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  • The naked truth : a comprehensive clarification and classification of current ‘myths’ in naked mole-rat biology 
    Buffenstein, Rochelle; Amoroso, Vincent; Andziak, Blazej; Avdieiev, Stanislav; Azpurua, Jorge; Barker, Alison J.; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Brieno-Enriquez, Miguel A.; Bronner, Gary N.; Coen, Clive; Delaney, Martha A.; Dengler-Crish, Christine M.; Edrey, Yael H.; Faulkes, Christopher G.; Frankel, Daniel; Friedlander, Gerard; Gibney, Patrick A.; Gorbunova, Vera; Hine, Christopher; Holmes, Melissa M.; Jarvis, Jennifer U. M.; Kawamura, Yoshimi; Kutsukake, Nobuyuki; Kenyon, Cynthia; Khaled, Walid T.; Kikusui, Takefumi; Kissil, Joseph; Lagestee, Samantha; Larson, John; Lauer, Amanda; Lavrenchenko, Leonid A.; Lee, Angela; Levitt, Jonathan B.; Lewin, Gary R.; Hardell, Kaitlyn N. Lewis; Lin, TzuHua D.; Mason, Matthew J.; McCloskey, Dan; McMahon, Mary; Miura, Kyoko; Mogi, Kazutaka; Narayan, Vikram; O’Connor, Timothy P.; Okanoya, Kazuo; O’Riain, M. Justin; Park, Thomas J.; Place, Ned J.; Podshivalova, Katie; Pamenter, Matthew E.; Pyott, Sonja J.; Reznick, Jane; Ruby, J. Graham; Salmon, Adam B.; Santos-Sacchi, Joseph; Sarko, Diana K.; Seluanov, Andrei; Shepard, Alyssa; Smith, Megan; Storey, Kenneth B.; Tian, Xiao; Vice, Emily N.; Viltard, Mélanie; Watarai, Akiyuki; Wywial, Ewa; Yamakawa, Masanori; Zemlemerova, Elena D.; Zions, Michael; St. John Smith, Ewan (Wiley, 2022-02)
    The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) has fascinated zoologists for at least half a century. It has also generated considerable biomedical interest not only because of its extraordinary longevity, but also because ...
  • Namibian fairy circles 
    Hurter, Jan W. (Agri Connect, 2021-06)
    Scattered across the vast and barren plains of the pro-Namib desert, mysterious patches of soil devoid of any vegetation occur. You would think that a desert is naturally void of any form of life, but a desert, in itself, ...
  • Nanotechnology applications towards sustainable road surface maintenance and effective asset protection, generating rapid employment opportunities in a post COVID-19 era 
    Jordaan, Gerrit Jacobus; Steyn, Wynand Jacobus Van der Merwe (MDPI, 2022-03)
    The developing world has been faced with high rates of unemployment, exasperated by extended enforced lockdowns due to the Pandemic. Pressure is mounting for drastic intervention to accelerate economic growth and to ...
  • Natal Afrikaner women and the South African war (1899-1902) 
    Wassermann, Johannes Michiel (North-West University, 2021)
    In this article, the variety of experiences of Natal Afrikaner women as British subjects who were related by blood and culture to the Boers of the Republics of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, with which the ...
  • Nature as God : a juxtaposition of Vito Mancuso and Alexander von Humboldt in their search for understanding reality 
    Buitendag, Johan; Simut, Corneliu Cristian (AOSIS, 2021-05-19)
    This article's premise is that science holds the promise of deepening religious perspectives on creation. The natural sciences have convincingly proved that nature is not static, or a ready-made creation dropped from heaven. ...
  • Near-complete genome sequence of Ndumu virus from Garissa, Kenya, 1997 
    Moolla, Naazneen; Viljoen, Natalie; Patharoo, Venessa; Grobbelaar, Antoinette A.; Ismail, Arshad; Weyer, Jacqueline (American Society for Microbiology, 2021-08-26)
    We report a nearly complete genome sequence of Ndumu virus (NDUV) identified using a metagenomics approach. The sequence was derived from a viral isolate obtained from a bovine calf following a diagnostic investigation ...
  • Nearby transposable elements impact plant stress gene regulatory networks : a meta-analysis in A. thaliana and S. lycopersicum 
    Deneweth, Jan; Van de Peer, Yves; Vermeirssen, Vanessa (BMC, 2022-01)
    BACKGROUND: Transposable elements (TE) make up a large portion of many plant genomes and are playing innovative roles in genome evolution. Several TEs can contribute to gene regulation by influencing expression of nearby ...
  • New assessment of Anopheles vector species identification using MALDI‑TOF MS 
    Nabet, Cecile; Kone, Abdoulaye K.; Dia, Abdoulaye K.; Sylla, Moussa; Gautier, Magali; Yattara, Mohammed; Thera, Mahamadou A.; Faye, Ousmane; Braack, L.E.O.; Manguin, Sylvie; Beavogui, Abdoul H.; Doumbo, Ogobara; Gay, Frederick; Piarroux, Renaud (BioMed Central, 2021-01-09)
    BACKGROUND : Anopheles species identification is essential for an effective malaria vector control programme. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) has been developed ...
  • A new species of Phyllogeiton (Rhamnaceae: Rhamneae) from Maputaland, South Africa 
    Boon, Richard G.C.; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Magnolia Press, 2023-03-02)
    Recently the genus Phyllogeiton was reinstated to accommodate the two currently recognized species of Berchemia, namely P. discolor and P. zeyheri, which are confined to Africa and Madagascar. In the present contribution ...
  • The new WHO global air quality guidelines : what do they mean for South Africa? 
    Garland, Rebecca M.; Wernecke, Bianca; Feig, Gregor Timothy; Langerman, Kristy (National Association for Clean Air, 2021)
    Ambient air quality standards are a key policy lever in air quality management. In South Africa, the introduction of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) highlighted the shift in the focus of air quality ...
  • Newcastle disease vaccine virus I-2 fails to acquire virulence during repeated passage in vivo 
    Bisschop, S.P.R. (Shahn); Peters, Andrew; Domingue, Gil; Pearce, Michael C.; Verwey, Jeanette; Poolman, Petrus (F1000Research, 2021-12)
    BACKGROUND : This study determined whether the naturally attenuated, thermotolerant Newcastle disease vaccine virus I-2 could acquire virulence after five in vivo passages through SPF chickens. METHODS : Study design was ...
  • The nitrogen fertilizer value of selected South African biosolids as affected by drying depth on beds 
    Tesfamariam, Eyob Habte; Malobane, Elvis M.; Cogger, Craig G.; Mbakwe, Ikenna (International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2021-06)
    Wastewater treatment and post-treatment drying techniques play a crucial role on the fertilizer value of biosolids. The aim of this study was to investigate: the nitrogen fertilizer value of biosolids from selected ...
  • NMR-based metabolomic analyses to identify the effect of harvesting frequencies on the leaf metabolite profile of a Moringa oleifera cultivar grown in an open hydroponic system 
    Managa, Lavhelesani R.; Du Toit, Elsa Sophia; Prinsloo, Gerhard (MDPI, 2021-04-15)
    Moringa oleifera Lam. is one of the world’s most useful medicinal plants. Different parts of the M. oleifera tree contain a rich profile of important minerals, proteins, vitamins, and various important bioactive compounds. ...
  • Non-vaccine serotype pneumococcal carriage in healthy infants in South Africa following introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 
    Skosana, Z.; Von Gottberg, A; Olorunju, S.; Mohale, T.; Du Plessis, M.; Adams, T.; Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-02)
    BACKGROUND. Pneumococcal carriage studies provide a baseline for measuring the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). The advent of conjugate vaccines has led to reductions in vaccine serotypes (VTs) in ...
  • Novel graphene wool gas adsorbent for volatile and semivolatile organic compounds 
    Geldenhuys, Genna-Leigh; Mason, Yvonne C.; Dragan, George C.; Zimmermann, Ralf; Forbes, Patricia B.C. (American Chemical Society, 2021-09-13)
    Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds in ambient air and occupational settings are of great concern due to their associated adverse human health and environmental impacts. Novel graphene wool samplers have been ...
  • Novel lichen-dominated hypolithic communities in the Namib Desert 
    De los Rios, Asuncion; Garrido‑Benavent, Isaac; Limon, Alicia; Cason, Errol D.; Maggs‑Kolling, Gillian; Cowan, Don A. (Springer, 2022-05)
    The ventral surfaces of translucent rocks from hot desert pavements often harbor hypolithic microbial communities, which are mostly dominated by cyanobacteria. The Namib Desert fog belt supports extensive hypolithic ...
  • Obstacles and recommendations for clinical translation of nanoparticle system-based targeted alpha-particle therapy 
    Kleynhans, Janke; Sathekge, Mike Machaba; Ebenhan, Thomas (MDPI, 2021-08-24)
    The rationale for application of nanotechnology in targeted alpha therapy (TAT) is sound. However, the translational strategy requires attention. Formulation of TAT in nanoparticulate drug delivery systems has the potential ...
  • One-year follow-up after the time management group intervention let’s get organized 
    Wingren, Maria; Lidstrom-Holmqvist, Kajsa; Roshanaic, Afsaneh Hayat; Arvidsson, Patrik; Janeslatt, Gunnel; White, Suzanne; Holmefur, Marie (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
    BACKGROUND: Time management skills are essential to maintain occupations in everyday life. People with neurodevelopmental or mental disorders often experience persistent difficulties with managing time and organizing ...
  • Online control of Lemna minor L. phytoremediation : using pH to minimize the nitrogen outlet concentration 
    Sigcau, Kwanele; Van Rooyen, Ignatius Leopoldus; Hoek, Zian; Brink, Hendrik Gideon; Nicol, Willie (MDPI, 2022-05)
    Phytoremediation technologies are employed worldwide to remove nutrient pollutants from agricultural and industrial wastewater. Unlike in algae-based nutrient removal, control methodologies for plant-based remediation ...
  • An open access dataset for developing automated detectors of Antarctic baleen whale sounds and performance evaluation of two commonly used detectors 
    Miller, Brian S.; Balcazar, Naysa; Nieukirk, Sharon; Leroy, Emmanuelle C.; Aulich, Meghan; Shabangu, Fannie Welcome; Dziak, Robert P.; Lee, Won Sang; Hong, Jong Kuk (Nature Research, 2021-01)
    Since 2001, hundreds of thousands of hours of underwater acoustic recordings have been made throughout the Southern Ocean south of 60° S. Detailed analysis of the occurrence of marine mammal sounds in these circumpolar ...