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Aliwaini, S.,
Peres, J., Kröger, W.L., Blanckenberg, A., de la Mare, J., Edkins, A.L.,
Mapolie, S., Prince, S., 2015. The palladacycle, AJ-5, exhibits anti-tumour and
anti-cancer stem cell activity in breast cancer cells. Cancer Letters 357,
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Barrett, D.I.,
Biggs, R., Remsing, C.C., 2015. Quadratic Hamilton–Poisson systems on
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Bennett, R.H.,
Cowley, P.D., Childs, A.-R., Næsje, T.F., 2015. Movements and residency of
juvenile white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus in a range of contrasting
estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 152, 100–108. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.11.015
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Bernardi, G.,
McQuinn, M., Greenhill, L.J., 2015. Foreground model and antenna calibration
errors in the measurement of the sky-averaged λ21 cm signal at z∼
20. Astrophysical Journal 799, 1–1. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/799/1/90
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Bezabih, G.,
Adgaba, N., Hepburn, H. r., Pirk, C. w. w., 2014. The territorial invasion of
apis florea in Africa. African Entomology 22, 888–890. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.4001/003.022.0406
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Bonnevie, B.T.,
2014. Variations in moult, morphology, movement and survival rates of the
Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus within southern Africa. Ostrich 85,
161–170. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2014.902403
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Burke, A. m.,
Coetzee, J. a., Hill, M. p., 2014. Effect of nutrient quality and leaf age of
water hyacinth, eichhornia crassipes, on the development of its co-evolved
herbivore, eccritotarsus catarinensis (Hemiptera: Miridae). African Entomology
22, 896–899. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.4001/003.022.0407
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Dalu, T.,
Froneman, P., 2014. Can δ15N and δ13C stable isotopes and fatty acid signatures
indicate changes in phytobenthos composition on an artificial substrate? African
Journal of Aquatic Science 39, 425–433. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2014.974018
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Dalu, T.,
Froneman, P.W., Chari, L.D., Richoux, N.B., 2014. Colonisation and community
structure of benthic diatoms on artificial substrates following a major flood
event: A case of the Kowie River (Eastern Cape, South Africa). Water SA 40,
471–480. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v40i3.10
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Danckwerts, D.K.,
McQuaid, C.D., Jaeger, A., McGregor, G.K., Dwight, R., Corre, M.L., Jaquemet,
S., 2014. Biomass consumption by breeding seabirds in the western Indian Ocean:
indirect interactions with fisheries and implications for management. ICES J.
Mar. Sci. 71, 2589–2598. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu093
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De Almeida,
L.K.S., Chigome, S., Torto, N., Frost, C.L., Pletschke, B.I., 2015. A novel
colorimetric sensor strip for the detection of glyphosate in water. Sens. Actuator
B-Chem. 206, 357–363. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.09.039
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De Moor, W., van
Marwijk, J., Wilhelmi, B.S., Whiteley, C.G., 2015. Interaction of silver
nanoparticles with triosephosphate isomerase from human and malarial parasite (Plasmodium
falciparum): a comparative study. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 11,
1071–1079. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jbn.2015.2003
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Dowse, R., 2014.
Patient-centred pharmacy: Reflections from the patient-academic pharmacist
interface. SA Pharmaceutical Journal 81, 40–43.
Els, Y., Orr,
B.J., Austin, D.E., Kellner, K., Kong, T.M., 2015. Enhancing participatory
evaluation of land management through photo elicitation and photovoice. Society
& Natural Resources 28, 212–229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2014.941448
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Fashina, A.,
Amuhaya, E., Nyokong, T., 2015. A comparative photophysicochemical study of
phthalocyanines encapsulated in core–shell silica nanoparticles. Spectrochimica
Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 137, 294–299. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.08.062
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Fauzee, A.F.B.,
Khamanga, S.M., Walker, R.B., 2014. The impact of manufacturing variables on in
vitro release of clobetasol 17-propionate from pilot scale cream formulations.
Drug Dev. Ind. Pharm. 40, 1683–1692. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03639045.2013.842579
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Gundhla, I.Z.,
Walmsley, R.S., Ugirinema, V., Mnonopi, N.O., Hosten, E., Betz, R., Frost,
C.L., Tshentu, Z.R., 2015. pH-metric chemical speciation modeling and studies
of in vitro antidiabetic effects of bis[(imidazolyl)carboxylato]oxidovanadium(IV)
complexes. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 145, 11–18. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.12.019
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Gwedla, N.,
Shackleton, C.M., 2015. The development visions and attitudes towards urban
forestry of officials responsible for greening in South African towns. Land Use
Policy 42, 17–26. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.07.004
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Hatherley, R.,
Clitheroe, C.-L., Faya, N., Tastan Bishop, Ö., 2015. Plasmodium falciparum Hop:
Detailed analysis on complex formation with Hsp70 and Hsp90. Biochemical and
Biophysical Research Communications 456, 440–445. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.11.103
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Hees, A.,
Minazzoli, O., Larena, J., 2014. Breaking of the equivalence principle in the
electromagnetic sector and its cosmological signatures. Phys. Rev. D 90,
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Kaoma, H.,
Shackleton, C.M., 2014. Homestead greening is widespread amongst the urban poor
in three medium-sized South African towns. Urban Ecosystems 17, 1191–1207.
Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-014-0362-3
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Kepe, T., 2014.
Globalization, science, and the making of an environmental discourse on the
Wild Coast, South Africa. Environ. Plan. A 46, 2143–2159. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a130135p
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Kleyi, P., Jacobs,
V., Na, C.-K., Frost, C.L., Tshentu, Z.R., Torto, N., 2015. Fabrication and
Antibacterial Activity of Electrospun Nylon 6 Nanofibers Grafted With
2-Substituted Vinylimidazoles. Int. J. Polym. Mater. Polym. Biomat. 64,
287–298. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2014.945202
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Knox, C., Moore,
S.D., Luke, G.A., Hill, M.P., 2015. Baculovirus-based strategies for the
management of insect pests: a focus on development and application in South
Africa. Biocontrol Science and Technology 25, 1–20. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2014.949222
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Kramer, R.,
McQuaid, C.D., Vink, T.J.F., Mostert, B.P., Wasserman, R.J., 2015. Utilization
of mangrove crab-burrow micro-habitats by the goby Redigobius dewaali: Evidence
for dominance hierarchy. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
462, 1–7. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2014.10.012
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Le Corre, M.,
Danckwerts, D.K., Ringler, D., Bastien, M., Orlowski, S., Morey Rubio, C.,
Pinaud, D., Micol, T., n.d. Seabird recovery and vegetation dynamics after
Norway rat eradication at Tromelin Island, western Indian Ocean. Biological
Conservation. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.12.015
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Ludewig, M.H.,
Boshoff, A., Horn, D., Blatch, G.L., 2015. Trypanosoma brucei J protein 2 is a
stress inducible and essential Hsp40. The International Journal of Biochemistry
& Cell Biology 60, 93–98. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2014.12.016
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Malgas, S., van
Dyk, S.J., Pletschke, B.I., 2015. β-Mannanase (Man26A) and α-galactosidase
(Aga27A) synergism – A key factor for the hydrolysis of galactomannan
substrates. Enzyme and Microbial Technology 70, 1–8. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2014.12.007
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Mambo, P.M.,
Westensee, D.K., Zuma, B.M., Cowan, A.K., 2014. The Belmont Valley integrated
algae pond system in retrospect. Water SA 40, 385–393. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v40i2.21
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Maringa, A.,
Mashazi, P., Nyokong, T., 2015. Electrocatalytic activity of bimetallic Au–Pd
nanoparticles in the presence of cobalt tetraaminophthalocyanine. Journal of
Colloid and Interface Science 440, 151–161. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2014.10.056
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Masefield, V.,
McGregor, G., Whitfield, A., 2014. Does estuarine health relate to catchment
land-cover in the East Kleinemonde system, South Africa? African Journal of Aquatic
Science 39, 395–402. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2014.973357
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Melidonis, C.A.,
Peter, C.I., 2015. Diurnal pollination, primarily by a single species of
rodent, documented in Protea foliosa using modified camera traps. South African
Journal of Botany 97, 9–15. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2014.12.009
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Mendes, A., Vlok,
M., Short, J.R., Matsui, T., Dorrington, R.A., 2015. An encapsidated viral
protein and its role in RNA packaging by a non-enveloped animal RNA virus.
Virology 476, 323–333. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2014.12.026
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Meyer, A.H.,
Wooldridge, J., Dames, J.F., 2014. Effect of organic and conventional practices
on carbon-substrate utilisation by the soil microbial community in a “Cripps
Pink”/M7 apple orchard. South African Journal of Plant and Soil 31, 237–239.
Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2014.966341
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Mishra, S.N.,
Pant, R., Stofile, S., 2014. Coincidence and common fixed point theorems in
normed Boolean vector spaces. Journal of Nonlinear and Convex Analysis 15,
1215–1220.
Mishra, S.N.,
Pant, R., Stofile, S., 2014. Coincidence and common fixed point theorems in
normed boolean vector spaces. J. Nonlinear Convex Anal. 15, 1215–1220.
Modisha, P.,
Antunes, E., Nyokong, T., 2015. Photophysical properties of zinc tetracarboxy
phthalocyanines conjugated to magnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology 15, 3688–3696. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2015.9247
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Moore, S.D.,
Manrakhan, A., Gilbert, M., Kirkman, W., Daneel, J.-H., de Waal, J., Ehlers,
R.-U., 2014. Conservation and augmentation of entomopathogenic nematodes on
citrus for control of false codling moth. J. Nematol. 46, 207–207.
Mthethwa, T.,
Nyokong, T., 2015. Fluorescence behavior and singlet oxygen generating
abilities of aluminum phthalocyanine in the presence of anisotropic gold
nanoparticles. Journal of Luminescence 157, 207–214. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2014.09.005
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Ndwe, T.J.,
Dlodlo, N., 2015. Relationship between affordance and cultural conventions in
the design of IVR systems for oral users, Lecture Notes in Electrical
Engineering.
Neil McIntyre,
Caroline Ballard, Michael Bruen, Nataliya Bulygina, Wouter Buytaert, Ian
Cluckie, Sarah Dunn, Uwe Ehret, John Ewen, Alexander Gelfan, Tim Hess, Denis
Hughes, Bethanna Jackson, Thomas R. Kjeldsen, Ralf Merz, Jong-Sook Park, Enda
O’Connell, Greg O’Donnell, Ludovic Oudin, Ezio Todini, Thorsten Wagener and
Howard Wheater, 2014. Modelling the hydrological impacts of rural land use
change. Hydrology Research 45, 737–754. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/nh.2013.145
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Nyalungu, N.,
Hodgson, A., Froneman, P., Dopolo, M., Masubelele, M., 2014. Temporal and
spatial variability in the abundance, biomass and distribution of Palaemon
peringueyi (Decapoda: Crustacea) are influenced by biological but not
physico-chemical factors in the permanently open Kariega Estuary, South Africa.
African Journal of Aquatic Science 39, 435–442. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2014.960792
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Odume, O., Palmer,
C., Arimoro, F., Mensah, P., 2014. Patterns of chironomid body-size
distribution in an effluent-impacted river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
African Journal of Aquatic Science 39, 377–386. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2014.982498
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Ogbodu, R.O.,
Ndhundhuma, I., Karsten, A., Nyokong, T., 2015. Photodynamic therapy effect of
zinc monoamino phthalocyanine–folic acid conjugate adsorbed on single walled carbon
nanotubes on melanoma cells. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and
Biomolecular Spectroscopy 137, 1120–1125. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.09.033
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Raja, S., Suleman,
N., Compton, S.G., 2014. Foundress fig wasps are more likely to re-emerge from
older figs. Journal of Insect Behavior 27, 786–790. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10905-014-9469-x
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Sanusi, K., Khene,
S., Nyokong, T., 2014. Enhanced optical limiting performance in
phthalocyanine-quantum dot nanocomposites by free-carrier absorption mechanism.
Optical Materials 37, 572–582. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2014.07.024
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Schlesinger, J.,
Drescher, A., Shackleton, C.M., 2015. Socio-spatial dynamics in the use of wild
natural resources: Evidence from six rapidly growing medium-sized cities in
Africa. Applied Geography 56, 107–115. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.11.013
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Sekhosana, K.E.,
Nyokong, T., 2014. Synthesis of ytterbium bisphthalocyanines:
Photophysicochemical properties and nonlinear absorption behavior. Optical
Materials 37, 139–146. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2014.05.013
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Shackleton, S.,
Chinyimba, A., Hebinck, P., Shackleton, C., Kaoma, H., 2015. Multiple benefits
and values of trees in urban landscapes in two towns in northern South Africa.
Landscape and Urban Planning 136, 76–86. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.12.004
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Siebrits, R.M., Winter,
K., Barnes, J., Dent, M.C., Ekama, G., Ginster, M., Harrison, J., Jackson, B.,
Jacobs, I., Jordaan, A., Kasan, H.C., Kloppers, W., le Roux, R., Maree, J.,
Momba, M.N.B., Munnik, A.V., O’Keeffe, J., Schulze, R., Silberbauer, M., Still,
D., van Zyl, J.E., 2014. Priority water research questions for South Africa
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Steele, M.Z.,
Shackleton, C.M., Uma Shaanker, R., Ganeshaiah, K.N., Radloff, S., 2015. The
influence of livelihood dependency, local ecological knowledge and market
proximity on the ecological impacts of harvesting non-timber forest products.
Forest Policy and Economics 50, 285–291. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2014.07.011
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Wang, R., Aylwin,
R., Cobb, J., Craine, L., Ghana, S., Reyes-Betancort, J.A., Quinnell, R.J.,
Compton, S.G., 2015. The impact of fig wasps (Chalcidoidea), new to the
Mediterranean, on reproduction of an invasive fig tree Ficus microcarpa
(Moraceae) and their potential for its biological control. Biological Control
81, 21–30. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.11.004
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Weidberg, N.,
Porri, F., Von der Meden, C.E.O., Jackson, J.M., Goschen, W., McQuaid, C.D.,
2015. Mechanisms of nearshore retention and offshore export of mussel larvae
over the Agulhas Bank. Journal of Marine Systems 144, 70–80. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.11.012
[Accessed 30 January 2015].
Zhao, T.-T.,
Compton, S.G., Yang, Y.-J., Wang, R., Chen, Y., 2014. Phenological adaptations
in ficus tikoua exhibit convergence with unrelated extra-tropical fig trees.
PLoS ONE 9, e114344. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114344
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