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Science & Pharmacy Research Output: June 2018


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ANTHROPOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Aswani, S., Howard, J.A.E., Gasalla, M.A., Jennings, S., Malherbe, W., Martins, I.M., et al. 2018. An integrated framework for assessing coastal community vulnerability across cultures, oceans and scales. Climate and Development, 0(0):1–18. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2018.1442795 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Selvarajan, R., Sibanda, T., Venkatachalam, S., Kamika, I. & Nel, W.A.J. 2018. Industrial wastewaters harbor a unique diversity of bacterial communities revealed by high-throughput amplicon analysis. Annals of Microbiology, 68(7):445–458. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13213-018-1349-8 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Dorrington, R.A., Lombard, A.T., Bornman, T.G., Adams, J.B., Cawthra, H.C., Deyzel, S.H.P., et al. 2018. Working together for our oceans: A marine spatial plan for Algoa Bay, South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 114(3/4):6–6. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2018/a0247 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

BOTANY: Archibald, S., Lehmann, C.E.R., Belcher, C.M., Bond, W.J., Bradstock, R.A., Daniau, A.-L., Dexter, K.G., et al. 2018. Biological and geophysical feedbacks with fire in the Earth system. Environmental Research Letters, 13(3):033003. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa9ead [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

BOTANY: Swart, C., Donaldson, J. & Barker, N. 2018. Predicting the distribution of Encephalartos latifrons, a critically endangered cycad in South Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27(8):1961–1980. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-1519-9 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

BOTANY: Nackley, L.L., West, A.G., Skowno, A.L. & Bond, W.J. 2018. Questioning the Alienation of Native Species from Invasion Ecology: A Reply to Tong et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 33(4):235–236. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.02.001 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Alimi, L.O., Lama, P., Smith, V.J. & Barbour, L.J. 2018. Hand-twistable plastically deformable crystals of a rigid small organic molecule. Chemical Communications, 54(24):2994–2997. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8CC00775F [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Ayeni, A.O., Watkins, G.M. & Hosten, E.C. 2018. Polymorphism of a new Mannich base - [-4-methyl-2-((4-(4-nitrophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenol]. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1160:38–45. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.01.068 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Dube, E., Oluwole, D.O., Nwaji, N. & Nyokong, T. 2018. Glycosylated zinc phthalocyanine-gold nanoparticle conjugates for photodynamic therapy: Effect of nanoparticle shape. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 203:85–95. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.081 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Managa, M., Khene, S., Britton, J., Martynov, A.G., Gorbunova, Y.G., Tsivadze, A.Y. & Nyokong, T. 2018. Photophysics and NLO properties of Ga(III) and In(III) phthalocyaninates bearing diethyleneglycol chains. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 22(01n03):137–148. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1088424618500128 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Mohammad, T., Khan, F.I., Lobb, K.A., Islam, A., Ahmad, F. & Hassan, M.I. 2018. Identification and evaluation of bioactive natural products as potential inhibitors of human microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 4 (MARK4). Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1–17. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2018.1468282 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Nwaji, N., Mack, J. & Nyokong, T. 2018. Enhanced nonlinear optical response of benzothiazole substituted ball-type phthalocyanines in the presence of metallic nanoparticles. Optical Materials, 82:93–103. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2018.05.052 [Accessed: 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Stone, J., Mack, J., Nyokong, T., Kimura, M. & Kobayashi, N. 2018. Photophysical properties of a novel styryl-BODIPY with a fused crown ether moiety. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 22(01n03):1–9. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1088424617500699 [Accessed 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Yuan, X., Li, M., Meng, T., Mack, J., Soy, R., Nyokong, T., Zhu, W., et al. 2018. Core-modified rubyrins with phenanthrene-fused pyrrole rings: Highly selective and tunable response to Hg2+ ions. Dyes and Pigments, 158:188–194. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.05.045 [Accessed 04 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Faridoon, Mnkandhla, D., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C. & Kaye, P.T. 2018. Synthesis and evaluation of substituted 4-arylimino-3-hydroxybutanoic acids as potential HIV-1 integrase inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 28(6):1067–1070. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.02.020 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Sigauke, L.T., Kevin, R.A.D. & Lobb, A. 2017. Interrogation of the Solution Dynamics of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 5A by Coupling Simulation Dynamics with NMR Observables. ACM, 20–26. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3175587.3175602 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Thinyane, H., Sieborger, I. & Reynell, E. 2017. Evaluating a mobile visualization system for service delivery problems in developing countries. In 2017 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa), 1–8. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/ISTAFRICA.2017.8102307.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Gasparatos, A., Romeu-Dalmau, C., von Maltitz, G.P., Johnson, F.X., Shackleton, C., Jarzebski, M.P., Jumbe, C., et al. 2018. Mechanisms and indicators for assessing the impact of biofuel feedstock production on ecosystem services. Biomass and Bioenergy, 114:157–173. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.01.024 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

GEOGRAPHY: Pulley, S., Foster, I.D.L., Collins, A.L., Zhang, Y. & Evans, J. 2018. An analysis of potential controls on long-term 137Cs accumulation in the sediments of UK lakes. Journal of Paleolimnology, 60(1):1–30. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10933-017-0016-6 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

GEOLOGY: Nestola, F., Korolev, N., Kopylova, M., Rotiroti, N., Pearson, D.G., Pamato, M.G., Alvaro, M., et al. 2018. CaSiO3 perovskite in diamond indicates the recycling of oceanic crust into the lower mantle. Nature, 555(7695):237–241. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature25972 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

GEOLOGY: Scoon, R.N., Costin, G. & Grabe, P.J. 2017. Geology and Origin of the Vanadiferous Fe-Ti Oxide-rich Kennedy’s Vale Discordant Body, Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. South African Journal of Geology, 120(2):251–270. Available: https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/sajg/article/120/2/251/521291/geology-and-origin-of-the-vanadiferous-fe-ti-oxide.

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Henriques, R., Potts, W.M., Santos, C.V., Sauer, W.H.H. & Shaw, P.W. 2018. Population connectivity of an overexploited coastal fish, Argyrosomus coronus (Sciaenidae), in an ocean-warming hotspot. African Journal of Marine Science, 40(1):13–24. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2018.1434090 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Iwata, Y., Sauer, W.H.H., Sato, N. & Shaw, P.W. 2018. Spermatophore dimorphism in the chokka squid Loligo reynaudii associated with alternative mating tactics. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 84(2):157–162. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyy002 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Robinson, G., MacTavish, T., Savage, C., Caldwell, G.S., Jones, C.L.W., Probyn, T., Eyre, B.D., et al. 2018. Carbon amendment stimulates benthic nitrogen cycling during the bioremediation of particulate aquaculture waste. Biogeosciences, 15(6):1863–1878. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1863-2018 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Sanganyado, E., Teta, C. & Masiri, B. 2017. Impact of African traditional worldviews on climate change adaptation. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 14(2):189–193. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ieam.2010 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Gibson, L., Munch, Z., Palmer, A. & Mantel, S. 2017. Gis approach to land cover change prediction in south african grasslands towards determining the catchment carbon-watersurface energy flux nexus. Procedia Environmental Science, Engineering and Management, 4(4):219–226. Available: http://www.procedia-esem.eu/pdf/issues/2017/no4/29_Gibson_17.pdf [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHARMACY: Browne, S.H., Barford, K., Ramela, T. & Dowse, R. 2018. The impact of illustrated side effect information on understanding and sustained retention of antiretroviral side effect knowledge. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.05.012 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHARMACY: Eidgahi, E., Shaik, R., Hiremath, S., Patil, C. & Srinivas, S. 2018. Assessment of Risk Factors for the Cardiovascular Diseases in People Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital for Routine Medical Check-Up. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research, 9(1):32–35. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.5530/jcdr.2018.1.8 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHARMACY: Sharma, S., Marara, P., Townsend, N. & Srinivas, S. 2018. Developing and Testing a Culturally Sensitive Health Information Leaflet on the Consequences of Alcohol Abuse: Rhodes University Support Staff with Limited Literacy in Focus. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 32(1):46–53.

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Arias, M., Vink, J., Gasperin, F. de, Salas, P., Oonk, J.B.R., Weeren, R.J. van, Amesfoort, A.S. van, et al. 2018. Low-frequency radio absorption in Cassiopeia A. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 612:A110. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201732411.

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Broderick, J.W., Fender, R.P., Miller-Jones, J.C.A., Trushkin, S.A., Stewart, A.J., Anderson, G.E., Staley, T.D., et al. 2018. LOFAR 150-MHz observations of SS 433 and W 50. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 475(4):5360–5377. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty081 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Chang, C., Pujol, A., Mawdsley, B., Bacon, D., Elvin-Poole, J., Melchior, P., Kovács, A., Jain, B., et al. 2018. Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: curved-sky weak lensing mass map. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 475(3):3165–3190. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx3363 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Chithambo, M.L., Niyonzima, P. & Kalita, J.M. 2018. Phototransferred thermoluminescence of synthetic quartz: Analysis of illumination-time response curves. Journal of Luminescence, 198:146–154. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.02.029 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS, Drlica-Wagner, A., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Rykoff, E.S., Gruendl, R.A., Yanny, B., Tucker, D.L., Hoyle, B., et al. 2018. Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: The Photometric Data Set for Cosmology. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 235(2):33. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aab4f5.

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Gürkan, G., Hardcastle, M.J., Smith, D.J.B., Best, P.N., Bourne, N., Calistro-Rivera, G., Heald, G., et al. 2018. LOFAR/H-ATLAS: the low-frequency radio luminosity–star formation rate relation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 475(3):3010–3028. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty016 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Herron, C.A., Burkhart, B., Gaensler, B.M., Lewis, G.F., McClure-Griffiths, N.M., Bernardi, G., Carretti, E., et al. 2018. Advanced Diagnostics for the Study of Linearly Polarized Emission. II. Application to Diffuse Interstellar Radio Synchrotron Emission. The Astrophysical Journal, 855(1):29. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaafd0.

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Mann, G., Breitling, F., Vocks, C., Aurass, H., Steinmetz, M., Strassmeier, K.G., Bisi, M.M., et al. 2018. Tracking of an electron beam through the solar corona with LOFAR. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 611:A57. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629017.

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Mukund, N., Thakur, S., Abraham, S., Aniyan, A.K., Mitra, S., Philip, N.S., Vaghmare, K., & Acharjya, D.P. 2018. An Information Retrieval and Recommendation System for Astronomical Observatories. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 235(1):22. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aaadb2.

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Palmese, A., Hartley, W., Tarsitano, F., Conselice, C., Lahav, O., Allam, S., Annis, J., et al. 2017. Evidence for Dynamically Driven Formation of the GW170817 Neutron Star Binary in NGC 4993. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 849(2):L34. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa9660.

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Sarma, M.P., Kalita, J.M. & Wary, G. 2018. Influence of annealing on X-ray radiation sensing properties of TiO2 thin film. Photonic Sensors, 8(1):70–79. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13320-017-0473-6 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Shawa, M.M.W. & Medved, A.J.M. 2018. Graviton multipoint amplitudes for higher-derivative gravity in anti-de Sitter space. Physical Review D, 97(8):086002. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.086002 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Smith, M., Sullivan, M., Nichol, R.C., Galbany, L., D’Andrea, C.B., Inserra, C., Lidman, C., et al. 2018. Studying the Ultraviolet Spectrum of the First Spectroscopically Confirmed Supernova at Redshift Two. The Astrophysical Journal, 854(1):37. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa126.

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Edworthy, C., James, N.C., Erasmus, B., Kemp, J.O.G., Kaiser, H. & Potts, W.M. 2018. Metabolic activity throughout early development of dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae). African Journal of Marine Science, 40(1):67–74. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2018.1441907 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Dalu, T., Adams, J.B., Taylor, J.C., Bate, G.C., Nunes, M., Froneman, P.W., et al. 2018. Overview and status of estuarine microphytobenthos ecological research in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 40(1):1–12. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2018.1431309 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Wasserman, R.J., Weston, M., Weyl, O.L.F., Froneman, P.W., Welch, R.J., Vink, T.J.F., et al. 2017. Sacrificial males: the potential role of copulation and predation in contributing to copepod sex-skewed ratios. Oikos, 127(7): 970-980. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik.04832 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Watson, R.G.A., Baldanzi, S., Pérez-Figueroa, A., Gouws, G. & Porri, F. 2018. Morphological and epigenetic variation in mussels from contrasting environments. Marine Biology, 165(3):50. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3310-6 [Accessed: 05 July 2018.

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Booth, J.M., Steinfurth, A., Fusi, M., Cuthbert, R.J. & McQuaid, C.D. 2018. Foraging plasticity of breeding Northern Rockhopper Penguins, Eudyptes moseleyi, in response to changing energy requirements. Polar Biology, (April, 2):1–12. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2321-6 [Accessed 05 July 2018].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Canavan, K., Paterson, I.D., Lambertini, C., Hill, M.P. & Whigham, D.F. 2018. Expansive reed populations—alien invasion or disturbed wetlands? AoB PLANTS, 10(2):1-11. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/ply014 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Connan, M., Bonnevie, B. & McQuaid, C. 2018. Ontogeny, tissue, and species but not sex influence stable isotopic values of three albatross species. Polar Biology, 41(6):1175–1186. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2276-7 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Hatting, J.L., Moore, S.D. & Malan, A.P. 2018. Microbial control of phytophagous invertebrate pests in South Africa: current status and future prospects. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2018.02.004 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Nel, H.A. & Froneman, P.W. 2018. Presence of microplastics in the tube structure of the reef-building polychaete Gunnarea gaimardi (Quatrefages 1848). African Journal of Marine Science, 40(1):87–89. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2018.1443835 [Accessed: 05 July 2018].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Sutton, G.F., Klein, H. & Paterson, I.D. 2018. Evaluating the efficacy of Hypogeococcus sp. as a biological control agent of the cactaceous weed Cereus jamacaru in South Africa. BioControl, 63(4): 493–503. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-018-9887-3 [Accessed 05 July 2018].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Tocco, C., Balmer, J.P. & Villet, M.H. 2018. Trophic preference of southern African dung beetles (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) and its influence on bioindicator surveys. African Journal of Ecology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aje.12523 [Accessed: 06 July 2018].

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