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Science & Pharmacy Research Output: November 2023

 

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ALBANY MUSEUM & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: M.S. Bird, D.T. Bilton, M.C. Mlambo, and R. Perissinotto. 2023. “Water Beetles (Coleoptera) Associated with Afrotemperate Forest Patches in the Garden Route National Park, South Africa.” ZooKeys, (1182): 237–258. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1182.102866 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

ANTHROPOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: M. Glaser, S.A. Selim, R. De la Cruz-Modino, I. van Putten, S.A. Canela, et al. 2023. “Analysis across Case-Based Global Sustainability Projects: An Emerging Challenge for Ocean Conflict Research in the Anthropocene.” Maritime Studies, 22 (4): 48. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-023-00323-3 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: M. van der Merwe, M.D. Jukes, C. Knox, S.D. Moore, and M.P. Hill. 2023. “Naturally Occurring Yeasts Associated with Thaumatotibia Leucotreta Can Enhance the Efficacy of the Cryptophlebia Leucotreta Granulovirus.” Pathogens, 12 (10): 1237. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12101237 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: J.E. Mbosso Teinkela, E.L. Nguemfo, T. Fokou Nzodjou, C. Bogning Zangueu, J.-C. Kalinski, B. Tsakem, J.C. Assob Nguedia, and X. Siwe Noundou. 2023. “Antihypertensive Potential of the Stem Bark of Canarium Schweinfurthii Engl. (Burseraceae) in Wistar Rats: UPLC-ESI-QToF-MS/MS-Based Prediction of Antihypertensive Phytochemicals.” Heliyon, 9 (11): e21841. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21841 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

BOTANY: R.J. McKenzie, and A.P. Dold. 2023. “Lectotypification of Othonna Crassifolia Harv., a Replaced Synonym of Crassothonna Capensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae).” Phytotaxa, 618 (3): 296–300. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.618.3.8 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: M. Adom, K.O. Fening, M.K. Billah, P.O. Aigbedion-Atalor, and D.D. Wilson. 2024. “Efficacy of Selected Biopesticides on Key Pests of Chilli Pepper for Increased Productivity in Ghana.” Crop Protection, 176: 106497. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106497 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: B.W. Cowie, F. Heystek, and I.D. Paterson. 2023. “Will Climate Affect the Establishment and Efficacy of Agnippe Sp. #1 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a Promising Biological Control Agent of Mesquite in South Africa?” BioControl. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-023-10221-6 [Accessed 29 November 2023].

 

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: J.E. Vermaat, K. Thiemer, B. Immerzeel, S.C. Schneider, K. Sebola, J. Coetzee, et al. 2023. “Mass Development of Aquatic Plants: Effects of Contrasting Management Scenarios on a Suite of Ecosystem Services.” Journal of Applied Ecology. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14539 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

CHEMISTRY: M.A.H. Khan, T.G. Harrison, M. Wajrak, M. Grimshaw, K.G. Schofield, A.J. Trew, et al. 2023. “Flipping the Thinking on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Why EDI Is Essential for the Development and Progression of the Chemical Sciences: A Case Study Approach.” Journal of Chemical Education, 100 (11): 4279–4286. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00364 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE: M. De Silva, and D. Brown. 2023a. “Early Plant Disease Detection Using Infrared and Mobile Photographs in Natural Environment.” Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 711: 307–321. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37717-4_21.

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE: M. De Silva, and D. Brown. 2023b. “Multispectral Plant Disease Detection with Vision Transformer-Convolutional Neural Network Hybrid Approaches.” Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 23 (20): 8531. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s23208531 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

GEOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: C. Reddy, B. Thuy, M. Reid, and R. Gess. 2023. “Earliest Known Ophiuroids from High Palaeolatitude, Southern Gondwana, Recovered from the Pragian to Earliest Emsian Baviaanskloof Formation (Table Mountain Group, Cape Supergroup) South Africa.” PloS One, 18 (10): e0292636. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292636 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS: C.J. Christie, S. Nellemann, T. Davies, J.L. Fourie, and J.P. Davy. 2023. “Sunglass Tint Does Not Impact the Indoor Catching Performance of Cricket Fielders.” Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5: 188270. Retrieved from:   https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1188270 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: S. Kraft, A.C. Winkler, and D. Abecasis. 2023. “Small Coastal Marine Protected Areas Offer Recurring, Seasonal Protection to the Common Stingray (Dasyatis Pastinaca).” Ocean and Coastal Management, 246: 106891. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106891 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: E. Morgera, K. Mcquaid, G. La Bianca, H. Niner, L. Shannon, M. Strand, et al. 2023. “Addressing the Ocean-Climate Nexus in the BBNJ Agreement: Strategic Environmental Assessments, Human Rights and Equity in Ocean Science.” International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 38 (3): 447–479. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-BJA10139 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: P.P. Mpopetsi, and W.T. Kadye. 2023. “Functional Diversity Does Not Explain the Co-Occurrence of Non-Native Species within a Flow-Modified African River System.” Journal of Fish Biology. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15587 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: R.O. Awolope, I.P. Ejidike, and T. Nyokong. 2023. “Effect of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube on the Properties of Tetra Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine-Uridine Conjugate.” Science and Technology Asia, 28 (3): 18–28.

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: S.T. Mkhondwane, S. Mgidlana, and T. Nyokong. 2024. “Asymmetric Phthalocyanine-Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets Conjugate on Zinc Oxide Fibers for Combined Ultrasound and Visible Light Driven Degradation of Rhodamine 6G.” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry, 447: 115245. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115245 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: N. Nnaji, P. Sen, Y.I. Openda, A. Berisha, O. Dagdag, E.E. Ebenso, and T. Nyokong. 2023. “Assessing the Potentials of Free Base and Gallium Metalated Tertbutylphthalocyanines as Aluminium Corrosion Inhibitors.” International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 18 (12): 100345. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoes.2023.100345 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: R. Soy, B. Babu, J. Mack, and T. Nyokong. 2023. “The Photodynamic Activity Properties of a Series of Structurally Analogous Tetraarylporphyrin, Chlorin and N-Confused Porphyrin Dyes and Their Sn(IV) Complexes.” Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 44: 103815. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103815 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: A.O. Edegbene, L.A. Elakhame, F.O. Arimoro, E.C. Osimen, T.T. Edegbene Ovie, E.C. Akumabor, et al. 2023. “How Do the Traits of Macroinvertebrates in the River Chanchaga Respond to Illegal Gold Mining Activities in North Central Nigeria.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11: 1149227. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1149227 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: I. Kabenge, G. Ssewankambo, P. Nakawuka, J. Wanyama, A. Zziwa, Y. Bamutaze, et al. 2023. “Modelling Storm Event-Based Sediment Yield and Assessing Its Heavy Metal Loading: Case of Lake Victoria’s Inner Murchison Bay Catchment in Uganda.” Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-023-01876-2 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED) & PHARMACY: A. Deyi, A.N. Fadja, E.D. Goosen, X.S. Noundou, and M. Atemkeng. 2023. “Dataset of Selected Medicinal Plant Species of the Genus Brachylaena: A Comparative Application of Deep Learning Models for Plant Leaf Recognition.” Journal of Computer Science, 19 (11): 1387–1397. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2023.1387.1397 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

PHARMACY: A. Ludidi, A. Siboto, A. Nkosi, N.D. Xulu, A. Khathi, N.H. Sibiya, and P.S. Ngubane. 2023. “High-Fat, High-Carbohydrate Diet-Induced Prediabetes Preconception in Sprague–Dawley Rats as a Risk Factor for the Development of Preeclampsia: Assessing Changes in Placental Metabolic Insults.” Frontiers in Nutrition, 10: 1241785. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1241785 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

PHARMACY: R. Madondo, R. Tandlich, E.T. Stoch, Á. Restás, and S. Shwababa. 2023. “Quantitative and Qualitative Data in Disaster Risk Management of Fires: a Case Study from South Africa at Various Geographical Levels.” Geographia Technica, 18 (2): 14–39. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.21163/GT_2023.182.02 [Accessed 30 November 2023].

 

PHARMACY: M. Mbaba, S.D. Khanye, G.S. Smith, and C. Biot. 2022. “15.11 - Organometallic Chemistry of Drugs Based on Iron.” In Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV: Volume 1-15, 15: 261–296. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820206-7.00046-9.

 

PHARMACY: S. Melamane, T.T. Manadava, A. Manda, N. Luphade, S.M.M. Khamanga, P.A. Makoni, P.H. Demana, S.K. Matafwali, and B.A. Witika. 2023. “Artificial Neural Network-Based Inference of Drug-Target Interactions.” In Nanotechnology Principles in Drug Targeting and Diagnosis, 35–62. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91763-6.00015-1.

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: B. Hugo, G. Bernardi, O.M. Smirnov, D. Dallacasa, T. Venturi, M. Murgia, and R.F. Pizzo. 2023. “Radio Multifrequency Observations of Abell 781 with the WSRT.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526 (4): 5278–5291. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2873 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: M. Webber, S. Kuja, and J. Williams. 2023. “Assessment of Non-Free Space Conditions on Wave Propagation.” In XXXVth General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), Sapporo, Japan, 2023, pp. 1-4. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.23919/URSIGASS57860.2023.10265448.

 

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: A.W. Trotter, L. Rathjens, S. Schmiegel, S. Mews, P.D. Cowley, and E. Gennari. 2024. “Short-Term Effects of Standard Procedures Associated with Surgical Transmitter Implantation on a Benthic Shark Species Requiring Anaesthesia.” Fisheries Research, 270: 106880. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106880 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: J.M. Midgley, B.S. Muller, G.L. Theron, M. Phoofolo, T.A. Bellingan, and K. Jordaens. 2023. “The Diptera of Lesotho: A History of Collecting in the Mountain Kingdom, Summary of Recent Collecting Sites and Introduction to the Topical Collection in African Invertebrates.” African Invertebrates, 64 (3): 207–220. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.108525 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: L. Cozzolino, K.R. Nicastro, P.C. Hubbard, L. Seuront, C.D. McQuaid, and G.I. Zardi. 2024. “Intraspecific Genetic Lineages of a Marine Mussel Show Behavioural Divergence When Exposed to Microplastic Leachates.” Environmental Pollution, 340: 122779. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122779 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: A.J.F.K. Craig. 2023. “Anton Reichenow and the Birds of Africa.” Ostrich. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2023.2263165.

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: A.R. Gilson, and C. Mcquaid. 2023. “Top-down versus Bottom-up: Grazing and Upwelling Regime Alter Patterns of Primary Productivity in a Warm-Temperate System.” Ecology, e4180. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4180 [Accessed 01 December 2023].

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: S. Plön, P.B. Best, P. Duignan, S.D. Lavery, R.T.F. Bernard, K. Van Waerebeek, and C.S. Baker. 2023. “Population Structure of Pygmy (Kogia Breviceps) and Dwarf (Kogia Sima) Sperm Whales in the Southern Hemisphere May Reflect Foraging Ecology and Dispersal Patterns.” Advances in Marine Biology, 96: 85-114. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2023.09.001.

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: C.J.M. van Steenderen, E.L. Pringle, and M.H. Villet. 2023. “Historical Diversification of Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1857 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae).” Journal of Natural History, 57 (29–32): 1444–1463. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2257373.

 

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: G.F. Sutton, M.D. Day, K. Canavan, and I.D. Paterson. 2023. “Anthropogenic Disturbance Affects Specialist, but Not Generalist, Endophagous Insects Associated with Two African Grasses: Implications for Biological Control.” Biocontrol Science and Technology, 33 (11): 1051–1064. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2023.2275114.

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