49, 5, p. 653-670 18 p.

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

  • exhumation
  • emplacement
  • zircon
  • mountain
  • mineral
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Engineer-to-order: A maturity concurrent engineering best practice in improving supply chains

  Addo-Tenkorang, R. & Eyob, E., Dec 1 2012, Customer-Oriented Global Supply Chains: Concepts for Effective Management. IGI Global, p. 112-128 17 p.

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

  • Best Practice
  • Concurrent Engineering
  • Maturity
  • Engineers
  • Supply Chain
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Equatorial plasma bubbles and L-band scintillations in Africa during solar minimum

  Paznukhov, V. V., Carrano, C. S., Doherty, P. H., Groves, K. M., Caton, R. G., Valladares, C. E., Seemala, G. K., Bridgwood, C. T., Adeniyi, J., Amaeshi, L. L. N., Damtie, B., D'Ujanga Mutonyi, F., Ndeda, J. O. H., Baki, P., Obrou, O. K., Okere, B. & Tsidu, G. M., 2012, In: Annales Geophysicae. 30, 4, p. 675-682 8 p.

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

  • plasma bubbles
  • ultrahigh frequencies
  • scintillation
  • bubble
  • occurrences
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Erratum: High energy-resolution zero-degree facility for light-ion scattering and reactions at iTHEMBA LABS (Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment (2011) 654:1 (29-39))

  Neveling, R., Fujita, H., Smit, F. D., Adachi, T., Berg, G. P. A., Buthelezi, E. Z., Carter, J., Conradie, J. L., Couder, M., Fearick, R. W., Förtsch, S. V., Fourie, D. T., Fujita, Y., Görres, J., Hatanaka, K., Jingo, M., Krumbholz, A. M., Kureba, C. O., Mira, J. P., Murray, S. H. T. & 11 others, Von Neumann-Cosel, P., O'Brien, S., Papka, P., Poltoratska, I., Richter, A., Sideras-Haddad, E., Swartz, J. A., Tamii, A., Usman, I. T., Van Zyl, J. J. & Mabiala, J., Jan 11 2012, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 662, 1, 1 p.

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

• Erratum: Laminar flow of non-linear viscoelastic fluids in straight tubes of arbitrary contour (International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2011) 54 (2188-2202))

  Siginer, D. A. & Letelier, M. F., Apr 2012, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 55, 9-10, p. 2730 1 p.

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

• European Analytical Column. Analytical chemistry in Europe - Education, research, publications and conference

  Barek, J., Salzer, R., Worsfold, P. & Andersen, J., May 1 2012, In: TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 35, p. 1-3 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• European analytical column No. 40

  Barek, J., Salzer, R., Worsfold, P. J. & Andersen, J. E. T., Jul 1 2012, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 404, 1, p. 5-7 3 p.

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

  • Chemical analysis
  • Education
  • Income

• European Analytical Column No. 40 by the Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC) of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS)

  Barek, J., Salzer, R., Worsfold, P. J. & Andersen, J. E. T., 2012, In: Accreditation and Quality Assurance. 17, 5, p. 553-556 4 p.

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

• Evaluation of CO2 capture process and operational challenges by dynamic simulation

  Cormos, A. M., Gaspar, J. & Agachi, P. S., Jul 2 2012, In: Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 30, p. 187-191 5 p.

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

  • Mass transfer
  • Computer simulation
  • Mathematical models
  • Pressure drop
  • Alkanolamines
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Evaluation of different control strategies of the waste water treatment plant based on a modified activated sludge model no. 3

  Ostace, G. S., Cristea, V. M. & Agachi, P. Ş., Jan 2012, In: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 11, 1, p. 147-164 18 p.

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

  • Water treatment plants
  • waste water treatment plant
  • Wastewater
  • activated sludge
  • evaluation
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• EVALUATION OF SURFACE MODIFIED NATURAL ZEOLITE AS A NOVEL SORBENT FOR DECOLORIZATION OF DISTILLERY WASTEWATER

  Kitinya, J., Onyango, M. S. & Ochieng, A., 2012, In: Gauteng Tertiary Institutions’ 5th Water Research Showcase (WRS2012).

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

  • zeolite
  • pigment
  • sorption
  • thermodynamics
  • wastewater

• Evidence for a permanent lake in Sua Pan (Kalahari, Botswana) during the early centuries of the last millennium indicated by distribution of Baobab trees (Adansonia digitata) on "Kubu Island"

  Riedel, F., Erhardt, S., Chauke, C., Kossler, A., Shemang, E. & Tarasov, P., Mar 6 2012, In: Quaternary International. 253, p. 67-73 7 p.

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

  • Holocene
  • lake level
  • lake
  • salt pan
  • Medieval Warm Period
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental and petrological constraints on local-scale interaction of biotite-amphibole gneiss with H ₂O-CO ₂-(K, Na)Cl fluids at middle-crustal conditions: Example from the Limpopo Complex, South Africa

  Safonov, O. G., Kovaleva, E. I., Kosova, S. A., Rajesh, H. M., Belyanin, G. A., Golunova, M. A. & Van Reenen, D. D., Nov 1 2012, In: Geoscience Frontiers. 3, 6, p. 829-841 13 p.

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

  • gneiss
  • amphibole
  • biotite
  • Africa
  • dehydration
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental and theoretical investigations of adsorption characteristics of itraconazole as green corrosion inhibitor at a mild steel/hydrochloric acid interface

  Obot, I. B., Ebenso, E. E., Obi-Egbedi, N. O., Afolabi, A. S. & Gasem, Z. M., Oct 1 2012, In: Research on Chemical Intermediates. 38, 8, p. 1761-1779 19 p.

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

  • Hydrochloric Acid
  • Corrosion inhibitors
  • Itraconazole
  • Adsorption
  • Carbon steel
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental study on pore structure changing of gasified coal char under combustion

  Sun, R., Zhang, X., Kelebopile, L., Liao, J. & Wu, S., Apr 15 2012, In: Zhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering. 32, 11, p. 35-40 6 p.

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

  • Pore structure
  • Isotherms
  • Coal
  • Specific surface area
  • Oxygen
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Extraction and characterization of cellulose microfibrils from agricultural residue - Cocos nucifera L

  Uma Maheswari, C., Obi Reddy, K., Muzenda, E., Guduri, B. R. & Varada Rajulu, A., Nov 1 2012, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 46, p. 555-563 9 p.

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

  • Agricultural wastes
  • cellulose microfibrils
  • Cocos nucifera
  • Cellulose
  • cellulose
  108 Citations (Scopus)

• Fabrication of paper based microfluidic devices

  Govindasamy, K., Potgieter, S., Land, K. & Muzenda, E., 2012, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2012, WCE 2012. Korsunsky, A. M., Gelman, L., Hunter, A., Ao, S. I. & Hukins, D. WL. (eds.). Newswood Limited, p. 1427-1432 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; vol. 3).

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

  • Waxes
  • Microfluidics
  • Linewidth
  • Fabrication
  • Melting

• Facile microwave accelerated hydrothermal synthesis of manganese oxide molecular sieve nanomaterials and their catalytic applications

  Dharmarathna, S., Iyer, A., Li, N., King'ondu, C. K., Kuo, C-H., Pahalagedara, L. & Suib, S. L., 2012, In: Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. 244

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

• Feasibility studies for the detection of third phase during reprocessing of fast reactor fuel

  Subbuthai, S., Sahoo, P., Ananthanarayanan, R., Nageswara Rao, A. & Subba Rao, R. V., 2012, In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 291, 2, p. 879-883 5 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Fast reactors
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Hungary
  • Salts
  • Monitoring
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Feeding ecology of the early life-history stages of two dominant gobiid species in the headwaters of a warm-temperate estuary

  Wasserman, R. J., 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 109, p. 11-19 9 p.

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

  • feeding ecology
  • ecological differentiation
  • estuaries
  • dominant species
  • headwater
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Filamentary accretion cannot explain the orbital poles of the Milky Way satellites

  Pawlowski, M. S., Kroupa, P., Angus, G., de Boer, K. S., Famaey, B. & Hensler, G., Jul 2012, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 424, 1, p. 80-92 13 p.

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

  • accretion
  • poles
  • angular momentum
  • orbitals
  • distribution
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Fitness costs of rapid cold-hardening in Ceratitis capitata

  Basson, C. H., Nyamukondiwa, C. & Terblanche, J. S., Jan 1 2012, In: Evolution. 66, 1, p. 296-304 9 p.

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

  • Ceratitis capitata
  • cold tolerance
  • hardening
  • fitness
  • Diptera
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Flame -flexible and accurate motif detector for continuous pattern discovery in sequence data sets

  Selvaraj, R., Kuthadi, V. M. & Ranjan, A., Jan 1 2012, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2012, IS 2012. Isaias, P., Rodrigues, L., Nunes, M. B. & Powell, P. (eds.). IADIS, p. 362-367 6 p.

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

  • Detectors
  • Bioinformatics

• Fluoride removal performance of phosphoric acid treated lime: Breakthrough analysis and point-of-use system performance

  Murutu, C., Onyango, M. S., Ochieng, A. & Otieno, F., 2012, In: Water S.A.. 38, 2, p. 279-286 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • lime
  • phosphoric acid
  • Fluorides
  • fluoride
  • acid
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Formation of a disorderd hetero-junction by diffusion of Cu I from CuSCN into In 2S 3 layers: A surface photovoltage study

  Juma, A., Kavalakkatt, J., Pistor, P., Latzel, B., Schwarzburg, K. & Dittrich, T., Apr 2012, In: Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science. 209, 4, p. 663-668 6 p.

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

  • cuprous thiocyanate
  • Pyridine
  • Surface measurement
  • Annealing
  • Capacitors
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Function driven object-oriented (FUDOO) methodology for design and reconfiguration of reconfigurable bending press tools (RBPTs)

  Gwangwava, N., Mpofu, K., Tlale, N. & Yu, Y., Dec 1 2012, Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Engineering and Applied Science, EAS 2012. p. 327-334 8 p.

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

  • Machine tools
  • Sheet metal
  • Virtual reality
  • Machining
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Further investigation on iteration processes for pseudocontractive mappings with application

  Ofoedu, E. U. & Zegeye, H., Jan 1 2012, In: Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications. 75, 1, p. 153-162 10 p.

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

  • Pseudocontractive Mapping
  • Iteration
  • Accretive Operator
  • Iterative methods
  • Strong Theorems
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• GC-MS analysis and antimicrobial activities of the non-polar extracts of Mundulea sericea

  Mazimba, O., Masesane, I. B., Majinda, R. R. T. & Muzila, M., 2012, In: South African Journal of Chemistry. 65, p. 50-52 3 p., 2-s2.0-84857853510.

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

  • isoledene
  • valencene
  • caryophyllene
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Chemical analysis
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Genetic analysis of body weights of individually fed beef bulls in South Africa using random regression models.

  Selapa, N. W., Nephawe, K. A., Maiwashe, A. & Norris, D., 2012, In: Genetics and molecular research : GMR. 11, 1, p. 271-276 6 p.

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

  • Red Meat
  • South Africa
  • Body Weight
  • Weaning
  • Age Groups
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Geometry and faults tectonic activity of the Okavango Rift Zone, Botswana: Evidence from magnetotelluric and electrical resistivity tomography imaging

  Bufford, K. M., Atekwana, E. A., Abdelsalam, M. G., Shemang, E., Atekwana, E. A., Mickus, K., Moidaki, M., Modisi, M. P. & Molwalefhe, L., Apr 9 2012, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 65, p. 61-71 11 p.

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

  • rift zone
  • tomography
  • electrical resistivity
  • tectonics
  • geometry
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• GNP-based fuzzy class-association-rule mining with sub-attribute utilization

  Ranjan, A., Selvaraj, R. & Kuthadi, V. M., Jan 1 2012, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2012, IS 2012. Isaias, P., Rodrigues, L., Nunes, M. B. & Powell, P. (eds.). IADIS, p. 11-17 7 p.

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

  • Association rules
  • Intrusion detection
  • Data structures
  • Internet
  • Fuzzy set theory

• Goodwill, Friendship and Preferences: Geographic Information Sharing in a Developing Country

  Akinyemi, F. O., 2012, p. 27-29.

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

  Open Access

  • developing world
  • ministry
  • organization
  • natural resource
  • administrative boundary

• Graetz problem using fene-P fluids without viscous dissipation

  Abdelkader, F., Khezzar, L., Siginer, D. A. & Nemouchi, Z., Dec 1 2012, ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2012. PARTS A, B, C, D ed. Vol. 7. p. 1141-1148 8 p.

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

  • Heat transfer
  • Shear thinning
  • Fluids
  • Heat conduction
  • Nusselt number