Science & Pharmacy Research Output: March 2015

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BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: Bhattacharya, A. & Pletschke, B.I. 2015. Strategic optimization of xylanase–mannanase combi-CLEAs for synergistic and efficient hydrolysis of complex lignocellulosic substrates. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 115: 140–150. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2015.02.013 [Accessed 01 April 2015].

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: Kumar, A., Sharma, S., Mishra, S. & Dames, J.F. 2015. Arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation improves growth and antioxidative response of Jatropha curcas (L.) under Na2SO4 salt stress. Plant Biosystems 149: 260–269. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2013.845268 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: 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 02 April 2015].

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: 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 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

BIOMEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH UNIT: Njunge, J.M., Mandal, P., Przyborski, J.M., Boshoff, A., Pesce, E.-R. & Blatch, G.L. 2015. PFB0595w is a Plasmodium falciparum J protein that co-localizes with PfHsp70-1 and can stimulate its in vitro ATP hydrolysis activity. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 62: 47–53. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2015.02.008 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: 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 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

BOTANY: Lorrain, A., Graham, B.S., Popp, B.N., Allain, V., Olson, R.J., Hunt, B.P.V., Potier, M., Fry, B., Galván-Magaña, F., Menkes, C.E.R., Kaehler, S. & Ménard, F. 2015. Nitrogen isotopic baselines and implications for estimating foraging habitat and trophic position of yellowfin tuna in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, Impacts of climate on marine top predators, 113: 188–198. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.02.003 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

BOTANY: Martínez-Azorín, M., Pinter, M., Deutsch, G., Brudermann, A., Dold, A.P., Crespo, M.B., Pfosser, M. & Wetschnig, W. 2014. Massonia amoena (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), A striking new species from the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Phytotaxa, 181: 121–137. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.181.3.1 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

BOTANY: 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 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Bankole, O.M., Britton, J. & Nyokong, T. 2015. Photophysical and non-linear optical behavior of novel tetra alkynyl terminated indium phthalocyanines: Effects of the carbon chain length. Polyhedron, 88: 73–80. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2014.12.020 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Bankole, O.M. & Nyokong, T. 2015. Photophysical and nonlinear optical studies of tetraakynyl zincphthalocyanine and its “clicked” analogue. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1089: 107–115. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.01.048 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Fashina, A., Amuhaya, E. & Nyokong, T. 2015. Photophysical studies of newly derivatized mono substituted phthalocyanines grafted onto silica nanoparticles via click chemistry. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 140: 256–264. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.12.070 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: 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 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: 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. International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 64: 287–298. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2014.945202 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Olalekan, T.E., Adejoro, I.A., VanBrecht, B. & Watkins, G.M. 2015. Crystal structures, spectroscopic and theoretical study of novel Schiff bases of 2-(methylthiomethyl)anilines. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 139: 385–395. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.12.018 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Osifeko, O.L., Durmuş, M. & Nyokong T., 2015. Physicochemical and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy studies of mono- and tetra-pyridyloxy substituted indium(III) phthalocyanines. Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology A: Chemistry, 301: 47–54. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.12.011 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Sanusi, K. & Nyokong, T. 2015. Enhanced optical limiting behaviour of indium phthalocyanine derivatives when in solution or embedded in poly(acrylic acid) or poly(methyl methacrylate) polymers. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 303-304: 44–52. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.02.003 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Sanusi, K., Stone, J.M. & Nyokong, T. 2015. Nonlinear optical behaviour of indium-phthalocyanine tethered to magnetite or silica nanoparticles. New Journal of Chemistry, 39, 1665–1677. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4NJ01619J [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Taylor, J., Litwinski, C., Nyokong, T. & Antunes, E. 2015. Fluorescence Behaviour of an Aluminium Octacarboxy Phthalocyanine - NaYGdF4:Yb/Er Nanoparticle Conjugate. Journal of Fluorescence. Available: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.wam.seals.ac.za/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmedm&AN=25744527&site=ehost-live [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Tshangana, C. & Nyokong, T. 2015. Improved triplet state parameters for indium octacarboxy phthalocyanines when conjugated to quantum dots and magnetite nanoparticles. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1089: 161–169. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.02.040 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Tshangana, C. & Nyokong, T. 2014. The Photophysical Properties of Multi-Functional Quantum Dots-Magnetic Nanoparticles—Indium Octacarboxyphthalocyanine Nanocomposite. Journal of Fluorescence, 25: 199–210. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10895-014-1497-6 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Xue, Z., Wang, Y., Mack, J., Zhu, W. & Ou, Z. 2015. Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemistry of the Manganese(I) Complexes of meso-Substituted [14]Tribenzotriphyrins(2.1.1). Chemistry - A European Journal, 21: 2045–2051. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201405135 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

CHEMISTRY: Young, R.M., Adendorff, M.R., Wright, A.D. & Davies-Coleman, M.T. 2015. Antiplasmodial activity: The first proof of inhibition of heme crystallization by marine isonitriles. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 93: 373–380. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.02.011 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Darlow, L.N., Akhoury, S.S. & Connan, J. 2015. A review of state-of-the-art speckle reduction techniques for optical coherence tomography fingertip scans, pp. 944523–944523–9. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2180537 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Ndwe, T.J. & Terzoli, A. 2014. A qualitative observation into non-speech auditory cues in IVR system design: Effect on user experience in oral users. Presented at the IMSCI 2014 - 8th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings, pp. 73–78. Available: tinyurl.com/qc3ztq4 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH, TEACHING AND LEARNING: Thondhlana, G. & Belluigi, D.Z., 2014. Group work as “terrains of learning” for students in South African higher education. Perspectives in Education, 32: 40–55. Available: tinyurl.com/opz6vkq [Accessed 02 April 2015].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: 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 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: 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 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Stickler, M.M. & Shackleton, C.M. 2014. Local Wood Demand, Land Cover Change and the State of Albany Thicket on an Urban Commonage in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Environmental Management, 55: 411–422. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-014-0396-6 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

GEOGRAPHY: Forbes, B. & Kepe, T. 2014. Smallholder farmers’ attitudes toward the provision of drinking water for dairy cows in Kagera, Tanzania. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 47: 415–421. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-014-0737-8 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

HUMAN KINETICS AND ERGONOMICS: Jones, R.I., Ryan, B. & Todd, A.I. 2015. Muscle fatigue induced by a soccer match-play simulation in amateur Black South African players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1–7. Available: http://0-search.ebscohost.com.wam.seals.ac.za/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmedm&AN=25764064&site=ehost-live [Accessed 02 April 2015].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & ANTHROPOLOGY: Aswani, S., Flores, C.F. & Broitman, B.R. 2014. Human harvesting impacts on managed areas: ecological effects of socially-compatible shellfish reserves. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 25: 217–230. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-014-9376-4 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Duncan, M., James, N., Fennessy, S.T., Mutombene, R.J. & Mwale, M. 2015. Genetic structure and consequences of stock exploitation of Chrysoblephus puniceus, a commercially important sparid in the South West Indian Ocean. Fisheries Research, 164: 64–72. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2014.10.019 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Henriques, R., Potts, W.M., Sauer, W.H.H. & Shaw, P.W. 2015. Incipient genetic isolation of a temperate migratory coastal sciaenid fish (Argyrosomus inodorus) within the Benguela Cold Current system. Marine Biology Research, 11: 423–429. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2014.952309 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Duncan, M., James, N., Fennessy, S.T., Mutombene, R.J. & Mwale, M. 2015. Genetic structure and consequences of stock exploitation of Chrysoblephus puniceus, a commercially important sparid in the South West Indian Ocean. Fisheries Research, 164: 64–72. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2014.10.019 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Arimoro, F.O., Odume, O.N., Uhunoma, S.I. & Edegbene, A.O. 2015. Anthropogenic impact on water chemistry and benthic macroinvertebrate associated changes in a southern Nigeria stream. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187: 1–14. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4251-2 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

PHARMACY & BIOMEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH UNIT & CHEMISTRY: Veale, C.G.L., Edkins, A.L., de la Mare, J.-A., de Kock, C., Smith, P.J. & Khanye, S.D. 2015. Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of assorted indolyl-3-amides and esters from a single, stable carbonyl nitrile intermediate. Tetrahedron Letters, 56: 1860–1864. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.02.090 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

PHARMACY: Kanfer, I. 2015. Workshop report: In quest of more affordable and more accessible medicines. Dissolution Technologies, 22: 44–53. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.14227/DT220115P44 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

PHARMACY: Zuo, Z., Huang, M., Kanfer, I., Chow, M.S.S. & Cho, W.C.S., 2015b. Herb-Drug Interactions: Systematic Review, Mechanisms, and Therapies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015: e239150. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/239150 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Cannon, J.M., Martinkus, C.P., Leisman, L., Haynes, M.P., Adams, E.A.K., Giovanelli, R., Hallenbeck, G., Janowiecki, S., Jones, M., Józsa, G.I.G., Koopmann, R.A., Nichols, N., Papastergis, E., Rhode, K.L., Salzer, J.J. & Troischt, P. 2015. The Alfalfa “Almost Darks” Campaign: Pilot VLA HI Observations of Five High Mass-To-Light Ratio Systems. The Astronomical Journal, 149: 72. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/149/2/72 [Accessed 02 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Chang, C., Busha, M.T., Wechsler, R.H., Refregier, A., Amara, A., Rykoff, E., Becker, M.R., Bruderer, C., Gamper, L., Leistedt, B., Peiris, H., Abbott, T., Abdalla, F.B., Balbinot, E., Banerji, M., Bernstein, R.A., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Carnero, A., Desai, S., Costa, L.N. da, Cunha, C.E., Eifler, T., Evrard, A.E., Neto, A.F., Gerdes, D., Gruen, D., James, D., Kuehn, K., Maia, M. a. G., Makler, M., Ogando, R., Plazas, A., Sanchez, E., Santiago, B., Schubnell, M., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, C., Soares-Santos, M., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Tarle, G. & Zuntz, J. 2015. Modeling the Transfer Function for the Dark Energy Survey. The Astrophysical Journal, 801: 73. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/801/2/73 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Dabbech, A., Ferrari, C., Mary, D., Slezak, E., Smirnov, O. & Kenyon, J.S. 2015. MORESANE: MOdel REconstruction by Synthesis-ANalysis Estimators: A sparse deconvolution algorithm for radio interferometric imaging. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 576. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424602 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Garsden, H., Girard, J.N., Starck, J.L., Corbel, S., Tasse, C., Woiselle, A., McKean, J.P., Van Amesfoort, A.S., Anderson, J., Avruch, I.M., Beck, R., Bentum, M.J., Best, P., Breitling, F., Broderick, J., Brüggen, M., Butcher, H.R., Ciardi, B., De Gasperin, F., De Geus, E., De Vos, M., Duscha, S., Eislöffel, J., Engels, D., Falcke, H., Fallows, R.A., Fender, R., Ferrari, C., Frieswijk, W., Garrett, M.A., Grießmeier, J., Gunst, A.W., Hassall, T.E., Heald, G., Hoeft, M., Hörandel, J., Van Der Horst, A., Juette, E., Karastergiou, A., Kondratiev, V.I., Kramer, M., Kuniyoshi, M., Kuper, G., Mann, G., Markoff, S., McFadden, R., McKay-Bukowski, D., Mulcahy, D.D., Munk, H., Norden, M.J., Orru, E., Paas, H., Pandey-Pommier, M., Pandey, V.N., Pietka, G., Pizzo, R., Polatidis, A.G., Renting, A., Röttgering, H., Rowlinson, A., Schwarz, D., Sluman, J., Smirnov, O., Stappers, B.W., Steinmetz, M., Stewart, A., Swinbank, J., Tagger, M., Tang, Y., Tasse, C., Thoudam, S., Toribio, C., Vermeulen, R., Vocks, C., Van Weeren, R.J., Wijnholds, S.J., Wise, M.W., Wucknitz, O., Yatawatta, S., Zarka, P. & Zensus, A. 2015. LOFAR sparse image reconstruction. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 575. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424504 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Janowiecki, S., Leisman, L., Józsa, G., Salzer, J.J., Haynes, M.P., Giovanelli, R., Rhode, K.L., Cannon, J.M., Adams, E.A.K. & Janesh, W.F. 2015. (Almost) Dark HI Sources in the ALFALFA Survey: The Intriguing Case of HI1232+20. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 801: 96. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/801/2/96 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Moldon, J., Deller, A.T., Wucknitz, O., Jackson, N., Drabent, A., Carozzi, T., Conway, J., Kapinska, A.D., McKean, J.P., Morabito, L., Varenius, E., Zarka, P., Anderson, J., Asgekar, A., Avruch, I.M., Bell, M.E., Bentum, M.J., Bernardi, G., Best, P., Birzan, L., Bregman, J., Breitling, F., Broderick, J.W., Brueggen, M., Butcher, H.R., Carbone, D., Ciardi, B., de Gasperin, F., de Geus, E., Duscha, S., Eisloeffel, J., Engels, D., Falcke, H., Fallows, R.A., Fender, R., Ferrari, C., Frieswijk, W., Garrett, M.A., Griessmeier, J., Gunst, A.W., Hamaker, J.P., Hassall, T.E., Heald, G., Hoeft, M., Juette, B., Karastergiou, A., Kondratiev, V.I., Kramer, M., Kuniyoshi, M., Kuper, G., Maat, P., Mann, G., Markoff, S., McFadden, R., McKay-Bukowski, D., Morganti, R., Munk, H., Norden, M.J., Offringa, A.R., Orru, E., Paas, H., Pandey-Pommier, M., Pizzo, R., Polatidis, A.G., Reich, W., Roettgering, H., Rowlinson, A., Scaife, A.M.M., Schwarz, D., Sluman, J., Smirnov, O., Stappers, B.W., Steinmetz, M., Tagger, M., Tang, Y., Tasse, C., Thoudam, S., Toribio, M.C., Vermeulen, R., Vocks, C., van Weeren, R.J., White, S., Wise, M.W., Yatawatta, S. & Zensus, A. 2015. The LOFAR long baseline snapshot calibrator survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 574: A73. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425042 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Nelles, A., Schellart, P., Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., de Vries, K.D., Enriquez, J.E., Falcke, H., Frieswijk, W., Hörandel, J.R., Scholten, O., ter Veen, S., Thoudam, S., van den Akker, M., Anderson, J., Asgekar, A., Bell, M.E., Bentum, M.J., Bernardi, G., Best, P., Bregman, J., Breitling, F., Broderick, J., Brouw, W.N., Brüggen, M., Butcher, H.R., Ciardi, B., Deller, A., Duscha, S., Eislöffel, J., Fallows, R.A., Garrett, M.A., Gunst, A.W., Hassall, T.E., Heald, G., Horneffer, A., Iacobelli, M., Juette, E., Karastergiou, A., Kondratiev, V.I., Kramer, M., Kuniyoshi, M., Kuper, G., Maat, P., Mann, G., Mevius, M., Norden, M.J., Paas, H., Pandey-Pommier, M., Pietka, G., Pizzo, R., Polatidis, A.G., Reich, W., Röttgering, H., Scaife, A.M.M., Schwarz, D., Smirnov, O., Stappers, B.W., Steinmetz, M., Stewart, A., Tagger, M., Tang, Y., Tasse, C., Vermeulen, R., Vocks, C., van Weeren, R.J., Wijnholds, S.J., Wucknitz, O., Yatawatta, S. & Zarka, P. 2015. Measuring a Cherenkov ring in the radio emission from air showers at 110–190 MHz with LOFAR. Astroparticle Physics, 65: 11–21. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.11.006 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Oikonomou, F., Kotera, K. & Abdalla, F.B. 2015. Simulations for a next-generation UHECR observatory. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2015: 030. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/01/030 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Prabu, T., Srivani, K.S., Roshi, D.A., Kamini, P.A., Madhavi, S., Emrich, D., Crosse, B., Williams, A.J., Waterson, M., Deshpande, A.A., Shankar, N.U., Subrahmanyan, R., Briggs, F.H., Goeke, R.F., Tingay, S.J., Johnston-Hollitt, M., R, G.M., Morgan, E.H., Pathikulangara, J., Bunton, J.D., Hampson, G., Williams, C., Ord, S.M., Wayth, R.B., Kumar, D., Morales, M.F., DeSouza, L., Kratzenberg, E., Pallot, D., McWhirter, R., Hazelton, B.J., Arcus, W., Barnes, D.G., Bernardi, G., Booler, T., Bowman, J.D., Cappallo, R.J., Corey, B.E., Greenhill, L.J., Herne, D., Hewitt, J.N., Kaplan, D.L., Kasper, J.C., Kincaid, B.B., Koenig, R., Lonsdale, C.J., Lynch, M.J., Mitchell, D.A., Oberoi, D., Remillard, R.A., Rogers, A.E., Salah, J.E., Sault, R.J., Stevens, J.B., Tremblay, S., Webster, R.L., Whitney, A.R. & Wyithe, S.B. 2015. A digital-receiver for the MurchisonWidefield Array. Experimental Astronomy. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10686-015-9444-3 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Tremblay, S.E., Ord, S.M., Bhat, N.D.R., Tingay, S.J., Crosse, B., Pallot, D., Oronsaye, S.I., Bernardi, G., Bowman, J.D., Briggs, F., Cappallo, R.J., Corey, B.E., Deshpande, A.A., Emrich, D., Goeke, R., Greenhill, L.J., Hazelton, B.J., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Kaplan, D.L., Kasper, J.C., Kratzenberg, E., Lonsdale, C.J., Lynch, M.J., McWhirter, S.R., Mitchell, D.A., Morales, M.F., Morgan, E., Oberoi, D., Prabu, T., Rogers, A.E.E., Roshi, A., Udaya Shankar, N., Srivani, K.S., Subrahmanyan, R., Waterson, M., Wayth, R.B., Webster, R.L., Whitney, A.R., Williams, A. & Williams, C.L. 2015. The High Time and Frequency Resolution Capabilities of the Murchison Widefield Array. PASA - Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 32. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pasa.2015.6 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Tweddle, D., Cowx, I.G., Peel, R.A. & Weyl, O.L.F. 2015. Challenges in fisheries management in the Zambezi, one of the great rivers of Africa. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 22: 99–111. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fme.12107 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: Wasserman, R.J., Matcher, G.F., Vink, T.J.F. & Froneman, P.W. 2014. Preliminary Evidence for the organisation of a bacterial community by zooplanktivores at the top of an Estuarine Planktonic Food Web. Microbial Ecology, 69: 245–253. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-014-0505-3 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & BOTANY: Mmonwa, K.L., Teske, P.R., McQuaid, C.D. & Barker, N.P. 2015. Historical demography of southern African patellid limpets: congruence of population expansions, but not phylogeography. African Journal of Marine Science. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2015.1009165 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Chamberlain, D., Tocco, C., Longoni, A., Mammola, S., Palestrini, C. & Rolando, A. 2015. Nesting strategies affect altitudinal distribution and habitat use in Alpine dung beetle communities. Ecological Entomology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/een.12195 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Ghana, S., Suleman, N. & Compton, S.G. 2015. Ability to gall: The ultimate basis of host specificity in fig wasps? Ecological Entomology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/een.12183 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Kéfi, S., Berlow, E.L., Wieters, E.A., Joppa, L.N., Wood, S.A., Brose, U. & Navarrete, S.A. 2015. Network structure beyond food webs: mapping non-trophic and trophic interactions on Chilean rocky shores. Ecology, 96: 291–303. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-1424.1 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Mann, G.K.H., O’Riain, M.J. & Parker, D.M. 2014. The road less travelled: assessing variation in mammal detection probabilities with camera traps in a semi-arid biodiversity hotspot. Biodiversity and Conservation, 24: 531–545. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0834-z [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Ridgeway, J.A. & Timm, A.E. 2014. Comparison of RNA Isolation Methods From Insect Larvae. Journal of Insect Science, 14: 268. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieu130 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Suleman, N., Sait, S. & Compton, S.G. 2015. Female figs as traps: Their impact on the dynamics of an experimental fig tree-pollinator-parasitoid community. Acta Oecologica, 62: 1–9. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2014.11.001 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Watermeyer, J.P., Carroll, S.L. & Parker, D.M. 2015. Seasonal consumption of browse by the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Thicket Biome of South Africa. African Journal of Ecology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aje.12214 [Accessed 07 April 2015].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Welch, R.J., Bissett, C., Perry, T.W. & Parker, D.M. 2015. Somewhere to hide: Home range and habitat selection of cheetahs in an arid, enclosed system. Journal of Arid Environments 114, 91–99. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.11.012 [Accessed 07 April 2015].