Science & Pharmacy Research Output: September 2016

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BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY: Ansorge, I.J., Brundrit, G., Cardot, J.-M., Dorrington, R.A., Fawcett, S., Gammon, D., Henry, T., Hermes, J., Holscher, B., d’ Hotman, J., Meiklejohn, I., Morris, T., Pinto, I., Du Plessis, M., Roman, R., Saunders, C., Shabangu, F.W., De Vos, M., Walker, D.R. & Louw, G. 2016. SEAmester - South Africa’s first class afloat: commentary. South African Journal of Science, 112: 21–24. Available: http://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC194948 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Halo, I., Dorrington, R.A., Bornman, T. & Carroll, S.L. 2016. South Africa in the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition: a multi-institutional and interdisciplinary scientific project: commentary. South African Journal of Science, 112: 25–28. Available: http://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC194947 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Penkler, D.L., Jiwaji, M., Domitrovic, T., Short, J.R., Johnson, J.E. & Dorrington, R.A. 2016. Binding and entry of a non-enveloped T=4 insect RNA virus is triggered by alkaline pH. Virology, 498: 277–287. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2016.08.028 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Achadu, O.J., Britton, J. & Nyokong, T. 2016. Graphene Quantum Dots Functionalized with 4-Amino-2, 2, 6, 6-Tetramethylpiperidine-N-Oxide as Fluorescence “Turn-ON” Nanosensors. Journal of Fluorescence, 1–14. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10895-016-1916-y [Accessed 19 October 2016].

CHEMISTRY, Lakkakula, J.R., Matshaya, T. & Krause, R.W.M. 2017. Cationic cyclodextrin/alginate chitosan nanoflowers as 5-fluorouracil drug delivery system. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 70: Part 1, 169–177. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2016.08.073 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

CHEMISTRY: Managa, M., Mkhize, S., Britton, J., Prinsloo, E. & Nyokong, T. 2016. Synthesis and dark toxicity of 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris(phenyl)-porphyrinato chlorido gallium(III) when conjugated to δ-aminolevulinic acid. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 69: 3035–3042. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2016.1223292 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Sieborger, I. & Terzoli, A. 2016. The network society: A model for computing infrastructure in South African schools, in: 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference. Presented at the 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference, pp. 1–9. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530673 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Antunes, P. & Irwin, B. 2016. Detecting derivative malware samples using deobfuscation-assisted similarity analysis. South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, 107: 65–77. Available: http://az817975.vo.msecnd.net/wm-418498-cmsimages/ARJJune2016-17-292.pdf [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Ciaghi, A., Chatikobo, T., Dalvit, L., Indrajith, D., Miya, M., Molini, P.B. & Villafiorita, A. 2016. Hacking for Southern Africa: Collaborative development of hyperlocal services for marginalised communities, in: 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference. Presented at the 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference, pp. 1–9.  Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530656 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Conger, S., Krauss, K. & Simuja, C. 2016. Issues in using Internet in remote South African high schools, in: 2016 11th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI). Presented at the 2016 11th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), pp. 1–6. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CISTI.2016.7521530 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Gremu, C., Terzoli, A. & Tsietsi, M. 2016. HealthMessenger: An e-health service to support ICT deployments in poor areas, in: 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference. Presented at the 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference, pp. 1–8. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530632 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Heerden, R.V., Soms, S.V. & Mooi, R. 2016. Classification of cyber attacks in South Africa, in: 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference. Presented at the 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference, pp. 1–16. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530663 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Machanick, P. 2016. Increased visibility: editorial. South African Computer Journal, 28: vii–viii. Available: http://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC193786 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Rudman, L. & Irwin, B. 2016. Characterization and Analysis of NTP Amplifier Traffic. South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, 107: 54–64. Available: http://icsa.cs.up.ac.za/issa/2015/Proceedings/Full/71_Paper.pdf  [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Sibande, R. & Thinyane, H. 2016. A mobile based technology platform for citizen engagement in Malawi, in: 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference. Presented at the 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference, pp. 1–10. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530683 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Tsietsi, M., Terzoli, A. & Gumbo, S. 2016. Teleweaver: An architectural overview of a customised application server for rurality, in: 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference. Presented at the 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference, pp. 1–10. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2016.7530616 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Sinasson, G.K.S., Shackleton, C.M., Glèlè Kakaï, R.L. & Sinsin, B. 2016. Forest degradation and invasive species synergistically impact Mimusops andongensis (Sapotaceae) in Lama Forest Reserve, Benin. Biotropica. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/btp.12370 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

GEOGRAPHY: Pulley, S. & Foster, I. 2016. Can channel banks be the dominant source of fine sediment in a UK river?: an example using 137Cs to interpret sediment yield and sediment source. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.4005 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

GEOLOGY: Bial, J., Büttner, S. & Appel, P. 2016. Timing and conditions of regional metamorphism and crustal shearing in the granulite facies basement of south Namibia: Implications for the crustal evolution of the Namaqualand metamorphic basement in the Mesoproterozoic. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 123: 145–176. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.07.011 [Accessed 19 October 2016].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Kadye, W.T., Chakona, A. & Jordaan, M.S. 2016. Swimming with the giant: coexistence patterns of a new redfin minnow Pseudobarbus skeltoni from a global biodiversity hot spot. Ecology and Evolution, 6(19): 7141–7155. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2328 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

ICHYTHOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Arlinghaus, R., Cooke, S.J., Sutton, S.G., Danylchuk, A.J., Potts, W., Freire, K. de M.F., Alós, J., da Silva, E.T., Cowx, I.G. & van Anrooy, R. 2016. Recommendations for the future of recreational fisheries to prepare the social-ecological system to cope with change. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 23(3-4): 177–186. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fme.12191 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

PHARMACY: Bodenlenz, M., Tiffner, K.I., Raml, R., Augustin, T., Dragatin, C., Birngruber, T., Schimek, D., Schwagerle, G., Pieber, T.R., Raney, S.G., Kanfer, I. & Sinner, F. 2016. Open Flow Microperfusion as a Dermal Pharmacokinetic Approach to Evaluate Topical Bioequivalence. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 1–8. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40262-016-0442-z [Accessed 20 October 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Atemkeng, M.T., Smirnov, O.M., Tasse, C., Foster, G. & Jonas, J. 2016. Using baseline-dependent window functions for data compression and field-of-interest shaping in radio interferometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462: 2542–2558. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1656 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Bernardi, G., Zwart, J.T.L., Price, D., Greenhill, L.J., Mesinger, A., Dowell, J., Eftekhari, T., Ellingson, S.W., Kocz, J. & Schinzel, F. 2016. Bayesian constraints on the global 21-cm signal from the Cosmic Dawn. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 461: 2847–2855. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1499 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Cowperthwaite, P.S., Berger, E., Soares-Santos, M., Annis, J., Brout, D., Brown, D.A., Buckley-Geer, E., Cenko, S.B., Chen, H.Y., Chornock, R., Diehl, H.T., Doctor, Z., Drlica-Wagner, A., Drout, M.R., Farr, B., Finley, D.A., Foley, R.J., Fong, W., Fox, D.B., Frieman, J., Garcia-Bellido, J., Gill, M.S.S., Gruendl, R.A., K. Herner, Holz, D.E., Kasen, D., Kessler, R., Lin, H., Margutti, R., Marriner, J., Matheson, T., Metzger, B.D., Jr, E.H.N., Quataert, E., Rest, A., Sako, M., Scolnic, D., Smith, N., Sobreira, F., Strampelli, G.M., Villar, V.A., Walker, A.R., Wester, W., Williams, P.K.G., Yanny, B., Abbott, T.M.C., Abdalla, F.B., Allam, S., R. Armstrong, Bechtol, K., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Burke, D.L., Rosell, A.C., Kind, M.C., Carretero, J., Castander, F.J., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., Costa, L.N. da, Desai, S., Dietrich, J.P., Evrard, A.E., Neto, A.F., Fosalba, P., Gerdes, D.W., Giannantonio, T., Goldstein, D.A., D. Gruen, Gutierrez, G., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Johnson, M.W.G., Johnson, M.D., Krause, E., Kuehn, K., N. Kuropatkin, Lima, M., Maia, M.A.G., Marshall, J.L., Menanteau, F., Miquel, R., Mohr, J.J., Nichol, R.C., B. Nord, Ogando, R., Plazas, A.A., Reil, K., Romer, A.K., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, R.C., Suchyta, E., Tarle, G., Thomas, D., Thomas, R.C., Tucker, D.L., Weller, J. & Collaboration, T.D. 2016. A DECam Search for an Optical Counterpart to the LIGO Gravitational-wave Event GW151226. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 826: L29. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/826/2/L29 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: McConnell, D., Allison, J.R., Bannister, K., Bell, M.E., Bignall, H.E., Chippendale, A.P., Edwards, P.G., Harvey-Smith, L., Hegarty, S., Heywood, I., Hotan, A.W., Indermuehle, B.T., Lenc, E., Marvil, J., Popping, A., Raja, W., Reynolds, J.E., Sault, R.J., Serra, P., Voronkov, M.A., Whiting, M., Amy, S.W., Axtens, P., Ball, L., Bateman, T.J., Bock, D.C.-J., Bolton, R., Brodrick, D., Brothers, M., Brown, A.J., Bunton, J.D., Cheng, W., Cornwell, T., DeBoer, D., Feain, I., Gough, R., Gupta, N., Guzman, J.C., Hampson, G.A., Hay, S., Hayman, D.B., Hoyle, S., Humphreys, B., Jacka, C., Jackson, C.A., Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Joseph, J., Koribalski, B.S., Leach, M., Lensson, E.S., MacLeod, A., Mackay, S., Marquarding, M., McClure-Griffiths, N.M., Mirtschin, P., Mitchell, D., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., Norris, R., Pearce, S., Qiao, R.Y., Schinckel, A.E.T., Shields, M., Shimwell, T.W., Storey, M., Troup, E., Turner, B., Tuthill, J., Tzioumis, A., Wark, R.M., Westmeier, T., Wilson, C. & Wilson, T. 2016. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 33. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pasa.2016.37 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Nord, B., Buckley-Geer, E., Lin, H., Diehl, H.T., Helsby, J., Kuropatkin, N., Amara, A., Collett, T., Allam, S., Caminha, G.B., Bom, C.D., Desai, S., Dúmet-Montoya, H., Pereira, M.E. da S., Finley, D.A., B. Flaugher, Furlanetto, C., Gaitsch, H., Gill, M., Merritt, K.W., More, A., Tucker, D., Saro, A., Rykoff, E.S., E. Rozo, Birrer, S., Abdalla, F.B., Agnello, A., Auger, M., Brunner, R.J., Kind, M.C., Castander, F.J., Cunha, C.E., Costa, L.N. da, Foley, R.J., Gerdes, D.W., Glazebrook, K., Gschwend, J., Hartley, W., Kessler, R., D. Lagattuta, Lewis, G., Maia, M.A.G., Makler, M., Menanteau, F., Niernberg, A., Scolnic, D., Vieira, J.D., R. Gramillano, Abbott, T.M.C., Banerji, M., Benoit-Lévy, A., Brooks, D., Burke, D.L., Capozzi, D., Rosell, A.C., Carretero, J., D’Andrea, C.B., Dietrich, J.P., Doel, P., Evrard, A.E., Frieman, J., Gaztanaga, E., D. Gruen, Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Kuehn, K., Li, T.S., Lima, M., Marshall, J.L., Martini, P., Melchior, P., R. Miquel, Neilsen, E., Nichol, R.C., Ogando, R., Plazas, A.A., Romer, A.K., Sako, M., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., M. Schubnell, Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., G. Tarle, Thaler, J., Walker, A.R., Wester, W., Zhang, Y. & Collaboration, T.D. 2016. Observation and Confirmation of Six Strong-lensing Systems in the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification Data. The Astrophysical Journal, 827: 51. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/827/1/51 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Sadeh, I., Abdalla, F.B. & Lahav, O. 2016. ANNz2: Photometric Redshift and Probability Distribution Function Estimation using Machine Learning. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 128: 104502. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/128/968/104502 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

STATISTICS:  Garisch, I. 2016. Multi person decision making - a compromise solution. South African Statistical Journal, 50(2): 285–301. Available: http://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC194759 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & BOTANY, Moore, S.D., Kirkman, W., Albertyn, S., Love, C.N., Coetzee, J.A. & Hattingh, V. 2016. Partial Cold Treatment of Citrus Fruit for Export Risk Mitigation for Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) as Part of a Systems Approach. Journal of Economic Entomology, 109: 1578–1585. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow138 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Moore, S.D., Kirkman, W., Albertyn, S. & Hattingh, V. 2016. Comparing the Use of Laboratory-Reared and Field-Collected Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Larvae for Demonstrating Efficacy of Postharvest Cold Treatments in Citrus Fruit. Journal of Economic Entomology, 109: 1571–1577. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow137 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Moore, S.D., Kirkman, W. & Hattingh, V. 2016. Verification of Inspection Standards and Efficacy of a Systems Approach for Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for Export Citrus From South Africa. Journal of Economic Entomology, 109: 1564–1570. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow139 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Paterson, I.D., Mangan, R., Downie, D.A., Coetzee, J.A., Hill, M.P., Burke, A.M., Downey, P.O., Henry, T.J. & Compton, S.G. 2016. Two in one: cryptic species discovered in biological control agent populations using molecular data and crossbreeding experiments. Ecology and Evolution, 6: 6139–6150. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2297 [Accessed 20 October 2016].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Saada, G., Nicastro, K.R., Jacinto, R., McQuaid, C.D., Serrão, E.A., Pearson, G.A. & Zardi, G.I. 2016. Taking the heat: distinct vulnerability to thermal stress of central and threatened peripheral lineages of a marine macroalga. Diversity and Distributions, 22(10): 1060–1068. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12474 [Accessed 20 October 2016].