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2020
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2020
List of Scopus or Web of Science Indexed Publications
  1. Kampamba, G., & Mukunto, I. (2020). Erosion of Traditional Institutional Authority and Effects on African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Management of Mopane Woodland Resources in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 4(7), 538-545.
  2. Johnson, T., Guarido, M., Venter, M., Almeida, A.P.G. and Braack, L. 2020. Mosquito community composition and abundance at contrasting sites in northern South Africa, 2014–2017.Journal of Vector Ecology 45: 104–117
  3. S. Poornima, P. Divya, N. Karmegam, V.Karthik, Ramasamy Subbaiya. “Aqueous two-phase partitioning and characterization of xylanase produced
    by Streptomyces geysiriensis from low cost lignocellulosic substrates”. (2020).
    Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. Vol. 30, No. 6, pp.571-576.
2021

List of Scopus or Web of Science Indexed Publications

  1. Chomba, C. Kampamba, G. and Silengo, M.
    (2021). A historic perspective of the plight of the endemic Kafue lechwe
    (Kobus leche kafuensis) on the Kafue flats, Zambia for the period
    1931-2015: Was the year 2005 a turning point in the conservation of the
    endemic species or extirpation? Where do we go from here? Journal of
    Humanities and Social Science. 2 (5): pp 32-44.
  2. Guarido, M.M., Motlou, T., Riddin,
    M.A., MacIntyre, C., Manyana, S.C., Johnson,
    T
    ., Schrama, M., Gorsich, E.E., Brooke, B.D., Almeida, A.P.G. and
    Venter, M. 2021. Potential Mosquito Vectors for Shuni Virus, South Africa,
    2014–2018. Emerging Infectious Diseases 27: 3142–3146
    .
  3. Guarido, M.M., Riddin, M.A., Johnson, T., Braack, L.E.O.,
    Schrama, M., Gorsich, E.E., Brooke, B.D., Almeida, A.P.G. and Venter, M.
    2021. Aedes species (Diptera: Culicidae) ecological and host feeding
    patterns in the north-eastern parts of South Africa, 2014–2018. Parasites
    & Vectors 14, 339
    .
  4. Mambwe, M., Kalebaila, K.K. and Johnson, T. 2021. Remediation
    technologies for oil contaminated soil. Global Journal of Environmental
    Science and Management 7: 1–20
    .
  5. S. Dilip
    Kumar, M. Aashabharathi, G. KarthigaDevi, Ramasamy Subbaiya, M. Saravanan.
    (2021). “Insights of
    CRISPR-Cas systems in stem cells: progress in regenerative medicine”.
     49, pp.657–673 Molecular Biology Reports.
  6. R. Yedhu
    Krishnan, S. Manikandan, Ramasamy
    Subbaiya
    , M. Biruntha, M. Govarthanan, N. Karmegam
    . (2021) “Removal of Emerging
    Micropollutants originating from Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care
    Products (PPCPs) in water and wastewater by advanced oxidation processes:
    A Review”. Environmental Technology & Innovation. Vol. 23. 101757
  7. Karthik V, Poornima S, Hamed Barabadi, Vigneshwaran A, Dharun Daniel Raj D, Manikandan S, Subbaiya
    Ramasamy
    , K. Anand, Pandi Boomi, Balakumar Chandrasekaran, S. Arokiyaraj, M. Saravanan. (2021). “Emerging Therapeutic Approaches to Combat
    COVID-19: Present Status and Future Perspectives”. Frontiers in Molecular
    Biosciences
    .
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.604447
  8. G. Karthigadevi, S. Manikandan, N. Karmegam, Ramasamy Subbaiya, S. Chozhavendhan, B. Ravindran, Soon Woong Chang, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi. March (2021). “Chemico-nanotreatment methods for the removal of
    persistent organic pollutants and xenobiotics in water – A review”.
    Bioresource Technology. Volume
    324
    , 124678
  9. S. Manikandan, N. Karmegam, Ramasamy Subbaiya, G. KarthigaDevi, R. Arulvel, B. Ravindran, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi. January (2021). “Emerging
    nano-structured innovative materials as adsorbents in wastewater treatment”.
    Bioresource
    Technology.
    Vol.
    320, Part B
    , 124394
    .
2022

List of Scopus or Web of Science indexed Publications

  1. Mtengai Karim, Ramasamy Subbaiya, Msimuko Peter, Mzula Alexander, Mwega Daniel Elisa. (2022). “Existence of a novel heavy metal tolerant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain Zambia SZK-17 Kabwe 1: The potential bioremediation agent in the heavy metals contaminated area”. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 194, 887
  2. R. Yedhu Krishnan, S. Manikandan, Ramasamy Subbaiya, Woong Kim, N. Karmegam, M. Govarthanan. (2022) Advanced thermochemical conversion of algal biomass to liquid and gaseous biofuels: A comprehensive review of recent advances. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. Vol. 52, 102211.
  3. Nibedita Dey, S. Vickram, S. Thanigaivel, Ramasamy Subbaiya, Woong Kim, N. Karmegam, M. Govarthanan. (2022). “Nanomaterials for transforming barrier properties of lignocellulosic biomass towards potential applications – A review”. FUEL, 316, 123444.5.
  4. S. Parvathy, P. Subramanian, S. Arun Karthick, Ramasamy Subbaiya*. (2022), “The structural, optical, antimicrobial and anticancer properties of biocompatible astaxanthin coated ZnO and CeO2 nanoparticles”. Materials Letters, 312, 131669.
  5. S.Manikandan, Ramasamy Subbaiya, M. Biruntha, R. Yedhu Krishnan, N. Karmegam, M. Govarthanan. (2022), “Recent development patterns,
    utilization and prospective of Biofuel production: Emerging Nanotechnological Intervention for Environmental sustainability – A review”. FUEL, 312, 1229286
    .   
  6.   Murali Dadi, Indra Sen Singh, Purnachandra Rao G. Extractive determination study of Etravirine by using Tpooo as an Analytical reagent in Pure and Pharmaceutical dosage forms. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2022; 15(3):1145-0. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2022.00192
  7. Mohammed Danish, Zhou Pin, Lou Ziyang, Tanweer Ahmad, Shahnaz Majeed, Ahmad Naim Bin Ahmad Yahya, Waheed Ahmad Khanday, Abdul Khalil H.P.S., Preparation and characterization of banana trunk activated carbon using H3PO4 activation: A rotatable central composite design approach, Materials Chemistry and Physics 282 (2022)

  8. .     Tanweer Ahmad and Mohammed Danish, A review of avocado waste-derived adsorbents: Characterizations, adsorption characteristics, and surface mechanism, Chemosphere, 2022 (Impact factor = 7.086; Q1).

  9.      Benson Muleya,Phenny Mwanga, Philip S. Daka & Alick Nguvulu (2022).Potential cancer risk estimates from trihalomethanes in peri-urban settings of Kawama East of Mufulira, Zambia, 20(6):946-961

2023

List of Scopus or Web of Science Indexed Publications

 

1.     Chibuye, Bitwell, Singh Indra Sen, Chimuka Luke, Maseka Kenneth Kakoma. A review of modern
and conventional 
extraction techniques and their applications for extracting phytochemicals from plants. Scientific African19 (2023)

2.     Chibuye, Bitwell, Singh Indra Sen, Chimuka Luke, Maseka Kenneth Kakoma. UHPLC-MS/MS phytochemical screening, polyphenolic content and antioxidant potential of Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Müll.Arg.) Pichon (Apocynaceae), a medicinal plant. Scientific African 20 (2023).

3.     Mohd. Gulfam Alam, Mohammed Danish, Abdulaziz M. Alanazi, Tanweer Ahmad and Abdul Khalil H. P. S., Response Surface methodology approach of phenol removal study using high-quality activated carbon derived from H3PO4
activation of Acacia Mangium wood, Diamond and Related materials 132 (2023) 109632 (Impact factor = 4.1).

4.     Analysis of respirable dust exposure data collected at a Zambian copper mine between 2017 and 2022. (This article accepted with the Frontiers of public health- under the section occupational health and safety
(DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1288485)

5.     Personal Respirable Dust and Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposure in two Shafts and a Concentrator of a Zambian Copper Mine. This article has been accepted with the Annals of work exposure and Health (Manuscript ID:ANNWEH-23- 0072.R1)

6. Kampamba,
G
. Seta, S. and Chomba, C. (2023). Does ground
electrical resistivity indicate groundwater availability, soil moisture
content, and salinity? A comparative study of soils under dwarf and tall
mopane (Colophospermum mopane) vegetation communities of the Luangwa
valley, Zambia. Journal of Agriculture Research and Life Sciences 4 (2),
17-27

7. Chomba, C. and Kampamba, G. (2023). The population dynamics of the Luangwa
(Zambia) common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius): Does the current
population status qualify for CITES Appendix I listing? Journal of
Agriculture Research and Life Sciences 4 (2), 9-16.

8. Mambwe, M.,
Kalebaila, K.K.,
Johnson, T.
and Moma, J. 2023. Modification and characterization of selected Zambian
clays for potential use as photocatalysts. European Journal of Chemistry
14: 362–369

9. Guarido, M.M., Fourie, I., Meno, K.,
Mendes, A., Riddin, M.A., MacIntyre, C., Manyana, S., Johnson, T. Schrama, M., Gorsich, E.E., Brooke, B.D., Almeida,
A.P.G. and Venter, M. 2023. Alphaviruses Detected in Mosquitoes in the
North-Eastern Regions of South Africa, 2014 to 2018. Viruses 15, 414
.

10. MacIntyre, C., Guarido, M.M., Riddin,
M.A., Johnson, T., Braack, L.E.O.,
Schrama, M., Gorsich, E. Almeida, A.P.G. and Venter, M. 2023. Survey of
West Nile and Banzi Viruses in Mosquitoes, South Africa, 2011–2018.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 29 (1)
.

11. S. Manikandan, A. S. Vickram, Ramasamy Subbaiya, N. Karmegam, S. W. Chang, B. Ravindran, M.
K. Awasthi. “Comprehensive Review
on Recent Production Trends and Applications of Biochar for Greener
Environment”.
Bioresource
Technology,
Vol.
388, (2023), 129725
.

12. A. S.
Vickram, S. Manikandan,
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­S. R. Deena,
Jhonnah Mundike,
Ramasamy Subbaiya,
N. Karmegam, Sumathi Jones,
Krishna Kumar
Yadav
, S. W. Chang, B. Ravindran, M. K. Awasthi. “Advanced Biofuel
Production, Policy and Technological Implementation of Nano-Additives for
Sustainable Environmental Management – A Critical Review”.
Bioresource
Technology,
Vol. 387, (2023),
129660.

13. S. Manikandan, R. Yedhu Krishnan, A.S. Vickram, Ramasamy Subbaiya, Woong Kim, M. Govarthanan, N. Karmegam. “Emerging Nanotechnology in
Renewable Biogas Production from Biowastes: Impact and Optimization
Strategies – A Review”. Renewable
and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
Vol. 181, (2023), 113345

14. Nibedita Dey,
A. S. Vickram, S. Thanigaivel, S. Manikandan, R
amasamy Subbaiya, N. Karmegam, Woong Kim, M. Govarthanan. “Aftermath of nanomaterials on lipid profile of microalgae as
a radical fuel supplement – A review”. FUEL Vol.
333, (2023), Part 2
,  126444
.

15. R. Yedhu Krishnan, S. Manikandan, Ramasamy Subbaiya, N. Karmegam, Woong Kim, M. Govarthanan.
“Recent Approaches and Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies for
Mitigating Emerging Microplastics Contamination – A critical Review”.
Science of The Total Environment. Vol. 858, (2023),
159681
.

 

2024

List of Scopus or Web of Science Indexed Publications

1. Bitwell Chibuye, Indra Sen Singh, Subbaiya Ramasamy, Kakoma Kenneth Maseka, Natural antioxidants: A comprehensive elucidation of their sources, mechanisms, and applications in health, Next Research, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2024, 100086, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2024.100086.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050475924000861)

2.  Chibuye, B., Singh, I. S., Chimuka, L., Mokgaetji, M., & Maseka, K. K. (2024). Determination of metals in Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Müll.Arg.) Pichon (Apocynaceae) using ICP OES and health risk assessment. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/02772248.2024.2419088

 3.Tanweer Ahmad, Mohammed Danish, Murali Dadi, Khalid Siraj, Thanigaivel Sundaram, Deena Santhana Raj, Shahnaz Majeed, Subbaiya Ramasamy. 2024. Potentials of orange wastes in wastewater treatment technology: A comprehensive review. Journal of Water Process Engineering. Vol 67, 106113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106113

 4.Bitwell Chibuye, Indra Sen Singh, Luke Chimuka, Kenneth Kakoma Maseka, Metabolite profiling, phytochemical studies, heavy metal determination   and  health risk assessment of Entandrophragma delevoyi De Wild in Zambia, South African Journal of Botany, Volume 172, 2024, Pages 663-677, ISSN  0254- 6299.  10.1016/j.sajb.2024.07.053

5. Chibuye, Bitwell, Singh Indra Sen, Chimuka Luke, Maseka Kenneth Kakoma. Phytochemical profiling and bioactivity study of Adenia panduriformis in

Zambia using UHPLC-MS/MS-MZmine3, GNPS, and METLIN Gen2. Scientific African 24 (2024)

6. Indra Sen Singh, Derrick Sitali Kwalyambumu. Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant potential of Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia. Journal of Phytology 2024, 16: 49-63, 2024. doi:10.25081/jp.2024.v16.8762, https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jp

7. Bitwell Chibuye, Indra Sen Singh. Integration of local knowledge in the secondary school chemistry curriculum – A few examples of ethno-chemistry from Zambia. Heliyon, 10(7), 2024

8. Khalid Siraj, James Simon Aballa, Mohammed Danish, Tanweer Ahmad, Mohammad Mansoob Khan, Shahnaz Majeed, Birtukan Adane, The effect of microwave and muffle furnace-assisted heating on the surface characteristics of teff husk activated carbons: Thermodynamic, isotherm, and kinetics study of Pb removal, Diamond & Related Materials (2024),

9. Mambwe, M.; Kalebaila, K.K.; Johnson, T. (2024). Photochemical oxidation and landfarming as Remediation techniques for oil-contaminated soil. Global J. Environ. Sci. Manage., 10(2): 1-20. DOI: 10.22035/gjesm.2024.02.*

10. Moffat Mutebele, Subbaiya Ramasamy, Todd Johnson, S. Manikandan, A. Kalirajan, Vinod Kumar Nathan, George Mukupa. 2024. Zero-Waste Processes Utilizing Microbes. In: Bala, K., Ghosh, T., Kumar, V., Sangwan, P. (eds) Harnessing Microbial Potential for Multifarious Applications. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer. Singapore.

11. Mambwe, M., Kalebaila, K.K., Johnson, T. 2024. Photochemical oxidation and landfarming as remediation techniques for oil-contaminated soil.   Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management. 10: 1–20

12. S. Manikandan, A. S. Vickram, S. R. Deena, Ramasamy Subbaiya*, N. Karmegam. “Critical review on fostering sustainable progress: An
in-depth evaluation of cleaner 
productionmethodologies and pioneering innovations in industrial processes”. Journal of Cleaner Production. (2024) Vol. 452, 142207

13. S. Poornima, Murali Dadi, S. Subash, S.Manikandan, V. Karthik, S. R. Deena, R. Balachandar, S. K. N. Kumaran, Ramasamy Subbaiya*. “Review on Advances in Toxic Pollutants Remediation by Solid Waste Composting and Vermicomposting”. Scientific African, (2024), Vol. 23, e02100.

14. B.Preethi, N. Karmegam, S. Manikandan, S. Vickram, Ramasamy Subbaiya, S. Rajeshkumar, C. Gomadurai, M. Govarthanan. “Nanotechnology-powered innovations for agricultural and food waste valorization: A critical appraisal in the context of circular economy implementation in developing nations”. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, (2024), Vol. 184, Pages 477-491.

15. Bitwell Chibuye , Indra Sen Singh , Luke Chimuka , Kenneth Kakoma Maseka. In silico and ADMET molecular analysis targeted to discover novel anti-inflammatory drug candidates as COX-2 inhibitors from specific metabolites of Diospyros batokana (Ebenaceae). Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. Volume 39, September 2024, 101758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101758 

 

 

 

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