• Integrated morphological and molecular characterization of the fish parasitic nematode Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) gendrei Campana-Rouget, 1961 infecting Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger, 1900) in Kenya 

  Rindoria, Nehemiah M.; Morara, George N.; Smit, Willem J.; Truter, Marliese; Smit, Nico J.; Luus-Powell, Wilmien J. (Elsevier, 2023)

  During a parasitological survey carried out between May and August 2022 in the River Nyando, Lake Victoria Basin, a single species of Rhabdochona Railliet, 1916 (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) was recorded from the intestine of ...
• Evaluation of corrosion inhibition effect of glycerol stearate on aluminium metal by electrochemical techniques 

  Pesha, Thabo; Mulaudzi, Vusimuzi L.; Cele, Mduduzi L.; Mothapo, Mmaphefo P.; Ratshisindi, Fulufhelo (Elsevier, 2023)

  The inhibitory effect of glycerol stearate (GS) on aluminium (Al) metal was examined utilizing weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization (PDP), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in hydrochloric acid (HCl) ...
• Highly adsorptive removal of palladium and platinum ions from wastewater using novel ethylenediamine-glutaraldehyde-grafted metal organic framework 

  Maponya, Thabiso C.; Makgopa, Katlego; Somo, Thabang R.; Tshwane, David M.; Modibane, Kwena D. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Herein, a metal–organic framework (MIL-101(Cr)) was synthesized and functionalized with ethylenediamineglutaraldehyde (ED-GA for removal of palladium (Pd2+) and platinum (Pt4+) from wastewater. The chemical structure, ...
• Design, synthesis and investigating the interaction of novel s-triazine collector with pyrite surface : a DFT-D3+U and experimental studies 

  Mkhonto, Peace P.; Zhang, Xingrong; Lu, Liang; Xiong, Wei; Zhu, Yangge; Han, Long; Ngoepe, Phuti E. (Elsevier, 2023)

  In this study the green (environmentally friendly) novel di-sodium 2,6-dithio-4-butyl-amino-1,3,5-Triazine (SDTBAT) collector also known as s-triazine molecule was designed and synthesised for use in sulphide minerals ...
• Comparison of adsorption capacity of water and hydroxide with collector reagents on geversite (PtSb2) mineral surface : a DFT-D insights 

  Mangwejane, Samuel S.; Mkhonto, Peace P.; Ngoepe, Phuti E. (Elsevier, 2023)

  The interactions of water, hydroxide and organic collectors with mineral surfaces are the key aspects that define the floatability behaviour of minerals. This study employed the density functional theory with dispersion ...
• Effects of bee pollen inclusion on performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens 

  Nemauluma, Munyadziwa Felicia Dorcus; Manyelo, Tlou Grace; Ng'ambi, Jones Wilfred; Kolobe, Sekobane Daniel; Malematja, Emmanuel (Elsevier Inc., 2023)

  This study was conducted to determine the effect of bee pollen(BP) inclusion on performance and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens. A total of 240 Ross 308 broiler chicks were allocated to 4 treat-ments (BP inclusion ...
• Neoalbionella izawai n. sp. from the smallfin gulper shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker and additional host records for N. etmopteri (Yamaguti, 1939) off South Africa 

  Dippenaar, Susan M. (Springer Nature, 2020)

  Neoalbionella O¨ zdikmen, 2008 comprises 10 accepted species, which all infect sharks of Squaliformes and Carcharhiniformes. Adult females belonging to species of Neoalbionella, based on the maxillule palp armed with ...
• Maceral types and quality of coal in the Tuli Coalfield : a case study of coal in the Madzaringwe Formation in the Vele Colliery, Limpopo Province, South Africa 

  Denge, Elelwani; Baiyegunhi, Christopher (MDPI, 2021)

  The Madzaringwe Formation in the Vele colliery is one of the coal-bearing Late Palaeozoic units of the Karoo Supergroup, consisting of shale with thin coal seams and sandstones. Maceral group analysis was conducted on ...
• Geochemical and petrographical characteristics of the Madzaringwe formation coal, mudrocks and sandstones in the Vele Colliery, Limpopo Province, South Africa : implications for tectonic setting, provenance and paleoweathering 

  Denge, Elelwani; Baiyegunhi, Christopher (MDPI, 2021)

  The sedimentary rocks of the Madzaringwe Formation in the Tuli Basin have been investigated using geochemical and petrographic methods to reveal their source area composition, tectonic setting, provenance and paleoweathering ...
• Adaptation strategies employed by rural women in the face of climate change impacts in Vhembe district, Limpopo province, South Africa 

  Nyahunda, Louis; Tirivangasi, Happy Mathew. (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022)

  Purpose – This study documented adaptation strategies employed by rural women in Vhembe district as they reel with climate change impacts. Women are heavily plagued by climate change impacts than any other genders ...
• Classification and regression tree analysis to predict calving ease in Sussex heifers using pelvic area dimensions and morphological traits 

  Bila, Lubabalo; Tyasi, Thobela Louis; Fourie, Pieter; Katikati, Aphiwe (Veterinarians of Bangladesh (BDvetNET), 2021)

  Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between pelvic measurements, namely pelvic height (PH), pelvic area (PA), and pelvic width, and linear body measurement traits, such as hindquarters ...
• Molecular and phenotypic characterization of heterorhabditis indica (Nematoda: Rhabditida) nematodes isolated during a survey of agricultural soils in Western Uttar Pradesh, India 

  Bhat, Aashaq Hussain; Chaubey, Ashok Kumar; Shokoohi, Ebrahim; Machado, Ricardo A. R. (Springer, 2021)

  Introduction Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are important biocontrol agents of insect pests. To increase the availability of locally adapted entomopathogenic nematode isolates for biocontrol programs, a survey of several ...
• Use of data mining algorithms chaid and cart in predicting egg weight from egg quality traits of indigenous free-range chickens in Zambia 

  Liswaniso, S.; Qin, N.; Tyasi, T.; Chimbaka, I. (Creative Commons Attribution License, 2021)

  This study aimed to evaluate the performance of data mining algorithms Chi-square Automatic Interac tion Detector (CHAID) and Classification And Regression Tree (CART) in predicting egg weight from different egg quality ...
• Sedimentary facies, stratigraphy, and depositional environments of the Ecca Group, Karoo Supergroup in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa 

  Baiyegunhi, Christopher; Liu, Kuiwu (De Gruyter, 2021)

  The stratigraphy of the Ecca Group has been subdivided into the Prince Albert, Whitehill, Collingham, Ripon, and Fort Brown Formations in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. In this article, we present detailed ...
• Geochemistry of the mudrocks and sandstones from the Bredasdorp Basin, offshore South Africa : implications for tectonic provenance and paleoweathering 

  Baiyegunhi, Temitope Love; Liu, Kuiwu; Gwavava, Oswald; Baiyegunhi, Christopher; Rapholo, Maropene Tebello Dinah (De Gruyter, 2021)

  An inorganic geochemical investigation of mudrocks and sandstone from the southern Bredasdorp Basin, off the south coast of South Africa was carried out to unravel the provenance, paleoweathering, and tectonic setting of ...
• Heavy metal and metalloid contamination in the sediments of the Spekboom River, South Africa 

  Addo-Bediako, Abraham; Nukeri, Sophy; Kekana, Millicent (Springer Nature, 2021)

  The impact of anthropogenic activities such as mining, agriculture and urbanization is causing heavy metal contamination in many freshwater ecosystems. The concentrations of eight elements (As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and ...
• Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the Ga- Selati River of the Olifants River System, South Africa 

  Addo-Bediako, Abraham; Rasifudi, Lwendo (Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2021)

  The Ga-Selati River is subjected to different forms of pollution from mining, industrial and agricultural activities, and human settlements. The objectives of the study were to assess heavy metal pollution and to determine ...
• Spatial distribution patterns of benthic macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in two rivers of the olifants river system, South Africa 

  Addo-Bediako, Abraham (Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2021)

  Benthic macroinvertebrates play a vital role in ecosystem functioning, such as nutrient cycling, primary production, decomposition and material translocation. A study was done to determine the functional feeding groups ...
• An assessment of the motivations, operations and competitiveness of local migrant informal sector entrepreneurs in Polokwane local municipality 

  Kgaphola, Masibane Patrick (2021)

  In recent years, South Africa has been experiencing slow economic growth. This has resulted in high unemployment levels, especially among the youth, who are the most economically active and therefore in need of occupations. ...
• Molecular taxonomy and subgeneric classification of tapeworms of the genus moniezia blanchard, 1891 (Cestoda, Anoplocephlidae) in nothern cervids (Alces and Rangifer) 

  Chilton, Neil B.; O’Callaghan, Michael G.; Beveridge, Ian; Andrews, Ross H. (Springer Verlag, 2007)

  Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MEE) was used to genetically compare Moniezia spp. collected from sheep and cattle in southern Australia. Fifteen enzyme loci were established for the genetic characterisation of individual ...

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