May 2014 : Rhodes University Science & Pharmacy Faculties - publications/conference papers, etc.

BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY :  Bhattacharya, A. & Pletschke, B.I., 2014. Magnetic cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs): A novel concept towards carrier free immobilization of lignocellulolytic enzymes. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 61–62, pp.17–27. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141022914000829

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE:  Kruid, J., Fogel, R. & Limson, J., 2014. Voltammetric investigation of complex growth media at a bare glassy carbon electrode: A case study of oxytetracycline. Electrochimica Acta, 128, pp.41–47.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.188

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE:  Mshoperi, E., Fogel, R. & Limson, J., 2014. Application of carbon black and iron phthalocyanine composites in bioelectricity production at a brewery wastewater fed microbial fuel cell. Electrochimica Acta, 128, pp.311–317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.016

BOTANY :  Duilio Iamonico, R.J.M., 2014. (2281) Proposal to reject the name Arnica coronopifolia (Asteraceae). Taxon, 63(2)(2014), pp.436–437.  http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax/2014/00000063/00000002/art00030

BOTANY :  Khan, F. et al., 2014. Antimicrobial properties and isotope investigations of South African honey. Journal of Applied Microbiology, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam.12533/abstract

BOTANY :  Linder, H.P. et al., 2014. Phylogeographical Pattern in the Southern African Grass Tenaxia disticha (Poaceae). Systematic Botany, 39(2), pp.428–440. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1600/036364414X680906

CHEMISTRY :  Adegoke, O. & Nyokong, T., 2014. Unsymmetrically Substituted Nickel Triazatetra-Benzcorrole and Phthalocynanine Complexes: Conjugation to Quantum Dots and Applications as Fluorescent “Turn ON” Sensors. Journal of Fluorescence, 24(2), pp.481–491. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10895-013-1317-4

CHEMISTRY :  Fashina, A., Antunes, E. & Nyokong, T., 2014. A comparative photophysicochemical study of mono substituted phthalocyanines grafted onto silica nanoparticles. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, pp.1–10. http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1088424614500138

CHEMISTRY :  Maringa, A. & Nyokong, T., 2014. Behavior of Palladium Nanoparticles in the Absence or Presence of Cobalt Tetraaminophthalocyanine for the Electrooxidation of Hydrazine. Electroanalysis, 26(5), pp.1068–1077. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/elan.201400028/abstract

CHEMISTRY :  Nyokong, T. et al., 2014. Optical nonlinearities and photophysicochemical behaviour of green and blue forms of lutetium bisphthalocyanines. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/tc/c4tc00505h

CHEMISTRY :  Nyoni, S., Mugadza, T. & Nyokong, T., 2014. Improved l-cysteine electrocatalysis through a sequential drop dry technique using multi-walled carbon nanotubes and cobalt tetraaminophthalocyanine conjugates. Electrochimica Acta, 128, pp.32–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.023

CHEMISTRY :  Ogunlaja, A.S. et al., The adsorptive extraction of oxidised sulfur-containing compounds from fuels by using molecularly imprinted chitosan materials. Reactive and Functional Polymers. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1381514814000960

CHEMISTRY :  Yılmaz, Y. et al., 2014. Synthesis, photophysicochemical properties and TD-DFT calculations of tetrakis(2-benzoyl-4-chlorophenoxy) phthalocyanines. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, pp.1–10. http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S108842461450004

 CHEMISTRY :  Zhou, Z. et al., 2014. Core-Modified Rubyrins Containing Dithienylethene Moieties. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, p.n/a–n/a. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201402711/abstract

 CHEMISTRY : Mthethwa, T., Antunes, E. & Nyokong, T., 2014. Photophysical properties of a new water soluble tetra thiamine substituted zinc phthalocyanine conjugated to gold nanorods of different aspect ratios. Dalton Transactions, 43(22), p.8230. http://0-pubs.rsc.org.wam.seals.ac.za/en/content/articlehtml/2014/dt/c4dt00197d

 CHEMISTRY:  Yılmaz, Y. et al., 2014. Photophysicochemical properties and TD-DFT calculations of a novel terminal alkyne substituted metal free phthalocyanine. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 18(03), pp.251–258. http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1088424613501241

COMPUTER SCIENCE:  Liu, X., Nyongesa, H. & Connan, J., 2013. WMCD: A situation aware multicast congestion detection scheme using support vector machines in MANETs. In Proceedings - 2013 12th International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, ICMLA 2013. pp. 221–226.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE :  Muller, C. & Shackleton, S.E., 2014. Perceptions of climate change and barriers to adaptation amongst commonage and commercial livestock farmers in the semi-arid Eastern Cape Karoo. African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 31(1), pp.1–12. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/10220119.2013.845606

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE : Aburto, J.A., Stotz, W.B. & Cundill, G., 2014. Social-Ecological Collapse: TURF Governance in the Context of Highly Variable Resources in Chile. Ecology and Society, 19(1). http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/handle/10535/9328

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE : Fabricius, C. & Cundill, G., 2014. Learning in Adaptive Management: Insights from Published Practice. Ecology and Society, 19(1).  http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol19/iss1/art29/

GEOLOGY :  Cioacă, M.E. et al., Trace element concentrations in porphyry copper deposits from Metaliferi Mountains, Romania: a reconnaissance study. Ore Geology Reviews. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/

 GEOLOGY :  Ősi, A. et al., 2013. First report of Triassic vertebrate assemblages from the Villány Hills (Southern Hungary). Central European Geology, 56(4), pp.297–335. http://www.akademiai.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1556/CEuGeol.56.2013.4.2

GEOLOGY : Ruckwied, K., Götz, A.E. & Jones, P., Palynological records of the Permian Ecca Group (South Africa): Utilizing climatic icehouse-greenhouse signals for cross basin correlations. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018214002272

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS :  MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Dept of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, South Africa. et al., 2014. Results From South Africa’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(4 Suppl 1), pp.S98–S104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2014-0185

ICHTHYOLOGY & FISHERIES SCIENCE :  Baxevanis, A.D. et al., 2014. Genetic identification of South African Artemia species: invasion, replacement and co-occurrence. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 94(04), pp.775–785.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315414000083
ICHTHYOLOGY & FISHERIES SCIENCE :  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, 94(4), pp.729–746.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315413001926 

ICHTHYOLOGY & FISHERIES SCIENCE :  Yoshida, M. et al., Integrative omics analysis reveals differentially distributed proteins in dimorphic euspermatozoa of the squid, Loligo bleekeri. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006291X14007189

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY :  Bonnevie, B.T., 0. Variations in moult, morphology, movement and survival rates of the Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus within southern Africa. Ostrich, 0(0), pp.1–10. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/00306525.2014.902403

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH :  Tshimanga, R.M. & Hughes, D.A., 2014. Basin-scale performance of a semidistributed rainfall-runoff model for hydrological predictions and water resources assessment of large rivers: The Congo River. Water Resources Research, 50(2), pp.1174–1188. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013WR014310/abstract

MATHEMATICS:  Zhu, Z. et al., 2014. Graphs with maximal Hosoya index and minimal Merrifield–Simmons index. Discrete Mathematics, 329, pp.77–87. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012365X14001496

 PHARMACY :  King’Ori, L.D. & Walker, R.B., 2014. HPLC method for simultaneous analysis of ranitidine and metronidazole in dosage forms. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(2), pp.426–430. http://dx.doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.15432  

PHARMACY :  Moyo, F. et al., 2014. Sorption of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds on Natural Sorbents and Organoclays from Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Solutions: A Mini-Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(5), pp.5020–5048. http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/5/5020

 PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS :  Chithambo, M.L., Seneza, C. & Ogundare, F.O., Kinetic analysis of high temperature secondary thermoluminescence glow peaks in α-Al2O3:C. Radiation Measurements. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448714001206

 PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS :  Lieder, E.O. et al., 2014. Resolution of Chiral Conundrum in Ag106: Doppler-Shift Lifetime Investigation. Physical Review Letters, 112(20), p.202502. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.202502

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Canavan, K. et al.,  Effect of water trophic level on the impact of the water hyacinth moth Niphograpta albiguttalis on Eichhornia crassipes. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 0(0), pp.1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2014.893225

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Humphries, A.T., McClanahan, T.R. & McQuaid, C.D., 2014. Differential impacts of coral reef herbivores on algal succession in Kenya. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 504, pp.119–132. http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v504/p119-132/

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Khan, F. et al., 2014. Antimicrobial properties and isotope investigations of South African honey. Journal of Applied Microbiology, p.n/a–n/a. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam.12533/abstract

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Love, C.N., Hill, M.P. & Moore, S.D., 2014b. Thaumatotibia leucotreta and the Navel orange: ovipositional preferences and host susceptibility. Journal of Applied Entomology, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jen.12126/abstract

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Richoux, N.B., Vermeulen, I. & Froneman, P.W., 2014. Stable isotope ratios indicate differential omnivory among syntopic rocky shore suspension-feeders. Marine Biology, 161(5), pp.971–984.  http://dx/doi/org/10.1007/s00227-013-2358-6

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Str Ümpher, W.P. et al., 2014. Phylogeny of the family Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence data. Systematic Entomology, p.n/a–n/a. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12074/abstract

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Wasserman, R.J. & Vink, T.J.F., 2014. Effect of mate guarding on the swimming behaviour of female Euterpina acutifrons (Copepoda, Harpacticoida). Journal of Plankton Research, p.fbu046. http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/05/19/plankt.fbu046

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Craig, A.J., 2014. Nectar feeding by weavers (Ploceidae) and their role as pollinators. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 85(1). http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ostrich/article/view/103400

ZOOLOGY & ENTOMOLOGY :  Masclaux, H., Temporal changes in essential fatty acid availability in different food sources in the littoral macrophyte zone. http://dx/doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-1898-1