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• 2020

  Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers as sources for optical communication systems: A review

  Moatlhodi, O. O., Ditshego, N. M. J. & Samikannu, R., 2020, In: Journal of Nano Research. 65, p. 51-96 46 p.

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

  • Surface emitting lasers
  • Optical communication
  • surface emitting lasers
  • telecommunication
  • optical communication

• Visibility modeling and prediction for free space optical communication systems for South Africa

  Kolawole, O. O., Mosalaosi, M. & Afullo, T. J. O., 2020, In: International Journal on Communications Antenna and Propagation. 10, 3, p. 161-174 14 p.

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

  • Optical communication
  • Visibility
  • Communication systems
  • Linear regression
  • Statistical tests
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Wide temperature range studies of the low frequency THz spectrum of benzoic acid using FTIR spectroscopy

  Lepodise, L. M., Nov 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 11, 5 p., e05577.

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

  Open Access

  • benzoic acid
  • low frequencies
  • spectroscopy
  • temperature
  • frequency measurement

• Zircon chemistry and new laser ablation U–Pb ages for uraniferous granitoids in SW Cameroon

  Embui, V. F., Suh, C. E., Cottle, J. M., Etame, J., Mendes, J., Agyingi, C. M., Vishiti, A., Shemang, E. M. & Lehmann, B., Feb 1 2020, In: Acta Geochimica. 39, 1, p. 43-66 24 p.

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

  • zircon
  • Laser ablation
  • ablation
  • granitoid
  • laser
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2021

  A mathematical model of contact tracing during the 2014–2016 west african ebola outbreak

  Burton, D., Lenhart, S., Edholm, C. J., Levy, B., Washington, M. L., Greening, B. R., Jane White, K. A., Lungu, E., Chimbola, O., Kgosimore, M., Chirove, F., Ronoh, M. & Helen Machingauta, M., Mar 2 2021, In: Mathematics. 9, 6, 21 p., 608.

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

  Open Access

  • Africa
  • Tracing
  • Contact
  • Mathematical Model
  • Counting

• A new generalized Lindley-Weibull class of distributions: Theory, properties and applications

  Makubate, B., Moakofi, T. & Oluyede, B., Feb 1 2021, In: Mathematica Slovaca. 71, 1, p. 211-234 24 p.

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

  • Distribution Theory
  • Weibull
  • Logarithmic
  • Class
  • Power Series Distributions

• An in-depth human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in highly polluted riverine soils, Příbram (Czech Republic)

  Kebonye, N. M., Eze, P. N., John, K., Agyeman, P. C., Němeček, K. & Borůvka, L., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health.

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

  • Health risks
  • Risk assessment
  • Arsenic
  • Pollution
  • health risk

• A novel mathematical model of AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma: Analysis and optimal control

  Kaondera-Shava, R. F., Lungu, E. & Szomolay, B., Feb 2021, In: BioSystems. 200, 104318.

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

  • Kaposi's Sarcoma
  • HIV-1
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • Theoretical Models
  • Optimal Control
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• An overview of plasticwaste generation and management in food packaging industries

  Ncube, L. K., Ude, A. U., Ogunmuyiwa, E. N., Zulkifli, R. & Beas, I. N., Mar 2021, In: Recycling. 6, 1, p. 1-25 25 p., 12.

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

  Open Access

  • packaging
  • Packaging
  • plastic waste
  • Plastics
  • food

• Antioxidant, Cytotoxicity and Cytoprotective Potential of Extracts of Grewia Flava and Grewia Bicolor Berries

  Masisi, K., Masamba, R., Lashani, K., Li, C., Kwape, T. E. & Gaobotse, G., 2021, In: Journal of Pharmacopuncture. 24, 1, p. 24-31

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

  Open Access

  • Grewia
  • Fruit
  • Antioxidants
  • HeLa Cells
  • Ethanol

• A review on drones controlled in real-time

  Kangunde, V., Jamisola, R. S. & Theophilus, E. K., Jan 5 2021, In: International Journal of Dynamics and Control. 15 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Drones
  • Real-time
  • Review
  • Flight Control System
  • Military mapping

• Assessing chalk & talk and power point presentation techniques for teaching engineering courses

  Uziak, J., Oladiran, M. T., Becker, K. & Gizejowski, M., 2021, In: International Journal of Engineering Education. 37, 1, p. 278-286 9 p.

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

  • Teaching
  • engineering
  • Accreditation
  • Engineering education
  • Curricula

• 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., Jan 15 2021, In: Land Degradation and Development. 32, 1, p. 158-172 15 p.

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

  • Land degradation
  • land degradation
  • Botswana
  • remote sensing
  • neutrality
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of measurement uncertainty using longitudinal calibration data in the forensic context

  Andersen, J., Feb 2021, In: Forensic Chemistry. 23, 11 p., 100317.

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

  • Calibration
  • Cannabinoids
  • Uncertainty
  • uncertainty
  • law (jurisprudence)

• Cease approach for combating covid-19, antimicrobial resistance, and future microbial threats

  Rahube, T. O., 2021, In: Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 67, 1, p. 98-99 2 p.

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

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Comparison of CaO-NPs and Chicken Eggshell-Derived CaO in the Production of Biodiesel from Schinziophyton rautanenii (Mongongo) Nut Oil

  Mmusi, K. C., Odisitse, S. & Nareetsile, F., 2021, In: Journal of Chemistry. 2021, 6663722.

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

  Open Access

  • Biofuels
  • Nanoparticles
  • Oils
  • Catalysts
  • Ashes

• Comparison of multivariate methods for arsenic estimation and mapping in floodplain soil via portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

  Kebonye, N. M., John, K., Chakraborty, S., Agyeman, P. C., Ahado, S. K., Eze, P. N., Němeček, K., Drábek, O. & Borůvka, L., Feb 15 2021, In: Geoderma. 384, 114792.

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

  • X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
  • alluvial soils
  • fluorescence spectroscopy
  • arsenic
  • X-ray spectroscopy
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Co-pyrolysis of polymer waste and carbon-based matter as an alternative for waste management in the developing world

  Phakedi, D., Ude, A. U. & Oladijo, P. O., May 2021, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 155, 8 p., 105077.

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

  • Waste management
  • Carbon
  • Pyrolysis
  • Polymers
  • Waste disposal

• Data-Driven Passivity-Based Control Design for Modular DC Microgrids

  Loranca, J., Mayomaldonado, J. C., Escobar, G., Maupong, T., Valdez-Resendiz, J. E. & Rosas-Caro, J., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 1 p.

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

• Decomposition analysis of the compositional and contextual factors associated with poor-non-poor inequality in diarrhoea among under-five children in low- and middle-income countries

  Fagbamigbe, A. F., Ologunwa, O. P., Afolabi, E. K., Fagbamigbe, O. S. & Uthman, A. O., Apr 2021, In: Public Health. 193, p. 83-93 11 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Income
  • Diarrhea
  • Child
  • Timor-Leste
  • Cameroon

• Demystifying Fractal Analysis of Thin Films: A Reference for Thin Film Deposition Processes

  Mwema, F. M., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, O. P., 2021, Trends in Mechanical and Biomedical Design - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. Akinlabi, E. T., Ramkumar, P. & Selvaraj, M. (eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore, p. 213-222 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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

  • Fractals
  • Thin films
  • Sputtering
  • Power spectral density
  • Autocorrelation

• Desiccation and temperature resistance of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): pedestals for invasion success?

  Mutamiswa, R., Machekano, H., Singano, C., Joseph, V., Chidawanyika, F. & Nyamukondiwa, C., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Physiological Entomology.

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

  • Prostephanus truncatus
  • Coleoptera
  • Desiccation
  • Bostrichidae
  • colonizing ability

• Disease Vector Relative Spatio-Temporal Abundances to Water Bodies and Thermal Fitness Across Malaria Endemic Semi-Arid Areas

  Buxton, M., Wasserman, R. J. & Nyamukondiwa, C., Mar 12 2021, In: Journal of Medical Entomology. 58, 2, p. 682-691 10 p.

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

  • Disease Vectors
  • Anopheles
  • Body Water
  • disease vectors
  • body water

• Dynamic Deformation Monitoring of Lotsane Bridge Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Linear Variable Differential Transducers (LVDT)

  Mayunga, S. & Bakaone, M., Jan 1 2021, In: Journal of Data Analysis and Information Processing. 09, p. 30-50 21 p.

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

  • transducer
  • GPS
  • monitoring
  • deflection
  • road

• Effect of electric-double layer on the blood flow in glycocalyx layered tubes: applications to drug delivery in microvessels

  Shaw, S., Feb 2021, In: Fluid Dynamics Research. 53, 1, 015501.

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

  • Drug delivery
  • blood flow
  • drugs
  • delivery
  • Blood

• Efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide plus atazanavir/ritonavir for the treatment of moderate to severe COVID-19 (NACOVID): A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

  Olagunju, A., Fowotade, A., Olagunoye, A., Ojo, T. O., Adefuye, B. O., Fagbamigbe, A. F., Adebiyi, A. O., Olagunju, O. I., Ladipo, O. T., Akinloye, A., Adeagbo, B. A., Onayade, A., Bolaji, O. O., Happi, C., Rannard, S. & Owen, A., Dec 2021, In: Trials. 22, 1, 3 p., 3.

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

  Open Access

  • nitazoxanide
  • Atazanavir Sulfate
  • SARS Virus
  • Ritonavir
  • Standard of Care

• Enhanced catalytic activity of silver nanoparticles loaded into Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles towards reduction of 4-nitrophenol, degradation of organic dyes and oxidation of o-phenylenediamine

  Alula, M. T., Aragaw, B. A., Modukanele, S. T. & Yang, J., May 2021, In: Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 127, 9 p., 108504.

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

  • 1,2-diaminobenzene
  • Nitrophenols
  • Ascorbic acid
  • Sonication
  • 4-nitrophenol

• Ephemeral habitat supports high fish α-diversity and β-diversity during drought in a subtropical semiarid wetland

  Bokhutlo, T., Cunha, E. R. & Winemiller, K. O., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Biotropica.

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

  • wetlands
  • drought
  • wetland
  • hydrology
  • habitat

• Ethnicity as a cultural factor influencing complete vaccination among children aged 12-23 months in Nigeria

  Afolabi, R. F., Salawu, M. M., Gbadebo, B. M., Salawu, A. T., Fagbamigbe, A. F. & Adebowale, A. S., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics.

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

  • Nigeria
  • Vaccination
  • Child
  • Prenatal Care
  • Prenatal Education

• Evaluation of Process Parameters Influence on the Mechanical Properties of RF Magnetron Sputtered TiC Thin-Film Coating

  Abegunde, O. O., Akinlabi, E. T. & Oladijo, O. P., 2021, Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. Vijayan, S., Subramanian, N. & Sankaranarayanasamy, K. (eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore, p. 145-155 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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

  • Thin films
  • Coatings
  • Mechanical properties
  • Curbs
  • Sputtering

• Excitons dynamic in a three-stranded α -helix protein chains with diagonal and off-diagonal couplings: effects of strong long-range interactions

  Ondoua, R. Y., Mimshe Fewu, J. C., Belobo Belobo, D., Tabi, C. B. & Ekobena Fouda, H. P., Mar 2021, In: European Physical Journal Plus. 136, 3, 19 p., 274.

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

  • helices
  • proteins
  • excitons
  • hyperbolic functions
  • spine

• Experimental investigation and numerical simulation of the microinjection molding process through an expanding flow configuration

  Benayad, A., El Otmani, R., El Hakimi, A., Boutaous, M., Touache, A., Musa, K. R., Derdouri, S., Mahfoudi, N. & Siginer, D., Jan 5 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Polymers for Advanced Technologies. p. 1-22 22 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Molding
  • delrin
  • Light polarization
  • Dynamic mechanical analysis
  • Computer simulation

• Fabrication of AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steels with TiN Addition Using Spark Plasma Sintering Method

  Obadele, B. A., Mafafo, R. M., Tuckart, W. R. & Olubambi, P. A., 2021, Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. Vijayan, S., Subramanian, N. & Sankaranarayanasamy, K. (eds.). Springer Nature, Singapore, p. 681-689 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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

  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Sintering
  • Austenitic stainless steel
  • Fabrication
  • Electric discharges

• Fractional order model for thermochemical flow of blood with Dufour and Soret effects under magnetic and vibration environment

  Maiti, S., Shaw, S. & Shit, G. C., Jan 2021, In: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 197, 111395.

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

  • Vibration
  • blood
  • Blood
  • vibration
  • chemical reactions
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Geochemistry of soils of a deep pedon in the Okavango Delta, NW Botswana: Implications for pedogenesis in semi-arid regions

  Eze, P. N., Molwalefhe, L. N. & Kebonye, N. M., Mar 2021, In: Geoderma Regional. 24, e00352.

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

  • geochemistry
  • soil formation
  • pedon
  • Botswana
  • pedogenesis

• How soon does modern contraceptive use starts after sexual debut in Africa? Survival analysis of timing and associated factors among never-in-union women

  Fagbamigbe, A. F., Mar 2021, In: Scientific African. 11, e00719.

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

  Open Access

  • Ivory Coast
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • confidence
  • radio

• Hydrothermal synthesis of CuO and CeO₂/CuO nanostructures: spectroscopic and temperature dependent electrical properties

  Bosigo, R., Lepodise, L. M., Kuvarega, A. & Muiva, C., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics.

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

  • Hydrothermal synthesis
  • Cerium oxide
  • Nanostructures
  • Electric properties
  • electrical properties

• Influence of coal properties on coal conversion processes-coal carbonization, carbon fiber production, gasification and liquefaction technologies: a review

  Keboletse, K. P., Ntuli, F. & Oladijo, O. P., Feb 8 2021, In: International Journal of Coal Science and Technology.

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

  Open Access

  • Coal carbonization
  • carbon fiber
  • Liquefaction
  • gasification
  • Gasification

• Interfacial layer and shape effects of modified Hamilton's Crosser model in entropy optimized Darcy-Forchheimer flow

  Nayak, M. K., Shaw, S., Ijaz Khan, M., Makinde, O. D., Chu, Y. M. & Khan, S. U., Aug 2021, In: Alexandria Engineering Journal. 60, 4, p. 4067-4083 17 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Nanoparticles
  • Entropy
  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCN)
  • Radial flow

• Intermittent hydrologic perturbations control solute cycling and export in the Okavango Delta

  Ramatlapeng, G. J., Atekwana, E. A., Molwalefhe, L. & Oromeng, K. V., Jan 12 2021, In: Journal of Hydrology. 594, 125968.

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

  • solute
  • perturbation
  • river
  • flooding
  • hydrologic flow

• Investigation of Corrosion Response of Spark Plasma Sintered Ni-9Fe-22Cr-10Co Superalloy in Sulphuric Acid Environment

  Moyana, D. A., Shongwe, M. B., Adesina, O. S., Obadele, B. A. & Farotade, G. A., Jan 3 2021, In: Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion. 7, 1, 24.

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

  • Superalloys
  • Electric sparks
  • Plasmas
  • Acids
  • Corrosion

• Investigation of loops and paths as optimization tools for total annual cost in heat exchanger networks

  Ogbonnaya, B. U., Azeez, O. S., Akande, H. F. & Muzenda, E., Jan 2 2021, In: International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering.

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

  • Heat exchangers
  • Mathematical programming
  • Linear programming
  • Costs
  • Composite materials

• Lithostratigraphy, sedimentary petrography and geochemistry of the Upper Karoo Supergroup in the Central Kalahari Karoo Sub-Basin, Botswana

  Franchi, F., Kelepile, T., Di Capua, A., De Wit, M. C. J., Kemiso, O., Lasarwe, R. & Catuneanu, O., Jan 2021, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 173, 18 p., 104025.

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

  • Karoo Supergroup
  • lithostratigraphy
  • petrography
  • geochemistry
  • basin

• Mapping gold mineral prospectivity based on weights of evidence method in southeast Asmara, Eritrea

  Fu, C., Chen, K., Yang, Q., Chen, J., Wang, J., Liu, J., Xiang, Y., Li, Y. & Rajesh, H. M., Apr 2021, In: Journal of African Earth Sciences. 176, 13 p., 104143.

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

  • gold
  • mineral
  • mineral exploration
  • quartz vein
  • method

• Masamu program, a US-Africa partnership

  Jenda, O. & Lungu, E., Feb 2021, In: Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 68, 2, p. 262-265 4 p.

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

  Open Access

• Mind the gap: what explains the rural-nonrural inequality in diarrhoea among under-five children in low and medium-income countries? A decomposition analysis

  Fagbamigbe, A. F., Oyinlola, F. F., Morakinyo, O. M., Adebowale, A. S., Fagbamigbe, O. S. & Uthman, A. O., Dec 2021, In: BMC Public Health. 21, 1, 15 p., 575.

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

  Open Access

  • Income
  • Diarrhea
  • Child
  • Comoros
  • Burundi

• Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Ngaoundaba Crater Lake sediments, northern Cameroon: implications for provenance and trace metals status

  Ekoa Bessa, A. Z., Armstrong-Altrin, J. S., Fuh, G. C., Bineli Betsi, T., Kelepile, T. & Ndjigui, P. D., Mar 18 2021, In: Acta Geochimica.

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

  • Geochemistry
  • Mineralogy
  • crater lake
  • Sediments
  • Lakes

• Modeling a Sustainable, Self-Energized Pine Dust Pyrolysis System With Staged Condensation for Optimal Recovery of Bio-Oil

  Charis, G., Danha, G., Muzenda, E. & Nhubu, T., Feb 4 2021, In: Frontiers in Energy Research. 8, 594073.

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

  Open Access

  • Pyrolysis
  • Condensation
  • Condenser
  • Dust
  • Modeling

• New intervention model to eliminate the spread of trachoma in hyper-endemic community: Based on a mathematical model

  Kahsay, B. N., Kassa, S. M. & Terefe, Y. A., Feb 2021, In: Applied Mathematical Modelling. 90, p. 568-581 14 p.

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

  • Antibiotics
  • Community
  • Eliminate
  • Mathematical Model
  • Health

• Optimisation of the wear resistance properties of laser cladded T-800 coatings

  Malikongwa, K., Tlotleng, M. & Olakanmi, E. O., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.

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

  • Wear resistance
  • Lasers
  • Coatings
  • Wear of materials
  • Surface defects