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River catchment responses to anthropogenic acidification in relationship with sewage effluent: An ecotoxicology screening application by Oberholster, P.J., Botha, A.-M., Hill, L., Strydom, W.F.

“…Rising environmental pressures on water resources and resource quality associated with urbanisation, industrialisation, mining and agriculture are a global…”
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Overexpression of the Small Ubiquitin‐Like Modifier protease OTS1 gene enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane ( Saccharum spp . hybrid) by Masoabi, M., Burger, N. F. V., Botha, A.‐M., Le Roux, M. L., Vlok, M., Snyman, S., Van der Vyver, C.

“…ABSTRACT Sugarcane is an economically important crop plant across the globe as it is the primary source of sugar and biofuel. Its growth and development are…”
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Profiling Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Transcript Expression of the Biotypes SA1 and SAM Feeding on Various Triticum aestivum Varieties by Burger, N. F. V, Venter, E, Botha, A.-M

“…The intimate relationship between an aphid and its host is mediated by the composition of the secreted saliva. In the present study, aphid heads were sampled…”
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Feasibility of esophagogastric junction distensibility measurement during Nissen fundoplication by Ilczyszyn, A., Botha, A. J.

“…Summary Increased esophagogastric junction distensibility has been implicated in the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Previous authors…”
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Yeasts Associated with Culex pipiens and Culex theileri Mosquito Larvae and the Effect of Selected Yeast Strains on the Ontogeny of Culex pipiens by Steyn, A, Roets, F, Botha, A

“…The success of mosquitoes in nature has been linked to their microbiota and bacteria in particular. Yet, knowledge on their symbioses with yeasts is lacking…”
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Harvesting Microalgal Biomass from a Cultured Algae-Based Wastewater Pond System by van den Berg, M. F, Botha, A.-M, Bierman, A, Oberholster, P. J

“…AbstractWastewater stabilization ponds (WSPs) are a popular and economical method to treat wastewater. In the current study, algae-treated effluent from WSPs…”
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Evaluating the effect of seasonal temperature changes on the efficiency of a rhizofiltration system in nitrogen removal from urban runoff by Sikhosana, M.L.M., Botha, A., Monyatsi L, Mpenyane, Coetzee, M.A.A.

“…The study presents an evaluation of nitrogen removal efficiency of a pilot-scale rhizofiltration system in Pretoria, South Africa. The rhizofiltration system…”
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Efficacy of Bt Maize for Control of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South Africa by Botha, A. S., Erasmus, Annemie, Plessis, Hannalene du, Berg, Johnnie Van den

“…Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is an invasive pest species that threatens maize production by small holder farmers in Africa. Bt maize that express Cry…”
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Embedding nonlinear systems with two or more harmonic phase terms near the Hopf–Hopf bifurcation by Eclerová, V., Přibylová, L., Botha, A. E.

“…Nonlinear problems involving phases occur ubiquitously throughout applied mathematics andphysics, ranging from neuronal models to the search for elementary…”
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Cognitive Function, Quality of Life and Mental Health in Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Review by Green, C. R., Botha, J. A., Tiruvoipati, R.

“…There is growing interest in the long-term outcomes of patients surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). This paper aims to summarise the available…”
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Spatially explicit poisoning risk affects survival rates of an obligate scavenger by Monadjem, A., Kane, A., Botha, A., Kelly, C., Murn, C.

“…Obligate scavengers such as vultures provide critical ecosystem services and their populations have undergone severe declines in Asia and Africa. Intentional…”
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Severe gestational gigantomastia: management challenges by Rooi, A, Botha, A, Ndobe, E, Nel, M

“…Gestational gigantomastia is rare and characterised by rapid and disproportionate enlargement of the breast during pregnancy. It often requires surgical…”
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The effects of engineered nanoparticles on survival, reproduction, and behaviour of freshwater snail, Physa acuta (Draparnaud, 1805) by Musee, N., Oberholster, P.J., Sikhwivhilu, L., Botha, A.-M.

“…Increasing uses of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in commercial products and industrial applications has eventually resulted to their releases into…”
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Assessing Domestic Wastewater Effluent with a Battery of Bioassays after Treatment with a Specific Consortium of Microalgae and Different Flocculation Methods by van den Berg, M. F., Botha, A. M., Bierman, A., Oberholster, P.

“…Wastewater stabilization ponds (WSP) are a common method to treat wastewater before release. The purpose of the current study was to find the most inexpensive…”
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Optimized shooting method for finding periodic orbits of nonlinear dynamical systems by Dednam, W., Botha, A. E.

“…An alternative numerical method is developed to find stable and unstable periodic orbits of nonlinear dynamical systems. The method exploits the high…”
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Evaluation of Gully Erosion Susceptibility Using a Maximum Entropy Model in the Upper Mkhomazi River Basin in South Africa by Bernini, Alice, Bosino, Alberto, Botha, Greg A., Maerker, Michael

“…Soil erosion is one of the most challenging environmental issues in the world, causing unsustainable soil loss every year. In South Africa, several episodes of…”
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Responses of phytoplankton upon exposure to a mixture of acid mine drainage and high levels of nutrient pollution in Lake Loskop, South Africa by Oberholster, P.J., Myburgh, J.G., Ashton, P.J., Botha, A.-M.

“…The relationships between water quality and the phytoplankton community within Lake Loskop were studied during the late summer and autumn of 2008 to evaluate…”
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Secondary school teachers’ experiences related to learner teenage pregnancies and unexpected deliveries at school by Du Preez, Antoinette, Manyathi, Dudu G., Botha, A. Johan, Rabie, Tinda

“…Background: The incidence of learner teenage pregnancies can be reduced, provided that the major stakeholders, which include the Department of Education and…”
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Disrupted chimera ordering of magnetization within FeCl2 layers by Dednam, W., Caturla, M. J., Botha, A. E.

“…As a follow-up to a recent report about chimera ordering in Monte Carlo simulations of a three-dimensional Ising spin model (Singh R. et al., EPL, 95 (2011)…”
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Biological and chemical evaluation of sewage water pollution in the Rietvlei nature reserve wetland area, South Africa by Oberholster, P.J., Botha, A.-M., Cloete, T.E.

“…Macroinvertebrate communities in Rietvlei nature reserve wetland area and their relationship with water quality were studied with the aim to evaluate their use…”
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