Birhanu Abera

Mr. Birhanu Abera


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 October 2024 in Nano Select
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Abayeneh GirmaAbayeneh Girma
Abayeneh Girma
Gedefaw MebratieGedefaw Mebratie
Gedefaw Mebratie
BMBawoke Mekuye
Bawoke Mekuye
BABirhanu Abera
Birhanu Abera
TBTigabu Bekele
Tigabu Bekele
GAGetachew Alamnie
Getachew Alamnie
The increase of antibiotic resistance in bacteria has become a major concern for successful diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Over the past few decades, significant progress has been achieved on the development of nanotechnology‐based medicines for combating multidrug resistance in microorganisms. Among these, metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) hold great promise in addressing this challenge due to their broad‐spectrum and robust antimicrobial properties. This review illustrates the antibacterial activities of MNPs and further elucidates how different factors including synthesis method, size, shape, surface charge, pH, dose, type of capping or stabilizing agents of MNPs, and Gram‐type of the bacteria, impact their antibacterial activities, which are expected to promote the future development of more potent MNP‐based antibacterial agents.

16 January 2024 in IET Nanobiotechnology
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Abayeneh GirmaAbayeneh Girma
Abayeneh Girma
BABirhanu Abera
Birhanu Abera
BMBawoke Mekuye
Bawoke Mekuye
Gedefaw MebratieGedefaw Mebratie
Gedefaw Mebratie
Foodborne disease outbreaks due to bacterial pathogens and their toxins have become a serious concern for global public health and security. Finding novel antibacterial agents with unique mechanisms of action against the current spoilage and foodborne bacterial pathogens is a central strategy to overcome antibiotic resistance. This study examined the antibacterial activities and mechanisms of action of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) against foodborne bacterial pathogens. The articles written in English were recovered from registers and databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Directory of Open Access Journals) and other sources (websites, organizations, and citation searching). “Nanoparticles,” “Inorganic Nanoparticles,” “Metal Nanoparticles,” “Metal–Oxide Nanoparticles,” “Antimicrobial Activity,” “Antibacterial Activity,” “Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens,” “Mechanisms of Action,” and “Foodborne Diseases” were the search terms used to retrieve the articles. The PRISMA‐2020 checklist was applied for the article search strategy, article selection, data extraction, and result reporting for the review process. A total of 27 original research articles were included from a total of 3,575 articles obtained from the different search strategies. All studies demonstrated the antibacterial effectiveness of inorganic NPs and highlighted their different mechanisms of action against foodborne bacterial pathogens. In the present study, small‐sized, spherical‐shaped, engineered, capped, low‐dissolution with water, high‐concentration NPs, and in Gram‐negative bacterial types had high antibacterial activity as compared to their counterparts. Cell wall interaction and membrane penetration, reactive oxygen species production, DNA damage, and protein synthesis inhibition were some of the generalized mechanisms recognized in the current study. Therefore, this study recommends the proper use of nontoxic inorganic nanoparticle products for food processing industries to ensure the quality and safety of food while minimizing antibiotic resistance among foodborne bacterial pathogens.

26 November 2024 in Energy Science & Engineering
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BMBawoke Mekuye
Bawoke Mekuye
Gedefaw MebratieGedefaw Mebratie
Gedefaw Mebratie
BABirhanu Abera
Birhanu Abera
AYAyenew Yibeltal
Ayenew Yibeltal
ALAssaye Lake
Assaye Lake
ATAsnaku Tefera
Asnaku Tefera
Recently, energy has been a research area due to increasing awareness of its advantages. Energy is essential for all daily activities and helps the mind and body grows; it has the ability to determine the growth of an economy and the development of a country. However, energy has its disadvantages. Nonrenewable energy is energy such as fossil fuel, which is the main cause of air pollutant emissions, such as carbon dioxide, synthetic fluorinated gases, water vapor, and methane gases; and nuclear energy, its wastes are the main cause of air pollutant. They are also the main cause of global warming, human health, climate change, and environmental degradation from the extraction up to use. Nowadays, fossil fuel energy is used in production and use of energy in all sectors of the world. Nuclear energy is the most powerful energy source. Renewable energy, such as solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, tidal, wave, and hydrogen energy, produces zero greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels, reducing air pollution and combating climate change, improving public health, mitigating smog and acid rain, and long‐term sustainability. The production and use of this renewable energy has been increasing, but it is not sufficient to meet the demand of all sectors in the world. Hydrogen energy is the future of fossil fuels and nuclear energy, free of CO2 emissions, and radioactive waste. The hydrogen economy envisions using hydrogen as a clean, versatile, and sustainable energy carrier to replace fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We must control the impacts of energy first by knowing the types of energy and their impact, and then totally replace nonrenewable energy with renewable energy in the future by increasing the efficiency of renewable energy. To increase the efficiency of energy production, energy storage (storing high amount of energy in a small space) uses nanomaterials and green nanomaterial technologies. International cooperation and policy alignment will be essential for driving global transition to a sustainable energy future. By leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the energy sector becomes more sustainable, efficient, and resilient, supporting the transition toward a low‐carbon future. Harmonizing energy policies, sharing best practices, and aligning climate commitments can facilitate the development of a coordinated approach to addressing energy challenges on a global scale. By incorporating these considerations into energy planning and decision‐making, stakeholders can work toward building a future energy system that is sustainable, resilient, and capable of meeting the energy needs of a rapidly changing world. In this study, a critical review of the type, form, storage, advantages, efficiency, respective, and their impact are reviewed. The amounts of energy produced by each type in different years are discussed.

24 January 2024
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BABirhanu Abera
Birhanu Abera
Skyrmions are topologically nontrivial, magnetic quasiparticles that are characterized by a topological charge. The field of magnetic skyrmions has been actively investigated across a wide range of topics during the last two decades. We mainly reviewed and discussed magnetic skyrmions, and quasiparticles: reviews on principles and applications. We concentrated on theoretical discoveries and advances in magnetic skyrmions, topological effects, the skyrmion Hall effect, and the dynamics of skyrmions. The skyrmion Hall effect causes a transverse deflection of skyrmions when they are driven by currents, whereas the first additional contribution to the Hall effect of electrons in the presence of a topologically non-trivial spin texture may become beneficial for detecting skyrmions. This means that when a current is applied along the racetrack, skyrmions are pushed toward the edge, causing pinning or possibly the loss of data. This is one of the reasons why there is currently no prototype for a spintronic device based on skyrmions. The anti-ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic skyrmions were then discussed in relation to spintronics. Finally, we reviewed several potential applications based on magnetic skyrmions, including skyrmion race track memory, a skyrmion logical device, a skyrmion magnonic crystal, and skyrmion-based radio frequency devices.

22 November 2023 in Nano Select
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BABirhanu Abera
Birhanu Abera
BMBawoke Mekuye
Bawoke Mekuye
The main objective of the review was to investigate the ferromagnetism of diluted magnetic semiconductors made of Mn‐doped GaAs. Manganese‐doped gallium arsenide has recently become an important field of research because of its potential applications in the fields of spintronics and magnetic devices. The magnetic moment caused by adding manganese to the GaAs crystal structure causes a low‐temperature ferromagnetic behavior. The main factor that affects the ferromagnetic properties of Mn‐doped gallium arsenic is manganese concentration. Understanding the relationship between Mn concentration and magnetic properties is important for material optimization in specific applications. It was found that Mn‐doped GaAs exhibit paramagnetic behavior below a specific critical concentration. However, the substance is transformed into a ferromagnetic state over the maximum concentration. The Curie temperature is an important additional factor influencing the ferromagnetic properties of Mn‐doped GaAs. The temperature at which a material ceases to exhibit ferromagnetic behavior is known as the Curie temperature. The Curie temperature of a material depends on its Mn concentration, thin film thickness, and degree of disturbance. A reduction in magnetic resistance increases the concentration of Mn‐treated gallium arsenic and increases its rate as it reaches its maximum value. High Curie temperatures are the result of stronger magnetic interactions resulting from higher manganese concentrations. The specific heat capacity of Mn‐doped gallium arsenide is influenced by its magnetic and structural contribution.