Science & Pharmacy Research Output: August 2022

 

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ALBANY MUSEUM & GEOLOGY: Gess, R. W., & Prestianni, C. (2022). Flabellopteris lococannensis gen. et sp. nov.: A new fern-like plant from the Famennian of South Africa. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 297, 104585. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2021.104585 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Malgas, S., Thoresen, M., Moses, V., Prinsloo, E., Susan van Dyk, J., & Pletschke, B. I. (2022). Analysis of the galactomannan binding ability of β-mannosidases, BtMan2A and CmMan5A, regarding their activity and synergism with a β-mannanase. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 20, 3140–3150. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2022.06.038 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Chengalroyen, M. D., Mason, M. K., Borsellini, A., Tassoni, R., Abrahams, G. L., Lynch, S., Ahn, Y.-M., Ambler, J., Young, K., Crowley, B. M., Olsen, D. B., Warner, D. F., Barry, C. E., Boshoff, H. I. M., Lamers, M. H., & Mizrahi, V. (2022). DNA-Dependent Binding of Nargenicin to DnaE1 Inhibits Replication in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Acs Infectious Diseases, 8(3), 612–625. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00643 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Tajuddeen, N., Swart, T., Hoppe, H. C., & van Heerden, F. R. (2022). Antiplasmodial Activity of Vachellia xanthophloea (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter (African Fever Tree) and Its Constituents. Pharmaceuticals, 15(4), 470. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15040470 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

BOTANY & ALBANY MUSEUM: Raja, N. B., Dunne, E. M., Matiwane, A., Khan, T. M., Naetscher, P. S., Ghilardi, A. M., & Chattopadhyay, D. (2022). Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversity. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(2), 145–154. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01608-8 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

BOTANY: Govender, N., Archibald, S., Vetter, S., & Wigley-Coetsee, C. (2022). A tribute to Winston Smuts Watts Trollope—A firebrand and visionary in fire research TRIBUTE. African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 39(1), VIII–X. retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2021.2017132 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

BOTANY: Ward, D., Pillay, T., Mbongwa, S., Kirkman, K., Hansen, E., & Van Achterbergh, M. (2022). Reinvasion of Native Invasive Trees After a Tree-Thinning Experiment in an African Savanna. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 81(1), 69–77. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.01.004.

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL & BOTANY: Harpenslager, S. F., Thiemer, K., Levertz, C., Misteli, B., Sebola, K. M., Schneider, S. C., Hilt, S., & Köhler, J. (2022). Short-term effects of macrophyte removal on emission of CO2 and CH4 in shallow lakes. Aquatic Botany, 182, 103555. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2022.103555 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY: Coetzee, J. A., Miller, B. E., Kinsler, D., Sebola, K., & Hill, M. P. (2022). It’s a numbers game: Inundative biological control of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes), using Megamelus scutellaris (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) yields success at a high elevation, hypertrophic reservoir in South Africa. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 1–10. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2022.2109594 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & BOTANY: Goddard, M., Owen, C. A., Martin, G., & Coetzee, J. A. (2022). The thermal physiology of Lysathia sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a biocontrol agent of parrot’s feather in South Africa, supports its success. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 32(7), 837–846. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2022.2054949 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: van Steenderen, C. J. M., & Sutton, G. F. (2022). SPEDE-sampler: An R Shiny application to assess how methodological choices and taxon sampling can affect Generalized Mixed Yule Coalescent output and interpretation. Molecular Ecology Resources, 22(5), 2054–2069. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13591 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Kemboi, D., Langat, M. K., Siwe-Noundou, X., Krause, R. W. M., Isaacs, M. L., & Tembu, V. J. (2022). In vitro antibacterial and cytotoxic effects of Euphorbia grandicornis Blanc chemical constituents. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 22(1), 90. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03571-8 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Dlamini, Z. W., Vallabhapurapu, S., Daramola, O. A., Tseki, P. F., Krause, R. W. M., Siwe-Noundou, X., Mahule, T. S., & Vallabhapurapu, S. V. (2022). Resistive Switching in CdTe/CdSe Core-Shell Quantum Dots Embedded Chitosan-Based Memory Devices. Journal of Circuits Systems and Computers, 31(06), 2250113. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218126622501134.

CHEMISTRY: Isamura, B. K., & Lobb, K. A. (2022). New Insights into the (A)Synchronicity of Diels-Alder Reactions: A Theoretical Study Based on the Reaction Force Analysis and Atomic Resolution of Energy Derivatives. Molecules, 27(5), 1546. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051546 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

CHEMISTRY: Waleguele, C. C., Tchuenmogne, M. A. T., Fongang, Y. S. F., Ngatchou, J., Bankeu, J. J. K., Ngouela, A. S., Tsamo, E., Sewald, N., Krause, R. W. M., & Lenta, B. N. (2022). Bioguided isolation of antiplasmodial secondary metabolites from Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae). Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung Section C-a Journal of Biosciences, 77(3–4), 125–131. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-2021-0182.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Chambers, J. M., Wyborn, C., Klenk, N. L., Ryan, M., Serban, A., Bennett, N. J., Brennan, R., Charli-Joseph, L., Fernandez-Gimenez, M. E., Galvin, K. A., Goldstein, B. E., Haller, T., Hill, R., Munera, C., Nel, J. L., Osterblom, H., Reid, R. S., Riechers, M., … Rondeau, R. (2022). Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations. Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions, 72, 102422. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102422 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Garekae, H., Shackleton, C. M., & Tsheboeng, G. (2022). The prevalence, composition and distribution of forageable plant species in different urban spaces in two medium-sized towns in South Africa. Global Ecology and Conservation, 33, e01972. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01972 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

GEOGRAPHY: Grenfell, S., Grenfell, M., Tooth, S., Mehl, A., O’Gorman, E., Ralph, T., & Ellery, W. (2022). Wetlands in drylands: Diverse perspectives for dynamic landscapes. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 30(4), 607–622. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-022-09887-z [Accessed 22 August 2022].

GEOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: Forster, C. A., de Klerk, W. J., Poole, K. E., Chinsamy-Turan, A., Roberts, E. M., & Ross, C. F. (2022). Iyuku raathi, a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa. The Anatomical Record. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.25038 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Jacobs, Z., Kelly, S., Jebri, F., Roberts, M., Srokosz, M., Sauer, W., Hancke, L., & Popova, E. (2022). Retention properties of the Agulhas bank and their relevance to the chokka squid life cycle. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 202, 105151. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105151 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Madzivanzira, T. C., Weyl, O. L. F., & South, J. (2022). Ecological and potential socioeconomic impacts of two globally-invasive crayfish. Neobiota, 72, 25–43. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.72.71868 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Weiss, S.-E., Emami-Khoyi, A., Kaiser, H., Cowley, P. D., James, N. C., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Whitfield, A. K., & Teske, P. R. (2022). The Last Two Remaining Populations of the Critically Endangered Estuarine Pipefish Are Inbred and Not Genetically Distinct. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 756595. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.756595 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & CHEMISTRY: Bunin, D. A., Ndebele, N., Martynov, A. G., Mack, J., Gorbunova, Y. G., & Nyokong, T. (2022). Low-Symmetry Phthalocyanines Bearing Carboxy-Groups: Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Quantum-Chemical Characterization. Molecules, 27(2), 524. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27020524 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & CHEMISTRY: Magaela, N. B., Matshitse, R., Babu, B., Managa, M., Prinsloo, E., & Nyokong, T. (2022). Sn(IV) porphyrin-biotin decorated nitrogen doped graphene quantum dots nanohybrids for photodynamic therapy. Polyhedron, 213, 115624. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2021.115624 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & CHEMISTRY: Matshitse, R., Nwaji, N., Managa, M., Chen, Z.-L., & Nyokong, T. (2022). Photodynamic therapy characteristics of phthalocyanines in the presence of boron doped detonation nanodiamonds: Effect of symmetry and charge. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 37, 102705. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102705 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & CHEMISTRY: Nkhahle, R., & Nyokong, T. (2022). Assessing the electrocatalytic activity of a localized push-pull system in cobalt phthalocyanine/graphene quantum dot hybrids. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 280, 125842. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.125842 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & CHEMISTRY: Storm, E., Maggott, E. D., Mashazi, P., Nyokong, T., Malgas-Enus, R., & Mapolie, S. F. (2022). Application of gold and palladium nanoparticles supported on polymelamine microspheres in the oxidation of 1-phenylethanol and some other phenyl substituted alcohols. Molecular Catalysis, 528, 112456. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112456 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & CHEMISTRY: Zhu, W., Li, L., Wang, Y., Mack, J., Dingiswayo, S., Nyokong, T., & Liang, X. (2022). Structural modification of Rh(III)triarylcorroles for enhanced electrocatalyzed hydrogen evolution reactions. Dyes and Pigments, 199, 110046. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.110046 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Chisadza, B., Mashakani, B.-L., Gwate, O., Chiwara, P., Choruma, D., & Gumindoga, W. (2022). Determination of groundwater potential zones using geographic information systems and remote sensing in Lupane District, Zimbabwe. Irrigation and Drainage. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2741 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH & GEOGRAPHY: Lidzhegu, Z., Ellery, W. N., & Mantel, S. K. (2022). The geomorphic origin of large wetlands in Africa’s elevated drylands: A Geographic Information System and Earth Observation approach. South African Geographical Journal. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2022.2030247 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Fendji, J. L. K. E., Tala, D. C. M., Yenke, B. O., & Atemkeng, M. (2022). Automatic Speech Recognition Using Limited Vocabulary: A Survey. Applied Artificial Intelligence, 36(1), 2095039. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08839514.2022.2095039 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

PHARMACY: Akombaetwa, N., Bwanga, A., Makoni, P. A., & Witika, B. A. (2022). Applications of Electrospun Drug-Eluting Nanofibers in Wound Healing: Current and Future Perspectives. Polymers, 14(14), 2931. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14142931 [Accessed from 22 August 2022].

PHARMACY, INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Madikizela, P., Hoossein, S., Laubscher, R. K., Whittington-Jones, K., Ahmed, M., Mutingwende, N., Ristvej, J., & Tandlich, R. (2022). Disaster Risk Management, Ventilated Improved Pit Latrines, and Sanitation Challenges in South Africa. Sustainability, 14(11), 6934. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116934 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Abdalla, E., Ferreira, E. G. M., Landim, R. G., Costa, A. A., Fornazier, K. S. F., Abdalla, F. B., Barosi, L., Brito, F. A., Queiroz, A. R., Villela, T., Wang, B., Wuensche, C. A., Marins, A., Novaes, C. P., Liccardo, V., Shan, C., Zhang, J., Zhang, Z., … Zhu, Y. (2022). The BINGO project—I. Baryon acoustic oscillations from integrated neutral gas observations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, A14. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140883 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Abdalla, F. B., Marins, A., Motta, P., Abdalla, E., Ribeiro, R. M., Wuensche, C. A., Delabrouille, J., Fornazier, K. S. F., Liccardo, V., Maffei, B., Mericia, E. J. de, Otobone, C. H. N., Santos, J. F. R. dos, Silva, G. B., Vieira, J., Barretos, J. A. M., Barosi, L., Brito, F. A., … Zhang, J. (2022). The BINGO Project—III. Optical design and optimization of the focal plane. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, A16. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141382 [accessed 22 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Barry, N., Bernardi, G., Greig, B., Kern, N., & Mertens, F. (2022). SKA-low intensity mapping pathfinder updates: Deeper 21 cm power spectrum limits from improved analysis frameworks. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, 8(1), 011007. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.011007.

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Boettcher, E., Gupta, N., Chen, H.-W., Chen, M. C., Jozsa, G. I. G., Rudie, G. C., Cantalupo, S., Johnson, S. D., Balashev, S. A., Combes, F., Cooksey, K. L., Faucher-Giguere, C.-A., Krogager, J.-K., Lopez, S., Momjian, E., Noterdaeme, P., Petitjean, P., Rafelski, M., … Zahedy, F. S. (2022). Discovery of a Damped Ly alpha Absorber Originating in a Spectacular Interacting Dwarf Galaxy Pair at z=0.026. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 926(2), L33. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac5250 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Bonafede, A., Brunetti, G., Rudnick, L., Vazza, F., Bourdin, H., Giovannini, G., Shimwell, T. W., Zhang, X., Mazzotta, P., Simionescu, A., Biava, N., Bonnassieux, E., Brienza, M., Brüggen, M., Rajpurohit, K., Riseley, C. J., Stuardi, C., Feretti, L., … Weeren, R. J. van. (2022). The Coma Cluster at LOFAR Frequencies. II. The Halo, Relic, and a New Accretion Relic. The Astrophysical Journal, 933(2), 218. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac721d [Accessed 22 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Bonaldi, A., Wijnholds, S. J., Stringhetti, L., & Jonas, J. (2022). Special Section Guest Editorial: The SKA Observatory. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, 8(1), 011001. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.011001 [Accessed 22 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Chibueze, J. O., Caleb, M., Spitler, L., Ashkar, H., Schüssler, F., Stappers, B. W., Venter, C., Heywood, I., Richards, A. M. S., Williams, D. R. A., Kramer, M., Beswick, R., Bezuidenhout, M. C., Breton, R. P., Driessen, L. N., Jankowski, F., Keane, E. F., Malenta, M., … Żywucka, N. (2022). A MeerKAT, e-MERLIN, H.E.S.S., and Swift search for persistent and transient emission associated with three localized FRBs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 515(1), 1365–1379. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac1601 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Chithambo, M. L. (2022). Phototransferred thermoluminescence of CaF2: Principles, analytical methods, and mechanisms. Journal of Applied Physics, 132(5), 055102. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0091205.

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Costa, A. A., Landim, R. G., Novaes, C. P., Xiao, L., Ferreira, E. G. M., Abdalla, F. B., Wang, B., Abdalla, E., Battye, R. A., Marins, A., Wuensche, C. A., Barosi, L., Brito, F. A., Queiroz, A. R., Villela, T., Fornazier, K. S. F., Liccardo, V., Santos, L., … Zhang, J. (2022). The BINGO project—VII. Cosmological forecasts from 21 cm intensity mapping. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, A20. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140888 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Cotton, W. D., Camilo, F., Becker, W., Condon, J. J., Forbrich, J., Heywood, I., Hugo, B., Legodi, S., Mauch, T., Predehl, P., Slane, P., & Thompson, M. A. (2022). The Curious Case of the “Heartworm” Nebula. The Astrophysical Journal, 934(1), 78. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac6fd3 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Crichton, D., Aich, M., Amara, A., Bandura, K., Bassett, B. A., Bengaly, C., Berner, P., Bhatporia, S., Bucher, M., Chang, T.-C., Chiang, H. C., Cliche, J.-F., Crichton, C., Dave, R., De Villiers, D. I. L., Dobbs, M., Ewall-Wice, A. M., Eyono, S., … Zhang, Z. (2022). Hydrogen Intensity and Real-Time Analysis Experiment: 256-element array status and overview. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, 8(1), 011019. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.011019.

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: de Lera Acedo, E., de Villiers, D. I. L., Razavi-Ghods, N., Handley, W., Fialkov, A., Magro, A., Anstey, D., Bevins, H. T. J., Chiello, R., Cumner, J., Josaitis, A. T., Roque, I. L. V., Sims, P. H., Scheutwinkel, K. H., Alexander, P., Bernardi, G., Carey, S., Cavillot, J., … Zarb-Adami, K. (2022). The REACH radiometer for detecting the 21-cm hydrogen signal from redshift z ≈ 7.5–28. Nature Astronomy, 6(8), 984–998. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01709-9.

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Giacintucci, S., Venturi, T., Markevitch, M., Bourdin, H., Mazzotta, P., Merluzzi, P., Dallacasa, D., Bardelli, S., Sikhosana, S. P., Smirnov, O., & Bernardi, G. (2022). A Candle in the Wind: A Radio Filament in the Core of the A3562 Galaxy Cluster. The Astrophysical Journal, 934(1), 49. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac7805 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Gogo, T. G., Ma, Y.-Z., Kittiwisit, P., Sievers, J. L., Parsons, A. R., Pober, J. C., Jacobs, D. C., Cheng, C., Kolopanis, M., Liu, A., Kohn, S. A., Aguirre, J. E., Ali, Z. S., Bernardi, G., Bradley, R. F., DeBoer, D. R., Dexter, M. R., Dillon, J. S., … Walker, A. (2022). The correlation calibration of PAPER-64 data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 510(2), 1680–1696. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3516 [Accessed 24 august 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Heywood, I., Rammala, I., Camilo, F., Cotton, W. D., Yusef-Zadeh, F., Abbott, T. D., Adam, R. M., Adams, G., Aldera, M. A., Asad, K. M. B., Bauermeister, E. F., Bennett, T. G. H., Bester, H. L., Bode, W. A., Botha, D. H., Botha, A. G., Brederode, L. R. S., Buchner, S., … Xaia, B. (2022). The 1.28 GHz MeerKAT Galactic Center Mosaic. Astrophysical Journal, 925(2), 165. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac449a [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Jackson, N., Badole, S., Morgan, J., Chhetri, R., Prusis, K., Nikolajevs, A., Morabito, L., Brentjens, M., Sweijen, F., Iacobelli, M., Orru, E., Sluman, J., Blaauw, R., Mulder, H., van Dijk, P., Mooney, S., Deller, A., Moldon, J., … Zucca, P. (2022). Sub-arcsecond imaging with the International LOFAR Telescope II. Completion of the LOFAR Long-Baseline Calibrator Survey. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 658, A2. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140756 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Kalita, J. M., & Chithambo, M. L. (2022). Phototransferred thermoluminescence characteristics of microcline (KAlSi3O8) under 470 nm blue- and 870 nm infrared-light illumination. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 181, 110070. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.110070 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Liccardo, V., Mericia, E. J. de, Wuensche, C. A., Abdalla, E., Abdalla, F. B., Barosi, L., Brito, F. A., Queiroz, A., Villela, T., Peel, M. W., Wang, B., Costa, A. A., Ferreira, E. G. M., Fornazier, K. S. F., Novaes, C. P., Santos, L., Santos, M. V. dos, Remazeilles, M., … Vieira, F. (2022). The BINGO project—IV. Simulations for mission performance assessment and preliminary component separation steps. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, A17. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140886 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Macario, G., Pupillo, G., Bernardi, G., Bolli, P., Di Ninni, P., Comoretto, G., Mattana, A., Monari, J., Perini, F., Schiaffino, M., Sokolowski, M., Wayth, R., Broderick, J., Waterson, M., Labate, M. G., Chiello, R., Magro, A., Booler, T., … Bhushan, R. (2022). Characterization of the SKA1-Low prototype station Aperture Array Verification System 2. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, 8(1), 011014. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.011014 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Molnar, D. C., Serra, P., van der Hulst, T., Jarrett, T. H., Boselli, A., Cortese, L., Healy, J., de Blok, E., Cappellari, M., Hess, K. M., Jozsa, G. I. G., McDermid, R. M., Oosterloo, T. A., & Verheijen, M. a. W. (2022). The Westerbork Coma Survey A blind, deep, high-resolution H I survey of the Coma cluster. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, A94. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142614 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Morabito, L. K., Jackson, N. J., Mooney, S., Sweijen, F., Badole, S., Kukreti, P., Venkattu, D., Groeneveld, C., Kappes, A., Bonnassieux, E., Drabent, A., Iacobelli, M., Croston, J. H., Best, P. N., Bondi, M., Callingham, J. R., Conway, J. E., Deller, A. T., … Zucca, P. (2022). Sub-arcsecond imaging with the International LOFAR Telescope I. Foundational calibration strategy and pipeline. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 658, A1. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140649 [Accessed 24 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Ranchod, S., Deane, R., Obreschkow, D., Blecher, T., & Heywood, I. (2021). H I in and behind the Hubble Frontier Field clusters: A deep MeerKAT pilot search out to z ∼ 0.5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509(4), 5155–5165. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3302 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Ridolfi, A., Freire, P. C. C., Gautam, T., Ransom, S. M., Barr, E. D., Buchner, S., Burgay, M., Abbate, F., Krishnan, V. V., Vleeschower, L., Possenti, A., Stappers, B. W., Kramer, M., Chen, W., Padmanabh, P. V., Champion, D. J., Bailes, M., Levin, L., … Serylak, M. (2022). TRAPUM discovery of 13 new pulsars in NGC 1851 using MeerKAT. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, A27. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202143006 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Shimwell, T. W., Hardcastle, M. J., Tasse, C., Best, P. N., Rottgering, H. J. A., Williams, W. L., Botteon, A., Drabent, A., Mechev, A., Shulevski, A., van Weeren, R. J., Bester, L., Brunetti, G., Bruggen, M., Callingham, J. R., Conway, J. E., Dijkema, T. J., Duncan, K., … Zheng, J. (2022). The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey V. Second data release. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, A1. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142484 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Storer, D., Dillon, J. S., Jacobs, D. C., Morales, M. F., Hazelton, B. J., Ewall-Wice, A., Abdurashidova, Z., Aguirre, J. E., Alexander, P., Ali, Z. S., Balfour, Y., Beardsley, A. P., Bernardi, G., Billings, T. S., Bowman, J. D., Bradley, R. F., Bull, P., Burba, J., … Zheng, H. (2022). Automated Detection of Antenna Malfunctions in Large-N Interferometers: A case study With the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array. Radio Science, 57(1), e2021RS007376. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021RS007376 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Sweijen, F., van Weeren, R. J., Rottgering, H. J. A., Morabito, L. K., Jackson, N., Offringa, A. R., van der Tol, S., Veenboer, B., Oonk, J. B. R., Best, P. N., Bondi, M., Shimwell, T. W., Tasse, C., & Thomson, A. P. (2022). Deep sub-arcsecond wide-field imaging of the Lockman Hole field at 144 MHz. Nature Astronomy, 6(3), 350–356. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01573-z [Accessed 29 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Timmerman, R., van Weeren, R. J., Callingham, J. R., Cotton, W. D., Perley, R., Morabito, L. K., Gizani, N. a. B., Bridle, A. H., O’Dea, C. P., Baum, S. A., Tremblay, G. R., Kharb, P., Kassim, N. E., Rottgering, H. J. A., Botteon, A., Sweijen, F., Tasse, C., Brueggen, M., … Brunetti, G. (2022). Origin of the ring structures in Hercules A Sub-arcsecond 144 MHz to 7 GHz observations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 658, A5. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140880 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Wuensche, C. A., Villela, T., Abdalla, E., Liccardo, V., Vieira, F., Browne, I., Peel, M. W., Radcliffe, C., Abdalla, F. B., Marins, A., Barosi, L., Brito, F. A., Queiroz, A. R., Wang, B., Costa, A. A., Ferreira, E. G. M., Fornazier, K. S. F., Landim, R. G., … Xu, H. (2022). The BINGO project—II. Instrument description. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, A15. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039962 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Zhang, J., Motta, P., Novaes, C. P., Abdalla, F. B., Costa, A. A., Wang, B., Zhu, Z., Shan, C., Xu, H., Abdalla, E., Barosi, L., Brito, F. A., Queiroz, A., Villela, T., Wuensche, C. A., Ferreira, E. G. M., Fornazier, K. S. F., Marins, A., … Liccardo, V. (2022). The BINGO project—VI. H I halo occupation distribution and mock building. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 664, A19. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140887 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R. N., Moyo, S., Wasserman, R. J., Chari, L. D., Weyl, O. L. F., & Jackson, M. C. (2022). Invasive carp alter trophic niches of consumers and basal resources in African reservoirs. Science of the Total Environment, 813, 152625. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152625 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R. N., Weyl, O. L. F., & Wasserman, R. J. (2022). Community structure and environmental factors affecting diatom abundance and diversity in a Mediterranean climate river system. Science of the Total Environment, 810, 152366. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152366 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Heyns-Veale, E. R., Bernard, A. T. F., Midgley, J. M., & Herbert, D. G. (2022). The distribution of offshore benthic molluscs provides new insight into South Africa’s marine biogeography. Ocean & Coastal Management, 217, 106001. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.106001 [Accessed 29 August 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Makherana, F., Cuthbert, R. N., Dondofema, F., Wasserman, R. J., Chauke, G. M., Munyai, L. F., & Dalu, T. (2022). Distribution, drivers and population structure of the invasive alien snail Tarebia granifera in the Luvuvhu system, South Africa. River Research and Applications. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3937 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Makherana, F., Cuthbert, R. N., Monaco, C. J., Dondofema, F., Wasserman, R. J., Chauke, G. M., Munyai, L. F., & Dalu, T. (2022). Informing spread predictions of two alien snails using movement traits. Science of the Total Environment, 811, 152364. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152364 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Mutshekwa, T., Cuthbert, R. N., Mugwedi, L., Wasserman, R. J., Dondofema, F., & Dalu, T. (2022). Behavioural Responses and Mortality of Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus to Three Commonly Used Macadamia Plantation Pesticides. Water, 14(8), 1257. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14081257 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Smit, B., Woodborne, S., Wolf, B. O., & McKechnie, A. E. (2022). Corrigendum to: Differences in the use of surface water resources by desert birds are revealed using isotopic tracers (vol 136, 1, 2019). Ornithology, 139(1). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukab062 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

STATISTICS: Finkelstein, M., Cha, J. H., & Langston, A. (2022a). Termination versus operation extension for degrading systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X221116709 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

STATISTICS: Finkelstein, M., Cha, J. H., & Langston, A. (2022b). Optimal preventive switching of components in degrading systems. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 219, 108266. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2021.108266.

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY, ALBANY MUSEUM & BOTANY: Cawood, R., Nel, A., Garrouste, R., Moyo, S., Villet, M. H., & Prevec, R. (2022). The first ‘Grylloblattida’ of the family Liomopteridae from the Middle Permian in the Onder Karoo, South Africa (Insecta: Polyneoptera). Comptes Rendus - Palevol, 21(22), 451–461. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.5852/CR-PALEVOL2022V21A22 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Cozzolino, L., Nicastro, K. R., Seuront, L., McQuaid, C. D., & Zardi, G. I. (2022). The relative effects of interspecific and intraspecific diversity on microplastic trapping in coastal biogenic habitats. Science of The Total Environment, 848, 157771. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157771 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: de Villiers, N. M., Hodgson, A. N., Harasti, D., & Claassens, L. (2022). The impact of a Reno mattress installation on an adjacent seagrass meadow and its macrofauna in a South African estuary. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 52, 102239. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102239 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Horak, I. G., Junker, K., & Krasnov, B. R. (2022). Similarity in ixodid tick communities harboured by wildlife and livestock in the Albany Thicket Biome of South Africa. Parasitology, 149(5), 667–674. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182022000129 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Akamagwuna, F. C., Odume, O. N., & Richoux, N. B. (2022). Exploring the community structure of Afrotropical macroinvertebrate traits and ecological preferences along an agricultural pollution gradient in the Kat River, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Ecological Indicators, 135, 108570. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108570 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Lobon-Rovira, J., Conradie, W., Pinto, P. V., Keates, C., Edwards, S., Du Plessis, A., & Branch, W. R. (2022). Systematic revision of Afrogecko ansorgii (Boulenger, 1907) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from western Angola. Zootaxa, 5124(4), 401–430. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5124.4.1.

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Keates, C., Conradie, W., Dalu, T., Dondofema, F., Riddel, E. S., & Wasserman, R. J. (2022). Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic Floodplain water snake, Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris FitzSimons, 1964. Koedoe, 64(1), a1698. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v64i1.1698 [Accessed 30 August 2022].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Venter, N., Cowie, B. W., Paterson, I. D., Witkowski, E. T. F., & Byrne, M. J. (2022). The interactive effects of CO2 and water on the growth and physiology of the invasive alien vine Pereskia aculeata (Cactaceae): Implications for its future invasion and management. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 194, 104737. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104737 [Accessed 30 August 2022].