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  • Students’ perceptions of learning experiences from the final-year engineering project 
    Oladiran, Moses Tunde; Uziak, Jacek; Tjiparuro, Zeundjua (World Institute for Engineering and Technology Education (WIETE), 2020)
    The final-year project (FYP), also known as a capstone course, is usually the principal course, where many learning experiences are realised and gained in an undergraduate engineering programme. Therefore, several exit ...
  • Zinc oxide nanowire field effect transistor used as a pH sensor 
    Ditshego, Nonofo M.J. (International Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications, 2022-03)
    An ion sensitive field effect transistor can outperform conventional ion-selective electrodes. Thus, a zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowire field effect transistor (NWFET) pH sensor was fabricated and measured. The sensor contained ...
  • A review on wingtip devices for reducing induced drag on fixed-wing drones 
    Makgantai, Boitumelo; Subaschandar, N.; Jamisola, Rodrigo S. (Science Press, 2021)
    This review paper presents and analyzes previous studies on wingtip devices mainly to reduce induced drag on fixed-wing aircraft and drones. Some of the parameters discussed are the different types of winglets, cant angles, ...
  • Environmental and socioeconomic impact of copper slag—A review 
    Gabasiane, Tlotlo Solomon; Danha, Gwiranai; Mamvura, Tirivaviri Augustine; Mashifana, Tebogo; Dzinomwa, Godfrey (MDPI, 2021-12-03)
    Copper slag is generated when copper and nickel ores are recovered from their parent ores using a pyrometallurgical process, and these ores usually contain other elements which include iron, cobalt, silica, and alumina. ...
  • Determination of optimum slope design for northern boxcut in zone 5 Khoemacau copper mine, Botswana 
    Gaopatwe, Maipelo; Kgopana, Tefo; Verma, Rahul; Molebatsi, Bame (Scientific Research Publishing, 2021-02-22)
    An optimum design of box cuts in soil formations is very crucial in order to obviate the major risk factors originating from the collapse of sidewalls and flooding of excavations during storm rainfall. The present paper ...
  • A comparative study on the comminution behavior of diorite rocks 
    Gaesenngwe, Gaesenngwe; Mamvura, Tirivaviri; Danha, Gwiranai; Sibanda, Vusumuzi (Elsevier Ltd, 2021-11-03)
    In this article factors that affect the comminution behavior of heterogeneous diorite rocks obtained from two quarry locations in Botswana were investigated. Diorite rocks are in great abundance in Botswana and they are ...
  • A formal analytical modeling and simulation of wireless sensor home network 
    Gaboitaolelwe, Jwaone; Zungeru, Adamu Murtala; Chuma, Joseph; Ditshego, Nonofo; Semong, Thabo (The Intelligent Networks and Systems Society, 2020-02-15)
    Technological advances for low-cost Wi-Fi applications such as ‘the wireless sensor network (WSN) deployment’ are at an advanced stage of acceptance, especially in smart home environments. The application of this kind of ...
  • Design and simulation of autonomous anti-rain construction site cover system 
    Molatlhegi, Moses Poloko; Zungeru, Adamu Murtala; Gaboitaolelwe, Jwaone; Lebekwe, Caspar (International Research Publication House, 2020)
    Water distribution systems mostly involve laying of pipes with the digging of trenches to lay down water pipes as a significant activity. During rainy seasons, trenches tend to fill-up with rainwater before the said pipes ...
  • Inter cluster group management in wireless sensor networks 
    Rohini, R.; Zungeru, Adamu Murtala; Ravi, Samikannu; Rao, Dasari Narasimha (Science publications, 2018-04-19)
    Wireless sensor networks (WSNs), an emerging large-scale network system can be embedded for any application. The designers of wireless sensor network have to consider the quality of service agreements from a user perspective. ...
  • An overview of plastic waste generation and management in food packaging industries 
    Ncube, Lindani Koketso; Ude, Albert Uchenna; Ogunmuyiwa, Enoch Nfise; Zulkifli, Rozli; Beas, Isaac Nongwe (MDPI (Basel.Switzerland), 2021-02-12)
    Over the years, the world was not paying strict attention to the impact of rapid growth in plastic use. This has led to unprecedented amounts of mixed types of plastic waste entering the environment unmanaged. Packaging ...
  • Accumulation of heavy metals and bacteriological indicators in spinach irrigated with further treated secondary wastewater 
    Letshwenyo, Moatlhodi Wise; Mokokwe, Gobusaone (Elsevier B.V., 2020-10)
    Shortage of water for agriculture has resulted in the need to explore the use of wastewater for irrigation, however this can pose a health problem to the people emanating from the produced food as a result of the accumulation ...
  • Phosphorus removal from secondary wastewater effluent using copper smelter slag 
    Letshwenyo, Moatlhodi Wise; Sima, Thandie Veronicah (Elsevier B.V., 2020-06)
    This study investigated the use of copper smelter slag for the removal of phosphorus from secondary wastewater effluent through batch tests. The media was physically and chemically characterized and showed presence of Fe2O3 ...
  • Performance evaluation of waste stabilisation ponds 
    Gopolang, Obenne Pearl; Letshwenyo, Moatlhodi Wise (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2018-11)
    Waste stabilisation pond system has been used more especially in developing countries for sewage treatment. The objective of this study was to investigate the hydraulic and performance efficiency of Palapye waste stabilisation ...
  • Household solid waste generation and composition: a case study in Palapye, Botswana 
    Dikole, Ronald; Letshwenyo, Moatlhodi Wise (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2020-02)
    The purpose of this case study was to conduct a case study in the generation rate, composition, and characterise solid wastes from low, middle and high income households during weekdays and weekends in Palapye, Botswana. ...
  • Design simulation and analysis of a unified power flow conditioner for transmission line 
    Sereto, Frank A.; Samikannu, Ravi; Srinivasan, M.; Senthilnathan, Karthikrajan; Mezhuyev, Vitality (Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Engineering and Sciences Publication - BEIESP, 2019-09)
    The reactive power compensation in power system is done by using different Flexible AC Transmission Controllers (FACTS). Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is simulated and analyzed to observe its overall functions when ...
  • Crashworthiness response of natural silk-fibre glass hybrid reinforced epoxy cylindrical composite tubes under quasi-static load 
    Ude, Albert Uchenna; Azhari, Che Husna (AIMS Press, 2019-09)
    This study investigated the failure behaviour, energy absorption response and load carrying capability of fibre-glass (FG)/natural silk fibre (NS)/epoxy hybrid composite cylindrical tubes subjected to an axial quasi-static ...
  • Structural and morphological dataset for rfsputtered WC-Co thin films using synchrotron radiation methods 
    Phiri, Resego; Oladijo, Oluseyi Philip; Nakajima, Hideki; Rattanachata, Arunothai; Akinlabi, Esther Titilayo (Elsevier B.V., 2019-08)
    Control and manipulation of synthesis parameters of thin film coatings is of critical concern in determination of material properties and performance. Structural and morphological properties of rf-sputtered WC-Co thin films ...
  • Tribological and microstructural investigation of hybrid AA8011/ZrB2-Si3N4 nanomaterials for service life improvement 
    Fayomi, Juwon Ojo; Popoola, Abimbola Patricia Idowu; Popoola, Olawale Muhammed; Oladijo, Oluseyi Philip; Fayomi, Ojo Sunday Isaac (Elsevier B.V., 2019-09)
    The effect of ZrB2-Si3N4 particle reinforcement on the tribological behavior and microstructure of AA8011 alloy has been studied. ZrB2-Si3N4 particles were varied from 0 wt% to 20 wt% with an interval of 5 wt%. Dry sliding ...
  • Water quality Index of waste stabilisation ponds and downstream of discharge point 
    Gopolang, Obenne Pearl; Letshwenyo, Moatlhodi Wise (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2019-08)
    Water quality index has been used in various researches for the assessment of water quality for various uses and discharges into the environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the water quality index of the ...
  • Development of available transfer capability enhancement using intelligent genetic algorithm for IEEE bus system 
    Rohini, Rajaram; Rao, Dasari Narasimha; Samikannu, Ravi; Kumar, Sampath V. (Tech Science Press, 2019)
    Improving Available Transfer Capability is an important issue in the deregulated power systems. The Available Transfer Capability of a transmission network is the transfer capabilities of a transmission network for the ...

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