• Obuloides crinitus sp. nov., sixth African species of the gall forming mites of the genus Obuloides Baker and Tuttle, 1975 (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), with a key to known species 

  Maake, Pholoshi Abram; Ueckermann, Edward (BioOne, 2018)

  A new species of Obuloides, Obuloides crinitus sp. nov., is described based on females and males collected from the galls and twigs of Grewia occidentalis (Tiliaceae) in South Africa. Obuloides crinutus is closely related ...
• The host status of Brassicaceae to Meloidogyne and their effects as cover and biofumigant crops on root-knot nematode populations associated with potato and tomato under South African field conditions 

  Daneel, M.; Engelbrecht, E.; Fourie, H.; Ahuja, P. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Cover and biofumigant crops of Brassicaceae are potential alternatives to synthetically-derived nematicides for managing root-knot nematode pests in various crops. The host status of Eruca sativa (cvs. Rocket Trio and ...
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  Acceptance of ICT: applicability of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to South African students 

  Liebenberg, Janet; Benade, Trudie; Ellis, Suria (Kennesaw State University, 2018)

  We are told that university students are Digital Natives and the diffusion of digital technologies into education holds prospective advantages. However, will students in Africa be prepared to engage with and accept the ...
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  Iodine status assessment in South African adults according to spot urinary iodine concentrations, prediction equations, and measured 24-h iodine excretion 

  Charlton, Karen E.; Ware, Lisa J.; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Cockeran, Marike; Schutte, Aletta E. (MDPI, 2018)

  The iodine status of populations is conventionally assessed using spot urinary samples to obtain a median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) value, which is assessed against standard reference cut-offs. The assumption that ...
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  Possible accretion disk origin of the emission variability of a blazar jet 

  Chatterjee, Ritaban; Chandra, Sunil; Roychowdhury, Agniva; Sinha, Atreyee (IOP Publishing, 2018)

  We analyze X-ray light curves of the blazar Mrk 421 obtained from the Soft X-ray Imaging Telescope (SXT) and the Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) instrument on board the Indian space telescope AstroSat and ...
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  A simplified ab initio cosmic-ray modulation model with simulated time dependence and predictive capability 

  Moloto, K.D.; Engelbrecht, N.E.; Burger, R.A. (IOP Publishing, 2018)

  A simplified ab initio approach is followed to model cosmic-ray proton modulation, using a steady-state three-dimensional stochastic solver of the Parker transport equation that simulates some effects of time dependence. ...
• Insights into the microbiological safety of vermicompost and vermicompost tea produced by South African smallholder farmers 

  Atanda, A.C.; Adeleke, R.A.; Jooste, P.J.; Madoroba, E. (Springer, 2018)

  Feedstock used in the production of vermicompost (VC) and vermicompost tea (VCT) may harbour various pathogenic bacteria responsible for a number of animal and human diseases worldwide. The identification and characterisation ...
• A global forum on ultramafic ecosystems: from ultramafic ecology to rehabilitation of degraded environments. Correction. 

  Echevarria, Guillaume; Rajakaruna, Nishanta; Baker, Alan J.M.; Boyd, Robert S.; Van der Ent, Antony (Springer, 2018)
• Sensitivity of Meloidogyne incognita second-stage juvenile hatch, motility and viability to pure cucurbitacins and cucurbitacin-containing phytonematicides 

  Dube, Zakheleni P.; De Waele, Dirk; Mashela, Phatu W. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  Previous claims suggested that pure active ingredients from botanicals were less effective in pest management than their fermented crude-extracts. The objective of this study was to compare the toxicity of pure (98%) ...
• Rapid thermal cycling of three phase change materials (PCMs) for cooking applications 

  Shobo, A.B.; Mawire, A.; Aucamp, M. (Springer, 2018)

  The suitability of the use of acetanilide, meso-erythritol and In-48Sn as phase change materials (PCMs) in latent heat thermal storage systems (LHTES) for cooking applications has been investigated under high charging and ...
• Effects of Entomopathogenic fungi and Bacillus thuringiensis‐based biopesticides on Spoladea recurvalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) 

  Opisa, S.; Du Plessis, H.; Akutse, K.S.; Fiaboe, K.K.M.; Ekesi, S. (Wiley, 2018)

  Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius) is one of the most devastating pests of amaranths caus- ing severe yield losses of 60%–100% to the crop. Unfortunately use of chemical pes- ticides is the most common control strategy that ...
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  The distribution and host-association of a haemoparasite of damselfishes (Pomacentridae) from the eastern Caribbean based on a combination of morphology and 18S rDNA sequences 

  Sikkel, Paul C.; Cook, Courtney A.; Smit, Nico J.; Renoux, Lance P.; Bennett, Courtney L. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Coral reefs harbor the greatest biodiversity per unit area of any ecosystem on earth. While parasites constitute the majority of this biodiversity, they remain poorly studied due to the cryptic nature of many parasites and ...
• Location based games as the bridge between capstone students, junior students and the public 

  Greeff, Jacob J.; Heymann, Reolyn; Nel, Andre; Carroll, Johnson (IEEE, 2018)

  This paper reviews recent attempts by researchers at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to increase the level of interaction between students, faculty and industry stakeholders by creating an alternate reality game (ARG) ...
• Aligning student and educator capstone project preferences algorithmically 

  Greeff, Jacob J.; Heymann, Reolyn; Nel, Andre; Carroll, Johnson (IEEE, 2018)

  This paper reviews recent attempts by researchers at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to increase the level of student engagement in a final year capstone project by allowing for a greater level of autonomy in project ...
• Interactive serious games as electronic engineering capstone projects 

  Heymann, Reolyn; Greeff, Jacob J. (IEEE, 2018)

  Capstone projects are projects that engineering students undertake in their final year of study. The capstone project gives the student the opportunity to showcase what she has learned during her studies, and gives the ...
• Designing and developing a narrative driven serious game for teaching information theory 

  Heymann, Reolyn; Greeff, Jacob J. (IEEE, 2018)

  A serious game called "Codebreakers" was developed and designed for a fourth year Telecommunications module at the University of Johannesburg. The goal of the game was to assist students to prepare for tests. The game was ...
• Reflective team meetings: a learning experience for first-year engineering students in joint projects 

  Havenga, Marietjie (IEEE, 2018)

  The aim of this research was to report on reflective team meetings as a learning experience for first-year engineering students in joint projects. To some extent, working in joint projects is new to first-year students ...
• Metabolomic response to coffee consumption: application to a three‐stage clinical trial 

  Cornelis, M.C.; Westerhuis, J.A.; Erlund, I.; Michelotti, G.A.; Herder, C. (Wiley, 2018)

  Background Coffee is widely consumed and contains many bioactive compounds, any of which may impact pathways related to disease development. Objective To identify individual metabolite changes in response to ...
• Influence of temperature on the recovery of metal elements from coal ash: FACTSAGE™ simulations 

  Van Dyk, J.C.; Strydom, C.A.; Bunt, J.R.; Collins, A.C. (International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, 2017)
• The effect of the roof and floor geological structures on the mineralogical composition of ash produced from coal at UCG operating temperatures 

  Van Dyk, J.C.; Uwaoma, R.C.; Strydom, C.A.; Matjie, R.H.; Bunt, J.R. (International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, 2017)

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