• Unveiling the unseen struggle : underpants shopping for children with sensory hyperreactivity 

  Gouws, Leoné; Diedericks, Lizette; Van Niekerk, Karin (African Journals Online, 2024-11)

  Many people, specifically children, experience sensory hyperreactivity. This entails an oversensitivity to sensory input, such as tactile sensitivity. It is prone to coincide with developmental disorders such as ...
• Gauteng’s managers’ implementation of food safety protocols and practices in their QSR environments 

  Marule, Nomzamo L.; Du Rand, Gerrie Elizabeth; Marx-Pienaar, Nadene Johanna Maria Magdalena (African Journals Online, 2024-12)

  INTRODUCTION: Food safety assurance is motivated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation stating: “food safety encompasses ensuring safe food handling, and preparation when consumed according to its intended use” (FAO ...
• Differences in male and female consumers' perceptions of South African clothing retailers' corporate social responsibility initiatives 

  Muller, Gert Daniel; Sonnenberg, Nadine Cynthia; Donoghue, Sune (African Journals Online, 2024-11)

  This study explored gender differences in consumers’ perceptions of South African clothing retailers’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives based on the social, environmental and economic dimensions defined ...
• Inconsistencies within the proposed framework for stabilizing fungal nomenclature risk further confusion 

  Kidd, Sarah E.; Hagen, Ferry; Halliday, Catriona L.; Abdolrasouli, Alireza; Boekhout, Teun; Crous, Pedro W.; Ellis, David H.; Elvy, Juliet; Forrest, Graeme N.; Groenewald, Marizeth; Hahn, Rosane C.; Houbraken, Jos; Rodrigues, Anderson M.; Scott, James; Sorrell, Tania C.; Summerbell, Richard C.; Tsui, Clement K.M.; Yurkov, Andrey M.; Chen, Sharon C.-A. (American Society for Microbiology, 2024-04)

  We read with interest the recent publication by de Hoog and colleagues in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology (1) and support the goal to stabilize fungal nomenclature. Although we recognize the importance of stable naming, ...
• Where do core thalamocortical axons terminate in mammalian neocortex when there is no cytoarchitecturally distinct layer 4? 

  Bhagwandin, Adhil; Molnar, Zoltan; Bertelsen, Mads F.; Karlsson, Karl Æ.; Alagaili, Abdulaziz N.; Bennett, Nigel C.; Hof, Patrick R.; Kaswera-Kyamakya, Consolate; Gilissen, Emmanuel; Jayakumar, Jaikishan; Manger, Paul R. (Wiley, 2024-07)

  Although the mammalian cerebral cortex is most often described as a hexalaminar structure, there are cortical areas (primary motor cortex) and species (elephants, cetaceans, and hippopotami), where a cytoarchitecturally ...
• All-body concept and quantified limits of cooperativity and related effects in homodromic cyclic water clusters from a molecular-wide and electron density-based approach 

  Cukrowski, Ignacy; Zaaiman, Stefan; Hussain, Shahnawaz; De Lange, Jurgens Hendrik (Wiley, 2024-12)

  We strongly advocate distinguishing cooperativity from cooperativity-induced effects. From the MOWeD-based approach, the origin of all-body cooperativity is synonymous with physics- and quantum-based processes of electron ...
• FEP augmentation as a means to solve data paucity problems for machine learning in chemical biology 

  Burger, Pieter B.; Hu, Xiaohu; Balabin, Ilya; Muller, Morne; Stanley, Megan; Joubert, Fourie; Kaiser, Thomas M. (American Chemical Society, 2024-04-23)

  In the realm of medicinal chemistry, the primary objective is to swiftly optimize a multitude of chemical properties of a set of compounds to yield a clinical candidate poised for clinical trials. In recent years, two ...
• Investigating the effects of a context-based laboratory exercise for meaningful learning 

  Mundy, Christine Elizabeth; Nokeri, Boitumelo K. (American Chemical Society, 2024-08)

  We used the context of boot-legging of alcohol to support the concept of matter and separation in the laboratory components of a first-year general chemistry course. The bootlegging laboratory exercise was deployed over ...
• Timely questions emerging in chronobiology : the circadian clock keeps on ticking 

  Chawla, Sangeeta; O'Neill, John; Knight, Marina I.; He, Yuqing; Wang, Lei; Maronde, Erik; Rodriguez, Sergio Gil; Van Ooijen, Gerben; Garbarino-Pico, Eduardo; Wolf, Eva; Dkhissi-Benyahya, Ouria; Nikhat, Anjoom; Ckakrabarti, Shaon; Youngstedt, Shawn D.; Mak, Natalie Zi-ching; Provencio, Ignacio; Oster, Henrik; Goel, Namni; Caba, Mario; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen; Duffield, Giles E.; Chabot, Christopher; Davis, Seth J. (Ubiquity Press, 2024-04-02)

  Chronobiology investigations have revealed much about cellular and physiological clockworks but we are far from having a complete mechanistic understanding of the physiological and ecological implications. Here we present ...
• The impact of past and current district-level climatic shifts on maize production and the implications for South African farmers 

  Mangani, Robert; Mazarura, Jocelyn; Matlou, Solly; Marquart, Arnim; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary; Creux, Nicky (Springer, 2025-02)

  South Africa’s climate studies generally focus on coarser provincial levels, which aid policy recommendations, but have limited application at the farm level. District level climate studies are essential for farmer ...
• Modeling and optimization of energy efficiency and product quality in staple food roasting using machine learning : a case study on cassava processing 

  Mwape, Mwewa Chikonkolo; Kulig, Boris; Nurkhoeriyati, Tina; Roman, Franz; Parmar, Aditya; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad; Hensel, Oliver (Elsevier, 2025-04)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Tin(II)-chloride (SnCl2) mediated reduction of α,(3-alkynyl carbonyl compounds 

  Ralepelle, U.; Agbo, E.N.; Lekgau, K.; Chauke, H.; Cukrowski, Ignacy; Nxumalo, Winston (Elsevier, 2025-02)

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• Improving the electrocatalytic activity of Pd nanoparticles through electronic coupling interaction with a Ni2P-MoS2 hybrid support for ethanol electro-oxidation in an alkaline medium 

  Matthews, Thabo; Chabalala, Makhaokane Paulina; Mbokazi, Siyabonga Patrick; Zikhali, Memory; Dolla, Tarekegn Heliso; Sarakovskis, Anatolijs; Vaivars, Guntars; Yusuf, Tunde Lewis; Mohamed, Rhiyaad; Maxakato, Nobanathi Wendy (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025-03)

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• Homogenization of partial differential equations with Preisach operators 

  Pokam Kakeu, Achille Landri (Tamkang University, 2025-02)

  The current work deals with initial boundary value parabolic problems with Preisach hysteresis whose the density functions are allowed to depend on the variable of space. The model contains nonlinear monotone operators in ...
• Influence of tannin-rich extract from commercial Acacia mearnsii and gallocatechin on ovine cryopreserved semen viability 

  Liman, Mohammed S.; Hassen, Abubeker; Smuts, Mario P.; Biraima, Ahmed D.A.; Sutovsky, Peter; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Holm, Dietmar Erik (Taylor and Francis, 2025)

  The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a tannin-rich extract from commercial Acacia mearnsii (MTE_0), and gallocatechin, a flavonoid compound derived from Acacia mearnsii, on the long-term viability and ...
• Thermal properties of rhinoceros ovum pick-up probes : possible effects of temperature shock on oocyte maturation potential 

  Vorster, L.; De Bruin, Phillippus Rudolf; Smuts, M.P. (Mario); De la Rey, M.; Herbst, C.; Durrant, B.S.; Holm, Dietmar Erik (Medpharm Publications, 2024-11)

  BACKGROUND: The implementation of assisted reproductive techniques and use of in vitro embryo production has highlighted their potential in attempts to prevent the extinction of the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium ...
• Addition of selected plant-derived semiochemicals to yellow sticky traps does not improve citrus psyllid captures 

  Pullock, Dylan Andrew; Kruger, Kerstin; Manrakhan, Aruna; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner (Springer, 2024-11)

  Fast and effective monitoring and surveillance techniques are crucial for the swift implementation of control methods to prevent the spread of Huanglongbing, a devastating citrus disease, and its invasive psyllid vector, ...
• Effects of physiological status and environmental factors on the lure responses of three pest fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) 

  Pogue, Tania; Malod, Kevin; Weldon, Christopher William (Springer, 2024-11)

  Biotic and abiotic factors influence how insects respond to stimuli. This can make it challenging to interpret captures in traps used to monitor pest abundance in management programmes. To address this, the lure response ...
• Tritrophic interactions mediated by zoophytophagous predator-induced host plant volatiles 

  Adams, Bashiru; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Torto, Baldwyn; Khamis, Fathiya (Springer, 2024-11)

  The zoophytophagous mirid predator Nesidiocoris tenuis and the ectoparasitoid Stenomesius japonicus are important biological control agents for several agricultural pests including the invasive leafminer, Phthorimaea ...
• An overview of Tsetse fly repellents : identification and applications 

  Orubuloye, Olabimpe Y.; Mbewe, Njelembo J.; Tchouassi, David P.; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Torto, Baldwyn (Springer, 2024-11)

  Tsetse flies are vectors of the parasite trypanosoma that cause the neglected tropical diseases human and animal African trypanosomosis. Semiochemicals play important roles in the biology and ecology of tsetse flies. ...

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