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Green synthesis of Zinc sulphide (ZnS) nanostructures using S. frutescences plant extract for photocatalytic degradation of dyes and antibiotics

Munyai, Shonisani; Mahlaule-Glory, Louisa M; Hintsho-Mbita, Nomso Charmaine (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2022)

Pollutants such as dyes and pharmaceuticals have become a problem in the environment, thus there is a need to find multifunctional materials that are safe and can be used for the removal of various pollutants. In this ...
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 ...
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 ...
An annotated list and molecular data on larvae of gryporhynchid tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from freshwater fishes in Africa

Tavakol, Sareh; Scholz, Toma´sˇ; Uhrova´, Lucie; Brabec, Jan; Prˇikrylova, Iva; Masˇova´, S ˇ a´rka; S ˇ imkova´, Andrea; Halajian, Ali; Luus-Powell, Wilmien J. (Syst Parasitol, 2018-05-16)

An annotated list of larvae (metacestodes) of gryporhynchid tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from freshwater fishes in Africa is provided with numerous new host and geographical records. Newly collected materials from ...
Stomatal Behavior of Cowpea Genotypes Grown Under Varying Moisture Levels

Munjonji, Lawrence; Ayisi, Kingsley K.; Boeckx, Pascal; Haesaert, Geert (Sustainability, 2017-12-23)

Drought is a major limitation to crop productivity worldwide. Plants lose most of their water through stomata, thus making stomata an important organ in the control of transpiration and photosynthesis. This study assessed ...
Species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) from cichlids from Zambezi and Limpopo river basins in Zimbabwe and South Africa: evidence for unexplored species richness

Luus-Powell, Wilmien J.; Zahradnı´cˇkova´, Petra; Barson, Maxwell; Prˇikrylova, Iva (Syst Parasitol, 2016)

New findings on Gyrodactylus spp. parasitising African cichlids in southern Africa are presented, comprising data from Zimbabwe and South Africa. Morphometry of opisthaptoral hard parts in combination with nuclear ribosomal ...
Ethno-medical Botany and Some Biological Activities of Ipomoea oblongata collected in the Free State Province, South Africa

Semenya, Sebua Silas; Madamombe-Manduna, Idah; Mashele, Samson Sitheni; Polori, Ketlareng Liza (Journal of Biological Sciences, 2018-10-15)

Background and Objective: Literature reporting on the therapeutic uses and biological activities of Ipomoea oblongata (E.Mey.ex Choisy) is very scanty in South Africa. This study was carried out to comprehensively document ...
Unusual morphological adaptations and processes associated with viviparity in an epizoic dermapteran

Halajian, Ali; Jaglarz, Mariusz K.; Bilinski, Szczepan M. (PLoS ONE, 2018)

Matrotrophic viviparity is a reproductive pattern in which offspring develop inside a female's body which provides gas exchange and nutrients necessary for development. Besides placental mammals, structural and physiological ...

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