• Studies into the reduction of domestic fuel burning emissions by means of facile catalytic abatement technology 

  Steyn, Marilize; Claassen, Nicolaas; Forbes, Patricia B.C. (National Association for Clean Air, 2023)

  The negative health and socio-economic impacts of emissions associated with domestic fuel burning are widely recognized. Although there has been much progress in the provision of electricity to households in South Africa, ...
• Assessment of local domestic solid fuel sources : a Kenyan case study in Kisii, Bomet and Narok Counties 

  Bosire, Josephate O.; Osano, Aloys M.; Maghanga, Justin K.; Forbes, Patricia B.C. (Springer, 2023-06)

  Proximate analyses and decomposition profiles of solid fuels commonly used in Kenya were studied to determine their relative suitability for use as a clean and efficient source of energy in households. The moisture, ...
• Biosynthesized metallic nanoarchitecture for photocatalytic degradation of emerging organochlorine and organophosphate pollutants : a review 

  Emmanuel, Stephen Sunday; Idris, Mustapha Omenesa; Olawoyin, Christopher Olusola; Adesibikan, Ademidun Adeola; Aliyu, Abdulbasit A.; Suleiman, Abdulrahman Itopa (Wiley, 2024-04)

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• Synthesis and characterization of electrospun composite nanofibers from Moringa oleifera biomass and metal oxide nanoparticles as potential adsorbents for the removal of lead ions 

  Ngulube, Ronald; Pillay, Letitia; Nombona, Nolwazi (Springer, 2024-01)

  Electrospun multicomposite nanofibers synthesized from extracts of Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) seed biomass blended with metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) were investigated as potential ...
• Development of an improved kinetic model for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol 

  Mbatha, Siphesihle; Thomas, Sebastien; Parkhomenko, Ksenia; Roger, Anne-Cecile; Louis, Benoit; Cui, Xiaoti; Everson, Ray; Langmi, Henrietta Wakuna; Musyoka, Nicholas; Ren, Jianwei (MDPI, 2023-10-06)

  The kinetics of methanol synthesis remains debatable for various reasons, such as the lack of scientifically conclusive agreement about reaction mechanisms. The focus of this paper is on the evaluation of the intrinsic ...
• Shedding light on language difficulties in introductory spectroscopy 

  Mundy, Christine Elizabeth; Potgieter, Marietjie; Seery, Michael K. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024)

  General spectroscopy is known to be difficult for novice students due to its complex and abstract nature. In this study we used a first-year chemistry Mini Spec laboratory activity to uncover language barriers to student ...
• A design-based research approach to improving pedagogy in the teaching laboratory 

  Mundy, Christine; Potgieter, Marietjie; Seery, Michael K. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024)

  The laboratory is a complex environment where the three levels of the chemistry triplet coincide. As the laboratory environment places a large demand on the working memory of students, cognitive load theory can address ...
• Preserving cultural diversity in rural Africa using renewable energy 

  Roduner, Emil; Rohwer, Egmont Richard (Wiley Open Access, 2024-01)

  Ninety percent of the large interior, rural part of Africa is not an abundant user of fossil fuels and is not connected to an electricity grid. This limits habitability and leads to significant migration to larger cities ...
• Migrating 1H NMR peaks in the benzylation of adenine reveal the disruptive Kornblum oxidation in DMSO 

  Buyens, Dominique M.S.; Pilcher, Lynne A. (Wiley, 2023-10)

  The alkylation of adenine using alkyl halides under basic conditions in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a common reaction to achieve N9-alkylated adenine derivatives, is often low yielding with unreacted adenine and ...
• Detection of tuberculosis-associated compounds from human skin by GCxGC-TOFMS 

  Makhubela, Portia Colisile Koketso; Rohwer, Egmont Richard; Naude, Yvette (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health concern. This study aimed to investigate the potential of human skin volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as prospective biomarkers for TB diagnosis. It employed a non-invasive approach ...
• LC-MS analysis, computational investigation, and antimalarial studies of Azadirachta indica fruit 

  Faloye, Kolade O.; Adesida, Stephen A.; Oguntimehin, Samuel A.; Adewole, Adetola Henry; Omoyeni, Olajide B.; Fajobi, Sunday J.; Ugwo, Jeremiah P.; Asiyanbola, Isaac D.; Bamimore, Victoria O.; Fakola, Emmanuel G.; Oladiran, Olayemi J.; Spiteller, Michael (Sage, 2023)

  Malaria is a deadly disease that continues to pose a threat to children and maternal well-being. This study was designed to identify the chemical constituents in the ethanolic fruit extract of Azadirachta indica, elucidate ...
• Significance of phosphate nano-fertilizers foliar application : a brief real-field study of quantitative, physiological parameters, and agro-ecological diversity in sunflower 

  Ernst, David; Kolencik, Marek; Sebesta, Martin; Durisova, L’uba; Ksinan, Samuel; Tomovicova, Lenka; Kotlarova, Nikola; Kaluzova, Maria; Cerny, Ivan; Kratosova, Gabriela; Curna, Veronika Zitniak; Porhajasova, Jana Ivanic; Babosova, Maria; Dobrocka, Edmund; Qian, Yu; Swamiappan, Sasikumar; Illa, Ramakanth; Sunil, B. Ratna; Ducsay, Ladislav; Gayathri Radhakrishnan, Shankara; Sunil, B. Ratna; Ducsay, Ladislav (MDPI, 2023-10-13)

  One of the challenges in agriculture practices is guaranteeing an adequate and bioavailable phosphorus supply for plants on phosphorus-deficient soils. A promising alternative lies in the utilization of phosphate ...
• Diverse mitochondrial effects, antiplasmodial and anti-inflammatory potentials of Costus afer (Ker Gawl), Nauclea latifolia (Sm) and Sphenocentrum jollyanum (Pierre) in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei 

  Oludele Olanlokun, John; Obaloluwa Oderinde, Solomon; Odedeyi, Aminat; Owolabi, Bunmi; Bodede, Olusola; Maharaj, Vinesh J.; Maharaj, Vinesh J.; Olabode Olorunsogo, Olufunso (Elsevier, 2024-02)

  OBJECTIVES : This study reported the antiplasmodial, anti-inflammatory and mito-protrective effects of Costus afer (CA), Nauclea latifolia (NA) and Sphenocentrum jollyanum (SJ) methanol extracts in Plasmodium berghei-infected ...
• Solvothermally and non-solvthermally fabricated covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for eco-friendly remediation of radiocontaminants in aquatic environments : a review 

  Emmanuel, Stephen Sunday; Olawoyin, Christopher Olusola; Adesibikan, Ademidun Adeola; Nafiu, Sodiq Adeyeye; Bayode, Ajibola A. (Elsevier, 2024-02)

  Soil and water are the most essential nonliving natural gift for all essential and nonessential actions in life, without which the earth inhabitants cannot exist because all living things rely on these gifts for their ...
• Triterpenoids from Protorhus longifolia exhibit hypocholesterolemic potential via regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis and stimulation of low-density lipoprotein uptake in HepG2 cells 

  Ndlovu, Musawenkosi; Mosa, Rebamang; Serem, June Cheptoo; Selepe, Mamoalosi A.; Opoku, Andrew R.; Bester, Megan; Apostolides, Zeno (American Chemical Society, 2023-08-14)

  The increasing incidence of hypercholesterolemia-related diseases even in the presence of the currently available cholesterol-lowering drugs indicates a need to discover new therapeutic drugs. This study aimed to investigate ...
• Advancing the analytical toolkit in the investigation of vector mosquito host biting site selection 

  Wooding, Madelien; Dodgen, Tyren; Rohwer, Egmont Richard; Naude, Yvette (Wiley, 2024-01)

  High-resolution mass spectrometry and ion mobility spectrometry provide additional confidence in biological marker discovery and elucidation by adding additional peak capacity through physiochemical separation orthogonal ...
• Effect of seawater acidification on physiological and energy metabolism responses of the common Cockle (Anadara antiquata) of Gazi Bay, Kenya 

  Wanjeri, Veronica Wayayi Ogolla; Okuku, Eric; Ngila, Jane Catherine; Ndungu, Patrick (Elsevier, 2023-10)

  Ocean acidification (OA) is becoming a potential threat to marine organisms, especially in calcifying marine invertebrates. So far, along the Kenya Coast, there has been little research on the impact of OA on cockle (Anadara ...
• Optimizing extraction of pelargonium sidoides roots : impact of ethanol concentration on biological activity of extracts 

  Van Wyngaard, J.; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; Invernizzi, Luke; Ndivhuwo, K.K.; Tordiffe, A.S.W. (Adrian Stephen Wolferstan); Maharaj, Vinesh J.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (Elsevier, 2023-11)

  Pelargonium sidoides DC. (Geraniaceae) is an important indigenous medicinal plant in South Africa, historically employed by various ethnic groups to treat respiratory and gastrointestinal ailments. The proprietary herbal ...
• A decade of ubiquicidin development for PET imaging of infection : a systematic review 

  Marjanovic-Painter, Biljana; Kleynhans, Janke; Zeevaart, Jan Rijn; Rohwer, Egmont Richard; Ebenhan, Thomas (Elsevier, 2023-01)

  BACKGROUND : Ubiquicidin is a peptide fragment with selective binding to negatively charged bacterial cell membranes. Besides its earlier labelling with gamma emitting radionuclides, it has been labelled with Positron ...
• Phytochemical constituents from the roots and lignotubers of Rhoicissus tridentata and their in vitro uterotonic activity 

  Mshengu, Bongiwe P.; Dube, Sinenkosi; Khathi, Andile; Musabayane, Cephas; Van Heerden, Fanie (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Rhoicissus tridentata is one of the most frequently used plants in preparing Isihlambezo, a herbal drink consumed by many South African women to induce labour and tone the uterus in pregnancy. This study aimed to identify ...

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