Submissions from 2023
Energy storage capability of seawater batteries for intermittent power generation systems: Conceptualization and modeling, Sanghun Park, Nakyung Yoon, Bethwel Kipchirchir Tarus, Byeongwook Choi, Hoo Hugo Kim, and Moon Son
Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania and health implications: A policy perspective, Mwemezi J. Rwiza, Erasto Focus, Jonas Bayuo, Joseph Modest Kimaro, Matthias Kleinke, Theresia J. Lyasenga, Jerry T. Mosses, and Janeth Marwa
Agrivoltaic, a Synergistic Co-Location of Agricultural and Energy Production in Perpetual Mutation: A Comprehensive Review, Aminata Sarr, Y. M Soro, Alain K Tossa, and Lamine Diop
Android Malware Detection: Feature Update Using Incremental Learning Approach: Further Investigation of UFILA, Zakaria Sawadogo, Jean Marie Dembélé, Gervais Mendy, and Samuel Ouya
Android malware detection: An in-depth investigation of the impact of the use of imbalance datasets on the efficiency of machine learning models, Zakaria Sawadogo, Jean Marie Dembélé, Gervais Mendy, and Samuel Ouya
Using deep learning and zero-shot learning techniques to detect zero-day android malware, Zakaria Sawadogo, Jean Marie Dembélé, Gervais Mendy, and Samuel Ouya
DeepMalOb: Deep Detection of Obfuscated Android Malware, Zakaria Sawadogo, Jean-Marie Dembele, Attoumane Tahar, Gervais Mendy, and Samuel Ouya
Towards a DeepMalOb Improvement in the Use of Formal Security Risk Analysis Methods, Zakaria Sawadogo, Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Jean Marie Dembelle, Gervais Mendy, and Samuel Ouya
Mid@ndro: a Middleware Architecture for Malware Detection on Android, Zakaria Sawadogo, Babacar Thioye, Ibrahima Gaye, Jean Marie Dembélé, Gervais Mendy, and Samuel Ouya
Adoption of climate smart agricultural technologies among smallholder farmers in semi-arid Ghana, Mohammed Tiyumtaba Shaibu, Rose Afful, Daniel Nukpezah, Mohammed Shaibu, and Darlington Sibanda
Econometric modelling of the nexus of agricultural policy and food security in Nigeria. A dummy variable regression approach, Ufedo Monday Shaibu, Umeh JC, Abu GA, Abu O, and IS Egyir
Integration of Vision IoT, AI-based OCR and blockchain ledger for immutable tracking of vehicle’s departure and arrival times, Marumbo Sichinga, Jimmy Nsenga, and Eric Nizeyimana
Automatic detection and counting of fisheries using fish images, Marc Momar Tall, Ibrahima Ngom, Ousmane Sadio, Adama Coulibaly, Ibrahima Diagne, and Moustapha Ndiaye
Electrospun carbon nanofibers for use in the capacitive desalination of water, Bethwel Kipchirchir Tarus, Yusufu A.C Jande, and Karoli N. Njau
Fabrication of porous carbon nanofiber webs from polyacrylonitrile and cellulose acetate for NaCl removal from water using capacitive deionization, Bethwel Kipchirchir Tarus, Yusufu Jande, and Karoli Karoli
Performance evaluation of solar-assisted heat pump dryer integrated with thermal energy storage for drying Moringa Oleifera leaves, Alde Belgard Loemba Tchicaya, Baraka Kichonge, Juma Rajabu Selemani, and Thomas Kivevele
First report of citrus black spot disease caused by Phyllosticta citricarpa in Benin, Goudjo Habib Toessi
Comparison of tree-based model with deep learning model in predicting effluent pH and concentration by capacitive deionization, Zahid Ullah, Nakyung Yoon, Bethwel Kipchirchir Tarus, Sanghun Park, and Moon Son
Effect of some biopesticides based on essential oil and plant extracts on postharvest mango Stem-end rot disease caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Yefoungnigui Souleymane Yeo, Dio Dramane Dembele, Brahima Camara, Soualo Ouattara, Jean-Yves Rey, Diana Fernandez, and Daouda Koné
Survey of detection and identification of black skin diseases based on machine learning, Merveille Santi Kpêtchéhoué Zinsou, Idy Diop, Cheikh Talibouya Diop, Alassane Bah, Maodo Ndiaye, and Doudou Sow
Submissions from 2022
Trade Credit Financing and Firm Growth: A Panel Study of Listed Firms in Africa, Benjamin Musah Abu, Stanley Kojo Dary, and Haruna Issahaku
Physico-chemical studies and mineralogical characterisation of clays for ceramic raw materials, David Oluwasegun Afolayan and Gbetoglo Charles Komadja
Using Incremental Ensemble Learning Techniques to Design Portable Intrusion Detection for Computationally Constraint Systems, Promise Ricardo Agbedanu, James Rwigema, Richard Musabe, and Ignace Gatare
Capacitive deionization: a promising technology for water defluoridation: a review, Tusekile Alfredy, Joyce Elisadiki, and Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande
The impact of location tax incentives on the growth of rural economy: evidence from Ghana, Nana Okyir Baidoo, Eric Amankwaah, and Nicholas Mensah
Modeling and optimization of independent factors influencing lead(II) biosorption from aqueous systems: A statistical approach, Jonas Bayuo, Mwemezi Rwiza, Moses Abdullai Abukari, Kenneth Bayetimani Pelig-Ba, and Kelvin Mtei
A comprehensive review on the decontamination of lead(II) from water and wastewater by low-cost biosorbents, Jonas Bayuo, Mwemezi Rwiza, and Kelvin Mtei
Response surface optimization and modeling in heavy metal removal from wastewater—a critical review, Jonas Bayuo, Mwemezi Rwiza, and Kelvin Mtei
A semantic measure for outlier detection in knowledge graph, Bara Diop, Cheikh Talibouya Diop, and Lamine Diop
“Smart Anti-Theft Water Metering System”, Emmanuel Effah, George Essah Yaw Okai, and Joshua Kweku Aidoo
Technical and economic feasibility assessment of hybrid renewable energy system at Kenyan institutional building: A case study, Fabian Chidubem Eze, Julius Ogola, Reuben Kivindu, Munonyedi Egbo, and Chioma Obi
Drivers of Post-Harvest Aflatoxin Contamination: Evidence Gathered from Knowledge Disparities and Field Surveys of Maize Farmers in the Rift Valley Region of Kenya, Grace Wanjiku Gachara, Rashid Suleiman, Sara El Kadili, Essaid Ait Barka, Beatrice Kilima, and Rachid Lahlali Rachid Lahlali
Empirical modeling of the impact of climate change on altitudinal shift of major cereal crops in South Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, Girmay Gebresamuel, Haftu Abrha Mengesha, Haftom Hagos, Eyasu Elias, and Mitiku Haile
Modeling and Performance Optimization of a Compact Three-Petalled Flower-Like Microstrip Patch Antenna for IoT Applications, Nancy Gupta, Navneet Gill, and Fidele Maniraguha
Assessment of the Impact of Environment Protection in Rwanda: A Case Study of Rugezi Marshland, Jean Baptiste Habinshuti and Jeanne Pauline Munganyinka
Caustic potash assisted roasting of the Nigerian ferro-columbite concentrate and guanidine carbonate-induced precipitation: A novel technique for extraction of Nb–Ta mixed-oxides, Jean Baptiste Habinshuti and Jeanne Pauline Munganyinka
Recent advances in thermochemical conversion of biomass into drop-in fuel:a review, Ishaq Kariim, Hulda Swai, and Thomas Kivevele
Direct Reverse Transcription Real-Time PCR of Viral RNA from Saliva Samples Using Hydrogel Microparticles, Emmanuel Kifaro, Mi Jung Kim, Seungwon Jung, Jin-Yong Noh, Chang-Seon Song, Gerald Misinzo Misinzo, and Sang Kyung Kim
Effects of polyethylene oxide particles on the photo-physical properties and stability of FA-rich perovskite solar cells, Richard Kipyegon Koech, Yusuf A. Olanrewaju, Reisya Ichwani, Moses Kigozi, Deborah O. Oyewole, Omolara V. Oyelade, Dahiru M. Sanni, Sharafadeen A. Adeniji, Erika Colin‑Ulloa, Lyubov V. Titova, Julia L. Martin, Ronald L. Grimm, Abdulhakeem Bello, Oluwaseun K. Oyewole, Esidor Ntsoenzok, and Winston O. Soboyejo
Millimeter Wave All-Around Antenna Based on Whispering Gallery Mode Dielectric Resonator for IoT-Based Applications, Alexander Kogut, Giuseppe Annino, Mohamed EL Bakkali, Rachid Ahl Laamara, Sandeep Kumar Arora, D. S Bhupal Naik, and Fidele Maniraguha
Assessing Ground Vibration Caused by Rock Blasting in Surface Mines Using Machine-Learning Approaches: A Comparison of CART, SVR and MARS, Gbetoglo Charles Komadja, Aditya Rana, Luc Adissin Glodji, Vitalis Anye, Gajendra Jadaun, Peter Azikiwe Onwualu, and Chhangte Sawmliana
New approach for assessing uniaxial compressive strength of rocks using measurement from nanoindentation experiments, Gbetoglo Charles Komadja, Tido Tiwa Stanislas, Pauline Munganyinka, Vitalis Anye, Sarada Prasad Pradhan, Babatunde Adebayo, and Azikiwe Peter Onwualu
Genetic Diversity and Association Analysis for Carotenoid Content among Sprouts of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp), Sodedji Frejus Ariel Kpedetin
Smallholder farmer-centric integration of IoT and Chatbot for early Maize diseases detection and management in pre-visual symptoms phase, Theofrida Maginga, Jimmy Nsenga, Pierre Bakunzibake, and Emmanuel Masabo
Fuelwood use and carbon emission reduction of improved biomass cookstoves: evidence from kitchen performance tests in Tigray, Ethiopia, Ashenafi Manaye, Selemawit Amaha, Yirga Gufi, Berihu Tesfamariam, Adefires Worku, and Haftu Abrha Mengesha
First-principles study of properties of X3Sb2Au3 (X = K, Rb) ternary compounds for photovoltaic applications., Mwende Mbilo
Ab initio study of K3Cu3P2 material for photovoltaic applications., Mwende Mbilo, George S. Manyali, and Robinson Juma Musembi
Ab Initio Study of Structural, Electronic, Elastic, Mechanical, and Optical Properties of K4XP2 (X = Zn, Cd) Compounds for Optoelectronic Applications, Mwende Mbilo and Mwende Mbilo
Analysis of ternary K3Cu3As2 compound for photovoltaic applications using density functional theory, Mwende Mbilo and Robinson Musembi
First-Principle Calculations to Investigate Structural, Electronic, Elastic, Mechanical, and Optical Properties of K2CuX (X=As, Sb) Ternary Compounds, Mwende Mbilo and Robinson Musembi
First principles calculation to investigate the structural, electronic, elastic, mechanical, and optical properties of K2NiP2ternary compound, Mwende Mbilo and Robinson Musembi
Characterization of changing trends of baseline and future predicted precipitation and temperature of Tigray, Ethiopia, Haftu Abrha Mengesha and Haftom Hagos
Remediation of Soils Contaminated by Fluoride Using a Fermentation Product of Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii), Ruth Lorivi Moirana, Josephine Mkunda, Marcos Paradelo, Revocatus Machunda, and Kelvin Mtei
Optimization of Gold Dissolution Parameters in Acidified Thiourea Leaching Solution with Hydrogen Peroxide as an Oxidant: Implications of Roasting Pretreatment Technology., Jeanne Pauline Munganyinka, Jean Baptiste Habinshuti, Gbetoglo Charles Komadja, Placide Uwamungu, Himanshu Tanvar, Grace Ofori-Sarpong, Brajendra Mishra, Azikiwe P. Onwualu, and Scott Shuey
Potential Uses of Artisanal Gold Mine Tailings, with an Emphasis on the Role of Centrifugal Separation Technique, Jeanne Pauline Munganyinka, Jean Baptiste Habinshuti, Jean Claude Ndayishimiye, Levie Mweene, Grace Ofori-Sarpong, Brajendra Mishra, Adelana R. Adetunji, and Himanshu Tanvar
Design of Smart IoT Device for Monitoring Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution Peaks, Eric Nizeyimana, Jimmy Nsenga, Ryosuke Shibasaki, Damien Hanyurwimfura, and JunSeok Hwang
Maize production systems, farmers’ perception and current status of maize lethal necrosis in selected counties in Kenya, Faith Njeri Njeru, Samuel Mwaura, Paul Mbogo Kusolwa, and Gerald Misinzo
Insights into the Virulence of Campylobacter jejuni Associated with Two-Component Signal Transduction Systems and Single Regulators, Gahamanyi Noel, Dae-Geun Song, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Mecky I. Matee, Dieudonné Mutangana, Raghavendra G. Amachawadi, Erick V. G Komba, and Cheol-Ho Pan
The Effect of Bone Ash on the Physio-Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Clay Ceramic Bricks, Linda Bih Numfor, Assia Aboubaka Mahamat, Chukwuemeka Chinweze, Olugbenga Ayen, Hounkpè Jechonias Bidossèssi, Peter Azikiwe Onwualu, and Emmanuel E. Boakye
Towards Resilient Agriculture to Hostile Climate Change in the Sahel Region: A Case Study of Machine Learning-Based Weather Prediction in Senegal, Chimango Nyasulu, Awa Diattara, Assitan Traore Assitan Traore, Abdoulaye Deme, and Cheikh Ba
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of African Animal Trypanosomiasis in Cattle in Lambwe, Kenya, Ivy Sylvia Okello, Eliakunda Mafie, Gillian Eastwood, Jahashi Nzalawahe, Leonard E.G Mboera, and Samuel Onyoyo
African Animal Trypanosomiasis: A Systematic Review on Prevalence, Risk Factors and Drug Resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ivy Sylvia Okello, Eliakunda Mafie, Jahashi Nzalawahe, and Leonard E.G Mboera
Effects of temperature-dependent burn-in decay on the performance of triple cation mixed halide perovskite solar cells, Yusuf A. Olanrewaju, Kingsley Orisekeh, Omolara V. Oyelade, Richard Kipyegon Koech, Reisya Ichwani, Abraham I. Ebunu, Daniel I. Amune, Abdulhakeem Bello, Vitalis C. Anye, Oluwaseun K. Oyewole, and Winston O. Soboyejo
Photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes in textile wastewater by Polyaniline composite catalyst-a review, Joshua Akinropo Oyetade, Revocatus Lazaro Machunda, and Askwar Hilonga
Performance study of a grid connected solar PV system in Zagtouli, Burkina Faso, Sami Florent Palm, Sebastian Waita, Thomas Nyangonda, and Ahmed Chebak
Android malware detection: Investigating the impact of imbalanced data-sets on the performance of machine learning models, Zakaria Sawadogo, Gervais Mendy, Jean Marie Dembélé, and Samuel Ouya
Android Malware Classification: Updating Features Through Incremental Learning Approach(UFILA), Zakaria Sawadogo, Gervais Mendy, Jean Marie Dembelle, and Samuel Ouya
Seed system and seed quality of Kersting’s groundnut in Benin, H.S Sossou, E.E Agoyi, K.M Kafoutchoni, Sodedji Frejus Ariel Kpedetin, S Agbahoungba, Fl Fl Quenum, R Sikirou, A.E Assogbadjo, and B.A Sinsin
Electrospun carbon nanofibers for use in the capacitive desalination of water, Bethwel Kipchirchir Tarus, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande, and Karoli Nicholas Njau
Comprehensive assessment of heat pump dryers for drying agricultural products, Alde Belgard Loemba Tchicaya, Baraka Kichonge, and Thomas Kivevele
Submissions from 2021
Investigating the Behaviour of Air–Water Upward and Downward Flows: Are You Seeing What I Am Seeing?, Mukhtar Abdulkadir, Olumayowa T. Kajero, Fawziyah Oyefunke Olarinoye, Dickson O. Udebhulu, Donglin Zhao, Aliyu M. Aliyu, and Abdelsalam Al-Sarkhi
Characterization of barite reserves in Nigeria for use as weighting agent in drilling fluid, David Oluwasegun Afolayan, Adelana Rasak Adetunji, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, Oghenerume Ogolo, and Richard Kwasi Amankwah
Physicochemical Studies for Risk Identification, Assessment, and Characterization of Artisanal Barite Mining in Nigeria, David Oluwasegun Afolayan, Carrick McAfee Eggleston, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, Adelana Rasak Adetunji, Mingjiang Tao, and Richard Kwasi Amankwah
Safe Mining Assessment of Artisanal Barite Mining Activities in Nigeria, David Oluwasegun Afolayan, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, Carrick McAfee Eggleston, Adelana Rasak Adetunji, Mingjiang Tao, and Richard Kwasi Amankwah
Capacitive Deionization for the Removal of Paraquat Herbicide from Aqueous Solution, Tusekile Alfredy
Molecular diversity and pathogenicity of ralstonia solanacearum species complex associated with bacterial wilt of potato in Rwanda, Nduwayezu Anastase
Performance Analysis of IoT-based Healthcare Heterogeneous Delay-sensitive Multi-Server Priority Queuing System, Barbara Kabwiga Asingwire, Alexander Ngenzi, Louis Sibomana, and Charles Kabiri
Comparing effectiveness, cost- and time-efficiency of control options for Xanthomonas wilt of banana under Rwandan agro-ecological conditions, Guy Blomme, Petronille Dusingizimana, Jules Ntamwira, Elizabeth Kearsley, Svetlana Gaidashova, Anne Rietveld, Boudy Van Schagen, and Walter Ocimati
Mineralogical and physical studies of low-grade tantalum-tin ores from selected areas of Rwanda, Jean Baptiste Habinshuti and Jeanne Pauline Munganyinka
An assessment of the epidemiology and socioeconomic impact of the 2019 African swine fever outbreak in Ngara district, western Tanzania, Jean Nepomuscene Hakizimana, C.C Kivumbi, C Yona, and Gerald M. Misinzo
Complete genome analysis of African swine fever virus responsible for outbreaks in domestic pigs in 2018 in Burundi and 2019 in Malawi, Jean Nepomuscene Hakizimana, Jean B. Ntirandekura, Clara Yona, Lionel Nyabongo, Gladson Kamwendo, Julius L.C Chulu, Désiré Ntakirutimana, Olivier Kamana, Hans Nauwynck, and Gerald Misinzo
African swine fever virus circulation between tanzania and neighboring countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Jean Nepomuscene Hakizimana, Clara Yona, Olivier Kamana, Hans Nauwynck, and Gerald Misinzo
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus from raw bovine milk in dairy and pastoral farms in Morogoro region, Tanzania, Nancy Kalee, Gahamanyi Noel, and Abubakar S. Hoza
Annealing effects on interdiffusion in layered FA-rich perovskite solar cells, Richard Kipyegon Koech
A study of the effects of a thermally evaporated nanoscale CsBr layer on the optoelectronic properties and stability of formamidinium-rich perovskite solar cells, Richard Kipyegon Koech
Impact of precursor concentration on the properties of perovskite solar cells obtained from the dehydrated lead acetate precursors, Richard Kipyegon Koech
Interfacial fracture of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells, Richard Kipyegon Koech
Pressure-assisted fabrication of perovskite light emitting devices, Richard Kipyegon Koech
Tin Oxide Modified Titanium Dioxide as Electron Transport Layer in Formamidinium-Rich Perovskite Solar Cells, Richard Kipyegon Koech
Cowpea Seed Innovation Platform: A Hope for Small Seed Producers in Mali. In Enhancing Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Seed of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi-stakeholder Platforms, Zoumana Kouyate, Kléouforo M. Dao, Oumar Togola, Abdoul Karim Malle, Oumar Malle, Kaly Diakite, and Traore Abdoulaye
Diversity, population structure, and linkage disequilibrium among cowpea accessions, Sodedji Frejus Ariel Kpedetin, Symphorien Agbahoungba, Eric Echikintho Agoyi, Médard Konoutan Kafoutchoni, Jaeyoung Choi, Simon-Pierre Assanvo Nguetta, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, and Ho-Youn Kim
Simulation of the mucosal environment in the re-construction of the synthetic gut microbial ecosystem, Humphrey Andalo Mabwi, Emmanuel Hitayezu, Intan Rizki Mauliasari, Kilaza Samson Mwaikono, Hyo Shin Yoon, Erick V.G Komba, Cheol-ho Pan, and Kwang-hyun Cha
Variation in Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Various Organs of African Cabbage (Cleome gynandra L.) Accessions at Different Growth Stages, Sylvia Wairimu Maina
Exposure to Salinity and Light Spectra Regulates Glucosinolates, Phenolics, and Antioxidant Capacity of Brassica carinata L. Microgreens, Sylvia Wairimu Maina, Da Hye Ryu, Jwa Yeong Cho, Da Seul Jung, Jai-Eok Park, Chu Won Nho, Gaymary Bakari, Gerald Misinzo, Je Hyeong Jung, Seung-Hoon Yang, and Ho-Youn K Kim
Ground Clutter Mitigation and Insect Signature Detection for Polarimetric C-Band Doppler Weather Radar, Fidele Maniraguha, Anthony Vodacek, Emmanuel Ndashimye, and Gerard Rushingabigwi
The influence of fertilizers on the behavior of fluoride fractions in the alkaline soil, Ruth Lorivi Moirana
Trends towards Effective Analysis of Fluorinated Compounds Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). In Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry (Vol. 2021), Ruth Lorivi Moirana
Effect of foliar application of nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizers on nutrient uptake and protein content of maize, Drocelle Nirere, S. R Mbaraka, F Murorunkwere, F. R Musana, and H Rukangantambara
Design of a Decentralized and Predictive Real-Time Framework for Air Pollution Spikes Monitoring, Eric Nizeyimana, Damien Hanyurwimfura, Ryosuke Shibasaki, and Jimmy Nsenga
Nanobodies: their potential for applications in biotechnology, diagnosis and antiviral properties in Africa; focus on application in agriculture, Faith Njeri Njeru and Paul Mbogo Kusolwab