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  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
  3 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
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Assessment of roughing and slow sand filter modified with slag and clinker ash for removal of microorganisms from secondary effluent

  Letshwenyo, M. W. & Lebogang, L., Oct 14 2020, In: Environmental Technology (United Kingdom). 41, 23, p. 3004-3015 12 p.

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

  • Escherichia coli
  • Microorganisms
  • Effluents
  • fecal coliform
  • Ashes

• A strong convergence theorem for approximation of a zero of the sum of two maximal monotone mappings in Banach spaces

  Wega, G. B. & Zegeye, H., Sep 1 2020, In: Journal of Fixed Point Theory and Applications. 22, 3, 24 p., 57.

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

  • Banach spaces
  • Maximal Monotone Mapping
  • Strong Theorems
  • Strong Convergence
  • Convergence Theorem
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• A strong convergence theorem for a zero of the sum of a finite family of maximally monotone mappings

  Wega, G. B., Zegeye, H. & Boikanyo, O. A., Jan 1 2020, In: Demonstratio Mathematica. 53, 1, p. 152-166 15 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Monotone Mapping
  • Strong Theorems
  • Strong Convergence
  • Convergence Theorem
  • Nonlinear Mapping
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A systematic review of magnetron sputtering of AlN thin films for extreme condition sensing

  Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, O. P., 2020, In: Materials Today: Proceedings. 26, Part 2, p. 1546-1550 5 p.

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

  • aluminum nitride
  • Aluminum nitride
  • Magnetron sputtering
  • Thin films
  • Sensors
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A systematic sampling evolutionary (SSE) method for stochastic bilevel programming problems

  Goshu, N. N. & Kassa, S. M., Aug 2020, In: Computers and Operations Research. 120, 104942.

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

  • Systematic Sampling
  • Bilevel Programming
  • Stochastic programming
  • Stochastic Programming
  • Sampling

• Attitudes of Batswana towards Stem Cell Technology as an Alternative Therapy in Botswana

  Gaobotse, G., 2020, In: International Journal of Science and Research. 9, 8, p. 1407-1411

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

  Open Access

  • alternative medicine
  • Botswana
  • stem cells
  • public opinion
  • research support

• Automatic Bell Pepper Colour Detector and Sorting Machine

  Seiphepi, G., Zungeru, A. M., Gaboitaolelwe, J., Lebekwe, C. K. & Mtengi, B., Nov 30 2020, In: International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology. 13, 11, p. 3156-3166 11 p.

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

  Open Access

  File

  • Sorting
  • Detectors
  • Color
  • Automation
  • Object detection
  2 Downloads (Pure)

• 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)

• Bio char production from sugar cane bagasse and its application sugarcane processing wastewater treatment

  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. 2900-2906 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

  • Sugar cane
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Bagasse
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Chemical oxygen demand

• Biomass torrefaction as an emerging technology to aid in energy production

  Mamvura, T. A. & Danha, G., Mar 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 3, e03531.

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

  Open Access

  • energy production
  • aid
  • biomass
  • coal
  • gasification
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Caputo–Fabrizio fractional order model on MHD blood flow with heat and mass transfer through a porous vessel in the presence of thermal radiation

  Maiti, S., Shaw, S. & Shit, G. C., Feb 15 2020, In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 540, 123149.

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

  • Thermal Radiation
  • MHD Flow
  • Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Blood Flow
  • Vessel
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Carbonate-silicate inclusions in garnet as evidence for a carbonate-bearing source for fluids in leucocratic granitoids associated with granulites of the Southern Marginal Zone, Limpopo Complex, South Africa

  Safonov, O. G., Mityaev, A. S., Yapaskurt, V. O., Belyanin, G. A., Elburg, M., Rajesh, H. M., Golunova, M. A., Shcherbakov, V. D., Butvina, V. G., van Reenen, D. D. & Smit, A. C., Jan 2020, In: Gondwana Research. 77, p. 147-167 21 p.

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

  • granulite
  • granitoid
  • garnet
  • silicate
  • Africa
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Cellular Communications Coverage Prediction Techniques: A Survey and Comparison

  Erunkulu, O. O., Zungeru, A. M., Lebekwe, C. K. & Chuma, J. M., 2020, In: IEEE Access. 8, p. 113052-113077 26 p., 9119431.

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

  Open Access

  • Cellular radio systems
  • Wireless networks
  • Planning
  • Quality of service
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Challenges of plastic waste generation and management in sub-Saharan Africa: A review

  Ayeleru, O. O., Dlova, S., Akinribide, O. J., Ntuli, F., Kupolati, W. K., Marina, P. F., Blencowe, A. & Olubambi, P. A., Jun 1 2020, In: Waste Management. 110, p. 24-42 19 p.

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

  • plastic waste
  • Africa
  • waste management
  • plastic
  • public opinion
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterization of Botswana coal from two coal fields: Mabesekwa and Mmamabula to determine its coal rank

  Makoba, M., Moalosi, T., Agachi, P. S., Muzenda, E. & Mamvura, T. A., Jun 2020, In: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Chemia. 65, 2, p. 243-256 14 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Coal
  • siderite
  • pyrite
  • calcium magnesium carbonate
  • Fertilizers

• Characterization of microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion response of aluminium-based composites fabricated via casting—a review

  Akinwamide, S. O., Abe, B. T., Akinribide, O. J., Obadele, B. A. & Olubambi, P. A., Jul 10 2020, In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 109, 3-4, p. 975-991 17 p.

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

  • Characterization (materials science)
  • Aluminum
  • Corrosion
  • Microstructure
  • Mechanical properties
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterizations of biomasses for subsequent thermochemical conversion: A comparative study of pine sawdust and acacia tortilis

  Charis, G., Danha, G. & Muzenda, E., May 2020, In: Processes. 8, 5, 546.

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

  Open Access

  • Sawdust
  • Ashes
  • Biomass
  • Characterization (materials science)
  • Spectrometry

• Characterizing coal seams hosted in Mmamabula Coalfield, central Botswana using pseudo-3D electrical resistivity imaging technique

  Nthaba, B., Shemang, E., Hengari, A., Kgosidintsi, B. & Tsuji, T., Jul 2020, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 167, 103866.

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

  • coal seam
  • electrical resistivity
  • data inversion
  • inversion
  • geometry
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Cold hardiness of the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): both larvae and adults are chill-susceptible

  Tarusikirwa, V. L., Mutamiswa, R., Chidawanyika, F. & Nyamukondiwa, C., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Pest Management Science. 10 p.

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

  • Tuta absoluta
  • Gelechiidae
  • cold tolerance
  • supercooling point
  • Lepidoptera

• 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
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparative assessment of compositing and anaerobic digestion of municipal biodegradable waste in Harare, Zimbabwe

  Nhubu, T., Muzenda, E., Mbohwa, C. & Agbenyeku, E. O. M., Jul 1 2020, In: Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy. 39, 4, 7 p., e13376.

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

  • Composting
  • Anaerobic digestion
  • composting
  • anaerobic digestion
  • Eutrophication

• Comparison of Ageing Characteristics of Superior Insulating Fluids with Mineral Oil for Power Transformer Application

  Raj, R. A., Samikannu, R., Yahya Began, A. & Mosalaosi, M., 2020, In: IEEE Access. 8, p. 141111-141122 12 p., 9152816.

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

  Open Access

  • Mineral Oil
  • Kerosene
  • Mineral oils
  • Power transformers
  • Oils
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of quiet-time ionospheric total electron content from the IRI-2016 model and from gridded and station-level GPS observations

  Mengistu Tsidu, G. & Melaku Zegeye, M., Jun 16 2020, In: Annales Geophysicae. 38, 3, p. 725-748 24 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Global Positioning System
  • total electron content
  • ionospherics
  • stations
  • GPS

• Comparison of vitronectin and fibronectin as substrates during the culture of human embryonic stem cells

  Gaobotse, G., 2020, In: Journal of Regenerative Medicine. 9, 3, 4 p.

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

  Open Access

  • embryonic stem cells
  • fibronectins
  • stem cells
  • cell lines
  • cultured cells

• Comparison study on the corrosion behavior of aluminum alloys in different acidic media

  Adams, F. V., Akinwamide, S. O., Obadele, B. & Olubambi, P. A., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Materials Today: Proceedings. 4 p.

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

  • Aluminum alloys
  • Corrosion
  • Nitric acid
  • Acetic acid
  • Nitric Acid

• Complexity of characterizing mafic-ultramafic remnants of Archean layered complexes in high-grade terranes: The scenario from Motloutse Complex, southwestern Zimbabwe craton

  Rajesh, H. M., Mokatse, T. & Wan, Y., Jan 2020, In: Lithos. 352-353, 19 p., 105255.

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

  • anorthosite
  • gabbro
  • amphibolite
  • Archean
  • pyroxenite
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Concise review on the mechanical characteristics of hybrid natural fibres with filler content

  Mulenga, T. K., Ude, A. & Chinnasamy, V., Oct 16 2020, In: AIMS Materials Science. 7, 5, p. 650-664 15 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Natural fibers
  • Fillers
  • Cellulose
  • Composite materials
  • Fibers
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Consolidation mechanism, microstructural evolution and corrosion resistance of Inconel 625 coatings

  Olakanmi, E. O., Malikongwa, K., Nyadongo, S. T., Hoosain, S. & Pityana, S. L., 2020, In: Surface Engineering. p. 1-14 14 p.

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

  • Inconel (trademark)
  • Microstructural evolution
  • consolidation
  • Consolidation
  • corrosion resistance

• Convergence results for a zero of the sum of a finite family of maximal monotone mappings in Banach spaces

  Wega, G. B., Zegeye, H. & Boikanyo, O. A., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Optimization. p. 1-30 30 p.

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

  • Banach Space
  • Banach spaces
  • Maximal Monotone Mapping
  • Convergence Results
  • Approximation

• Convergence results of forward–backward method for a zero of the sum of maximally monotone mappings in Banach spaces

  Wega, G. B. & Zegeye, H., Sep 1 2020, In: Computational and Applied Mathematics. 39, 3, 16 p., 223.

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

  • Banach spaces
  • Monotone Mapping
  • Convergence Results
  • Banach space
  • Nonlinear Mapping
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• 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

• Corrosion and mechanical behaviour Of Al₂o₃.Tio₂ composites produced by spark plasma sintering

  Oladijo, O. P., Popoola, A. P. I., Booi, M., Fayomi, J. & Collieus, L., Jul 2020, In: South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. 33, p. 58-66 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Aluminum oxide
  • Corrosion
  • Composite materials
  • Wear resistance
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Corrosion and Wear Behaviour of Spark Plasma-Sintered NiCrCoAlTiW-Ta Superalloy

  Ogunbiyi, O., Jamiru, T., Sadiku, R., Beneke, L., Adesina, O. & Obadele, B. A., Mar 1 2020, In: Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion. 6, 1, 1.

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

  • Superalloys
  • Electric sparks
  • Powders
  • Particle size
  • Plasmas
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Counter based suffix tree for DNA pattern repeats

  Gobonamang, T. K. & Mpoeleng, D., 2020, In: Theoretical Computer Science.

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

  • Suffix Tree
  • DNA
  • Genes
  • Data structures
  • Trees (mathematics)

• Creep behaviour and adhesion properties of TiC thin film coating grown by RF magnetron sputtering

  Olayinka, A., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, O. P., 2020, Advances in Manufacturing Engineering - Selected Articles from ICMMPE 2019. Emamian, S. S., Yusof, F. & Awang, M. (eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore, p. 69-76 8 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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

  • Magnetron sputtering
  • Thin films
  • Adhesion
  • Creep
  • Coatings

• Crystallization pathways in the Great Artesian Basin (Australia) spring mound carbonates: Implications for life signatures on Earth and beyond

  Franchi, F. & Frisia, S., Aug 1 2020, In: Sedimentology. 67, 5, p. 2561-2595 35 p.

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

  • crystallization
  • micrite
  • carbonate
  • basin
  • fabric
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Data-driven stabilizing control of DC–DC converters with unknown active loads

  Ruiz-Martinez, O. F., Mayo-Maldonado, J. C., Escobar, G., Valdez-Resendiz, J. E., Maupong, T. M. & Rosas-Caro, J. C., 2020, In: Control Engineering Practice. 95

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

  • DC-DC Converter
  • Data-driven
  • Converter
  • Distributed Generation
  • Unknown

• Dataset on microstructural, structural and tribology characterization of TiC thin film on CpTi substrate grown by RF magnetron sputtering

  Abegunde, O. O., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, P. O., Apr 2020, In: Data in Brief. 29, 10 p., 105205.

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

  • Raman Spectrum Analysis
  • Elastic Modulus
  • Hardness
  • Titanium
  • Datasets
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Decomposing the educational inequalities in the factors associated with severe acute malnutrition among under-five children in low- And middle-income countries

  Fagbamigbe, A. F., Kandala, N. B. & Uthman, O. A., Apr 25 2020, In: BMC Public Health. 20, 1, 14 p., 555.

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

  Open Access

  • Severe Acute Malnutrition
  • Income
  • Child
  • Mothers
  • Maternal Age
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Delineation of potential groundwater recharge zones using analytic hierarchy process-guided GIS in the semi-arid Motloutse watershed, eastern Botswana

  Lentswe, G. B. & Molwalefhe, L., Apr 2020, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 28, 22 p., 100674.

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

  Open Access

  • recharge
  • GIS
  • watershed
  • groundwater
  • catchment
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Demystifying the factors associated with rural–urban gaps in severe acute malnutrition among under-five children in low- and middle-income countries: a decomposition analysis

  Fagbamigbe, A. F., Kandala, N. B. & Uthman, A. O., Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 15 p., 11172.

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

  Open Access

  • Severe Acute Malnutrition
  • Income
  • Child
  • Social Class
  • Timor-Leste
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Densification and microstructures of hybrid sintering of titanium alloy

  Ayodele, O. O., Awotunde, M. A., Shongwe, M. B., Obadele, B. A., Babalola, B. J. & Olubambi, P. A., Jan 2020, In: Materials Today: Proceedings. In press, 4 p.

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

  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Densification
  • Titanium alloys
  • Sintering
  • Powder metallurgy

• Dependence of fractal characteristics on the scan size of atomic force microscopy (AFM) phase imaging of aluminum thin films

  Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, O. P., 2020, In: Materials Today: Proceedings. 26, Part 2, p. 1540-1545 6 p.

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

  • Atomic force microscopy
  • Aluminum
  • Fractals
  • Thin films
  • Imaging techniques
  2 Citations (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

• Design and simulation of autonomous anti-rain construction site cover system

  Molatlhegi, M. P., Zungeru, A. M., Gaboitaolelwe, J. & Lebekwe, C., 2020, In: International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology. 13, 10, p. 3000-3007 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Rain
  • Pipe
  • Water distribution systems
  • Landslides
  • DC motors

• Design of Photovoltaic System for IoT Devices

  Murtala Zungeru, A., Chuma, J. M., Lebekwe, C. K., Phalaagae, P., Gaboitaolelwe, J., Murtala Zungeru, A., Chuma, J. M., Duncan, D., Diarra, B., Mosalaosi, M., Mtengi, B. & Gaboitaolelwe, J., 2020, Green Internet of Things Sensor Networks. Springer International Publishing AG, p. 55-81 27 p. (Green Internet of Things Sensor Networks).

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

• Development of a cysteine sensor based on the peroxidase-like activity of AgNPs@ Fe₃O₄ core-shell nanostructures

  Mazhani, M., Alula, M. T. & Murape, D., Apr 22 2020, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 1107, p. 193-202 10 p.

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

  • Nanocomposites
  • Nanostructures
  • 1,2-diaminobenzene
  • nanocomposite
  • Peroxidase
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Development trajectory of the attainable region optimization method: Trends and opportunities for applications in the waste-to-energy field

  Charis, G., Danha, G., Muzenda, E. & Glasser, D., Apr 2020, In: South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. 32, p. 13-26 14 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Trajectories
  • energy
  • Feedstocks
  • trend
  • Chemical reactions