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FACULTY OF SCIENCEContinuedTowards an Atlas of Angolan Bird Distributions.Bulletin of the African Bird Club 17: 43-53.Mkhonta, S.K., Elder, K.R., and Grant, M. (2010).Novel Mechanical Properties in Lamellar Phases ofLiquid-crystalline Diblock Copolymers. EuropeanPhysical Journal E 32: 349-355.Monadjem, A., Raabe, T., Dickerson, B., Silvy, N., andMcCleery, R. (2010). Roost Use by Two SympatricSpecies of Scotophilus in a Natural Environment.South African Journal of Wildlife Research 40: 73-76.Monadjem, A., Bamford, A.J., Hardy, I.C.W., Earnshaw,J.K., Franklin, E., Dalton, D. & Kotze, A. (2010). SexSpecifi c Growth Rates of Marabou Stork Leptoptiloscrumeniferus chicks. Ostrich 81: 85-91.Monadjem, A., Ellstrom, M., Maldonado, C., and Fasel,N. (2010). The Impact of Logging and Forest Trackson the Activity of an Insectivorous Bat Neoromiciananus in an African Tropical Forest. African Journal ofEcology 48: 1083-1091.Monadjem, A., Schoeman, M.C., Reside, A., Pio, D.V.,Stoffberg, S., Bayliss, J., Cotterill, F.P.D., Curran, M.,Kopp, M., and Taylor, P.J. (2010). A Recent Inventoryof the Bats of Mozambique with Documentationof Seven New Species to the Country. ActaChiropterologica 12: 371-391.Motsa, M.M., Mamba, B.B., Thwala, J.M., andMakudali, T.A. (2011). Preparation, Characterisationand Application of Polypropylene-clinoptiloliteComposites for the Selective Adsorption of Leadfrom Aqueous Media. Journal of Colloid and InterfaceScience, 2011. (2011) 210–219.Muslam, M., Chan, H.A., Ventura, N., and Magagula, L.A.(2010). Hybrid HIP and PMIPv6 (HIPPMIP) MobilityManagement for Handover Performance Optimisation.Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference onWireless and Mobile Communications (ICWMC 2010),Valencia, Spain, 20-25 September, 2010.Peter, G. (2010). Impact of Rural Water Projects onHygiene Behavior in Swaziland. Physical and Chemistryof the Earth 35 (2010): 772-779.Salam, A. (2010). Environmental and Health Impactof Solid Waste Disposal in Manzini, Swaziland. Journalof Sustainable Development in Africa 12(7): 64-78.Singwane, S.S. and Kunene, S.G. (2010). Viabilityof Rainwater Harvesting in Supplying DomesticWater in Rural Areas of Swaziland: A Case of MpakaCommunity. Journal of Sustainable Development inAfrica 12(2): 96-109.Reddy, S.A. (2010). Design and Development ofan Embedded System for Thermal ConductivityMeasurement of Polymer Thin Films. Proceedingsof the IEEE/ASME 2 nd International Conference onMechanical and Electronics Engineering (ICMEE 2010),Kyoto, Japan, 1-3 August, 2010, pp. VI-454-459.Vilakati, G., Mishra, A., Mishra, S., Mamba, B., andThwala, J.M. (2010). Infl uence of TiO2-Modifi cationon the Mechanical and Thermal Properties ofSugarcane Bagasse-EVA Composites. Journal ofInorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials20(4) (December 2010): 802-808.Virani, M., Kirui. P., Monadjem, A., Thomsett, S., andGithiru, M. (2010). Nesting Status of African WhitebackedVultures Gyps africanus in the Masai MaraNational Reserve, Kenya. Ostrich 81: 205-209.CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPSAND SEMINARSNational Conferences, Workshops andSeminarsBwembya, G.C., Thwala, J.M., and Otieno, D.A.Presented on Nutritive Value of Indigenous Foods ata SIRMIP workshop , Uplifting Collaborative Effortswith SIRMIP: Forging Partnerships, Multi-PurposeHall, Kwaluseni, UNISWA, 22 April 2010.Mathunjwa, M.M. served as Programme Directorfor the Solar Indaba/Workshop organised by theMinistry of Natural Resources and Energy, EnergyDepartment, held at Esibayeni Lodge on 29-30 July,2010.Singwane, S.S., Matondo, J.I., and Tevera, D.S. AFeasibility Study on Rainwater Harvesting inSwaziland (19 pages). Dissemination of fi ndings forREPORT OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR 6806