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  Dielectric relaxation and conduction mechanisms in sprayed TiO₂ thin films as a function of the annealing temperature

  Juma, A., Acik, I. O., Mere, A. & Krunks, M., Apr 1 2016, In: Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing. 122, 4, 359.

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

  • Dielectric relaxation
  • titanium dioxide
  • Annealing
  • Thin films
  • Titanium dioxide
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Dual-gate polysilicon nanoribbon biosensors enable high sensitivity detection of proteins

  Zeimpekis, I., Sun, K., Hu, C., Ditshego, N. M. J., Thomas, O., De Planque, M. R. R., Chong, H. M. H., Morgan, H. & Ashburn, P., Mar 8 2016, In: Nanotechnology. 27, 16, 165502.

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

  • Nanoribbons
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Biosensors
  • Polysilicon
  • Proteins
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Dual Solutions for Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Reactions on Stagnation Point Flow Over a Stretching/Shrinking Sheet in a Non-Darcy Porous Medium Saturated with a Nanofluid

  Shaw, S., RamReddy, C., Murthy, P. V. S. N. & Sibanda, P., 2016, In: Journal of Nanofluids. 5, 3, p. 408-415 8 p.

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

  • stagnation point
  • boundary layer thickness
  • Schmidt number
  • skin friction
  • boundary layer flow

• Dynamical measurement of the stellar surface density of face-on galaxies

  Angus, G. W., Gentile, G. & Famaey, B., Jan 1 2016, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 585, A17.

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

  • mass to light ratios
  • galaxies
  • scale height
  • extremely high frequencies
  • stellar mass
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of calcium lignosulphonate on the particulate processes during hydrogen reduction of nickel ammine sulphate solutions

  Iloy, R. A. & Ntuli, F., 2016, In: Hydrometallurgy. 164, p. 321-329 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Nickel sulfates
  • Hydrogen
  • Calcium
  • Particle size analysis
  • Powders

• Effect of elasticity on viscoplastic flow

  Letelier, M. F., Díaz, N., Siginer, D. & Báez, E., 2016.

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

  • viscoplasticity
  • elastic properties
  • fluids
  • steady flow
  • viscoelasticity

• Effect of evapotranspiration on dissolved inorganic carbon and stable carbon isotopic evolution in rivers in semi-arid climates: The Okavango Delta in North West Botswana

  Atekwana, E. A., Molwalefhe, L., Kgaodi, O. & Cruse, A. M., Sep 1 2016, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 7, p. 1-13 13 p.

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

  • dissolved inorganic carbon
  • evapotranspiration
  • carbon
  • river
  • effect
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of gallium doping on the structural, optical and electrical properties of zinc oxide thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

  Muchuweni, E., Sathiaraj, T. S. & Nyakotyo, H., Jun 1 2016, In: Ceramics International. 42, 8, p. 10066-10070 5 p.

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

  • Spray pyrolysis
  • Gallium
  • Zinc Oxide
  • Zinc oxide
  • Optical properties
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of pulp chemistry and solids on a froth bubble size measurement method

  Bhondayi, C., Moys, M. H. & Danha, G., Sep 1 2016, In: Powder Technology. 297, p. 202-210 9 p.

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

  • Pulp
  • Flotation
  • Coalescence
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of starting powder particle size and heating rate on spark plasma sintering of Fe-Ni alloys

  Shongwe, M. B., Ramakokovhu, M. M., Diouf, S., Durowoju, M. O., Obadele, B. A., Sule, R., Lethabane, M. L. & Olubambi, P. A., Sep 5 2016, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 678, p. 241-248 8 p.

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

  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Heating rate
  • Powders
  • Particle size
  • Hardness
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of subthreshold slope on the sensitivity of nanoribbon sensors

  Sun, K., Zeimpekis, I., Hu, C., Ditshego, N. M. J., Thomas, O., De Planque, M. R. R., Chong, H. M. H., Morgan, H. & Ashburn, P., Jun 3 2016, In: Nanotechnology. 27, 28, 285501.

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

  • Nanoribbons
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Transistors
  • Nanowires
  • Sensors
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of Daniella oliveri Wood Flour Characteristics on the Processing and Functional Properties of Wood Polymer Composites

  Olakanmi, E. O., Thompson, O. M., Vunain, E., Doyoyo, M. & Meijboom, R., Jun 10 2016, In: Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 31, 8, p. 1073-1084 12 p.

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

  • Wood
  • Polymers
  • Composite materials
  • High density polyethylenes
  • Polyethylene
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of slip on nonlinear convection in nanofluid flow on stretching surfaces

  Shaw, S., Kameswaran, P. K. & Sibanda, P., Dec 1 2016, In: Boundary Value Problems. 2016, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., 2.

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

  • Stretching Surface
  • Nanofluid
  • Slip Boundary Condition
  • Slip
  • Convection
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of the Cytotoxic T-Cells on the Dynamics of Co-Infection of HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Mufudza, C., Musekwa, S. & Chiyaka, E., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Tuberculosis Research. 04, p. 191-212 22 p.

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

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Coinfection
  • HIV-1
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • HIV

• Eidps: An efficient approach to protect the network and intrusion prevention

  Selvaraj, R., Kuthadi, V. M. & Marwala, T., Jan 1 2016, Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications - Proceedings of 3rd International Conference, INDIA 2016. Satapathy, S. C., Mandal, J. K., Udgata, S. K. & Bhateja, V. (eds.). Springer Verlag, p. 35-47 13 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; vol. 434).

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

  • Servers
  • Intrusion detection
  • Cloud computing
  • Internet
  • Viruses

• Elastoviscoplastic Fluid Flow in Non-Circular Tubes: Transversal Field and Interplay of Elasticity and Plasticity

  Letelier, M. F., Barrera, C., Gonzalez, A. & Dennis, S., 2016, In: Applied Mathematical Modelling.

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

  Open Access

  • Plasticity
  • Tube
  • Cross section
  • Fluid Flow
  • Elasticity
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• eLearning hands-on: blending interactive eLearning with practical engineering laboratory

  Kiravu, C., Yanev, K. M., Tunde, M. O., Jeffrey, A. M., Schoenian, D. & Renner, A., 2016, In: International Journal of Information and Learning Technology. 33, 5, p. 278-299 22 p.

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

  • Electrical engineering
  • electrical engineering
  • engineering
  • Botswana
  • communication technology
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Energy patterns in coupled α-helix protein chains with diagonal and off-diagonal couplings

  Tabi, C. B., Ondoua, R. Y., Ekobena Fouda, H. P. & Kofané, T. C., Jan 1 2016, In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics. 380, 31-32, p. 2374-2381 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • helices
  • proteins
  • spine
  • direct numerical simulation
  • plane waves
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental sustainability: Multi-criteria decision analysis for resource recovery from organic fraction of municipal solid waste

  Masebinu, S. O., Akinlabi, E. T., Muzenda, E., Mbohwa, C., Aboyade, A. O. & Mahlatsi, T., Dec 27 2016, 2016 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2016. IEEE Computer Society, Vol. 2016-December. p. 1543-1547 5 p. 7798136

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

  • Resource Recovery
  • Municipal Solid Waste
  • Municipal solid waste
  • Multi-criteria Decision Analysis
  • Decision theory
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Erratum: A remarkable recurrent nova in M31: Discovery and optical/UV observations of the predicted 2014 eruption (Astronomy and Astrophysics (2015) 580 (A45) DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526027)

  Darnley, M. J., Henze, M., Steele, I. A., Bode, M. F., Ribeiro, V. A. R. M., Rodríguez-Gil, P., Shafter, A. W., Williams, S. C., Baer, D., Hachisu, I., Hernanz, M., Hornoch, K., Hounsell, R., Kato, M., Kiyota, S., Kučáková, H., Maehara, H., Ness, J. U., Piascik, A. S., Sala, G. & 3 others, Skillen, I., Smith, R. J. & Wolf, M., Sep 1 2016, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 593, C3.

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

  Open Access

  • astrophysics
  • volcanic eruptions
  • astronomy
  • volcanic eruption
  • paper
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Erratum to: Natural convection heat transfer of a viscous fluid in a vertical porous channel (J Eng Math, (2012), 74, 61-71, 10.1007/s10665-011-9489-x)

  Akyildiz, F. T., Siginer, D. A., Vajravelu, K. & Van Gorder, R. A., Feb 1 2016, In: Journal of Engineering Mathematics. 96, 1, p. 211-212 2 p.

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

• Estimating Extreme Quantiles of the Maximum Surface Air Temperatures for the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport Using the Generalized Extreme Value Distribution

  Mothupi, T., Thupeng, W. M., Mashabe, B. & Mokoto, B., 2016, In: American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. 5, 6, p. 365-375 11 p.

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

• Evaluation of correct knowledge of key danger signs in pregnancy among antenatal clinic attendees at a tertiary health facility in Nigeria

  Morhason-Bello, I. O., Fagbamigbe, A. F., Mumuni, T. O., Adesina, O. A., Abdus-Salam, A. R., Ifemeje, A. & Ojengbede, O. A., Mar 1 2016, In: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. 19, 2, p. 227-232 6 p.

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

  • Health Facilities
  • Nigeria
  • Pregnant Women
  • Pregnancy
  • Religion
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Evaluation of different preparations od spent mushroom substrate as growing media component for potted plants

  Punsalan, M. R. O., Ong Sotto, J. M. E., Rosco, M. F. & Ultra Jr, V., 2016.

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

• Exergy analysis of solid desiccant-vapour compression hybrid air conditioning system

  Jani, D. B., Mishra, M. & Sahoo, P. K., 2016, In: International Journal of Exergy. 20, 4, p. 517-535 19 p.

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

  • Exergy
  • Air conditioning
  • Vapors
  • Compaction
  • Coefficient of performance
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental Investigation of a Finned Pentaerythritol-based Heat Storage Unit for Solar Cooking at 150-200 ̊C

  Nkhonjera, L., Kuboth, M., König-Haagen, A., John, G., King'ondu, C. K., Brüggemann, D. & Bello-Ochende, T., Aug 2016, In: Energy Procedia. 93, p. 160-167 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Heat storage
  • Cooking
  • Thermal energy
  • Energy storage
  • Phase change materials

• Experimental investigation on solid desiccant-vapor compression hybrid air-conditioning system in hot and humid weather

  Jani, D. B., Mishra, M. & Sahoo, P. K., 2016, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 104, p. 556-564 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Air conditioning
  • Atmospheric humidity
  • Vapors
  • Compaction
  • Cooling systems
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental study of the characteristics of transformer oil and some selected vegetable oils

  Tola, O. J., Zungeru, A. M., Usifo, F. O. & Garba, A. J., Jan 1 2016, In: International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa. 23, p. 13-23 11 p.

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

  • Insulating oil
  • Vegetable oils
  • Mineral oils
  • Oils
  • Palm oil
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental verification of a module-integrated isolated coupled-inductor-based DC-DC boost-converter-fed micro-inverter

  Geetha, P. & Ravi, S., 2016, In: Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 45, 3, p. 967-979 13 p.

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

  • DC-DC converters
  • Conversion efficiency
  • Electric potential
  • Energy conversion
  • MATLAB
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental verification of multipartite entanglement in quantum networks

  McCutcheon, W., Pappa, A., Bell, B. A., McMillan, A., Chailloux, A., Lawson, T., Mafu, M., Markham, D., Diamanti, E., Kerenidis, I., Rarity, J. G. & Tame, M. S., Nov 9 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, 13251.

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

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Photons
  • Electronic Data Processing
  • Network protocols
  • distributing
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Experimental view of the sub-tropical clayey soils-acid mine drainage interactions

  Agbenyeku, E. E. O., Muzenda, E. & Msibi, I. M., Jan 1 2016, WCECS 2016 - World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2016. Grundfest, W. S., Douglas, C. & Ao, S. I. (eds.). Newswood Limited, Vol. 2226. p. 612-616 5 p.

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

  • Drainage
  • Acids
  • Soils
  • Minerals
  • Surface waters

• Extension of the Archaean Madibe-Kraaipan granite-greenstone terrane in southeast Botswana: Constraints from gravity and magnetic data

  Ramotoroko, C. D., Ranganai, R. T. & Nyabeze, P., Nov 1 2016, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 123, p. 39-56 18 p.

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

  • greenstone
  • Archean
  • terrane
  • granite
  • aeromagnetic survey
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Extraction and Characterization of Cellulose from Pretreated Ficus (Peepal Tree) Leaf Fibers

  Reddy, K. O., Uma Maheswari, C., Muzenda, E., Shukla, M. & Rajulu, A. V., Jan 2 2016, In: Journal of Natural Fibers. 13, 1, p. 54-64 11 p.

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

  • Cellulose
  • Fibers
  • hemicellulose
  • Lignin
  • Thermodynamic stability
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Factorial design optimization of monometallic (cobalt) catalyst on calcium carbonate support for carbon nanotubes synthesis

  Abdulkareem, A. S., Suleiman, B., Ajamah, S. O. E., Mohammed, I. A., Bankole, M. T. & Afolabi, A. S., Jan 1 2016, WCECS 2016 - World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2016. Grundfest, W. S., Douglas, C. & Ao, S. I. (eds.). Newswood Limited, Vol. 2226. p. 570-575 6 p.

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

  • Catalyst supports
  • Calcium carbonate
  • Cobalt
  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Catalysts
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Factors driving or restraining change in the Knowledge Age: A case study of selected Schools in Botswana

  Moremi, M., Mogotsi, B. & Mafuraga, M., 2016.

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

• Feed potential of acacia karroo leaf meal for communal goat production in southern africa: A review

  Brown, D., N’Gambi, J. W. & Norris, D., Aug 1 2016, In: Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 26, 4, p. 1178-1186 9 p.

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

  • Acacia karroo
  • meals (menu)
  • Southern Africa
  • goats
  • leaves
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Fixed points of bregman relatively nonexpansive mappings and solutions of variational inequality problems

  Alghamdi, M. A., Shahzad, N. & Zegeye, H., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Nonlinear Science and Applications. 9, 5, p. 2541-2552 12 p.

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

  • Relatively Nonexpansive Mapping
  • Variational Inequality Problem
  • Fixed point
  • Monotone Mapping
  • Fixed Point Set
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Transversally Corrugated Tubes

  Akyildiz, F. T. & Dennis, S., 2016, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences.

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

• General strategies to increase the repeatability in non-target screening by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry

  Bader, T., Schulz, W., Kümmerer, K. & Winzenbacher, R., 2016, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 935, p. 173-186 14 p.

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

  • Liquid chromatography
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • liquid chromatography
  • Screening
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Geostatistical analysis of trace elements PXRF dataset of near-surface semi-arid soils from Central Botswana

  Eze, P. N., Mosokomani, V. S., Udeigwe, T. K., Oyedele, O. F. & Fagbamigbe, A. F., Dec 1 2016, In: Data in Brief. 9, p. 764-770 7 p.

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

  • trace element
  • rubidium
  • soil
  • premium
  • thorium
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Glycerol acetals and ketals as possible diesel additives. A review of their synthesis protocols

  Trifoi, A. R., Agachi, P. Ş. & Pap, T., Jan 1 2016, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 62, p. 804-814 11 p.

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

  • Glycerol
  • Biodiesel
  • Aldehydes
  • Ketones
  • Fuel additives
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Growth kinetics of racemic heptahelicene-2-carboxylic acid nanowires on calcite (104)

  Einax, M., Richter, T., Nimmrich, M., Rahe, P., Stará, I. G., Starỳ, I., Kühnle, A. & Maass, P., 2016, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 145, 13

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

  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Grundlæggende kemi

  Andersen, J. E. T., Hazell, R. & Christensen, J. B., Feb 1 2016, Grundlæggende Kemi.

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

• Handbook of Laboratory Experiments in Electronics Engineering

  Zungeru, A. M., Chuma, J. M., Ezea, H. & Mangwala, M., 2016, 1 ed. California: Notion Press Inc. 242 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • laboratory experiment
  • electronics
  • engineering
  • experiment
  • electrical engineering

• Heat Transfer in Non-circular Tubes with Nonlinear Viscoelastic Fluids Including Viscous Dissipation

  Letelier, M. F., Barrera, C., Dennis, S., Gonzalez, A. & Boutaous, M., 2016, In: International Journal of Thermal Sciences.

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

• Herschel-bulkley viscoplastic flow in tubes of non-circular cross-section

  Letelier, M. F., Siginer, D. A., Godoy, F. & Rosas, C., 2016.

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

  • Shear thinning
  • Equations of motion
  • Fluids
  • Flow fields
  • Geometry
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Highly conductive and transparent Ga-doped ZnO thin films deposited by chemical spray pyrolysis

  Moditswe, C., Muiva, C. M. & Juma, A., Oct 1 2016, In: Optik. 127, 20, p. 8317-8325 9 p.

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

  • Spray pyrolysis
  • Doping (additives)
  • pyrolysis
  • sprayers
  • Thin films
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Hochschild cohomology of a Sullivan algebra

  Maphane, O., 2016, In: Petroleum Abstracts. 1, 1

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

  • Algebra
  • Vector spaces
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Honey pot: A major technique for intrusion detection

  Selvaraj, R., Kuthadi, V. M. & Marwala, T., Jan 1 2016, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer and Communication Technologies, IC3T 2015. Mandal, J. K., Bhateja, V., Satapathy, S. C. & Raju, K. S. (eds.). Springer Verlag, p. 73-82 10 p. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; vol. 380).

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

  • Malware
  • Intrusion detection
  • Industry
  • Inspection
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Hydrodynamic Conditions and Photodegradation of Methyl Orange in a Fluidized Bed Photoreactor

  Mhlanga, R. J., Nyembe, N., Chiririwa, H. & Ochieng, A., 2016, Proceedings of 2016 5th International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology . p. 23-29 7 p.

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

  Open Access

  • photodegradation
  • hydrodynamics
  • gas
  • bubble
  • removal