Science & Pharmacy Research Output: June 2017

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ANTHROPOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Rohe, J.R., Aswani, S., Schlüter, A. & Ferse, S.C.A. 2017. Multiple Drivers of Local (Non-) Compliance in Community-Based Marine Resource Management: Case Studies from the South Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00172 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Brown, D.K., Sheik Amamuddy, O. & Tastan Bishop, Ö. 2017. Structure-Based Analysis of Single Nucleotide Variants in the Renin-Angiotensinogen Complex. Global Heart. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2017.01.006 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Brown, D.K. & Tastan Bishop, Ö. 2017. Role of Structural Bioinformatics in Drug Discovery by Computational SNP Analysis. Global Heart. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2017.01.009 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Mulder, N.J., Adebiyi, E., Adebiyi, M., Adeyemi, S., Ahmed, A., Ahmed, R., Akanle, B., Alibi, M., Armstrong, D.L., Aron, S., Ashano, E., Baichoo, S., Benkahla, A., Brown, D.K., Chimusa, E.R., Fadlelmola, F.M., Falola, D., Fatumo, S., Ghedira, K., Ghouila, A., Hazelhurst, S., Isewon, I., Jung, S., Kassim, S.K., Kayondo, J.K., Mbiyavanga, M., Meintjes, A., Mohammed, S., Mosaku, A., Moussa, A., Muhammd, M., Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Z., Nashiru, O., Odia, T., Okafor, A., Oladipo, O., Osamor, V., Oyelade, J., Sadki, K., Salifu, S.P., Soyemi, J., Panji, S., Radouani, F., Souiai, O. & Tastan Bishop, Ö. 2017. Development of Bioinformatics Infrastructure for Genomics Research in H3Africa. Global Heart. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2017.01.005 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Pletschke, B.I., Malgas, S., Bhattacharya, A., Bhattacharya-Shrivastava, A., Clarke, M.D., Mafa, M.S., Morake, S. & Thoresen, M. 2016. Enzyme synergism: A powerful tool for decreasing enzyme loading for efficient biomass conversion. European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 2016(24thEUBCE): 68-82.

CHEMISTRY: Dube, E., Oluwole, D.O. & Nyokong, T. 2017. Photophysicochemical behaviour of anionic indium phthalocyanine when grafted onto AgxAuy and porous silica nanoparticles. Journal of Luminescence, 190: 353–363. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.05.071 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

CHEMISTRY: Liang, X., Niu, Y., Zhang, Q., Mack, J., Yi, X., Hlatshwayo, Z., Nyokong, T., Li, M. & Zhu, W. 2017. Cu(III)triarylcorroles with asymmetric push–pull meso-substitutions: tunable molecular electrochemically catalyzed hydrogen evolution. Dalton Transactions, 46: 6912–6920. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7DT00716G [Accessed 19 July 2017].

CHEMISTRY: Nwaji, N., Jones, B., Mack, J., Oluwole, D.O. & Nyokong, T. 2017. Nonlinear optical dynamics of benzothiazole derivatized phthalocyanines in solution, thin films and when conjugated to nanoparticles. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 346: 46–59. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.05.042 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Brown, D. & Bradshaw, K. 2017. Improved Automatic Face Segmentation and Recognition for Applications with Limited Training Data, in: Beyond Databases, Architectures and Structures. Towards Efficient Solutions for Data Analysis and Knowledge Representation, Communications in Computer and Information Science. Presented at the 13th International Conference, BDAS 2017, Ustroń, Poland, May 30 - June 2, 2017, Proceedings, eds. S. Kozielski, D. Mrozek, P. Kasprowski, B. Małysiak-Mrozek & D. Kostrzewa, Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 415-426. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58274-0_33 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Dalu, M.T.B., Wasserman, R.J. & Dalu, T. 2017. Can Potamonautids be used as umbrella invertebrate species for conservation: Identifying opportunities and challenges related to community sustainable livelihoods. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2017.06.007 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

GEOGRAPHY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Melly, B.L., McGregor, G., Hofmeyr, G.J.G. & Plön, S. 2017. Spatio-temporal distribution and habitat preferences of cetaceans in Algoa Bay, South Africa. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1–15. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315417000340 [Accessed 19 July 2017].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Lynch, A.J., Asch, R.G., Cheung, W.W.L., Paukert, C.P., Rykaczewski, R.R. & Sauer, W.H.H. 2017. Editorial. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27: 293–296. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-017-9483-0 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Elston, C., von Brandis, R.G. & Cowley, P.D. 2017. Dietary composition and prey selectivity of juvenile porcupine rays Urogymnus asperrimus. Journal of Fish Biology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13334 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Taljaard, S., Slinger, J.H. & van Niekerk, L. 2017. A screening model for assessing water quality in small, dynamic estuaries. Ocean & Coastal Management 146, 1–14. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.05.011 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Bartlett, C.E., Biggs, R. & Remsing, C.C. 2017. Control systems on nilpotent Lie groups of dimension ≤4: Equivalence and classification. Differential Geometry and its Applications. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.difgeo.2017.05.001 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Cruz, M., Ganguly, A., Gannouji, R., Leon, G. & Saridakis, E.N. 2017. Global structure of static spherically symmetric solutions surrounded by quintessence. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 34: 125014. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/aa70fc [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHARMACY: Khamanga, S.M.M., Walker, R.B., 2017. Science and Practice of Microencapsulation Technology, in: Multiparticulate Drug Delivery, Advances in Delivery Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY, pp. 119–154. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7012-4_6 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHARMACY: Manhanzva, R., Marara, P., Duxbury, T., Bobbins, A.C., Pearse, N., Hoel, E., Mzizi, T. & Srinivas, S.C. 2017. Gender and leadership for health literacy to combat the epidemic rise of noncommunicable diseases. Health Care for Women International, 0: 1–15. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2017.1332062 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHARMACY: Verbeeck, R.K., Kanfer, I., Löbenberg, R., Abrahamsson, B., Cristofoletti, R., Groot, D.W., Langguth, P., Polli, J.E., Parr, A., Shah, V.P., Mehta, M. & Dressman, J.B. 2017. Biowaiver Monographs for Immediate-Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms: Enalapril. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 106: 1933–1943. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xphs.2017.04.019 [Accessed 2017].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Bannister, K.W., Shannon, R.M., Macquart, J.-P., Flynn, C., Edwards, P.G., O’Neill, M., Osłowski, S., M. Bailes, Zackay, B., Clarke, N., D’Addario, L.R., Dodson, R., Hall, P.J., Jameson, A., Jones, D., Navarro, R., Trinh, J.T., Allison, J., Anderson, C.S., Bell, M., Chippendale, A.P., Collier, J.D., Heald, G., Heywood, I., Hotan, A.W., Lee-Waddell, K., Madrid, J.P., Marvil, J., McConnell, D., Popping, A., Voronkov, M.A., Whiting, M.T., Allen, G.R., Bock, D.C.-J., Brodrick, D.P., Cooray, F., DeBoer, D.R., Diamond, P.J., Ekers, R., Gough, R.G., Hampson, G.A., Harvey-Smith, L., Hay, S.G., Hayman, D.B., Jackson, C.A., Johnston, S., Koribalski, B.S., McClure-Griffiths, N.M., Mirtschin, P., Ng, A., Norris, R.P., Pearce, S.E., Phillips, C.J., Roxby, D.N., Troup, E.R. & Westmeier, T. 2017. The Detection of an Extremely Bright Fast Radio Burst in a Phased Array Feed Survey. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 841: L12. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa71ff [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: de Lera Acedo, E., Trott, C.M., Wayth, R.B., Fagnoni, N., Bernardi, G., Wakley, B., Koopmans, L.V.E., Faulkner, A.J., Vaate, B.D. & Geralt, J. 2017. Spectral performance of SKA Log-periodic Antennas I: mitigating spectral artefacts in SKA1-LOW 21 cm cosmology experiments. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 469: 2662–2671. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx904 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Kalita, J.M. & Chithambo, M.L. 2017. Features of an annealing-induced thermoluminescence peak in α-Al2O3:C,Mg. Optical Materials, 70: 158–164. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2017.05.034 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Kalita, J.M. & Chithambo, M.L. 2017. Phototransferred thermoluminescence in α-Al2O3:C,Mg under 470nm blue light stimulation. Journal of Luminescence, 188: 371–377. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.04.059 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Mosiane, O., Oozeer, N., Aniyan, A. & Bassett, B.A. 2017. Radio Frequency Interference Detection using Machine Learning. Presented at the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 198(Conference 1). Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/198/1/012012 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Mudd, D., Martini, P., Tie, S.S., Lidman, C., McMahon, R., Banerji, M., Davis, T., Peterson, B., Sharp, R., Seymour, N., Childress, M., Lewis, G., Tucker, B., Yuan, F., Abbot, T., Abdalla, F., Allam, S., Benoit-Levy, A., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Camero Rosell, A., Kind, M.C., Carretero, J., da Costa, L.N., Desai, S., Diehl, T., Eifler, T., Finley, D., Flaugher, B., Glazebrook, K., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R., Gutierrez, G., Hinton, S., Honscheid, K., James, D., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Macaulay, E., Maia, M.A.G., Miquel, R., Ogando, R., Plazas, A., Riel, K., Sanchez, E., Santiago, B., Schubnell, M., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M., Tarle, G., Thomas, D., Uddin, S., Walker, A. & Zhang, B. 2017. Discovery of a z=0.65 post-starburst BAL quasar in the DES supernova fields. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 468: 3682–3688. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx708 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Saro, A., Bocquet, S., Mohr, J., Rozo, E., Benson, B.A., Dodelson, S., Rykoff, E.S., Bleem, L., Abbott, T.M.C., Abdalla, F.B., Allen, S., Annis, J., Benoit-Lévy, A., Brooks, D., Burke, D.L., Capasso, R., Carnero Rosell, A., Carrasco Kind, M., Carretero, J., Chiu, I., Crawford, T.M., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., Costa, D., N, L., Desai, S., Dietrich, J.P., Evrard, A.E., Neto, A.F., Flaugher, B., Fosalba, P., Frieman, J., Gangkofner, C., Gaztanaga, E., Gerdes, D.W., Giannantonio, T., Grandis, S., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R.A., Gupta, N., Gutierrez, G., Holzapfel, W.L., James, D.J., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Lima, M., Marshall, J.L., McDonald, M., Melchior, P., Menanteau, F., Miquel, R., Ogando, R., Plazas, A.A., Rapetti, D., Reichardt, C.L., Reil, K., Romer, A.K., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Schubnell, M., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Soergel, B., Strazzullo, V., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Tarle, G., Thomas, D., Vikram, V., Walker, A.R. & Zenteno, A. 2017. Optical–SZE scaling relations for DES optically selected clusters within the SPT-SZ Survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 468: 3347–3360. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx594 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY, ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY: Ansorge, I.J., Skelton, P., Bekker, A., Bruyn, P.J.N. de, Butterworth, D., Cilliers, P., Cooper, J., Cowan, D.A., Dorrington, R.A., Fawcett, S., Fietz, S., Findlay, K.P., Froneman, P.W., Grantham, G.H., Greve, M., Hedding, D., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Kosch, M., Roux, P.C. le, Lucas, M., MacHutchon, K., Meiklejohn, I., Nel, W., Pistorius, P., Ryan, P.G., Stander, J., Swart, S., Treasure, A., Vichi, M. & Vuuren, B.J.V. 2017. Exploring South Africa’s southern frontier: A 20-year vision for polar research through the South African National Antarctic Programme. South African Journal of Science. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2017/a0205 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Taylor, G.C., Hill, J.M., Jackson, M.C., Peel, R.A. & Weyl, O.L.F. 2017. Estimating δ15N fractionation and adjusting the lipid correction equation using Southern African freshwater fishes. PLOS ONE, 12: e0178047. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178047 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: Daniel, C.A., Midgley, J.M. & Villet, M.H. 2017. Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae). African Invertebrates, 58(2): 1–10. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.58.12966 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Almeida, S.C., Nicastro, K.R., Zardi, G.I., Pearson, G.A., Valero, M. & Serrão, E.A. 2017. Reproductive strategies and population genetic structure of Fucus spp. across a northeast Atlantic biogeographic transition. Aquatic Living Resources, 30: 16. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/alr/2017012 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Silva, E.I.T. da, Wilhelmi, B. & Villet, M.H. 2017. Forensic entomotoxicology revisited—towards professional standardisation of study designs. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 1–14. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-017-1603-9 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & BOTANY: Mmonwa, K.L., Teske, P.R., McQuaid, C.D. & Barker, N.P. 2017. Evolution of foraging behaviour: Deep intra-generic genetic divergence between territorial and non-territorial southern African patellid limpets. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.024 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY, BOTANY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Jones, R.W., Hill, J.M., Coetzee, J.A., Avery, T.S., Weyl, O.L.F. & Hill, M.P. 2017. The abundance of an invasive freshwater snail Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) in the Nseleni River, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 42: 75–81. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2017.1298984 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Canavan, K., Paterson, I.D. & Hill, M.P. 2017. Exploring the Origin and Genetic Diversity of the Giant Reed, <span class=“italic”>Arundo donax</span> in South Africa. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 10: 53–60. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/inp.2016.5 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Parker, D.M. 2017. The composition and complexity of the woody and succulent components of Albany thicket with and without elephants. South African Journal of Botany, 112: 19–28. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2017.05.004 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Carassou, L., Whitfield, A.K., Moyo, S. & Richoux, N.B. 2017. Dietary tracers and stomach contents reveal pronounced alimentary flexibility in the freshwater mullet (Myxus capensis, Mugilidae) concomitant with ontogenetic shifts in habitat use and seasonal food availability. Hydrobiologia, 799: 327–348. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3230-3 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Magoro, M.L., Mwedzi, T., Froneman, P.W. & Weyl, O.L.F. 2017. Variation partitioning of benthic diatom community matrices: Effects of multiple variables on benthic diatom communities in an Austral temperate river system. Science of The Total Environment, 601: 73–82. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.162 [Accessed 20 July 2017].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Tonkin, J.D., Alexander, M.E., Dalu, M.T.B., Motitsoe, S.N., Manungo, K.I., Bepe, O. & Dube, T. 2017. Assessing drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in African highland streams: An exploration using multivariate analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 601: 1340–1348. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.023 [Accessed 20 July 2017].