FACULTY OF SCIENCEContinuedRESEARCH ACTIVITIESResearch in ProgressRESEARCHER(S) TITLE OF RESEARCH SOURCE OF FUNDINGMakamba, F.Monadjem, A.Mahlaba, T.A.M.Magagula, C.N.Exploring the Role of Small Mammals asBio-control and Pest Species in Agroecosystemsusing Molecular TechniquesManong’a, J.S. Renewable Energy Storage Systems SelfMkhonta, S.K.Mamba, L.Motsa, S.S.Nhlabatsi, A.M.Peter, G.Simelane, N.O.Tevera, D.S.Simelane, N.Peter, G.Salam, A.Effects of Hard Surfaces and Electric Fields onBlock Copolymer MeltsOptimizing the Adomnian DecompositionMethod for Solving Initial Value Problems andother Evolution EquationsEngineering Security in Evolving SoftwareSystemsEconomic Aspects of Human Geophagia inRural SwazilandSociocultural Factors and the Practice ofGeophagia Among Rural Communities inSwaziland (ongoing study on the Human andEnzootic Geophagia in Southern Africa)Urban Food Security and HIV/AIDS inManziniUNISWA Research BoardSelvesSelfSelf/Engineering and Physical SciencesResearch Council (EPSRC)UNISWA Research Board and the NationalResearch Foundation, South AfricaUNISWA Research Board and theNational Research Foundation, SouthAfricaCIDA University Partners inCooperation and Development (UPCD)PUBLICATIONSBooks and Book ChaptersCrush, J. and Tevera, D.S. (eds.) (2010). Zimbabwe’sExodus: Crisis, Migration, Survival. Cape Town: IdasaPublishing / Ottawa: IDRC, 416 pp.Crush, J. and Tevera, D.S. (2010) Exiting Zimbabwe.In J. Crush and D.S. Tevera (eds.), Zimbabwe’s Exodus:Crisis, Migration, Survival, pp. 1-49.Crush, J. and Tevera, D.S. (2010). Discontent andDeparture: Attitudes of Skilled Zimbabweanstowards Emigration. In J. Crush and D.S. Tevera(eds.), Zimbabwe’s Exodus: Crisis, Migration, Survival,pp. 112-130.Crush, J., Tevera, D.S., and Chikanda, A. (2010) MigrantRemittances and Household Survival in Zimbabwe.In J. Crush and D.S. Tevera (eds.), Zimbabwe’s Exodus:Crisis, Migration, Survival, pp. 307-321.Monadjem, A., Taylor, P., Cotterill, F.P.D. & Schoeman,M.C. (2010). Bats of Southern and Central Africa: ABiogeographic and Taxonomic Synthesis. Universityof the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. 600 pages.Monadjem, A., van Zyl, A., and Malan, G. (2010).Chapter 6: Gregarious Tree-using Raptors: RoostingKestrels and Breeding White-backed Vultures. In:Malan, G. and Jenkins, A.R., Surveying and Monitoringof Southern African Raptor Populations. South Africa:Briza Press.Nhlabatsi, A.M. (2011). Chapter 4: Security Patterns:Comparing Modeling Approaches. In N. Mouratidis(ed.), Software Engineering for Secure Systems: Industrialand Research Perspectives, London, U.K.: IGI GlobalPublishing, pp. 75-111.National JournalsMatondo, J.I., Salam, A., and Mdluli, D. (2010). Uses ofWetlands at Ka-Luhleko Area in Swaziland. UNISWAJournal of Agriculture Science and Technology 13(1): pp.30-42.REPORT OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR 6606
FACULTY OF SCIENCEContinuedVarkey, A.J. and Dlamini, M.D. (2010). IndigenousPorous Pot Water Filter for Rural Communities inSwaziland. UNISWA Research Journal of Agriculture,Science and Technology 13(1): 61-68.International JournalsAlasooly, H.M. and Qader, M.R. (2010). Comparisonbetween Optimal Control Strategies Applied toa System with Unifi ed Power Flow Controller,Shunt Converter and Series Converter. Journal ofComputers and Mathematics with Applications 60(4):954-975.Alasooly, H.M. (2011). Control of DC Motor SpeedUsing Different Control Strategies. Global Journal ofTechnology and Optimisation GJTO, Vol.2 (April 2011).Alasooly, H.M. (2010). Optimal Control of UPFC forLoad Flow Control and Voltage Flicker Eliminationand Current Flicker Elimination. Journal of Computersand Mathematics with Applications 60(4): 926-943.Bamford, A.J., Monadjem, A., and Hardy, I. (2010).Associations of Avian Facial Flushing and SkinColoration with Agonistic Interaction Outcomes.Ethology 116: 1-8.Benhura, C., Makamba, F., Mushanguri, G., Gumiro,N., and Muzivi, I. (2010). Yield Analysis at a PoultryProcessing Plant in Harare, Zimbabwe. African Journalof Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 10(10):4219-4234.Crush, J., Hovorka, A., and Tevera, D.S. (2010). UrbanFood Production and Household Food Security inSouthern African Cities. Cape Town: African FoodSecurity Urban Network: Urban Food Security Series,No. 4.Jaju, R.P., Bhatt, B., and Owen, D. (2010). Switchingof Predation on Prey Species in the Presence ofPredator Interference-II, International Journal of Pureand Applied Mathematics 61(3): 281-295.Mabaso, S.D., Singwane, S.S., and Peter, G. (2010).Mechanisms for Distributing Possible Water Savingsfrom Water Demand Management in Swaziland: Thecase of IYSIS Canal. Journal of Sustainable Developmentin Africa 12(7): 196-208.Madzima, K. and Nhamu, I. (2010). Partnering Universitiesand Communities in ICTs for CommunityDevelopment: Case of Masendu Community, MatabelelandSouth, Zimbabwe. International Network onAppropriate Technology, (Conference proceedings,ISBN 978-1-60725-560-4) pp.114-121.Magagula, L.A., Falowo, O.E., and Chan, H.A. (2010).Enhancing PMIPv6 for Better Handover Performanceamong Heterogeneous Wireless Networks in aMicro-mobility domain. EURASIP Journal on WirelessCommunications and Networking, Vol. 2010, Article ID274935.Magagula, L.A., Chan, H.A., and Falowo, O.E. (2010).PMIPv6-HC: Handover Mechanism for ReducingHandover Delay and Packet Loss in NGWN, Proceedingsof IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference(GLOBECOM 2010), Miami, Florida, USA, 6-10December, 2010.Magagula, L.A., Chan, H.A., and Falowo, O.E. (2010).Handover Coordination with Relay-Based Designfor Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, Proceedingsof IEEE Local Computer Networks (LCN 2010), Denver,Colorado, USA, 11-14 October, 2010.Magagula, L.A., Chan, H.A., and Falowo, O.E. (2010).Achieving Seamless Mobility through HandoverCoordination in Network-based Localised MobilityManaged Heterogeneous Environment, Proceedingsof IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor,and Mobile Radio Conference (PIMRC 2010), Istanbul,Turkey, 26-29 September, 2010.Magagula, L.A., Chan, H.A., and Falowo, O.E. (2010).Handover Coordinator for Improved HandoverPerformance in PMIPv6-supported HeterogeneousWireless Networks, Proceedings of IEEE WirelessCommunications & Networking Conference (WCNC2010), Sydney, Australia, 18-21 April, 2010.Matondo, J.I. (2010). Generating InformationRequired in Climate Change Studies in Swaziland.Water International 35(2) pp. 223-232.Mills, M.S.L., Franke, U., Joseph, G., Miato, F., Milton,S., Monadjem, A., Oschadleus, D., and Dean, W.R.J.(2010). Cataloguing the Lubango Bird Skin Collection:67REPORT OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR