Science & Pharmacy Research Output: February - March 2018

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ANTHROPOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Lagabrielle, E., Allibert, A., Kiszka, J.J., Loiseau, N., Kilfoil, J.P. & Lemahieu, A. 2018. Environmental and anthropogenic factors affecting the increasing occurrence of shark-human interactions around a fast-developing Indian Ocean island. Scientific Reports, 8. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21553-0 [Accessed 26 April 2018].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Bishop, O.T. 2018. Chapter 4.3 - Hepatitis C and HIV Coinfection in Developing Countries, in: Kamal, S.M. (Ed.), Hepatitis C in Developing Countries. Academic Press, pp. 135–155. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803233-6.00012-6 [Accessed 26 April 2018].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Brown, D.K. & Bishop, Ö.T. 2018. HUMA: A platform for the analysis of genetic variation in humans. Human Mutation, 39: 40–51. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/humu.23334 [Accessed 05 May 2018].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Ksouri, A., Ghedira, K., Ben Abderrazek, R., Shankar, B.A.G., Benkahla, A., Bishop, O.T. & Bouhaouala-Zahar, B. 2018. Homology modeling and docking of AahII-Nanobody complexes reveal the epitope binding site on AahII scorpion toxin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 496:  1025–1032. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.01.036 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Penkler, D.L., Atilgan, C. & Tastan Bishop, Ö. 2018. Allosteric Modulation of Human Hsp90α Conformational Dynamics. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 58(2): 383–404. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00630 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Ross, C.J., Atilgan, A.R., Tastan Bishop, Ö. & Atilgan, C. 2018. Unraveling the Motions behind Enterovirus 71 Uncoating. Biophysical Journal, 114(4): 822–838. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2017.12.021 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Upfold, N., Ross, C., Bishop, Ö.T., Luke, G.A. & Knox, C. 2018. The generation and characterisation of neutralising antibodies against the Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) GDVII capsid reveals the potential binding site of the host cell co-receptor, heparan sulfate. Virus Research, 244: 153–163. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2017.11.017 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

BOTANY: Nokelainen, O., van Bergen, E., Ripley, B.S. & Brakefield, P.M. 2018. Adaptation of a tropical butterfly to a temperate climate. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 123(2): 279–289. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blx145 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Abdurrahmanoğlu, Ş., Canlıca, M., Mack, J. & Nyokong, T. 2018. Pyridone substituted phthalocyanines: Photophysico-chemical properties and TD-DFT calculations. Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 22: 25–31. Available: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424617500730 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Ayeni, A.O., Watkins, G.M. & Hosten, E.C. 2018. Polymorphism of a new Mannich base - [-4-methyl-2-((4-(4-nitrophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenol]. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1160: 38–45. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.01.068 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Fomo, G., Nwaji, N. & Nyokong, T. 2018. Low symmetric metallophthalocyanine modified electrode via click chemistry for simultaneous detection of heavy metals. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 813: 58–66. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.02.016 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Khan, S., Khan, F.I., Mohammad, T., Khan, P., Hasan, G.M., Lobb, K.A., Islam, A., Ahmad, F. & Imtaiyaz Hassan, M. 2018. Exploring molecular insights into the interaction mechanism of cholesterol derivatives with the Mce4A: A combined spectroscopic and molecular dynamic simulation studies. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 111: 548–560. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.12.160 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Liang, X., Qin, M., Zhou, L., Liu, T., Li, M., Mack, J., Ndebele, N., Nyokong, T. & Zhu, W. 2018. Porphyrin dimers with a bridging chiral amide-bonded benzo-moiety: Influence of positional isomerism on the molecular chirality. Dyes and Pigments, 154: 229–233. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.02.043 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Oluwole, D.O. & Nyokong, T. 2018. Optical nonlinearity of pentadecylphenoxyl substituted sandwich–type metallophthalocyanines in the presence of Ag–CdSeTe/ZnTeSe nanocrystals: Effects of conjugation and central metals. Dyes and Pigments, 151: 254–262. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2018.01.009 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

CHEMISTRY: Sindelo, A., Osifeko, O.L. & Nyokong, T. 2018. Synthesis, photophysicochemical and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy studies of indium pyridyl phthalocyanines: Charge versus bridging atom. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 476: 68–76. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2018.02.020 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Smith, D.G. & Wells, G. 2017. Interprocess Communication with Java in a Microsoft Windows Environment. South African Computer Journal, 29. Available: https://doi.org/10.18489/sacj.v29i3.500 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Bezerra, J.C., Sindt, J. & Giessen, L. 2018. The rational design of regional forest regimes: comparing Amazonian, Central African and Pan-European Forest Cooperation. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 1–21. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-018-9395-z [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Bulunga, A.A.L. & Thondhlana, G. 2018. Action for increasing energy-saving behaviour in student residences at Rhodes University, South Africa. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 19(4): 773-789. Available: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-07-2017-0107 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Dalu, M.T.B. & Shackleton, C.M. 2018. The potential use of natural resources in urban informal settlements as substitutes for financial capital during flooding emergencies. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 104: 18-27. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2018.03.002 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Guild, J. & Shackleton, C.M. 2018. Informal urban fuelwood markets in South Africa in the context of socio-economic change. Energy Policy, 117: 136–141. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.03.023 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Hebinck, P., Mtati, N. & Shackleton, C. 2018. More than just fields: Reframing deagrarianisation in landscapes and livelihoods. Journal of Rural Studies. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.01.004 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Martins, A.R.O. & Shackleton, C.M. 2018. The production and commercialization of palm wine from Hyphaene coriacea and Phoenix reclinata in Zitundo area, southern Mozambique. South African Journal of Botany, 116: 6–15. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.02.389 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Wright, O.T., Cundill, G. & Biggs, D. 2018. Stakeholder perceptions of legal trade in rhinoceros horn and implications for private reserve management in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Oryx, 52(1): 175–185. Available: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605316000764 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

GEOGRAPHY: Bouveroux, T., Melly, B., McGregor, G. & Plön, S. n.d. Another dolphin in peril? Photo-identification, occurrence, and distribution of the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in Algoa Bay. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2877 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

GEOLOGY: Jay, A.E., Marsh, J.S., Fluteau, F. & Courtillot, V. 2018. Emplacement of inflated Pāhoehoe flows in the Naude’s Nek Pass, Lesotho remnant, Karoo continental flood basalt province: use of flow-lobe tumuli in understanding flood basalt emplacement. Bulletin of Volcanology, 80: 17. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-017-1189-6 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

GEOLOGY: Lantink, M.L., Oonk, P.B.H., Floor, G.H., Tsikos, H. & Mason, P.R.D. 2018. Fe isotopes of a 2.4 Ga hematite-rich IF constrain marine redox conditions around the GOE. Precambrian Research, 305: 218–235. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2017.12.025 [Accessed 03 May 2018]

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Taylor, R.P., Jones, C.L.W., Laing, M. & Dames, J. 2018. The potential use of treated brewery effluent as a water and nutrient source in irrigated crop production. Water Resources and Industry, 19: 47–60. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wri.2018.02.001 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Gwilliam, M.P., Winkler, A.C., Potts, W.M., Santos, C.V., Sauer, W.H.H., Shaw, P.W. & McKeown, N.J. 2018. Integrated genetic and morphological data support eco-evolutionary divergence of Angolan and South African populations of Diplodus hottentotus. Journal of Fish Biology, 92: 1163–1176. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13582 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Ryan, L.A., Chapuis, L., Hemmi, J.M., Collin, S.P., McCauley, R.D., Yopak, K.E., Gennari, E., Huveneers, C., Kempster, R.M., Kerr, C.C., Schmidt, C., Egeberg, C.A. & Hart, N.S. 2018. Effects of auditory and visual stimuli on shark feeding behaviour: the disco effect. Marine Biology, 165: 11. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3256-0 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Ndaleni, P.M., Wasserman, R.J., Ellender, B.R. & Weyl, O.L.F. 2018. Diet of bluegill Lepomis macrochirus in a South African reservoir during winter and summer. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 43(1): 85–88. Available: https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2018.1436514 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Teta, C., Holbech, B.F., Norrgren, L. & Naik, Y.S. 2018. Occurrence of oestrogenic pollutants and widespread feminisation of male tilapia in peri-urban dams in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 43(1): 17–26. Available: https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2017.1423269 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Oosthuizen, N., Hughes, D., Kapangaziwiri, E., Mwenge Kahinda, J. & Mvandaba, V. 2018. Quantification of water resources uncertainties in the Luvuvhu sub-basin of the Limpopo river basin. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2018.02.008 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHARMACY:  Nallagundla, S., Patnala, S. & Kanfer, I. 2018. Application of an Optimized Tape Stripping Method for the Bioequivalence Assessment of Topical Acyclovir Creams. AAPS PharmSciTech. Available: https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-018-0971-x [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHARMACY: Olawode, E.O., Tandlich, R. & Cambray, G. 2018. 1H-NMR profiling and chemometric analysis of selected honeys from South Africa, Zambia, and Slovakia. Molecules, 23(3). Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23030578 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Brustein, R. & Medved, A.J.M. 2018. Quantum hair of black holes out of equilibrium. Physical Review D, 97: 044035. Available: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.044035 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Brustein, R., Medved, A.J.M. & Zigdon, Y. 2018. The state of Hawking radiation is non-classical. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2018: 136. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2018)136 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Foster, G., Karastergiou, A., Golpayegani, G., Surnis, M., Lorimer, D.R., Chennamangalam, J., McLaughlin, M., Armour, W., Cobb, J., MacMahon, D.H.E., Pei, X., Rajwade, K., Siemion, A.P.V., Werthimer, D. & Williams, C.J. 2018. ALFABURST: a commensal search for fast radio bursts with Arecibo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 474(3): 3847–3856. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx3038 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Fotiadou, K., Tsagkatakis, G., Moraes, B., Abdalla, F.B. & Tsakalides, P. 2017. Denoising galaxy spectra with coupled dictionary learning, in: 2017 25th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO). Presented at the 2017 25th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), pp. 498–502. Available: https://doi.org/10.23919/EUSIPCO.2017.8081257.

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Garcia-Fernandez, M., Sanchez, E., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Suchyta, E., Huff, E.M., Gaztanaga, E., Aleksić, J., Ponce, R., Castander, F.J., Hoyle, B., Abbott, T.M.C., Abdalla, F.B., Allam, S., Annis, J., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bernstein, G.M., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Burke, D.L., Buckley-Geer, E., Carnero Rosell, A., Carrasco Kind, M., Carretero, J., Crocce, M., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., Costa, D., N, L., DePoy, D.L., Desai, S., Diehl, H.T., Eifler, T.F., Evrard, A.E., Fernandez, E., Flaugher, B., Fosalba, P., Frieman, J., García-Bellido, J., Gerdes, D.W., Giannantonio, T., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R.A., Gschwend, J., Gutierrez, G., James, D.J., Jarvis, M., Kirk, D., Krause, E., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Lahav, O., Lima, M., MacCrann, N., Maia, M. a. G., March, M., Marshall, J.L., Melchior, P., Miquel, R., Mohr, J.J., Plazas, A.A., Romer, A.K., Roodman, A., Rykoff, E.S., Scarpine, V., Schubnell, M., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Tarle, G., Thomas, D., Walker, A.R., Wester, W. 2018. Weak lensing magnification in the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 476(1): 1071–1085. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty282 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Giday Nigussie M. & Katamzi‐Joseph Zama T. 2018. Performance of MIDAS Over East African Longitude Sector: Case Study During 4–14 March 2012 Quiet to Disturbed Geomagnetic Conditions. Space Weather, 16: 126–137. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/2017SW001732 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Kalita, J.M. & Chithambo, M.L. 2018. Thermoluminescence of α-Al2O3:C,Mg annealed at 1200 °C. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 422: 78–84. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2018.03.003 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Mahatma, V.H., Hardcastle, M.J., Williams, W.L., Brienza, M., Brüggen, M., Croston, J.H., Gurkan, G., Harwood, J.J., Kunert-Bajraszewska, M., Morganti, R., Röttgering, H.J.A., Shimwell, T.W. & Tasse, C. 2018. Remnant radio-loud AGN in the Herschel-ATLAS field. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 475(4): 4557–4578. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty025 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: McKinley, B., Tingay, S.J., Carretti, E., Ellis, S., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Morganti, R., Line, J., McDonald, M., Veilleux, S., Wahl Olsen, R., Sidonio, M., Ekers, R., Offringa, A.R., Procopio, P., Pindor, B., Wayth, R.B., Hurley-Walker, N., Bernardi, G., Gaensler, B.M., Haverkorn, M., Kesteven, M., Poppi, S. & Staveley-Smith, L. 2018. The jet/wind outflow in Centaurus A: a local laboratory for AGN feedback. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 474(3): 4056–4072. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2890 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Pandey, A. & Chithambo, M.L. 2018. Thermoluminescence of the persistent-luminescence phosphor, BaAl2O4; A stuffed tridymite. Radiation Measurements. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2018.01.004 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Rumbaugh, N., Shen, Y., Morganson, E., Liu, X., Banerji, M., McMahon, R.G., Abdalla, F.B., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Capozzi, D., Carnero, R., Carrasco, K., Carretero, J., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., Da, C., Depoy, D.L., Desai, S., Doel, P., Frieman, J., García-Bellido, J., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R.A., Gschwend, J., Gutierrez, G., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Kuehn, K., Kuhlmann, S., Kuropatkin, N., Lima, M., Maia, M.A.G., Marshall, J.L., Martini, P., Menanteau, F., Plazas, A.A., Reil, K., Roodman, A., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Schindler, R., Schubnell, M., Sheldon, E., Smith, M., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Walker, A.R. & Wester, W. 2018. Extreme Variability Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Dark Energy Survey. Astrophysical Journal, 854. Available: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa9b6 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Samuroff, S., Bridle, S.L., Zuntz, J., Troxel, M.A., Gruen, D., Rollins, R.P., Bernstein, G.M., Eifler, T.F., Huff, E.M., Kacprzak, T., Krause, E., MacCrann, N., Abdalla, F.B., Allam, S., Annis, J., Bechtol, K., Benoit-Lévy, A., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Carnero, R., Carrasco, K., Carretero, J., Crocce, M., D’Andrea, C.B., da, C., Davis, C., Desai, S., Doel, P., Fausti, N., Flaugher, B., Fosalba, P., Frieman, J., García-Bellido, J., Gerdes, D.W., Gruendl, R.A., Gschwend, J., Gutierrez, G., Honscheid, K., James, D.J., Jarvis, M., Jeltema, T., Kirk, D., Kuehn, K., Kuhlmann, S., Li, T.S., Lima, M., Maia, M.A.G., March, M., Marshall, J.L., Martini, P., Melchior, P., Menanteau, F., Miquel, R., Nord, B., Ogando, R.L.C., Plazas, A.A., Roodman, A., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Schindler, R., Schubnell, M., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Sheldon, E., Smith, M., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Tarle, G., Thomas, D. & Tucker, D.L. 2018. Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: The impact of galaxy neighbours on weak lensing cosmology with IM3SHAPE. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 475: 4524–4543. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx3282 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Thomas, S. & Chithambo, M.L. 2018. General features and kinetic analysis of thermoluminescence from annealed natural quartz. Journal of Luminescence, 197: 406–411. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.02.003 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Tagliarolo, M., Porri, F. & Scharler, U.M. 2018. Temperature-induced variability in metabolic activity of ecologically important estuarine macrobenthos. Marine Biology, 165: 23. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3276-9 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Claassens L. & Hodgson A. N. 2018. Gaining insights into in situ behaviour of an endangered seahorse using action cameras. Journal of Zoology, 304: 98–108. Available: https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12509 [Accessed 03 May 2018].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Zhu, W., Wang, C., Hill, J., He, Y., Tao, B., Mao, Z. & Wu, W. 2018. A missing link in the estuarine nitrogen cycle?: Coupled nitrification-denitrification mediated by suspended particulate matter. Scientific Reports, 8: 2282. Available: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20688-4 [Accessed 03 May 2018].