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Science & Pharmacy Research Output: August 2016



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ALBANY MUSEUM & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Barber-James, H.M. & Pereira-da-Conceicoa, L.L. 2016. Efficacy and deficiencies of rapid biomonitoring in biodiversity conservation: a case study in South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 41: 337–343. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2016.1192019 [Accessed 26 September 2016].

BOTANY: Lubke, R.A. 2016. The new wild: Why invasive species will be nature’s salvation, Fred Pearce (Ed.): book review. South African Journal of Science, 112: 1–2. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2016/a0163 [Accessed 26 September 2016].

BOTANY: Nokelainen, O., Ripley, B.S., van Bergen, E., Osborne, C.P. & Brakefield, P.M. 2016. Preference for C4 shade grasses increases hatchling performance in the butterfly, Bicyclus safitza. Ecology and Evolution, 6: 5246–5255. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2235 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Bankole, O.M., Osifeko, O. & Nyokong, T. 2016. Enhanced nonlinear optical responses of zinc diaminopyrimidin-2-ylthio phthalocyanine conjugated to AgxAuy alloy nanoparticles. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 329: 155–166. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.06.025 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Faridoon, Edkins, A.L., Isaacs, M., Mnkandhla, D., Hoppe, H.C. & Kaye, P.T. 2016. Synthesis and evaluation of substituted 4-(N-benzylamino)cinnamate esters as potential anti-cancer agents and HIV-1 integrase inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 26: 3810–3812. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.05.023 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

CHEMISTRY: O’Donoghue, C.S.J.N., Fomo, G. & Nyokong, T. 2016. Electrode Modification Using Alkyne Manganese Phthalocyanine and Click Chemistry for Electrocatalysis. Electroanalysis, 28: 1–10. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elan.201600379 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Oluwole, D.O., Uddin, I., Prinsloo, E. & Nyokong, T. 2016. The effects of silica based nanoparticles on the photophysicochemical properties, in vitro dark viability and photodynamic therapy study of zinc monocarboxyphenoxy phthalocyanine. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 329: 221–231. Availble: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.07.002 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Ondigo, D.A., Mudabuka, B., Pule, B., Tshentu, Z.R. & Torto, N. 2016. A colorimetric probe for the detection of Ni2+ in water based on Ag-Cu alloy nanoparticles hosted in electrospun nanofibres. Water SA, 42(3): 408–414. Available: http://0-hdl.handle.net.wam.seals.ac.za/10520/EJC193853 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Wu, Y., Gai, L., Xiao, X., Lu, H., Li, Z., Mack, J., Harris, J., Nyokong, T. & Shen, Z. 2016. A Chiral Hemiporphyrazine Derivative: Synthesis and Chiroptical Properties. Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 11(15): 2113–2116. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asia.201600754 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Zhou, J., Gai, L., Zhou, Z., Yang, W., Mack, J., Xu, K., Zhao, J., Zhao, Y., Qiu, H., Chan, K.S. & Shen, Z. 2016. Rational Design of Emissive NIR-Absorbing Chromophores: RhIII Porphyrin-Aza-BODIPY Conjugates with Orthogonal Metal–Carbon Bonds. Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(37): 13201–13209. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201602670 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Marais, C. & Bradshaw, K. 2016. Towards a technical skills curriculum to supplement traditional computer science teaching. Presented at the Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE, pp. 338–343. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2899415.2899446 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Ntshane, B.C. & Gambiza, J. 2016. Habitat assessment for ecosystem services in South Africa. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 12: 242–254. Available: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21513732.2016.1217935 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

GEOGRAPHY: Kepe, T. 2016. Rural geography research in post-apartheid South Africa: patterns and opportunities. South African Geographical Journal, 98(3): 495–504. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2016.1212731 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

GEOGRAPHY: Manjoro, M., Rowntree, K., Kakembo, V., Foster, I. & Collins, A.L. 2016. Use of sediment source fingerprinting to assess the role of subsurface erosion in the supply of fine sediment in a degraded catchment in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Journal of Environmental Management. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.019 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

GEOGRAPHY: Prucha, B., Graham, D., Watson, M., Avenant, M., Esterhuyse, S., Joubert, A., Kemp, M., King, J., Le Roux, P., Redelinghuys, N., Rossouw, L., Rowntree, K., Seaman, M., Sokolic, F., Van Rensburg, L., Van der Waal, B., Van Tol, J. & Vos, T. 2016. MIKE-SHE integrated groundwater and surface water model used to simulate scenario hydrology for input to DRIFT-ARID : the Mokolo River case study. Water SA, 42(3): 384–398. Available: http://0-hdl.handle.net.wam.seals.ac.za/10520/EJC193855 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

GEOGRAPHY: Seaman, M., Watson, M., Avenant, M., Joubert, A., King, J., Barker, C., Esterhuyse, S., Graham, D., Kemp, M., Roux, P. le, Prucha, B., Redelinghuys, N., Rossouw, L., Rowntree, K., Sokolic, F., Rensburg, L. van, Waal, B. van der, Tol, J. van & Vos, T. 2016. DRIFT-ARID: Application of a method for environmental water requirements (EWRs) in a non-perennial river (Mokolo River) in South Africa. Water SA, 42(3): 362–382. Available: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/wsa/article/view/141184 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

GEOGRAPHY: Seaman, M., Watson, M., Avenant, M., King, J., Joubert, A., Barker, C., Esterhuyse, S., Graham, D., Kemp, M., Le Roux, P., Prucha, B., Redelinghuys, N., Rossouw, L., Rowntree, K., Sokolic, F., Van der Waal, B., Van Tol, J. & Vos, T. 2016. DRIFT-ARID: a method for assessing environmental water requirements (EWRs) for non-perennial rivers. Water SA, 42(3), 356–367. Available: http://0-hdl.handle.net.wam.seals.ac.za/10520/EJC193857 [Accessed 27 September 2016]

GEOLOGY: Harmer, R.E. & Nex, P. A. M. 2016. Rare Earth Deposits of Africa. Episodes, 39: 381–406. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2016/v39i2/95784 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Fennessy, S.T., Roberts, M.J. & Barlow, R.G. 2016. An editorial synthesis of the ACEP project: Ecosystem Processes in the KwaZulu-Natal Bight. African Journal of Marine Science, 38: S217–S223. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1195778 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Roberts, M.J. & Nieuwenhuys, C. 2016. Observations and mechanisms of upwelling in the northern KwaZulu-Natal Bight, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 38: S43–S63. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1194319 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Roberts, M.J., Nieuwenhuys, C. & Guastella, L.A. 2016. Circulation of shelf waters in the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 38: S7–S21. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1175383 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

ICHYTHOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Guastella, L.A. & Roberts, M.J. 2016. Dynamics and role of the Durban cyclonic eddy in the KwaZulu-Natal Bight ecosystem. African Journal of Marine Science, 38: S23–S42. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1159982 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Clifford-Holmes, J.K., Palmer, C.G., Wet, C.J. de & Slinger, J.H. 2016. Operational manifestations of institutional dysfunction in post-apartheid South Africa. Water Policy, 18: 998–1014. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2016.211 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

PHARMACY & BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Tandlich, R., Ncube, M., Khamanga, S.M.M. & Zuma, B.M. 2016. A case study on the health risks related to flood disasters in South Africa. Journal of Disaster Research, 11(4): 732–741. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2016.p0732 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

PHARMACY: Dowse, R. 2016. The limitations of current health literacy measures for use in developing countries. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 9: 4–6. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2016.1147742 [Accessed 27 September 2016].

PHARMACY: Mwila, C., Khamanga, S.M.M. & Walker, R.B. 2016. Development and Assessment of a USP Apparatus 3 Dissolution Test Method for Sustained-Release Nevirapine Matrix Tablets. Dissolution Technologies. Available: http://www.dissolutiontech.com/issues/201608/DT201608_A03.pdf [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHARMACY: Okeyo, I. & Dowse, R. 2016. Community care worker perceptions of their roles in tuberculosis care and their information needs. Health SA Gesondheid, 21: 245–252. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.05.004 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHARMACY: Tariq, M., Rath, S., Mushoriwa, F. & Srinivas, S. 2016. Health and sustainable development challenges of the 21st century: A comparative analysis of salt reduction strategies. Population Review, 55(1): 74–91. Available: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/616118 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Abbott, B.P., Abbott, R., Abbott, T.D., et al. 2016a. Localization and Broadband Follow-up of the Gravitational-wave Transient GW150914. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 826: L13. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/826/1/L13 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Comparat, J., Delubac, T., Jouvel, S., Raichoor, A., Kneib, J.-P., Yèche, C., Abdalla, F.B., Cras, C.L., Maraston, C., Wilkinson, D.M., Zhu, G., Jullo, E., Prada, F., Schlegel, D., Xu, Z., Zou, H., Bautista, J., Bizyaev, D., Bolton, A., Brownstein, J.R., Dawson, K.S., Escoffier, S., Gaulme, P., Kinemuchi, K., Malanushenko, E., Malanushenko, V., Mariappan, V., Newman, J.A., Oravetz, D., Pan, K., Percival, W.J., Prakash, A., Schneider, D.P., Simmons, A., Abbott, T.M.C., Allam, S., Banerji, M., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Capozzi, D., Rosell, A.C., Kind, M.C., Carretero, J., Castander, F.J., Cunha, C.E., Costa, L.N. da, Desai, S., Doel, P., Eifler, T.F., Estrada, J., Flaugher, B., Fosalba, P., Frieman, J., Gaztanaga, E., Gerdes, D.W., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R.A., Gutierrez, G., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Kuropatkin, N., Kuehn, K., Lahav, O., Lima, M., Maia, M. a. G., March, M., Marshall, J.L., Miquel, R., Plazas, A.A., Reil, K., Roe, N., Romer, A.K., Roodman, A., Rykoff, E.S., Sako, M., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Tarle, G., Thaler, J., Thomas, D., Walker, A.R. & Zhang, Y. 2016. SDSS-IV eBOSS emission-line galaxy pilot survey. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 592: A121. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527377 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Ewall-Wice, A., Dillon, J.S., Hewitt, J.N., Loeb, A., Mesinger, A., Neben, A.R., Offringa, A.R., Tegmark, M., Barry, N., Beardsley, A.P., Bernardi, G., Bowman, J.D., Briggs, F., Cappallo, R.J., Carroll, P., Corey, B.E., Oliveira-Costa, A. de, Emrich, D., Feng, L., Gaensler, B.M., Goeke, R., Greenhill, L.J., Hazelton, B.J., Hurley-Walker, N., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Jacobs, D.C., Kaplan, D.L., Kasper, J.C., Kim, H.S., Kratzenberg, E., Lenc, E., Line, J., Lonsdale, C.J., Lynch, M.J., McKinley, B., McWhirter, S.R., Mitchell, D.A., Morales, M.F., Morgan, E., Thyagarajan, N., Oberoi, D., Ord, S.M., Paul, S., Pindor, B., Pober, J.C., Prabu, T., Procopio, P., Riding, J., Rogers, A.E.E., Roshi, A., Shankar, N.U., Sethi, S.K., Srivani, K.S., Subrahmanyan, R., Sullivan, I.S., Tingay, S.J., Trott, C.M., Waterson, M., Wayth, R.B., Webster, R.L., Whitney, A.R., Williams, A., Williams, C.L., Wu, C., Wyithe, J.S.B., 2016c. First limits on the 21 cm power spectrum during the Epoch of X-ray heating. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 460: 4320–4347. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1022 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Heywood, I., Jarvis, M.J., Baker, A.J., Bannister, K.W., Carvalho, C.S., Hardcastle, M., Hilton, M., Moodley, K., Smirnov, O.M., Smith, D.J.B., White, S.V. & Wollack, E.J. 2016. A deep/wide 1–2 GHz snapshot survey of SDSS Stripe 82 using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in a compact hybrid configuration. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 460: 4433–4452. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1250 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Jacobs, D.C., Hazelton, B.J., Trott, C.M., Dillon, J.S., Pindor, B., Sullivan, I.S., Pober, J.C., N. Barry, Beardsley, A.P., Bernardi, G., Bowman, J.D., Briggs, F., Cappallo, R.J., Carroll, P., Corey, B.E., Oliveira-Costa, A. de, Emrich, D., Ewall-Wice, A., Feng, L., Gaensler, B.M., Goeke, R., Greenhill, L.J., Hewitt, J.N., Hurley-Walker, N., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Kaplan, D.L., Kasper, J.C., Kim, H.S., Kratzenberg, E., E. Lenc, Line, J., Loeb, A., Lonsdale, C.J., Lynch, M.J., McKinley, B., McWhirter, S.R., Mitchell, D.A., Morales, M.F., Morgan, E., Neben, A.R., Thyagarajan, N., Oberoi, D., Offringa, A.R., Ord, S.M., Paul, S., Prabu, T., P. Procopio, Riding, J., Rogers, A.E.E., Roshi, A., Shankar, N.U., Sethi, S.K., Srivani, K.S., R. Subrahmanyan, Tegmark, M., Tingay, S.J., Waterson, M., Wayth, R.B., Webster, R.L., Whitney, A.R., A. Williams, Williams, C.L., Wu, C. & Wyithe, J.S.B. 2016. The Murchison Widefield Array 21 cm Power Spectrum Analysis Methodology. Astrophysical Journal, 825: 114. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/825/2/114 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Katamzi, Z.T., Habarulema, J.B. & Giday, N.M. 2016. Daytime twin-peak structures observed at southern African and European middle latitudes on 8–13 April 2012. Annales Geophysicae, 34: 581–590. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-581-2016 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration, Becker, M.R., Troxel, M.A., MacCrann, N., Krause, E., Eifler, T.F., Friedrich, O., Nicola, A., Refregier, A., Amara, A., Bacon, D., Bernstein, G.M., Bonnett, C., Bridle, S.L., Busha, M.T., Chang, C., Dodelson, S., Erickson, B., Evrard, A.E., Frieman, J., Gaztanaga, E., Gruen, D., Hartley, W., Jain, B., Jarvis, M., Kacprzak, T., Kirk, D., Kravtsov, A., Leistedt, B., Peiris, H.V., Rykoff, E.S., Sabiu, C., Sánchez, C., Seo, H., Sheldon, E., Wechsler, R.H., Zuntz, J., Abbott, T., Abdalla, F.B., Allam, S., Armstrong, R., Banerji, M., Bauer, A.H., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Burke, D.L., Capozzi, D., Carnero Rosell, A., Carrasco Kind, M., Carretero, J., Castander, F.J., Crocce, M., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., da Costa, L.N., DePoy, D.L., Desai, S., Diehl, H.T., Dietrich, J.P., Doel, P., Fausti Neto, A., Fernandez, E., Finley, D.A., Flaugher, B., Fosalba, P., Gerdes, D.W., Gruendl, R.A., Gutierrez, G., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Lahav, O., Li, T.S., Lima, M., Maia, M.A.G., March, M., Martini, P., Melchior, P., Miller, C.J., Miquel, R., Mohr, J.J., Nichol, R.C., Nord, B., Ogando, R., Plazas, A.A., Reil, K., Romer, A.K., Roodman, A., Sako, M., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Schubnell, M., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Tarle, G., Thaler, J., Thomas, D., Vikram, V. & Walker, A.R. 2016. Cosmic shear measurements with Dark Energy Survey Science Verification data. Physical Review D, 94(2): 022002. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.022002 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Weyl, O.L.F., Daga, V.S., Ellender, B.R. & Vitule, J.R.S. 2016. A review of Clarias gariepinus invasions in Brazil and South Africa. Journal of Fish Biology, 89: 386–402. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12958 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Ellender, B.R., Rivers-Moore, N.A., Coppinger, C.R., Bellingan, T.A. & Weyl, O.L.F. 2016. Towards using thermal stress thresholds to predict salmonid invasion potential. Biological Invasions, 1–13. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1244-9 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

STATISTICS: Raubenheimer, L. & Merwe, A.J. van der. 2016. Bayesian process control for the Phase II Shewart-type p-chart. Quality Technology & Quantitative Management, 13(4): 1–20. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16843703.2016.1191144 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Bere, T., Dalu, T. & Mwedzi, T. 2016. Detecting the impact of heavy metal contaminated sediment on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in tropical streams. Science of The Total Environment, 572: 147–156. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.204 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Deschodt, C.M., Davis, A.L.V. & Scholtz, C.H. 2016. A new monotypic genus, a species synonymy and nomenclatural corrections in the arid-adapted Canthonini (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from the Succulent Karoo Biome of south-western Africa. Zootaxa, 4147(4): 490–500. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4147.4.9 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Lis, J.A., Lis, B. & Compton, S.G. 2016. Chilocoris capensis n. sp., the first species of the genus Chilocoris Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae) recorded in the Republic of South Africa with an annotated checklist of South African burrower bugs. Zootaxa, 4147(5): 564–574. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4147.5.4 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Masclaux, H. & Richoux, N.B. 2016. Effects of temperature and food quality on isotopic turnover and discrimination in a cladoceran. Aquatic Ecology, 1–12. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10452-016-9592-1 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Nel, H.A., Perissinotto, R. & Carrasco, N.K. 2016. Ingestion rates and grazing impact of the brackwater mussel Brachidontes virgiliae in Lake St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 38: 241–248. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2016.1186733 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Zardi, G.I., Nicastro, K.R., McQuaid, C.D., Ng, T.P.T., Lathlean, J. & Seuront, L. 2016. Enemies with benefits: parasitic endoliths protect mussels against heat stress. Scientific Reports, 6: 31413. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep31413 [Accessed 28 September 2016].

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