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  Perceptions of University of Botswana Librarians on the Potential of Web 2.0 Tools

  Mpoeleng, D., 2017, IFLA WLIC 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa.

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

• Performance analysis of energy-aware routing protocols for wireless sensor networks using different radio models

  Zungeru, A. M., Chuma, J. & Mangwala, M., 2017, In: International Journal of Applied Engineering Research. 12, 20, p. 9298-9305 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Routing protocols
  • Wireless sensor networks
  • Ad hoc networks
  • Radio interference
  • Neurology
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Permeability and stress-jump effects on magnetic drug targeting in a permeable microvessel using Darcy model

  Shaw, S., Sutradhar, A. & Murthy, P. V. S. N., May 1 2017, In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 429, p. 227-235 9 p.

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

  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • drugs
  • permeability
  • Trajectories
  • Fluids
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Photocatalytic degradation of P-Cresol using TiO2/ZnO hybrid surface capped with polyaniline

  Brooms, T. J., Otieno, B., Onyango, M. S. & Ochieng, A., 2017, In: Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Environmental Science and Engineering. 53, 20, p. 99-107 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Polyaniline
  • Degradation
  • Photodegradation
  • Photoluminescence spectroscopy
  • Photocatalytic activity
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Photodecolorisation of melanoidins in vinasse with illuminated TiO2-ZnO/activated carbon composite

  Otieno, B., Apollo, S., Naidoo, B. E. & Ochieng, A., 2017, In: Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. 52, 7, p. 616-623

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

  Open Access

  • Activated carbon
  • Photocatalytic activity
  • Catalysts
  • Composite materials
  • Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Photodegradation of phenol using TiO2, ZnO and TiO2/ZnO catalysts in an annular reactor

  Brooms, T. J., Onyango, M. S. & Ochieng, A., 2017, In: Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology. 39, 3, p. 155-160 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Photodegradation
  • photodegradation
  • Phenol
  • phenol
  • catalyst
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Pinch Analysis in Optimising Energy Consumption on a Naphtha Hydrotreating Unit in a Refinery

  Paiko, I. I., Azeez, O. & Makwashi, N., Oct 9 2017, In: Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal. 1, 5, p. 1-11 11 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Naphthas
  • Heat exchangers
  • Energy utilization
  • Costs
  • Cement industry

• Plant-available zinc fixation kinetics in semi-arid alkaline soils of the Southern High Plains

  Udeigwe, T. K., Eichmann, M., Eze, P. N., Teboh, J. M., Zolue, G. M. & Umeugochukwu, O. P., Mar 21 2017, In: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 63, 4, p. 553-564 12 p.

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

  • semiarid soils
  • High Plains (United States)
  • alkaline soils
  • fixation
  • zinc

• Policy-Based Bandwidth Management in BIUST Network

  Solomon, T., Zungeru, A. M., Selvaraj, R., Phakedi, O. & Bagwasi, O., 2017, In: American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 10, 3, p. 661-668 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • science and technology
  • Bandwidth
  • policy
  • Monitoring
  • traffic monitoring

• Potential to use sorghum brewers spent grains as a boiler fuel

  Manyuchi, M. M., Frank, R., Mbohwa, C. & Muzenda, E., Nov 1 2017, In: BioResources. 12, 4, p. 7228-7240 13 p.

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

  Open Access

  • sorghum
  • boiler
  • Boilers
  • Bioelectric phenomena
  • Breweries
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Privacy-preserving quantum machine learning using differential privacy

  Senekane, M., Mafu, M. & Taele, B. M., Nov 3 2017, 2017 IEEE AFRICON: Science, Technology and Innovation for Africa, AFRICON 2017. Cornish, D. R. (ed.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1432-1435 4 p. 8095692. (2017 IEEE AFRICON: Science, Technology and Innovation for Africa, AFRICON 2017).

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

  • Machine learning
  • Data privacy
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Labels
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Provenance and tectonic setting of the Neoproterozoic clastic rocks hosting the Banana Zone Cu-Ag mineralisation, northwest Botswana

  Kelepile, T., Bineli Betsi, T., Franchi, F., Shemang, E. & Suh, C. E., May 1 2017, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 129, p. 853-869 17 p.

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

  • tectonic setting
  • provenance
  • sandstone
  • mineralization
  • mudstone
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Provisional Equations for Determining Leachate Leakage Rate through Composite Barriers from Compromised Geomembrane

  Agbenyeku, E. E., Muzenda, E. & Msibi, M. I., Jan 1 2017, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 7, p. 277-283 7 p.

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

  • Geomembranes
  • Composite materials
  • Soils
  • Clay
  • Large scale systems
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Pursuing the Scholarship of Engagement: Generating Knowledge for and of Community Development in the SADC Region

  Lyken-Segosebe, D., 2017.

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

• Quantifying rock mass behavior around underground

  Adoko, A. C., Phumaphi, P. T. & Zvarivadza, T., 2017, 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2017. American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), p. 2759-2767 9 p. (51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2017; vol. 4).

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

  • rocks
  • excavation
  • Rocks
  • Excavation
  • rock
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Quasi-metric trees and q-hyperconvex hulls

  Mushaandja, Z. & Olela Otafudu, O., Jan 1 2017, In: Turkish Journal of Mathematics. 41, 1, p. 122-131 10 p.

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

  • Quasi-metric
  • Metric
  • Concepts
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Real-Time Image Processing Based Online Feedback Control System for Cooling Batch Crystallization

  Borsos, Á., Szilágyi, B., Agachi, P. Ş. & Nagy, Z. K., 2017, In: Organic Process Research and Development. 21, 4, p. 511-519 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Crystallization
  • feedback control
  • image processing
  • Feedback control
  • Nucleation
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Removal of multilan red and multi-active blue dyes from aqueous solution by adsorption and oxidation techniques: Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic studies

  Kitinya, J., Onyango, M. S. & Ochieng, A., Dec 2017, In: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 16, 12, p. 2731-2743 13 p.

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

  • Dyes
  • Adsorption
  • dye
  • Oxidation
  • aqueous solution
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Removal of Nickel (II) and Cobalt (II) from Wastewater Using Vinegar-Treated Eggshell Waste Biomass

  Batlokwa, B. S. & Stevens, M., 2017, In: Journal of Water Resource and Protection. 9, p. 931-944

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

  Open Access

• Removal of sulphates from acid mine drainage using TDTMA modified bentonite

  Moreroa, M. & Ntuli, F., 2017, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2017, WCECS 2017. Ao, S. I., Grundfest, W. S. & Douglas, C. (eds.). Newswood Limited, Vol. II. p. 674-678 5 p. (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; vol. 2).

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

  • Bentonite
  • Sulfates
  • Drainage
  • Clay
  • Acids
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Requirements, challenges and consequences in accreditation of engineering programmes

  Uziak, J., Tunde Oladiran, M., Walczak, M., Vergara, J. & Ilabaca, M. M., 2017, In: International Journal of Engineering Education. 33, 1, p. 187-202 16 p.

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

  • Accreditation
  • accreditation
  • Curricula
  • engineering
  • Engineering education
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Residual stresses and corrosion performance of plasma sprayed zinc-based alloy coating on mild steel substrate

  Mathabatha, M. H., Popoola, A. P. I. & Oladijo, O. P., May 25 2017, In: Surface and Coatings Technology. 318, p. 293-298 6 p.

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

  • Zinc
  • Carbon steel
  • residual stress
  • Plasmas
  • corrosion
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Rheometric Studies of a New Class of Ionic Liquid Nanolubricants

  Bakhtiyarov, S. & Dennis, S., 2017.

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

• Rheometric studies of functional polyurethane foam composite

  Bakhtiyarov, S. I., Oxley, J. C., Smith, J. L., Baldovi, P. M. & Siginer, D. A., 2017.

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

  • polyurethane foam
  • composite materials
  • shear thinning
  • Advanced Reconn Electric Spacecraft
  • testing time
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Rheometric studies of new class ionic liquid nanolubricants

  Bakhtiyarov, S. I. & Siginer, D. A., 2017. 2 p.

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

  • lubricants
  • liquids
  • vapor pressure
  • boundary lubrication
  • viscosity

• Rise and fall of the dust shell of the classical nova V339 Delphini

  Evans, A., Banerjee, D. P. K., Gehrz, R. D., Joshi, V., Ashok, N. M., Ribeiro, V. A. R. M., Darnley, M. J., Woodward, C. E., Sand, D., Marion, G. H., Diamond, T. R., Eyres, S. P. S., Wagner, R. M., Helton, L. A., Starrfield, S., Shenoy, D. P., Krautter, J., Vacca, W. D. & Rushton, M. T., May 1 2017, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 466, 4, p. 4221-4238 18 p.

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

  Open Access

  • dust
  • shell
  • carbon
  • occultation
  • outburst
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Rockmass Characterization for Open Pit Slope Design Using Kinematic Analysis

  Bawa, H. E., Yendaw, J., Kansake, B. A. & Bansah, K., 2017.

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

  • kinematics
  • discontinuity
  • slope failure
  • rock
  • toppling
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Second Law of Thermodynamic Analysis of the Combustion Process in a Simple Gas Turbine

  Mborah, C. & Suglo, R., 2017, In: European Journal of Scientific Research. 145, 1, p. 45-54

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

  Open Access

  • Gas Turbine
  • Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • Thermodynamics
  • turbines
  • Combustion

• Selection and dimensioning model of the anaerobic digester for the sewage sludge digestion to energy

  Matheri, A. N., Ntuli, F., Belaid, M., Seodigeng, T., Ngila, J. C. & Mbohwa, C., 2017, IAENG Transactions on Engineering Sciences: Special Issue for the International Association of Engineers Conferences 2016. Vol. 2.

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

  • sludge digestion
  • digester
  • sewage sludge
  • sludge
  • energy

• Sepeciation and Mobility of Lead in Shooting Range Soils

  Totolo, O., Kelebemang, R., Dinake, P., Sehube, N., Danie, B. & Laetsang, M., 2017, In: J. Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability . p. 143-152

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

• Sewage sludge charcoal production by N2- and CO2-torrefaction

  Hernández, A. B., Okonta, F. & Freeman, N., 2017, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 5, 5, p. 4406-4414 9 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Sewage sludge
  • Charcoal
  • charcoal
  • sewage sludge
  • combustion
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Simulation and control of floods in a water network. Case study of Jijia River Catchment

  Hòa, P. T., Mogoş-Kirner, M., Cristea, V. M., Alexandra, C. & Agachi, P. Ş., 2017, In: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 16, 3, p. 587-595 9 p.

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

  • Catchments
  • Rivers
  • catchment
  • Water
  • river
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Software Controlled Stepping Valve System for a Modern Car Engine

  Zibani, I., Marumo, R., Chuma, J. & Ngebani, I., Jan 1 2017, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 8, p. 525-532 8 p.

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

  • Seats
  • Pistons
  • Engines
  • Engine cylinders
  • Rotary engines
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Space Based Geospatial Information for Food Security

  Bolo, B. & Mpoeleng, D., 2017.

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

• Space-efficient K-MER algorithm for generalized suffix tree

  Dinakenyane, O., Schroeder, H., Kuthadi, V. M. & Kaniwa, F., 2017, In: arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.02224.

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

• Speciation and mobility of lead in shooting range soils

  Kelebemang, R., Dinake, P., Sehube, N., Daniel, B., Totolo, O. & Laetsang, M., 2017, In: Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability. 29, 1, p. 143-152 10 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Biological Availability
  • Soil
  • Lead
  • Leaching
  • Soils
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Status of Biomass Derived Carbon Materials for Supercapacitor Application

  Enock, T. K., King'ondu, C. K., Pogrebnoi, A. & Jande, Y. A. C., 2017, In: International Journal of Electrochemistry. 14 p.

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

  Open Access

  • electrode
  • renewable energy source
  • biomass
  • carbon
  • material

• Surfactant assisted chemical bath deposition based synthesis of 1-D nanostructured CuO thin films from alkaline baths

  Muiva, C. M., Juma, A. O., Lepodise, L. M., Maabong, K. & Letsholathebe, D., 2017, In: Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 67, p. 69-74 6 p.

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

  • Nanostructures
  • Surface active agents
  • Diffraction
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • surfactants
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Survivorship of patients with head and neck cancer receiving care in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria

  Okwor, V. C., Fagbamigbe, A. F. & Fawole, O. I., Jul 21 2017, In: Cancer Management and Research. 9, p. 331-338 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Survivorship
  • Health Facilities
  • Nigeria
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Susceptibility and defects from the active life of landfill geomembrane liners

  Agbenyeku, E. E. O., Muzenda, E. & Msibi, M. I., 2017. 10 p.

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

  Open Access

  • geomembrane
  • liner
  • landfill
  • defect
  • cracking (fracture)

• Sustainability context analysis of municipal solid waste management in Harare, Zimbabwe

  Nhubu, T., Muzenda, E., Mbohwa, C. & Agbenyeku, E. E. O., 2017. 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • municipal solid waste
  • waste management
  • sustainability
  • solid waste
  • analysis

• Swarm based architecture for defense against stealthy attacks in mobile Ad Hoc network

  Ranjan, A., Kuthadi, V. M., Marwala, T. & Selvaraj, R., 2017, In: Ad-Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks. 36, 1-4, p. 107-126 20 p.

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

  • attack
  • Mobile ad hoc networks
  • Wireless networks
  • Ant colony optimization
  • Power control
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Synchronized nonlinear patterns in electrically coupled Hindmarsh–Rose neural networks with long-range diffusive interactions

  Etémé, A. S., Tabi, C. B. & Mohamadou, A., Nov 1 2017, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. Elsevier Ltd, Vol. 104. p. 813-826 14 p. (Chaos, Solitons and Fractals; vol. 104).

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

  Open Access

  • Synchronization
  • Neural networks
  • Linear stability analysis
  • Neurons
  • Chemical activation
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical properties of boron suboxide materials doped with chromium boride

  Ogunmuyiwa, E. N., Johnson, O. T. & Sigalas, I., Jan 2 2017, In: Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 32, 1, p. 69-75 7 p.

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

  • Boron Compounds
  • Boron
  • Borides
  • Chromium
  • Fracture toughness
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Synthesis and characterization of boron suboxide powder produced at ambient pressure condition

  Johnson, O. T., Ogunmuyiwa, E. N. & Sigalas, I., Jul 4 2017, In: Particulate Science and Technology. 35, 4, p. 434-438 5 p.

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

  • Boron
  • Powders
  • Characterization (materials science)
  • Crystallinity
  • Temperature
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Synthesis and characterization of CuO-NiO-ZnO mixed metal oxide nanocomposite

  Juma, A. O., Arbab, E. A. A., Muiva, C. M., Lepodise, L. M. & Mola, G. T., 2017, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 723, p. 866-872 7 p.

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

  • Oxides
  • Nanocomposites
  • Metals
  • Coprecipitation
  • Electron diffraction
  58 Citations (Scopus)

• Synthesis and Characterization of New Tetradentate Ligands

  Chiririwa, H. & Ochieng, A., 2017, In: Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction A: Science. 41, 4, p. 1003-1009

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

  Open Access

  • X-ray Diffraction
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Spectroscopy
  • Condensation
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide thin films for optoelectronic applications

  Muchuweni, E., Sathiaraj, T. S. & Nyakotyo, H., Apr 1 2017, In: Heliyon. 3, 4, p. e00285 e00285.

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

  • zinc oxides
  • synthesis
  • characterization
  • thin films
  • rings
  83 Citations (Scopus)

• Synthesis and structural analysis of ZnO-NiO mixed oxide nanocomposite prepared by homogeneous precipitation

  Juma, A. O. & Matibini, A., Dec 1 2017, In: Ceramics International. 43, 17, p. 15424-15430 7 p.

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

  • Crystallites
  • Oxides
  • Nanocomposites
  • Structural analysis
  • ZnO nanoparticles
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Synthesis of boron suboxide (B6O) with alkaline earth metal oxide materials with improved properties

  Ogunmuyiwa, E. N., Johnson, O. T. & Sigalas, I., 2017, In: Particulate Science and Technology. p. 1-8 8 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Alkaline Earth Metals
  • Alkaline earth metals
  • Boron
  • Oxides
  • Powders