February 2014: Rhodes University Science & Pharmacy Faculty publications

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ALBANY MUSEUM, ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY, Pereira-Da-Conceicoa, L.L. & Barber-James, H.M. 2013, "Redescription and lectotype designation of the endemic South African mayfly Lestagella penicillata (Barnard, 1932) (Ephemeroptera: Teloganodidae)", Zootaxa, vol. 3750, no. 5, pp. 450-464

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY : Jukes,Michael D., Knox, C.M., Hill, M.P. & DMoore, S. "The isolation and genetic characterisation of a South African strain of Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus, PhopGV-SA", Virus research, , no. 0, pp. 

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY : Padayachee,E.R., Arowolo, A. & Whiteley, C.G. 2014, "Nanomedicine: Action of metal nanoparticles on neuronal nitric oxide synthase - Fluorimetric analysis on the mechanism for fibrillogenesis", Neurochemical research, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 194-201 

BOTANY : Lorrain, A., Graham, B.S., Popp, B.N., Allain, V., Olson, R.J., Hunt, B.P.V., Potier, M., Fry, B., Galván-Magaña, F., Menkes, C., Kaehler, S. & Ménard, F. "Nitrogen isotopic baselines and implications for estimating foraging habitat and trophic position of yellowfin tuna in the Indian and Pacific Oceans", Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, , no. 0, pp. 

BOTANY : Peter, C.I. & Johnson, S.D. 2014, "A pollinator shift explains floral divergence in an orchid species complex in South Africa", Annals of Botany, vol. 113, no. 2, pp. 277-288 

BOTANY, ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY : Teske,P.R., Papadopoulos, I., Barker, N.P., Mcquaid, C.D. & Beheregaray, L.B. 2014, "Mitonuclear discordance in genetic structure across the Atlantic/Indian Ocean biogeographical transition zone", Journal of Biogeography, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 392-401 

CHEMISTRY : Goethals, A., Mugadza, T., Arslanoglu, Y., Zugle, R., Antunes, E., Van Hulle, S.W.H., Nyokong, T. & De Clerck, K. 2014, "Polyamide nanofiber membranes functionalized with zinc phthalocyanines", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, , pp. 

CHEMISTRY : Mack, J., Otaki, T., Durfee, W.S., Kobayashi, N. & Stillman, M.J. 2014, "MCD spectroscopy and TD-DFT calculations of low symmetry subnaphthalocyanine analogs", Journal of inorganic biochemistry, , pp.

CHEMISTRY : Ndlovu, T., Kuvarega, A.T., Arotiba, O.A., Sampath, S., Krause, R.W. & Mamba, B.B. "Exfoliated graphite/titanium dioxide nanocomposites for photodegradation of eosin yellow", Applied Surface Science, , no. 0, pp. 

CHEMISTRY : Olorundare, O.F., Msagati, T.A.M., Krause, R.W.M., Okonkwo, J.O. & Mamba, B.B. 2014, "Activated Carbon from Lignocellulosic Waste Residues: Effect of Activating Agent on Porosity Characteristics and Use as Adsorbents for Organic Species", Water, Air and Soil Pollution, vol. 225, no. 3, pp. 1-14 

CHEMISTRY : Olorundare, O.F., Msagati, T.A.M., Krause, R.W.M., Okonkwo, J.O. & Mamba, B.B. 2014, "Steam activation, characterisation and adsorption studies of activated carbon from maize tassels", Chemistry and Ecology, , pp.

CHEMISTRY: Managa, M., Idowu, M.A., Antunes, E. & Nyokong, T. "Photophysicochemical behavior and antimicrobial activity of dihydroxosilicon tris(diaquaplatinum) octacarboxyphthalocyanine", Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, , no. 0, pp. 

COMPUTER SCIENCE : Gumbo, S. & Terzoli, A. 2013, "E-skills training on communal, fixed infrastructure as an activator of personal use of mobile internet", 2013 IST-Africa Conference and Exhibition, IST-Africa 2013, pp. 

COMPUTER SCIENCE : Irwin, B. & Herbert, A. 2013, "Deep routing simulation", 8th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security, ICIW 2013, pp. 97.

COMPUTER SCIENCE : Maema, M., Terzol, A. & Thinyane, M. 2013, "A look into classification: Towards building an indigenous knowledge platform for educational use", 2013 IST-Africa Conference and Exhibition, IST-Africa 2013, 

COMPUTER SCIENCE : Ndwe, T.J.J., Barnard, E. & Foko, T. 2013, "Correlation between rapid learnability and user preference in IVR systems for developing regions", 2013 IST-Africa Conference and Exhibition, IST-Africa 2013, 

COMPUTER SCIENCE : Nyathi, O., Terzoli, A. & Tsietsi, M. 2013, "Unicorn: A unified communication solution for marginalized communities", Adaptive Science and Technology (ICAST), 2013 International Conference on, pp. 1

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE : Masubelele,Mmoto L., Hoffman, M.T., Bond, W.J. & Gambiza, J. 2014, "A 50 year study shows grass cover has increased in shrublands of semi-arid South Africa", Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 104, no. 0, pp. 43-51 

GEOGRAPHY : Pittam, N.J., Mighall, T.M. & Foster, I.D.L. 2006 , The effect of sediment source changes on pollen records in Lake Sediments. 

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS : Göbel,M. 2009  Complexity in ergonomics. 

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS : Onywera, V, Gillis, L., Tomkinson, G., Sluijs, E., Stratton, G., Reilly, J., Kawalski, K., Zayed, K., Mota, J. & Janssen, I. 2013, "Research Priorities for Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours: An International Perspective Using a Twin-Panel Delphi Procedure.", , pp. 

ICHTHYOLOGY & FISHERIES RESEARCH : Hoving,H.J.T., Laptikhovsky, V.V., Lipinski, M.R. & Jürgens, E. 2014, "Fecundity, oogenesis, and ovulation pattern of southern African Lycoteuthis lorigera (Steenstrup, 1875)", Hydrobiologia, vol. 725, no. 1, pp. 23-32

ICHTHYOLOGY & FISHERIES RESEARCH : Simon,C., Martín, G.S. & Robinson, G. 2014, "Two new species of Syllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from South Africa, one of them viviparous, with remarks on larval development and vivipary", Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, , pp.

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH : Hughes,D.A., Gush, M., Tanner, J. & Dye, P. 2014, "Using targeted short-term field investigations to calibrate and evaluate the structure of a hydrological model", Hydrological Processes, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 2794-2809 

MATHEMATICS : Biggs, R. & Nagy, P.T. 2013, "A Classification of Sub-Riemannian Structures on the Heisenberg Groups", Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 41-52 

MATHEMATICS : .....Pollney, D...... 2014, "Error-analysis and comparison to analytical models of numerical waveforms produced by the NRAR Collaboration", Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 025012 

MATHEMATICS : Makamba, B.B. & Murali, V. 2013, "The Remak-Krull-Schmidt Theorem on Fuzzy Groups", Iranian Journal of Fuzzy Systems, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 153-159 

PHARMACY : Luyt, C.D., Muller, W.J. & Tandlich, R. 2013, "Calibration of bifidobacterial indicators for microbial water quality monitoring in South Africa", International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM, pp. 47 

PHARMACY : Tandlich, R., Chirenda, T.G., Hoossein, S. & Pyle, D. 2013, "Weather forecasting and its legal framework for disaster management in South Africa", International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM, pp. 471 

PHARMACY : Wietholter, J.P., Coetzee, R., McCartney, J., Gegg, J. & Schwinghammer, T.L. "Development of an international advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) and lessons learned after implementation", Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, , no. 0, pp. 

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS : ....D., Bernardi.... 2014, "A survey for transients and variables with the murchison widefield array 32-tile prototype at 154 MHz", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 438, no. 1, pp. 352-367 

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS : Chithambo,M.L., Pagonis, V. & Ogundare, F.O. 2014, "Spectral and kinetic analysis of thermoluminescence from manganiferous carbonatite", Journal of Luminescence, vol. 145, no. 0, pp. 180-187 

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS : Ssessanga,Nicholas, Mckinnell, L. & Bosco Habarulema, J. "Estimation of foF2 from GPS TEC over the South African region", Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, , no. 0, pp.

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Pagonis, V., Chithambo, M.L., Chen, R., Chruścińska, A., Fasoli, M., Li, S.H., Martini, M. & Ramseyer, K. 2014, "Thermal dependence of luminescence lifetimes and radioluminescence in quartz", Journal of Luminescence, vol. 145, no. 0, pp. 38-48

STATISTICS : Shuttleworth-Edwards, A.B., Radloff, S.E., Whitefield-Alexander, V.J., Smith, I.P. & Horsman, M. 2014, "Practice effects reveal visuomotor vulnerability in school and university rugby players", Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 86-99 

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY : Adgaba,N., Al-Ghamdi, A.A., Hailu, M., Shenkute, A.G., Ansari, M.J., Hepburn, H.R. & Radloff, S.E. 2013, "Queen excluders enhance honey production in African honey bees, Apis mellifera, by limiting brood rearing during peak nectar flow", Journal of Apicultural Research, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 184-189 

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY : Connan,M., McQuaid, C.D., Bonnevie, B.T., Smale, M.J. & Cherel, Y. 2014, "Combined stomach content, lipid and stable isotope analyses reveal spatial and trophic partitioning among three sympatric albatrosses from the Southern Ocean", Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 497, pp. 259-272 

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY : Marnewick,Kelly, Ferreira, S.M., Grange, S., Watermeyer, J., Maputla, N. & Davies-Mostert, H.T. 2014, "Evaluating the Status of and African Wild Dogs Lycaon pictus and Cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus through Tourist-based Photographic Surveys in the Kruger National Park", Plos One, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. e86265 

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY : Richoux,N.B., Vermeulen, I. & Froneman, P.W. 2014, "Fatty acid profiles reveal temporal and spatial differentiation in diets within and among syntopic rocky shore suspension-feeders", Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 495, pp. 143-160

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY : Rivera,A., Weidberg, N., Pardiñas, A.F., González-Gil, R., García-Flórez, L. & Acuña, J.L. 2013, "Role of upwelling on larval dispersal and productivity of gooseneck barnacle populations in the Cantabrian sea: Management implications", PLoS ONE, vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY : Schoo,K.L., Aberle, N., Malzahn, A.M., Schmalenbach, I. & Boersma, M. 2014, "The reaction of European lobster larvae (Homarus gammarus) to different quality food: Effects of ontogenetic shifts and pre-feeding history", Oecologia, vol. 174, no. 2, pp. 581-594


ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY, Pereira-Da-Conceicoa, L.L. & Barber-James, H.M. 2013, "Redescription and lectotype designation of the endemic South African mayfly Lestagella penicillata (Barnard, 1932) (Ephemeroptera: Teloganodidae)", Zootaxa, vol. 3750, no. 5, pp. 450-464

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY : Watanabe,Kenta, Kasai, A., Antonio, E.S., Suzuki, K., Ueno, M. & Yamashita, Y. 2014, "Influence of salt-wedge intrusion on ecological processes at lower trophic levels in the Yura Estuary, Japan", Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol. 139, no. 0, pp. 67-77 
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ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY ; ALBANY MUSEUM: Porri, F., Jackson, J.M., Von der Meden, C.E.O., Weidberg, N. & McQuaid, C.D. "The effect of mesoscale oceanographic features on the distribution of mussel larvae along the south coast of South Africa", Journal of Marine Systems, , no. 0, pp.