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  1. Repurposing Metronidazole Derivatives to Target Aerobic Bacteria via FabH Inhibition

    Article • Anti-Infective Agents, February 2025, Bentham Science Publishers

    Daniel Bisrat, Sileshi Getnet, Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  2. Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Triterpenoids and Cyclic 1,7-Diarylheptanoids from the Stem Bark of Myrica salicifolia: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study

    Article • Journal of Chemistry, February 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  3. The potential of industrial sludge and textile solid wastes for biomass briquettes with avocado peels as a binder

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  4. Design and fabrication of TiO2-based dye sensitized solar cells using plant-derived organic dyes

    Article • AIP Advances, July 2023, American Institute of Physics

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  5. Withanolides from Discopodium penninervium

    Article • Fitoterapia, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  6. Maximizing biodiesel production from waste cooking oil with lime-based zinc-doped CaO using response surface methodology

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  7. Derivatized photosensitizer for an improved performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell

    Article • Results in Chemistry, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  8. Structural Engineering of Organic D–A−π–A Dyes Incorporated with a Dibutyl-Fluorene Moiety for High-Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, April 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  9. An organic dye containing electron‐rich cyclopentadithiophene for dye‐sensitized solar cells with an efficiency over 28% at 6,000 lux

    Article • Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, April 2021, Wiley

    Gebremariam Zebene Wubie, Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  10. New 2,3-diphenylquinoxaline containing organic D-A-π-A dyes with nickel oxide photocathode prepared by surfactant-mediated synthesis for high performance p-type dye-sensitized solar cells

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

  11. A General Strategy to Enhance the Performance of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells by Incorporating a Light‐Harvesting Dye with a Hydrophobic Polydiacetylene Electrolyte‐Blocking Layer

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, February 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta