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Cyclometallated platinum(II) complexes of benzylidene-2,6-di-isopropylphenylamine containing bidentate phosphines: synthesis, structural properties and reactivity studies
(RSC, 2015)The reaction of the cyclometallated complex [PtCl(N^C)(dmso)], 1 (N^C represents the cyclometallated Schiff base, benzylidene-2,6-diisopropylphenylamine), with 1,1’-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, dppf, bis(diphenylph ... -
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, a toxic invasive cyanobacterium in South African fresh water
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Cymothoa hermani sp. nov. (Isopoda, Cymothoidae, Crustacea), a parasitic isopod, collected off the Zanzibar coast, Tanzania from the mouth of a parrotfish (Scaridae)
(Magnolia Press, 2011)Cymothoa hermani sp. nov., a buccal fish-parasitic isopod is described from off Unguja Island, Zanzibar, from the buccal cavity of the marbled parrotfish, Leptoscarus vaigiensis. Cymothoa hermani sp. nov. is characterised ... -
CYP2B6 haplotype predicts efavirenz plasma concentration in black South African HIV-1-infected children: a longitudinal pediatric pharmacogenomic study
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2017)South Africa has the highest burden of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection globally. Efavirenz (EFV), a frequently used drug against HIV infection, displays a relationship between drug concentration and ... -
Cytochrome c oxidase I and cytochrome b gene sequences indicate low genetic diversity in South African Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from maize: short communications
(ESSA, 2016)The African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca, feeds on a limited number of host plant species (Calatayud et al. 2014), which include crops such as maize, pearl millet and sorghum. This pest occurs throughout sub-Saharan ... -
Cytochrome c Oxidase sequences of Zambian wildlife helps to identify species of origin of meat
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)Accurate species identification is a crucial tool in wildlife conservation. Enforcement of antipoaching law is more achievable with robust molecular identification of poached meat. Determining the region where the animal ... -
Cytochrome P450-mediated warfarin metabolic ability is not a critical determinant of warfarin sensitivity in avian species: in vitro assays in several birds and in vivo assays in chicken
(Wiley, 2015)Coumarin-derivative anticoagulant rodenticides used for rodent control are posing a serious risk to wild bird populations. For warfarin, a classic coumarin derivative, chickens have a high median lethal dose (LD50), whereas ... -
Cytotoxic effects of polystyrene–titanium–arsenate composite in cultured H9c2 cardiomyoblasts
(Springer Verlag, 2013)In the present report, we explored the toxicological behaviour of engineered polystyrene–titanium– arsenate (PS–Ti–As) composite using cultured H9c2 cardiomyoblasts in vitro. From in vitro cytotoxicity studies, it appears ... -
Cytotoxicity, phytochemical, antiparasitic screening, and antioxidant activities of mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae)
(MDPI, 2020)This study aimed at assessing the biological activities of Mucuna pruriens seeds using cytotoxicity, phytochemical, antiparasitic screening, and antioxidant assays. Mature fruits of M. pruriens were harvested from Fort ... -
D-dimer relates positively with increased blood pressure in black South Africans: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2014)Introduction Hypertension is highly prevalent in black South Africans in which morbidity and mortality from stroke are on the increase. Elevated blood pressure and haemostatic markers can induce changes in blood rheology ... -
Dactylogyrids (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) from Sudanese Labeo spp., with a description of Dogielius sennarensis n. sp. and a redescription of Dogielius fl osculus Guégan, Lambert & Euzet, 1989
(Institute of Parasitology, 2018)Dactylogyrid monogeneans of Labeo horie Heckel, 1847 and L. niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cyprinidae) were surveyed at two sites on the River Nile in Sudan. The present study reports the presence of ten species of Dactylogyrus ... -
Dactylogyrus spp. (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) from the Gills of Enteromius spp. (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from the Limpopo Province, South Africa with descriptions of three new species
(Springer, 2020)Background Monogenean parasites of the genus Dactylogyrus Diesing, 1850 parasitize mostly gills of cyprinoids hosts. Of 100 species currently known from African continent, approximately 35 have been described from Enteromius ... -
Damring formation during rotary kiln chromite pre-reduction: effects of pulverized carbonaceous fuel selection and partial pellet melting
(Springer, 2018)Electricity consumption is the largest cost contributing factor in the production of ferrochrome. Currently the pelletized chromite pre-reduction process (solid-state reduction of chromite) is the process option with the ... -
A dance or a marriage? The relationship between education and the law in South Africa some personal observations from two vantage points
(2015)This article deals with the debate in education and law circles about the convergence of the two fields of knowledge in an area conveniently called education law. It recognises that there is no universal acknowledgement ... -
Daniel 3 as satirical comedy
(University of Stellenbosch Faculty of Theology, 2012)The tale in Daniel 3 is told to people living in the second century BCE whose lives were threatened by the Syrian Antiochus IV Epiphanes when they disobeyed his command to forsake their religion as a desperate measure of ... -
Daniel 5, Elohim and Marduk: the final battle
(The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA), 2013)Daniel 5 forms part of a larger narrative that originates in Dan 1. The larger, more dominant narrative can be described as a deity war or a clash of deities. Utilising spatial markers, the author of Dan 5 shows his readers ... -
Daniel 6: there and back again - A deity’s tale
(AOSIS, 2015)This article states that, with his narrative, the author of Daniel 6 creates the presence of Elohim outside Jerusalem and Israel, within non-Israelite environments. Applying a body-space frameset to the texts of Daniel 6 ... -
Daniel 9 as part of an apocalyptic book?
(AOSIS, 2013)Daniel 9 relates how Daniel studies the Hebrew Holy Scriptures and finds the prophecy of Jeremiah that Jerusalem will lie desolate for seventy years. He reacts by devoting himself to prayer and fasting in order to remind ... -
Daniel as weapon for attack and defense through the ages
(Institute for Afro-Hellenic Studies, 2008)