Science & Pharmacy Research Output: June 2019

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ALBANY MUSEUM & GEOLOGY: Fontanarrosa, G., Abdala, F., Kuemmell, S. & Gess, R. 2018. The Manus of Tetracynodon (therapsida: Therocephalia) Provides Evidence for Survival Strategies Following the Permotriassic Extinction. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 38(4): e1491404. Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2018.1491404 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

ANTHROPOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Dutra, L.X.C., Sporne, I., Haward, M., Aswani, S., Cochrane, K.L., Frusher, S., Gasalla, M., Gianesella, S.M.F., Grant, T., Hobday, A.J., Jennings, S., Plagányi, É., Pecl, G., Salim, S.S., Sauer, W., Taboada, M.B. & van Putten, I.E. 2019. Governance mapping: A framework for assessing the adaptive capacity of marine resource governance to environmental change. Marine Policy, 106. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.12.011 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Boateng, R., Bishop, O. & Mutemi, T. 2018. In silico characterization of plasmodial transketolases as potential malaria drug targets. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99: 93–94.

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY: Diallo, B., Bishop, O. & Lobb, K. 2018. In silico study of plasmodium 1-deoxy-dxylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (dxr) for identification of novel inhibitors from sancdb. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99: 92–93.

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Clarke, S., Nagan, Y., Prinsloo, E. & Oosthuizen, V. 2019. An acidic loop within the human soluble CD23 protein may direct the interaction between sCD23 and the α X β 2 integrin. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics, 1867(6): 548–555. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2019.03.004 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Gramni, L., Vukea, N., Chakraborty, A., Samson, W.J., Dingle, L.M.K., Xulu, B., de la Mare, J.-A., Edkins, A.L. & Booysen, I.N. 2019. Anticancer evaluation of ruthenium(III) complexes with N-donor ligands tethered to coumarin or uracil moieties. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 492: 98–107. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2019.04.018 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Gu, C., Zhang, S., Han, P., Hu, X., Xie, L., Li, Y., Brooks, M., Liao, X. & Qin, L. 2019. Soil Enzyme Activity in Soils Subjected to Flooding and the Effect on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Uptake by Oilseed Rape. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10: 368. Available: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00368 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Lombard, A.T., Dorrington, R.A., Reed, J.R., Ortega-Cisneros, K., Penry, G.S., Pichegru, L., Smit, K.P., Vermeulen, E.A., Witteveen, M., Sink, K.J., Mcinnes, A.M. & Ginsburg, T. 2019. Key Challenges in Advancing an Ecosystem-Based Approach to Marine Spatial Planning Under Economic Growth Imperatives. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6: 146. Available: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00146 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Ho, L.S.J., Limson, J.L. & Fogel, R. 2019. Certain Methods of Electrode Pretreatment Create Misleading Responses in Impedimetric Aptamer Biosensors. ACS Omega, 4(3): 5839–5847. Available: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b00075 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

BOTANY: Lloyd, K.J. & Vetter, S. 2019. Generalist trophic ecology in a changing habitat: The case of the four-striped mouse in a woody-encroached savannah. African Journal of Ecology. Available: https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12613 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

BOTANY: Martinez-Azorin, M., Crespo, M.B., Alonso-Vargas, M.A., Dold, A.P., Crouch, N.R., Pfosser, M., Mucina, L., Pinter, M. & Wetschnig, W. 2019. New combinations in the tribe Urgineeae (Asparagaceae subfam. Scilloideae) with comments on contrasting taxonomic treatments. Phytotaxa, 397(4): 291–299. Available: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.397.4.3.

BOTANY: Mucina, L., Dold, A.P., Tichý, L. & van Niekerk, A. 2018. Classification of the Albany Coastal Forests. Geobotany Studies, 59–90. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67831-3_4.

BOTANY: Wheeler, A., Knight, A.T., Difford, M. & Vetter, S. 2019. Ostrich farmer characteristics predict conservation opportunity. South African Journal of Science, 115(3/4): 84–91. Available: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2019/5540 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

CHEMISTRY: Baa, E., Watkins, G.M., Krause, R.W. & Tantoh, D.N. 2019. Current Trend in Synthesis, Post-Synthetic Modifications and Biological Applications of Nanometal-Organic Frameworks (NMOFs). Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 37(4): 378–404. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/cjoc.201800407 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY: Eze, F.I., Siwe Noundou, X., Osadebe, P.O. & Krause, R.W.M. 2019. Phytochemical, anti-inflammatory and anti-trypanosomal properties of Anthocleista vogelii Planch (Loganiaceae) stem bark. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 238: 111851. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.111851 [Accessed 01 July 2019].

CHEMISTRY: Managa, M., Ngoy, B.P. & Nyokong, T. 2019. Photophysical properties and photodynamic therapy activity of a meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin tetramethyl ester-graphene quantum dot conjugate. New Journal of Chemistry, 43(11): 4518–4524. Available: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NJ06175K [Accessed 01 July 2019].

CHEMISTRY: Mapukata, S., Osifeko, O.L. & Nyokong, T. 2019. Dual phototransformation of the pollutants methyl orange and Cr (VI) using phthalocyanine-cobalt ferrite based magnetic nanocomposites. Heliyon, 5(4): e01509. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01509 [Acceassed 05 July 2019].

CHEMISTRY: Matshitse, R., Khene, S. & Nyokong, T. 2019. Photophysical and nonlinear optical characteristics of pyridyl substituted phthalocyanine - Detonation nanodiamond conjugated systems in solution. Diamond and Related Materials, 94: 218–232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2019.03.013 [Accessed 05 July 2019].

CHEMISTRY: Mpeta, L.S. & Nyokong, T. 2019. Electrocatalytic activity of ethynylbenzyl phthalocyanines when linked to quantum dots via click chemistry: Towards efficient oxygen reduction reaction and H 2 O 2 oxidation. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 840: 218–229. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.03.064 [Accessed 05 July 2019].

CHEMISTRY: Nene, L.C., Managa, M. & Nyokong, T. 2019. Photo-physicochemical properties and in vitro photodynamic therapy activity of morpholine-substituted Zinc(II)-Phthalocyanines π-π stacked on biotinylated graphene quantum dots. Dyes and Pigments, 165: 488–498. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2019.03.002 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

CHEMISTRY: Olalekan, T.E., Ogunlaja, A.S. & Watkins, G.M. 2019. SN-Donor methylthioanilines and copper(II) complexes: Synthesis, spectral properties, and in vitro antimicrobial activity. Heteroatom Chemistry, 2019: 9203435. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9203435 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Belluigi, D.Z. & Thondhlana, G. 2019. ‘Why mouth all the pieties?’ Black and women academics’ revelations about discourses of ‘transformation’ at an historically white South African university. Higher Education. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00380-w [Accessed 08 July 2019].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Cruz-Garcia, G.S., Vanegas Cubillos, M., Torres-Vitolas, C., Harvey, C.A., Shackleton, C.M., Schreckenberg, K., Willcock, S., Navarrete-Frías, C. & Sachet, E. 2019. He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. Ecosystem Services, 37: 100921. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100921 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Martins, V. & Shackleton, C.M. 2019. Bushmeat use is widespread but under-researched in rural communities of South Africa. Global Ecology and Conservation, 17: e00583. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00583 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Nana, M., Coetzer, K. & Vogel, C. 2019. Facing the heat: initial probing of the City of Johannesburg’s heat-health planning. South African Geographical Journal, 101(2): 253–268. Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2019.1599412 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Ruwanza, S. & Tshililo, K. 2019. Short term soil and vegetation recovery after Acacia Mearnsii removal in vhembe biosphere reserve, South Africa. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 17(2): 1705–1716. Available: https://doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1702_17051716 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

GEOGRAPHY: Boardman, J., Vandaele, K., Evans, R. & Foster, I.D.L. 2019. Off-site impacts of soil erosion and runoff: Why connectivity is more important than erosion rates. Soil Use and Management, 35(2): 245–256. Available: https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12496 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

GEOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: Qu, Y., McLoughlin, N., van Zuilen, M.A., Whitehouse, M., Engdahl, A. & Vajda, V. 2019. Evidence for molecular structural variations in the cytoarchitectures of a Jurassic plant. Geology, 47(4): 325–329. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1130/G45725.1 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

GEOLOGY: Howarth, G.H., Moore, A.E., Harris, C., van der Meer, Q.H.A. & le Roux, P. 2019. Crustal versus mantle origin of carbonate xenoliths from Kimberley region kimberlites using C-O-Sr-Nd-Pb isotopes and trace element abundances. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.03.026 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Dahlet, L., Downey-Breedt, N., Arce, G., Sauer, W.H.H. & Gasalla, M.A. 2019. Comparative study of skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (Scombridae) fishery stocks from the South Atlantic and western Indian oceans. Scientia Marina, 83(1): 19–30. Available: https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04804.22C [Accessed 08 July 2019].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Kahwa, D., Nyatia, E., Rutaisire, J. & Kaiser, H. 2019. Spermatozoa morphology and ultrastructure in Nile perch, Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758). African Journal of Aquatic Science, 44(1): 97–102. Available: https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2018.1548343 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Popova, E., Vousden, D., Sauer, W.H.H., Mohammed, E.Y., Allain, V., Downey-Breedt, N., Fletcher, R., Gjerde, K.M., Halpin, P.N., Kelly, S., Obura, D., Pecl, G., Roberts, M., Raitsos, D.E., Rogers, A., Samoilys, M., Sumaila, U.R., Tracey, S. & Yool, A. 2019. Ecological connectivity between the areas beyond national jurisdiction and coastal waters: Safeguarding interests of coastal communities in developing countries. Marine Policy, 104: 90–102. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.02.050 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Hughes, D.A. 2019. Facing a future water resources management crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 23: 100600. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2019.100600 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Andriantiana, E.O.D., Dadedzi, K. & Wagner, S. 2019. The ancestral matrix of a rooted tree. Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 575: 35–65. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2019.04.004 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

PHARMACY: Bobbins, A.C., Manhanzva, R., Bhandankar, M. & Srinivas, S.C. 2019. Balanced nutrition and hand hygiene for children in South Africa. Health Promotion International, 34(2): 333–343. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dax090 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

PHARMACY: Manda, A., Walker, R.B. & Khamanga, S.M.M. 2019. An artificial neural network approach to predict the effects of formulation and process variables on prednisone release from a multipartite system. Pharmaceutics, 11(3): 109. Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11030109 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

PHARMACY: Veerubhotla, K. & Walker, R.B. 2019. Development and validation of a stability-indicating rp-hplc method using quality by design for estimating captopril. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 81(1): 45–50. Available: https://doi.org/10.4172/pharmaceutical-sciences.1000478 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Blecher, T., Deane, R., Heywood, I. & Obreschkow, D. 2019. Towards the first detection of strongly lensed H I emission. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 484(3): 3681–3690. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz224 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Combes, F., Gupta, N., Jozsa, G.I.G. & Momjian, E. 2019. Discovery of CO absorption at z=0.05 in G0248+430. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 623: A133. Available: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935057 [Accessed 08 July 2019].

 

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Lutz, K.A., Kilborn, V.A., Koribalski, B.S., Catinella, B., Jozsa, G.I.G., Wong, O.I., Stevens, A.R.H., Obreschkow, D. & Denes, H. 2019. The HIX galaxy survey II: HI kinematics of HI eXtreme galaxies (vol 476, pg 3744, 2018). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 484(1): 832–833. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty3423 [Accessed 12 July 2019].

PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS: Sanchez, H.D., Huertas-Company, M., Bernardi, M., Kaviraj, S., Fischer, J.L., Abbott, T.M.C., Abdalla, F.B., Annis, J., Avila, S., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Carnero Rosell, A., Kind, M.C., Carretero, J., Cunha, C.E., D’Andrea, C.B., da Costa, L.N., Davis, C., De Vicente, J., Doel, P., Evrard, A.E., Fosalba, P., Frieman, J., Garcia-Bellido, J., Gaztanaga, E., Gerdes, D.W., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R.A., Gschwend, J., Gutierrez, G., Hartley, W.G., Hollowood, D.L., Honscheid, K., Hoyle, B., James, D.J., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Lahav, O., Maia, M. a. G., March, M., Melchior, P., Menanteau, F., Miquel, R., Nord, B., Plazas, A.A., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Schindler, R., Schubnell, M., Smith, M., Smith, R.C., Soares-Santos, M., Sobreira, F., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M.E.C., Tarle, G., Thomas, D., Walker, A.R. & Zuntz, J. 2019. Transfer learning for galaxy morphology from one survey to another. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 484(1): 93–100. Available: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty3497 [Accessed 12 July 2019].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY: Bate, G.C., Matcher, G.F., Venkatachalam, S., Meiklejohn, I. & Dorrington, R.A. 2019. Microalgae in two freshwater lakes and an estuary as a result of groundwater contamination from households. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 74(2): 115–125. Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2019.1586785 [Accessed 12 July 2019].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & ALBANY MUSEUM: Pereira-da-Conceicoa, L.L., Benítez, H.A. & Barber-James, H.M. 2019. Disentangling wing shape evolution in the African mayfly, Teloganodidae (Ephemeroptera). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 280: 30–41. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2019.02.005 [Accessed 12 July 2019].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Price, B.W., Marshall, D.C., Barker, N.P., Simon, C. & Villet, M.H. 2019. Out of Africa? A dated molecular phylogeny of the cicada tribe Platypleurini Schmidt (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), with a focus on African genera and the genus Platypleura Amyot & Audinet-Serville. Systematic Entomology. Available:  https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12360 [Accessed 12 July 2019].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Puccinelli, E., McQuaid, C.D., Dobretsov, S. & Christofoletti, R.A. 2019. Coastal upwelling affects filter-feeder stable isotope composition across three continents. Marine Environmental Research, 147: 13–23. Available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.03.015 [Accessed 12 July 2019].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Weidberg, N., Goschen, W., Jackson, J.M., Pattrick, P., McQuaid, C.D. & Porri, F. 2019. Fine scale depth regulation of invertebrate larvae around coastal fronts. Limnology and Oceanography, 64(2): 785–802. Available: https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11074 [Accessed 12 July 2019].