Science & Pharmacy Research Output: April - May 2022

 

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ALBANY MUSEUM & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Epele, L. B., Grech, M. G., Williams-Subiza, E. A., Stenert, C., McLean, K., Greig, H. S., Maltchik, L., Pires, M. M., Bird, M. S., Boissezon, A., Boix, D., Demierre, E., García, P. E., Gascón, S., Jeffries, M., Kneitel, J. M., Loskutova, O., … Batzer, D. P. (2022). Perils of life on the edge: Climatic threats to global diversity patterns of wetland macroinvertebrates. Science of the Total Environment, 820, 153052. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153052 [Accessed 02 June 2022].

ANTHROPOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Karcher, D. B., Cvitanovic, C., van Putten, I. E., Colvin, R. M., Armitage, D., Aswani, S., Ballesteros, M., Ban, N. C., Barragán-Paladines, M. J., Bednarek, A., Bell, J. D., Brooks, C. M., Daw, T. M., de la Cruz-Modino, R., Francis, T. B., Fulton, E. A., Hobday, A. J., … Zhang, J. (2022). Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy. Journal of Environmental Management, 314, 114994. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114994 [Accessed 02 June 2022].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Agnihotri, R., Sharma, M., Bucking, H., Dames, J., & Bagyaraj, D. (2022). Methods for assessing the quality of AM fungal bio-fertilizer: Retrospect and future directions. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 38(6), 97. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-022-03288-3 [Accessed 02 June 2022].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Barozi, V., Musyoka, T. M., Sheik Amamuddy, O., & Tastan Bishop, Ö. (2022). Deciphering Isoniazid Drug Resistance Mechanisms on Dimeric Mycobacterium tuberculosis KatG via Post-molecular Dynamics Analyses Including Combined Dynamic Residue Network Metrics. ACS Omega, 7(15), 13313–13332. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c01036 [Accessed 02 June 2022].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Tastan Bishop, Ö., Musyoka, T. M., & Barozi, V. (2022). Allostery and Missense Mutations as Intermittently Linked Promising Aspects of Modern Computational Drug Discovery. Journal of Molecular Biology, 167610. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167610 [Accessed 02 June 2022].

BOTANY: Ripley, B. S., Bopape, T. M., & Vetter, S. (2022). A doubling of atmospheric CO2 mitigates the effects of severe drought on maize through the preservation of soil water. Annals of Botany, 129(5), 607–618. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcac015 [Accessed 02 June 2022].

BOTANY: Simpson, K. J., Archibald, S., & Osborne, C. P. (2022). Savanna fire regimes depend on grass trait diversity. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.04.010 [Accessed 02 June 2022].

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Adams, L. D., Martin, G. D., Downs, C. T., Clark, V. R., Thabethe, V., Raji, I. A., & Steenhuisen, S.-L. (2022). Seed dispersal by frugivores and germination of the invasive alien shrub Pyracantha angustifolia (Franch.) C.K. Schneid. In Free State Province, South Africa. Biological Invasions. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02807-5 [Accessed 02 June 2022].

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Smith, R., Coetzee, J. A., & Hill, M. P. (2022). Best of both worlds: The thermal physiology of Hydrellia egeriae, a biological control agent for the submerged aquatic weed, Egeria densa in South Africa. BioControl. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-022-10142-w [Accessed 02 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Babu, B., Mack, J., & Nyokong, T. (2022). A Sn(iv) porphyrin with mitochondria targeting properties for enhanced photodynamic activity against MCF-7 cells. New Journal of Chemistry, 46(11), 5288–5295. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1039/d2nj00350c [Accessed 03 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Kabuyaya Isamura, B., Patouossa, I., Muya, J. T., & Lobb, K. A. (2022). Unveiling the reactivity of truxillic and truxinic acids (TXAs): deprotonation, anion…H–O, cation…O and cation…ππ interactions in TXA0…Y+ and TXA0…Z− complexes (Y = Li, Na, K; Z = F, Cl, Br). Structural Chemistry. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s11224-022-01965-5 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Khan, F. I., Lobb, K. A., & Lai, D. (2022). The Molecular Basis of the Effect of Temperature on the Structure and Function of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 9, 794960. Retrieved from https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmolb.2022.794960 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Mgidlana, S., Sen, P., & Nyokong, T. (2022). Photodegradation of tetracycline by asymmetrical zinc(II)phthalocyanines conjugated to cobalt tungstate nanoparticles. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1261, 132938. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132938 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Mwanza, D., Mfamela, N., Adeniyi, O., Nyokong, T., & Mashazi, P. (2022). Ultrasensitive detection of prostate-specific antigen using glucose-encapsulated nanoliposomes anti-PSA polyclonal antibody as detection nanobioprobes. Talanta, 245, 123483. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123483 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Ndebele, N., Mgidlana, S., & Nyokong, T. (2022). Electrochemical Detection of Nitrite Using an Asymmetrically Substituted Cobalt Phthalocyanine Conjugated to Metal Tungstate Nanoparticles. Electroanalysis, 34, 1–16. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.202100396 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Openda, Y. I., Babu, B., & Nyokong, T. (2022). Novel cationic-chalcone phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy eradication of S. aureus and E. coli bacterial biofilms and MCF-7 breast cancer. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 38, 102863. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.102863 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Openda, Y. I., Mgidlana, S., & Nyokong, T. (2022). In vitro photoinactivation of S. aureus and photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline by novel phthalocyanine-graphene quantum dots nano-assemblies. Journal of Luminescence, 246. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.118863 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Sindelo, A., Mafukidze, D. M., & Nyokong, T. (2022). Fabrication of asymmetrical morpholine phthalocyanines conjugated chitosan-polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for improved photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy activity. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 38, 102760. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.102760 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Boby, A., & Brown, D. (2022). Improving Licence Plate Detection Using Generative Adversarial Networks. In A. J. Pinho, P. Georgieva, L. F. Teixeira, & J. A. Sánchez (Eds.), Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (pp. 588–601). Springer International Publishing. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04881-4_47.

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Marais, M., & Brown, D. (2022). Golf Swing Sequencing Using Computer Vision. In A. J. Pinho, P. Georgieva, L. F. Teixeira, & J. A. Sánchez (Eds.), Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (pp. 351–365). Springer International Publishing. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04881-4_28.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Bellón, B., A.W. Henry, D., Renaud, P.-C., Roque, F. de O., Santos, C. C., Melo, I., Arvor, D., & de Vos, A. (2022). Landscape drivers of mammal habitat use and richness in a protected area and its surrounding agricultural lands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 334, 107989. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107989 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Blanco, J., Bellón, B., Barthelemy, L., Camus, B., De Palmas, A., Fillon, I., Jaffré, L., Masson, A.-S., Masure, A., Roque, F. D. O., Souza, F. L., Bolzan, F., Melo, I., Dalponti, G., Giroux, A., Madruga, D., Vaillant, M., & Renaud, P.-C. (2022). Early stages of crop expansion have little effect on farm-scale vegetation patterns in a Cerrado biome working landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning, 223, 104422. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104422 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Falayi, M., Gambiza, J., & Schoon, M. (2022). ‘The ghost of environmental history’: Analysing the evolving governance of communal rangeland resources in Machubeni, South Africa. People and Nature, 1–13. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10323 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Lee, M., & Gambiza, J. (2022). The adoption of conservation agriculture by smallholder farmers in southern Africa: A scoping review of barriers and enablers. Journal of Rural Studies, 92, 214–225. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.03.031 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Mutumbi, U., Thondhlana, G., & Ruwanza, S. (2022). Co-Designed Interventions Yield Significant Electricity Savings among Low-Income Households in Makhanda South Africa. Energies, 15(7), 2320. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072320 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Ruwanza, S., Thondhlana, G., & Falayi, M. (2022). Research Progress and Conceptual Insights on Drought Impacts and Responses among Smallholder Farmers in South Africa: A Review. Land, 11(2), 159. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020159 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Seath, J., & Shackleton, C. (2022). Comparative avifaunal richness and diversity in invasive Acacia dealbata patches and adjacent montane grasslands. African Zoology, 57(1), 12–19. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2022.2047104 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

GEOLOGY: Chakraborty, T., Upadhyay, D., & Abhinay, K. (2022). Tourmaline growth in pelitic schist and quartzite: A textural, chemical and B-isotopic study from the Gangpur Schist Belt, eastern India. Geochemistry, 125887. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2022.125887 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

GEOLOGY: Heard, A. W., Bekker, A., Kovalick, A., Tsikos, H., Ireland, T., & Dauphas, N. (2022). Oxygen production and rapid iron oxidation in stromatolites immediately predating the Great Oxidation Event. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 582, 117416. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117416 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS: Campbell, B. C., Davy, J. P., Pote, L., & Christie, C. J. (2022). The effect of time of day on adolescent fast bowling performance: A pilot study. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 17479541221080630. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221080630 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS: Lewis, R., Roden, L. C., Scheuermaier, K., Gomez-Olive, F. X., Rae, D. E., Iacovides, S., Bentley, A., Davy, J. P., Christie, C. J., Zschernack, S., Roche, J., & Lipinska, G. (2022). Author Correction: The impact of sleep, physical activity and sedentary behaviour on symptoms of depression and anxiety before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of South African participants. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 4432. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08624-z [Accessed 03 June 2022].

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS: Weldon, A., Duncan, M. J., Turner, A., LaPlaca, D., Sampaio, J., & Christie, C. J. (2022). Practices of Strength and Conditioning Coaches: A Snapshot From Different Sports, Countries, and Expertise Levels. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 36(5), 1335–1344. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003773 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Asdar, S., Jacobs, Z. L., Popova, E., Noyon, M., Sauer, W. H., & Roberts, M. J. (2022). Projected climate change impacts on the ecosystems of the Agulhas Bank, South Africa. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 200, 105092. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105092 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Butler, E., Childs, A.-R., Smith, M., Foster, R., & Potts, W. (2022). Spawning observations of Pomadasys commersonnii in the marine section of the Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 44(1), 101–106. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2022.2042383 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Jacobs, Z., Roberts, M., Jebri, F., Srokosz, M., Kelly, S., Sauer, W., Bruggeman, J., & Popova, E. (2022). Drivers of productivity on the Agulhas Bank and the importance for marine ecosystems. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 199, 105080. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105080 [Accessed 03 June 2022].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Kashindye, B. B., Manda, B. K., Friel, J. P., Chakona, A., & Vreven, E. (2021). Chiloglanis msirii, a new species of African suckermouth catfish (Teleostei: Mochokidae), from the Upper Congo basin. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 31(1), 33–46.

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Lee, B., Skeljo, F., Randhawa, H. S., Arkhipkin, A., Lee, B., Skeljo, F., Randhawa, H. S., & Arkhipkin, A. (2022). Deep-sea movement patterns of the Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt in the Southwest Atlantic. Marine and Freshwater Research, 73(6), 833–845. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1071/MF21338 [Accessed 06 June 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Edegbene, A. O., Abdullahi, Y., Akamagwuna, F. C., Ogidiaka, E., Catherine Osimen, E., & Odafe Omovoh, B. (2022). Are zooplankton useful indicators of ecological quality in Afrotropical ephemeral stream impacted by human activities? Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194(6), 399. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10061-4 [Accessed 06 June 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Palmer, C. G., Fry, A., Libala, N., Ralekhetla, M., Mtati, N., Weaver, M., Mtintsilana, Z., & Scherman, P.-A. (2022). Engaging society and building participatory governance in a rural landscape restoration context. Anthropocene, 37, 100320. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2022.100320 [Accessed 06 June 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Odume, O. N. (2022). The contribution and value of the trait-based approach to water resource protection. African Journal of Aquatic Science. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2022.2047590 [Accessed 06 June 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Ogidiaka, E., Ikomi, R. B., Akamagwuna, F. C., & Edegbene, A. O. (2022). Exploratory accounts of the increasing pollution gradients and macroinvertebrates structural assemblage in an afrotropical estuary. Biologia. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-022-01076-w [Accessed 06 June 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Owusu, A., Mul, M., van der Zaag, P., & Slinger, J. (2022). May the Odds Be in Your Favor: Why Many Attempts to Reoperate Dams for the Environment Stall. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 148(5), 04022009. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001521 [Accessed 06 June 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Tessema, B., Wilson, B., Daniel, H., Kristiansen, P., & Baldock, J. A. (2022). Functional Links between Biomass Production and Decomposition of Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) Grass in Three Australian Soils. Plants, 11(6), 778. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11060778 [Accessed 06 June 2022].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Nandutu, I., Atemkeng, M., & Okouma, P. (2022). Intelligent Systems Using Sensors and/or Machine Learning to Mitigate Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions: A Review, Challenges, and New Perspectives. Sensors, 22(7), 2478. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072478 [Accessed 06 June 2022].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Tijani, Y. O., Oloniiju, S. D., Kasali, K. B., & Akolade, M. T. (2022). Nonsimilar solution of a boundary layer flow of a Reiner–Philippoff fluid with nonlinear thermal convection. Heat Transfer. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.22564 [Accessed 06 June 2022].

PHARMACY: Chatterjee, B., Reddy, A., Santra, M., & Khamanga, S. (2022). Amorphization of Drugs for Transdermal Delivery-a Recent Update. Pharmaceutics, 14(5), 983. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14050983 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHARMACY: Dowse, R., Okeyo, S., Sikhondze, S., & Khumalo, N. (2022). Methodology of an approach for modifying pictograms showing medication side effects or indication. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 1–11. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2022.2056292.

PHARMACY: Mbatha, B., Khathi, A., Sibiya, N., Booysen, I., & Ngubane, P. (2022). A Dioxidovanadium Complex cis-[VO2 (obz) py] Attenuates Hyperglycemia in Streptozotocin (STZ)-Induced Diabetic Male Sprague-Dawley Rats via Increased GLUT4 and Glycogen Synthase Expression in the Skeletal Muscle. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022, e5372103. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5372103 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHARMACY: Sibiya, N., Mbatha, B., Arineitwe, C., Onyekwuluje, C., Ngubane, P., & Khathi, A. (2022). Covid 19 May Limit the Use of Anti-hyperglycemic Agents. Does it Call for the Development of New Anti-hyperglycemic Agents? Current Diabetes Reviews, 18(3), 77–86. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573399817666210806114200 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHARMACY: Witika, B. A., Poka, M. S., Demana, P. H., Matafwali, S. K., Melamane, S., Khamanga, S. M. M., & Makoni, P. A. (2022). Lipid-Based Nanocarriers for Neurological Disorders: A Review of the State-of-the-Art and Therapeutic Success to Date. Pharmaceutics, 14(4), 836. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14040836 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Capetti, A., Brienza, M., Balmaverde, B., Best, P. N., Baldi, R. D., Drabent, A., Gürkan, G., Rottgering, H. J. A., Tasse, C., & Webster, B. (2022). The LOFAR view of giant, early-type galaxies: Radio emission from active nuclei and star formation. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 660, A93. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142911 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Charles, N., Bernardi, G., Bester, H. L., Smirnov, O. M., Carilli, C., Keller, P. M., Kern, N., Nikolic, B., Thyagarajan, N., de Lera Acedo, E., Fagnoni, N., & Santos, M. G. (2022). Simulations of primary beam effects on the cosmic bispectrum phase observed with the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(2), 2716–2727. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac709 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Deng, Q.-W., Wang, F., Deng, H., Mei, Y., Li, J., Smirnov, O., & Guo, S.-G. (2022). Performance Evaluation of Baseline-dependent Averaging Based on Full-scale SKA1-LOW Simulation. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22(4), 045014. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-4527/ac56cd.

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Driessen, L. N., Stappers, B. W., Tremou, E., Fender, R. P., Woudt, P. A., Armstrong, R., Bloemen, S., Groot, P., Heywood, I., Horesh, A., van der Horst, A. J., Koerding, E., McBride, V. A., Miller-Jones, J. C. A., Mooley, K. P., Rowlinson, A., & Wijers, R. A. M. J. (2022). 21 new long-term variables in the GX 339−4 field: Two years of MeerKAT monitoring. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(4), 5037–5066. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac756 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Gasperin, F. de, Rudnick, L., Finoguenov, A., Wittor, D., Akamatsu, H., Brüggen, M., Chibueze, J. O., Clarke, T. E., Cotton, W., Cuciti, V., Domínguez-Fernández, P., Knowles, K., O’Sullivan, S. P., & Sebokolodi, L. (2022). MeerKAT view of the diffuse radio sources in Abell 3667 and their interactions with the thermal plasma. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, A146. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142658 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Gupta, N., Shukla, G., Srianand, R., Krogager, J.-K., Noterdaeme, P., Baker, A. J., Combes, F., Fynbo, J. P. U., Momjian, E., Hilton, M., Hussain, T., Moodley, K., Petitjean, P., Chen, H.-W., Deka, P., Dutta, R., Jose, J., Józsa, G. I. G., … Wagenveld, J. (2022). MALS SALT-NOT Survey of MIR-selected Powerful Radio-bright AGN at 0 < z < 3.5. The Astrophysical Journal, 929(1), 108. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac4220 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Hajela, A., Margutti, R., Bright, J. S., Alexander, K. D., Metzger, B. D., Nedora, V., Kathirgamaraju, A., Margalit, B., Radice, D., Guidorzi, C., Berger, E., MacFadyen, A., Giannios, D., Chornock, R., Heywood, I., Sironi, L., Gottlieb, O., Coppejans, D., … Rastinejad, J. C. (2022). Evidence for X-Ray Emission in Excess to the Jet-afterglow Decay 3.5 yr after the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW 170817: A New Emission Component. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 927(1), L17. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac504a [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Kalita, J. M., & Chithambo, M. L. (2022). Thermally-assisted optically stimulated luminescence from deep electron traps in microcline. Radiation Measurements, 154, 106786. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2022.106786 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Munoz, J. M., Yoshimura, E. M., Chithambo, M. L., Jacobsohn, L. G., & Trindade, N. M. (2022). The kinetic parameters of the main thermoluminescence glow peak of Al2O3:C,Mg: A critical evaluation of different analytical methods. Journal of Luminescence, 247, 118848. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.118848 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Natarajan, I., Deane, R., Martí-Vidal, I., Roelofs, F., Janssen, M., Wielgus, M., Blackburn, L., Blecher, T., Perkins, S., Smirnov, O., Davelaar, J., Moscibrodzka, M., Chael, A., Bouman, K. L., Kim, J.-Y., Bernardi, G., van Bemmel, I., Falcke, H., … Psaltis, D. (2022). MeqSilhouette v2: Spectrally resolved polarimetric synthetic data generation for the event horizon telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(1), 490–504. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac531 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Rajohnson, S. H. A., Frank, B. S., Ponomareva, A. A., Maddox, N., Kraan-Korteweg, R. C., Jarvis, M. J., Adams, E. A. K., Oosterloo, T., Baes, M., Spekkens, K., Adams, N. J., Glowacki, M., Kurapati, S., Prandoni, I., Heywood, I., Collier, J. D., Sekhar, S., & Taylor, R. (2022). MIGHTEE-H i: The H i size–mass relation over the last billion years. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(2), 2697–2706. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac693 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Rajwade, K. M., Perera, B. B. P., Stappers, B. W., Roy, J., Karastergiou, A., & Rankin, J. M. (2021). Multifrequency study of the peculiar pulsars PSR B0919+06 and PSR B1859+07. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506(4), 5836–5847. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1942 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Sun, H., Deng, H., Wang, F., Mei, Y., Xu, T., Smirnov, O., Deng, L., & Wei, S. (2022). A robust RFI identification for radio interferometry based on a convolutional neural network. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(2), 2025–2033. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac570 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Terni de Gregory, B., Hugo, B., Venturi, T., Bernardi, G., Dallacasa, D., Nonino, M., Makhatini, S., Parekh, V., Smirnov, O. M., Giacintucci, S., & Kale, R. (2021). A MeerKAT view on galaxy clusters: A radio–optical study of Abell 1300 and MACS J1931.8−2634. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 504(2), 2924–2939. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab964 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Thaganyana, G. P., Habarulema, J. B., Ngwira, C., & Azeem, I. (2022). Equatorward Medium to Large-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances of High latitude Origin During Quiet Conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127(3), e2021JA029558. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA029558 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Trudu, M., Pilia, M., Bernardi, G., Addis, A., Bianchi, G., Magro, A., Naldi, G., Pelliciari, D., Pupillo, G., Setti, G., Bortolotti, C., Casentini, C., Dallacasa, D., Gajjar, V., Locatelli, N., Lulli, R., Maccaferri, G., Mattana, A., … Verrecchia, F. (2022). The northern cross fast radio burst project – II. Monitoring of repeating FRB 20180916B, 20181030A, 20200120E, and 20201124A. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(2), 1858–1866. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac1031 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Venturi, T., Giacintucci, S., Merluzzi, P., Bardelli, S., Busarello, G., Dallacasa, D., Sikhosana, S. P., Marvil, J., Smirnov, O., Bourdin, H., Mazzotta, P., Rossetti, M., Rudnick, L., Bernardi, G., Brüggen, M., Carretti, E., Cassano, R., Gennaro, G. D., … Kanapathippillai, J. (2022). Radio footprints of a minor merger in the Shapley Supercluster: From supercluster down to galactic scales. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 660, A81. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142048 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Wang, Y., Murphy, T., Kaplan, D. L., Klinner-Teo, T., Ridolfi, A., Bailes, M., Crawford, F., Dai, S., Dobie, D., Gaensler, B. M., Graber, V., Heywood, I., Lenc, E., Lorimer, D. R., McLaughlin, M. A., O’Brien, A., Pintaldi, S., Pritchard, J., … Zic, A. (2022). Discovery of PSR J0523-7125 as a Circularly Polarized Variable Radio Source in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Astrophysical Journal, 930(1), 38. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac61dc [Accessed 07 June 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Chakona, A., Jordaan, M. S., Raimondo, D. C., Bills, R. I., Skelton, P. H., & van der Colff, D. (2022). Diversity, distribution and extinction risk of native freshwater fishes of South Africa. Journal of Fish Biology, 100(4), 1044–1061. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15011 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Kock, A. A., Lombard, A. T., Daly, R., Goodall, V., Meÿer, M., Johnson, R., Fischer, C., Koen, P., Irion, D., Gennari, E., Towner, A., Jewell, O. J. D., da Silva, C., Dicken, M. L., Smale, M. J., & Photopoulou, T. (2022). Sex and Size Influence the Spatiotemporal Distribution of White Sharks, With Implications for Interactions With Fisheries and Spatial Management in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.811985 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Puccinelli, E., Porri, F., Altieri, K., Flynn, R., Little, H., Louw, T., Pattrick, P., Sparks, C., Tsanwani, M., de Waardt, S., Walker, D., & Fawcett, S. (2022). Coastal ecosystem services in South Africa’s largest natural bay: The role of marine benthic filter feeders in mitigating pollution. Ecological Indicators, 139, 108899. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108899 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Jacobs, F., Naesje, T., Ulvan, E., Hay, C., Khaebeb, F., & Weyl, O. (2022). Evidence for overfishing of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) in the Kavango River, Namibia. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 1–9. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2022.2041387 [Accessed 07 June 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Munyai, L. F., Dalu, T., Wasserman, R. J., Mugwedi, L., Dondofema, F., O’Brien, G., & Cuthbert, R. N. (2022). Functional Responses and Additive Multiple Predator Effects of Two Common Wetland Fish. Water, 14(5), 699. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050699 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: Cornette, R., Motitsoe, S. N., & Mlambo, M. C. (2022). A new desiccation-resistant midge from ephemeral rock pools in South Africa, Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) cranstoni sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa, 5128(3), 397–410. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5128.3.5.

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Claassens, L., de Villiers, N. M., & Waltham, N. J. (2022). How developed is the South African coast? Baseline extent of South Africa’s coastal and estuarine infrastructure. Ocean & Coastal Management, 222, 106112. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106112 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Cole, M. L., & Herbert, D. G. (2022). Eight new species of Gulella Pfeiffer, 1856 from the south-east coast of South Africa (Gastropoda: Streptaxidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 813, 1–32. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.813.1729 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Craig, A. J. F. K. (2022). African birds as army ant followers. Journal of Ornithology, 813: 1–32. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-022-01987-0 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Evers, E. E. M., Pretorius, M. E., Venter, J. A., Honiball, T.-L., Keith, M., Mgqatsa, N., & Somers, M. J. (2022). Varying degrees of spatio-temporal partitioning among large carnivores in a fenced reserve, South Africa. Wildlife Research. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1071/WR21045.

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Ma, K. C. K., McKindsey, C. W., & Johnson, L. E. (2022). Detecting Rare Species With Passive Sampling Tools: Optimizing the Duration and Frequency of Sampling for Benthic Taxa. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 809327. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.809327 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Mnguni, S., & Peter Heshula, L. U.-N. (2022). Laboratory-Based Mate Choices of Two Eccritotarsus Species (Hemiptera: Miridae) Used as Biological Control Agents of Water Hyacinth, Pontederia (Eichhornia) crassipes (Pontederiaceae), in South Africa. Journal of Entomological Science, 57(2), 267–280. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.18474/JES21-39 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Moore, S. D., Peyper, M., Kirkman, W., Marsberg, T., Albertyn, S., Stephen, P. R., Thackeray, S. R., Grout, T. G., Sharp, G., Sutton, G., & Hattingh, V. (2022). Efficacy of Various Low Temperature and Exposure Time Combinations for Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Larvae. Journal of Economic Entomology, toac064. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac064 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Steyn, V. M., Mitchell, K. A., Nyamukondiwa, C., & Terblanche, J. S. (2022). Understanding costs and benefits of thermal plasticity for pest management: Insights from the integration of laboratory, semi-field and field assessments of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 1–11. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485321000389 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Tarusikirwa, V. L., Cuthbert, R. N., Mutamiswa, R., & Nyamukondiwa, C. (2022). Context-dependent integrated stress resistance promotes a global invasive pest. Insect Science, 1–15. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.13035 [Accessed 08 June 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: van Steenderen, C. (2022). BinMat: A molecular genetics tool for processing binary data obtained from fragment analysis in R. Biodiversity Data Journal, 10, e77875. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e77875 [Accessed 08 June 2022].