Friday, March 1, 2024

Science & Pharmacy Research Output: January - February 2024

 

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BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY: L. Mkabayi, Z. Viljoen, R.W.M. Krause, K.A. Lobb, B.I. Pletschke, and C.L. Frost. 2024. “Inhibitory Effects of Selected Cannabinoids against Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV, an Enzyme Linked to Type 2 Diabetes.” Heliyon, 10 (1): e23289. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23289 [Accessed 26 January 2024].

 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: P. Dhaver, B. Pletschke, B. Sithole, and R. Govinden. 2023. “Optimization of Xylooligosaccharides Production by Native and Recombinant Xylanase Hydrolysis of Chicken Feed Substrates.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (23): 17110. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242317110 [Accessed 26 January 2024].

 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & PHARMACY: R.D. Zeukang, J.-C. Kalinski, B. Tembeni, E.D. Goosen, J. Tembu, et al. 2023. “Quinones from Cordia Species from 1972 to 2023: Isolation, Structural Diversity and Pharmacological Activities.” Natural Products and Bioprospecting, 13 (1): 52. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13659-023-00414-y [Accessed 26 January 2024].

 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: L. Ramatsui, T. Sithole, M.L. Gandla, L.J. Jönsson, A.L. Edkins, S. Malgas, and B.I. Pletschke. 2024. “In Vitro Evaluation of the Application of an Optimized Xylanase Cocktail for Improved Monogastric Feed Digestibility.” Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.13917 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: A. Cabezas, B. Cercado, H. Chouchane, E. Corton, O. Gomaa, F. Harnisch, J. Limson, V.R. Spiller, and I. Vargas. 2023. “Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Capacity Building Challenges—Focus on Latin America & Caribbean and Africa.” Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05761-x [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

CHEMISTRY: F. Odame, T. Madanhire, E.C. Hosten, and K. Lobb. 2023. “Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis and Computational Studies of Two Benzo[b][1,4]Diazepine Derivatives.” Journal of Structural Chemistry, 64 (12): 2326–42. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0022476623120041.

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE: L. Pascoe, D.G. Nyambo, K. Bradshaw, and T. Clemen. 2023. "Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation for Transmission Dynamics and Surveillance of Dengue: Conceptual and Design Model," 2023 IEEE AFRICON, Nairobi, Kenya, 2023, pp. 1-6. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRICON55910.2023.10293299.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: O. Adeyemi, and C.M. Shackleton. 2024. “Street Tree Abundance, Composition, and (Mal)Distribution in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria.” Trees, Forests and People, 15: 100470. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2023.100470 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: C.A. Kull, and C. Shackleton. 2023. “The Shifting Place of Australian Acacia Species Around the World: Adoption, Uses and Perceptions.” In Wattles: Australian Acacia Species Around the World, 250–64. CABI Books. Retrieved from: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/9781800622197.0016.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: F.D.O. Roque, B. Bellón, A. Guerra, F. Valente-Neto, C.C. Santos, I. Melo, et al. 2023. “Incorporating Biodiversity Responses to Land Use Change Scenarios for Preventing Emerging Zoonotic Diseases in Areas of Unknown Host-Pathogen Interactions.” Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10: 1229676. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1229676 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: O. Tshikombeni, C.M. Shackleton, and M. Ntshudu. 2024. “Low Knowledge of National Biodiversity Symbols among Urban South Africans Limits Their Potential Value as Conservation Flagship Species.” People and Nature, 6(1): 107–116. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10563 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

GEOLOGY: T. Chakraborty, S.H. Büttner, G. Costin, and C.F. Kankuzi. 2023a. “The Petrogenesis of Highly Fractionated Gem-Bearing Pegmatites of Malawi: Evidence from Mica and Tourmaline Chemistry and Finite Step Trace Element Modelling.” Mineralium Deposita. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00126-023-01236-1 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

GEOLOGY: T. Chakraborty, S.H. Büttner, G. Costin, and C.F. Kankuzi. 2023b. “Correction to: The Petrogenesis of Highly Fractionated Gem‑bearing Pegmatites of Malawi: Evidence from Mica and Tourmaline Chemistry and Finite Step Trace Element Modelling.” Mineralium Deposita. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00126-023-01241-4 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

GEOLOGY: A.A. Mitchell, and R.N. Scoon. 2023. “The Tennis Ball Marker in the South-Eastern Bushveld Complex: Comparison with the Boulder Bed of the Western Bushveld Complex and Proposed Genesis by Disaggregation of Intrusive Sills in Processes Akin to Those Involved in the Formation of Peperites and Mafic Enclave Swarms.” South African Journal of Geology, 126 (4): 407–424. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.25131/sajg.126.0020.

 

GEOLOGY: R.N. Scoon, and A.A. Mitchell. 2023. “Petrogenesis of the Marginal Sill Phase and Lower Zone in the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex: Incremental Development of Igneous Layering and Syn-Magmatic Emplacement of Peridotite Intrusions and Sills.” South African Journal of Geology, 126 (4): 425–450. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.25131/sajg.126.0021 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: O.F.L. Dixon, A.J. Gallagher, and A.V. Towner. 2023. “Novel Aerial Observations of a Group of Killer Whales Orcinus Orca in The Bahamas.” Frontiers in Marine Science, 10: 1265064. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1265064 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: J.A. Iitembu, D. Fitzgerald, T. Altintzoglou, P. Boudry, P. Britz, C.J. Byron, D. Delago, et al. 2023. “Comparative Description and Analysis of Oyster Aquaculture in Selected Atlantic Regions: Production, Market Dynamics, and Consumption Patterns.” Fishes, 8 (12): 584. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8120584 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: J.D. Klein, S.N. Maduna, M.L. Dicken, C. da Silva, M. Soekoe, et al. 2023. “Local Adaptation with Gene Flow in a Highly Dispersive Shark.” Evolutionary Applications, 17 (1): e13628. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13628 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: W.M. Watson-Wright, P.G. Wells, R.A. Duce, K.V. Gilardi, A.S.T. Girvan, M.E. Huber, et al. 2024. “The UN Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) — An Ocean Science-Policy Interface Standing the Test of Time.” Marine Pollution Bulletin, 199: 115917. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115917 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: A.C. Winkler, L. Bovim, B.C.L. Macena, M. Gandra, K. Erzini, P. Afonso, and D. Abecasis. 2023. “Depth and Temperature Preferences of Meagre, Argyrosomus Regius, as Revealed by Satellite Telemetry.” PLoS ONE, 18 (11): e0288706. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288706 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: M. Jokazi, and T. Nyokong. 2024. “Electrochemical Sensing and Photoelectrodegradation of Pentachlorophenol Using Co-, Mn- and Zn-Porphyrins.” ChemElectroChem, 11 (2): e202300364. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202300364 [Accessed 16 February 2024].

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: G. Kubheka, J. Mack, and T. Nyokong. 2023. “Effect of π-Extension and Halogenation on the Optical Limiting Properties of Meso -pyrenylBODIPYdyes.” Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 28 (1): 61–71. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424623501274 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: R. Adhiambo, P.K. Mensah, and E. Acheampong. 2023. “Widespread Geographical Disparities in Phytoplankton Ecology Research in the Face of Climate Change: A Review.” Water (Switzerland), 15 (24): 4288. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/w15244288 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: M.F.A. Akwetey, P.K. Mensah, G. Tibu, N.A. Agboli, and G. Wiredu. 2024. “Before and after Closed Season for Beach Seine Fishing in Ghana: Impact on Benthic Macroinvertebrates Species Diversity Indices.” Marine Ecology, 45 (1): e12784. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12784 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: A. Bhatta, H. Vreugdenhil, and J. Slinger. 2024. “Characterizing Nature-Based Living Labs from Their Seeds in the Past.” Environmental Development, 49: 100959. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100959 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: M.J.T. Weaver, J. Cockburn, N. Mtati, and C.G. Palmer. 2023. “Exploring Transformative Processes at the Intersections of Land, Water and Livelihoods: A Case Study from the Tsitsa Project, South Africa.” Ecosystems and People, 19 (1): 2278307. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2023.2278307 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: E. Vermeulen-Miltz, J.K. Clifford-Holmes, A.T. Lombard, and B. Snow. 2023. “Coastal Tourism Recovery amid COVID-19: Insights from a Participatory System Dynamics Approach.” Tourism and Hospitality, 4 (3): 435–450. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp4030027 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Y.O. Tijani, S.D. Oloniiju, O. Otegbeye, and A.R. Babalola. 2023. “Magnetic Feature and Regression Analysis of Reiner-Philippoff Boundary Layer Flow.” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, 0 (0): 1–19. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10407790.2023.2290189.

 

PHARMACY: M. Chetty, E. Teran, L. Patrick, R. Mamdouh, S.C. Srinivas, J. Kaseya, N. Ndembi, S. Touirsi, and I. Kendili. 2023. “African Global Health: An Initiative Committed to Achieving Health Sovereignty in the Global South.” Journal of Public Health in Africa, 14 (10): 2867. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2867 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

PHARMACY: B. Khumalo, A. Siboto, A.M. Akinnuga, N. Sibiya, A. Khathi, and P.S. Ngubane. 2023. “Momordica Balsamina Improves Glucose Handling in a Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rat Model.” PLoS ONE, 18 (12): e0295498. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295498 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: S. Aol, V. Habyarimana, P. Mungufeni, S.C. Buchert, and J.B. Habarulema. 2024. “Ground and Space-Based Response of the Ionosphere during the Geomagnetic Storm of 02–06 November 2021 over the Low-Latitudes across Different Longitudes.” Advances in Space Research, 73 (6): 3014–3032. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.12.032 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: M. Balboni, A. Bonafede, G. Bernardi, D. Wittor, F. Vazza, A. Botteon, et al. 2023. “Constraints on the Magnetic Field in the Intercluster Bridge A399- A401.” Astronomy and Astrophysics, 679: A107. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202346303 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: V. Habyarimana, J.B. Habarulema, D. Okoh, T. Dugassa, and J.C. Uwamahoro. 2023. “Single Station Modelling of Ionospheric Irregularities Using Artificial Neural Networks.” Astrophysics and Space Science, 368 (12): 105. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-023-04261-8 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: D. Hu, M. Zajaček, N. Werner, R. Grossová, P. Jáchym, I.D. Roberts, et al. 2024. “Ram-Pressure Stripped Radio Tail and Two ULXs in the Spiral Galaxy HCG 97b.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527 (1): 1062–1080. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3219 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: N. Lavis, M. Sarkis, G. Beck, and K. Knowles. 2023. “Radio-Frequency WIMP Search with the MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey.” Physical Review D, 108 (12): 123536. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.108.123536 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: I.H. Whittam, M. Prescott, C.L. Hale, M.J. Jarvis, I. Heywood, F. An, et al. 2024. “MIGHTEE: Multi-Wavelength Counterparts in the COSMOS Field.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527 (2): 3231–3245. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3307 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: F. Yusef-Zadeh, M. Wardle, R. Arendt, J. Hewitt, Y. Hu, A. Lazarian, N.E. Kassim, S. Hyman, and I. Heywood. 2024. “Detection of Large-Scale Synchrotron Radiation from the Molecular Envelope of the Sgr B Cloud Complex at the Galactic Centre.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527 (1): 1275–1282. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3203 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: E. Cottrant, N.J. Drobniewska, T.L. Johnson, L.G. Underhill, T.S. Murray, et al. 2023. “Network Analysis of the Endemic Spotted Gully Shark Triakis Megalopterus Reveals Spatial Vulnerability to Exploitation in the Western Cape, South Africa.” African Journal of Marine Science, 45 (4): 273–283. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2023.2271959 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: U. Scacco, E. Gennari, S. Di Crescenzo, and E. Fanelli. 2023. “Looking into the Prevalence of Bycatch Juveniles of Critically Endangered Elasmobranchs: A Case Study from Pelagic Longline and Trammel Net Fisheries of the Asinara Gulf (Western Mediterranean).” Frontiers in Marine Science, 10: 1303961. Retrieved from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1303961 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: A.K. Whitfield, and B.Q. Mann. 2023. “The Changing Status of Important Marine Fishery Species in Selected South African Estuaries.” African Journal of Marine Science, 45 (4): 235–248. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2023.2274899.

 

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: A.K. Whitfield. 2023. “South African Coastal Outlets and Estuaries: What Defines an Estuary versus an Outlet?” African Journal of Aquatic Science, 48 (4): 357–365. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2023.2288342.

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: R.S.K. Barnes, J.L. Seath, and C.J. Arendse. 2024. “Differential Sampling in the Assessment of Conservation and Biodiversity Merit: A Comparison of the Seagrass Macrofauna in Three Nearby South African Estuaries.” Biodiversity and Conservation, 33: 509–532. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02754-0 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: K. Birkhofer, T. Bird, M. Alfeus, F. Arvidsson, M. Buxton, E.A. Djoudi, et al. 2024. “Smallholder Agriculture in African Dryland Agroecosystems Has Limited Impact on Trophic Group Composition, but Affects Arthropod Provision of Ecosystem Services.” Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 363: 108860. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108860 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: J.J. Bolton, and C.D. McQuaid. 2023. “Marine Macroalgae of the Agulhas Marine Province of South Africa: Biodiversity, Exploitation and Potential for Aquaculture.” African Journal of Marine Science, 45 (4): 221–234. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2023.2262529.

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: A. Craig, and B. Erni. 2023. “Special Issue on Moult in African Birds.” Ostrich, 94 (4): iii. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2289255 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: A. Gallo, A. De Moura Lima, M. Böye, M. Hausberger, and A. Lemasson. 2023. “Study of Repertoire Use Reveals Unexpected Context-Dependent Vocalizations in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus).” Science of Nature, 110 (6): 56. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-023-01884-3 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: G.R.M. Leighton, W. Froneman, L.E.K. Serieys, and J.M. Bishop. 2023. “Trophic Downgrading of an Adaptable Carnivore in an Urbanising Landscape.” Scientific Reports, 13 (1): 21582. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48868-x [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: H. van Rensburg, N.B. Richoux, and C.A. Simon. 2023. “The Trophic Position and Isotopic Niche of a Cryptogenic Tube-Building Polychaete in a Protected Clear-Water Estuarine Bay.” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 295. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108549 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: N.L. Baptista, P.V. Pinto, C. Keates, J. Lobón-Rovira, S. Edwards, and M.-O. Rödel. 2023. “Two New Poyntonophrynus Species (Anura: Bufonidae) Highlight the Importance of Angolan Centers of Endemism.” Vertebrate Zoology, 73: 991–1031. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3897/VZ.73.E103935 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: L.F. Munyai, L. Mugwedi, R.J. Wasserman, F. Dondofema, and T. Dalu. 2024. “Correction to: Assessing Fish and Macroinvertebrates Assemblages in Relation to Environmental Variables in Makuleke Floodplain Pans: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation (Wetlands, (2023), 43, 7, (93), 10.1007/S13157-023-01738-8).” Wetlands, 44 (2). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01758-4 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: C.J.M. van Steenderen, G.F. Sutton, L.D. Yell, K. Canavan, A.J. McConnachie, M.D. Day, and I.D. Paterson. 2023. “Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Multiple New Stem-Boring Tetramesa Taxa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): Implications for the Biological Control of Invasive African Grasses.” BioControl, 68 (6): 697–708. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10231-4 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: K. Szpila, K. Williams, A. Soszyńska, M. Ekanem, M. Heyns, M.D. Dinka, and M. Villet. 2024. “Key for the Identification of Third Instar Larvae of African Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance in Death Investigations.” Forensic Science International, 354: 111889. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111889 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: G.S. Wheeler, E.C. Lake, E. Mattison, and G.F. Sutton. 2024. “Host Range, Biology, and Climate Suitability of Callopistria Exotica, a Potential Biological Control Agent of Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium Microphyllum) in the USA.” Biological Control, 188: 105410. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105410 [Accessed 27 February 2024].

Friday, December 1, 2023

Science & Pharmacy Research Output: November 2023

 

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ALBANY MUSEUM & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: M.S. Bird, D.T. Bilton, M.C. Mlambo, and R. Perissinotto. 2023. “Water Beetles (Coleoptera) Associated with Afrotemperate Forest Patches in the Garden Route National Park, South Africa.” ZooKeys, (1182): 237–258. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1182.102866 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

ANTHROPOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: M. Glaser, S.A. Selim, R. De la Cruz-Modino, I. van Putten, S.A. Canela, et al. 2023. “Analysis across Case-Based Global Sustainability Projects: An Emerging Challenge for Ocean Conflict Research in the Anthropocene.” Maritime Studies, 22 (4): 48. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-023-00323-3 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: M. van der Merwe, M.D. Jukes, C. Knox, S.D. Moore, and M.P. Hill. 2023. “Naturally Occurring Yeasts Associated with Thaumatotibia Leucotreta Can Enhance the Efficacy of the Cryptophlebia Leucotreta Granulovirus.” Pathogens, 12 (10): 1237. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12101237 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: J.E. Mbosso Teinkela, E.L. Nguemfo, T. Fokou Nzodjou, C. Bogning Zangueu, J.-C. Kalinski, B. Tsakem, J.C. Assob Nguedia, and X. Siwe Noundou. 2023. “Antihypertensive Potential of the Stem Bark of Canarium Schweinfurthii Engl. (Burseraceae) in Wistar Rats: UPLC-ESI-QToF-MS/MS-Based Prediction of Antihypertensive Phytochemicals.” Heliyon, 9 (11): e21841. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21841 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

BOTANY: R.J. McKenzie, and A.P. Dold. 2023. “Lectotypification of Othonna Crassifolia Harv., a Replaced Synonym of Crassothonna Capensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae).” Phytotaxa, 618 (3): 296–300. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.618.3.8 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: M. Adom, K.O. Fening, M.K. Billah, P.O. Aigbedion-Atalor, and D.D. Wilson. 2024. “Efficacy of Selected Biopesticides on Key Pests of Chilli Pepper for Increased Productivity in Ghana.” Crop Protection, 176: 106497. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106497 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: B.W. Cowie, F. Heystek, and I.D. Paterson. 2023. “Will Climate Affect the Establishment and Efficacy of Agnippe Sp. #1 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a Promising Biological Control Agent of Mesquite in South Africa?” BioControl. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10221-6 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: J.E. Vermaat, K. Thiemer, B. Immerzeel, S.C. Schneider, K. Sebola, J. Coetzee, et al. 2023. “Mass Development of Aquatic Plants: Effects of Contrasting Management Scenarios on a Suite of Ecosystem Services.” Journal of Applied Ecology. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14539 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

CHEMISTRY: M.A.H. Khan, T.G. Harrison, M. Wajrak, M. Grimshaw, K.G. Schofield, A.J. Trew, et al. 2023. “Flipping the Thinking on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Why EDI Is Essential for the Development and Progression of the Chemical Sciences: A Case Study Approach.” Journal of Chemical Education, 100 (11): 4279–4286. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00364 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE: M. De Silva, and D. Brown. 2023a. “Early Plant Disease Detection Using Infrared and Mobile Photographs in Natural Environment.” Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 711: 307–321. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37717-4_21.

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE: M. De Silva, and D. Brown. 2023b. “Multispectral Plant Disease Detection with Vision Transformer-Convolutional Neural Network Hybrid Approaches.” Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 23 (20): 8531. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s23208531 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

GEOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: C. Reddy, B. Thuy, M. Reid, and R. Gess. 2023. “Earliest Known Ophiuroids from High Palaeolatitude, Southern Gondwana, Recovered from the Pragian to Earliest Emsian Baviaanskloof Formation (Table Mountain Group, Cape Supergroup) South Africa.” PloS One, 18 (10): e0292636. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292636 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS: C.J. Christie, S. Nellemann, T. Davies, J.L. Fourie, and J.P. Davy. 2023. “Sunglass Tint Does Not Impact the Indoor Catching Performance of Cricket Fielders.” Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5: 188270. Retrieved from:   https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1188270 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: S. Kraft, A.C. Winkler, and D. Abecasis. 2023. “Small Coastal Marine Protected Areas Offer Recurring, Seasonal Protection to the Common Stingray (Dasyatis Pastinaca).” Ocean and Coastal Management, 246: 106891. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106891 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: E. Morgera, K. Mcquaid, G. La Bianca, H. Niner, L. Shannon, M. Strand, et al. 2023. “Addressing the Ocean-Climate Nexus in the BBNJ Agreement: Strategic Environmental Assessments, Human Rights and Equity in Ocean Science.” International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 38 (3): 447–479. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-BJA10139 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: P.P. Mpopetsi, and W.T. Kadye. 2023. “Functional Diversity Does Not Explain the Co-Occurrence of Non-Native Species within a Flow-Modified African River System.” Journal of Fish Biology. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15587 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: R.O. Awolope, I.P. Ejidike, and T. Nyokong. 2023. “Effect of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube on the Properties of Tetra Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine-Uridine Conjugate.” Science and Technology Asia, 28 (3): 18–28.

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: S.T. Mkhondwane, S. Mgidlana, and T. Nyokong. 2024. “Asymmetric Phthalocyanine-Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets Conjugate on Zinc Oxide Fibers for Combined Ultrasound and Visible Light Driven Degradation of Rhodamine 6G.” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry, 447: 115245. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115245 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: N. Nnaji, P. Sen, Y.I. Openda, A. Berisha, O. Dagdag, E.E. Ebenso, and T. Nyokong. 2023. “Assessing the Potentials of Free Base and Gallium Metalated Tertbutylphthalocyanines as Aluminium Corrosion Inhibitors.” International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 18 (12): 100345. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoes.2023.100345 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: R. Soy, B. Babu, J. Mack, and T. Nyokong. 2023. “The Photodynamic Activity Properties of a Series of Structurally Analogous Tetraarylporphyrin, Chlorin and N-Confused Porphyrin Dyes and Their Sn(IV) Complexes.” Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 44: 103815. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103815 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: A.O. Edegbene, L.A. Elakhame, F.O. Arimoro, E.C. Osimen, T.T. Edegbene Ovie, E.C. Akumabor, et al. 2023. “How Do the Traits of Macroinvertebrates in the River Chanchaga Respond to Illegal Gold Mining Activities in North Central Nigeria.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11: 1149227. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1149227 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: I. Kabenge, G. Ssewankambo, P. Nakawuka, J. Wanyama, A. Zziwa, Y. Bamutaze, et al. 2023. “Modelling Storm Event-Based Sediment Yield and Assessing Its Heavy Metal Loading: Case of Lake Victoria’s Inner Murchison Bay Catchment in Uganda.” Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-023-01876-2 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED) & PHARMACY: A. Deyi, A.N. Fadja, E.D. Goosen, X.S. Noundou, and M. Atemkeng. 2023. “Dataset of Selected Medicinal Plant Species of the Genus Brachylaena: A Comparative Application of Deep Learning Models for Plant Leaf Recognition.” Journal of Computer Science, 19 (11): 1387–1397. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2023.1387.1397 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

PHARMACY: A. Ludidi, A. Siboto, A. Nkosi, N.D. Xulu, A. Khathi, N.H. Sibiya, and P.S. Ngubane. 2023. “High-Fat, High-Carbohydrate Diet-Induced Prediabetes Preconception in Sprague–Dawley Rats as a Risk Factor for the Development of Preeclampsia: Assessing Changes in Placental Metabolic Insults.” Frontiers in Nutrition, 10: 1241785. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1241785 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

PHARMACY: R. Madondo, R. Tandlich, E.T. Stoch, Á. Restás, and S. Shwababa. 2023. “Quantitative and Qualitative Data in Disaster Risk Management of Fires: a Case Study from South Africa at Various Geographical Levels.” Geographia Technica, 18 (2): 14–39. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.21163/GT_2023.182.02 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

PHARMACY: M. Mbaba, S.D. Khanye, G.S. Smith, and C. Biot. 2022. “15.11 - Organometallic Chemistry of Drugs Based on Iron.” In Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV: Volume 1-15, 15: 261–296. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820206-7.00046-9.

 

PHARMACY: S. Melamane, T.T. Manadava, A. Manda, N. Luphade, S.M.M. Khamanga, P.A. Makoni, P.H. Demana, S.K. Matafwali, and B.A. Witika. 2023. “Artificial Neural Network-Based Inference of Drug-Target Interactions.” In Nanotechnology Principles in Drug Targeting and Diagnosis, 35–62. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91763-6.00015-1.

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: B. Hugo, G. Bernardi, O.M. Smirnov, D. Dallacasa, T. Venturi, M. Murgia, and R.F. Pizzo. 2023. “Radio Multifrequency Observations of Abell 781 with the WSRT.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526 (4): 5278–5291. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2873 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: M. Webber, S. Kuja, and J. Williams. 2023. “Assessment of Non-Free Space Conditions on Wave Propagation.” In XXXVth General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), Sapporo, Japan, 2023, pp. 1-4. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.23919/URSIGASS57860.2023.10265448.

 

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: A.W. Trotter, L. Rathjens, S. Schmiegel, S. Mews, P.D. Cowley, and E. Gennari. 2024. “Short-Term Effects of Standard Procedures Associated with Surgical Transmitter Implantation on a Benthic Shark Species Requiring Anaesthesia.” Fisheries Research, 270: 106880. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106880 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: J.M. Midgley, B.S. Muller, G.L. Theron, M. Phoofolo, T.A. Bellingan, and K. Jordaens. 2023. “The Diptera of Lesotho: A History of Collecting in the Mountain Kingdom, Summary of Recent Collecting Sites and Introduction to the Topical Collection in African Invertebrates.” African Invertebrates, 64 (3): 207–220. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.108525 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: L. Cozzolino, K.R. Nicastro, P.C. Hubbard, L. Seuront, C.D. McQuaid, and G.I. Zardi. 2024. “Intraspecific Genetic Lineages of a Marine Mussel Show Behavioural Divergence When Exposed to Microplastic Leachates.” Environmental Pollution, 340: 122779. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122779 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: A.J.F.K. Craig. 2023. “Anton Reichenow and the Birds of Africa.” Ostrich. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2263165.

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: A.R. Gilson, and C. Mcquaid. 2023. “Top-down versus Bottom-up: Grazing and Upwelling Regime Alter Patterns of Primary Productivity in a Warm-Temperate System.” Ecology, e4180. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4180 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: S. Plön, P.B. Best, P. Duignan, S.D. Lavery, R.T.F. Bernard, K. Van Waerebeek, and C.S. Baker. 2023. “Population Structure of Pygmy (Kogia Breviceps) and Dwarf (Kogia Sima) Sperm Whales in the Southern Hemisphere May Reflect Foraging Ecology and Dispersal Patterns.” Advances in Marine Biology, 96: 85-114. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2023.09.001.

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: C.J.M. van Steenderen, E.L. Pringle, and M.H. Villet. 2023. “Historical Diversification of Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1857 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae).” Journal of Natural History, 57 (29–32): 1444–1463. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2257373.

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: G.F. Sutton, M.D. Day, K. Canavan, and I.D. Paterson. 2023. “Anthropogenic Disturbance Affects Specialist, but Not Generalist, Endophagous Insects Associated with Two African Grasses: Implications for Biological Control.” Biocontrol Science and Technology, 33 (11): 1051–1064. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2023.2275114.