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ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles: July - September 2008

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University of Johannesburg Research articles on ScienceDirect

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I searched for 2008 publications only, by researchers from UJ Physics (APK), Botany & Plant Biotechnology, Geography, Geology and Zoology Departments.

Zoology Department

The ultrastructure of the digestive cells of Argulus japonicus, Thiele 1900 (Crustacea: Branchiura), Arthropod Structure & Development, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 11 September 2008, Q. Tam, A. Avenant-Oldewage

First maxillae suction discs in Branchiura (Crustacea): Development and evolution in light of the first molecular phylogeny of Branchiura, Pentastomida, and other “Maxillopoda”Arthropod Structure & Development, Volume 37, Issue 4, July 2008, Pages 333-346O.S. Møller, J. Olesen, A. Avenant-Oldewage, P.F. Thomsen, H. Glenner

Metal exposure and biological responses in resident and transplanted blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from the Scheldt estuaryMarine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 57, Issues 6-12, 2008, Pages 624-631, V. Wepener, L. Bervoets, V. Mubiana, R. Blust

Botany & Plant Biotechnology Department

A DNA barcode for the flora of the Kruger National Park (South Africa)South African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 2, April 2008, Pages 370-371R. Lahaye, M. Van der Bank, O. Maurin, S. Duthoit, V. Savolainen

Molecular phylogenetics of the genera Pimelea and Thecanthes (Thymelaeaceae)South African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 2, April 2008, Page 373M.C. Motsi, B. Rye, M. Van der Bank

A review of the taxonomy, ethnobotany, chemistry and pharmacology of Sutherlandia frutescens (Fabaceae)Journal of Ethnopharmacology, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 August 2008, B.-E. van Wyk, C. Albrecht

A taxonomic revision of the genus Nanobubon (Apiaceae: Apioideae)South African Journal of Botany, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 6 August 2008A.R. Magee, B.-E. Van Wyk, P.M. Tilney

A historical, scientific and commercial perspective on the medicinal use of Pelargonium sidoides (Geraniaceae)Journal of Ethnopharmacology, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 August 2008T. Brendler, B.-E. van Wyk

A new species of Lichtensteinia (Apiaceae)South African Journal of Botany, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 August 2008 B.-E. Van Wyk, P.M. Tilney

A taxonomic revision of the genus Cynorhiza (Apiaceae: Apioideae)South African Journal of Botany, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 31 July 2008A.R. Magee, B-E. Van Wyk, P.M. Tilney

A new species of Lotononis section Oxydium (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae)South African Journal of Botany, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 July 2008, B.-E. Van Wyk, H. Kolberg

A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotanyJournal of Ethnopharmacology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 25 July 2008, B.-E. Van Wyk

A revision of Lebeckia sect. Lebeckia: The L. plukenetiana group (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae)South African Journal of Botany, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 19 June 2008 M.M. Le Roux, B.-E. Van Wyk

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo, South AfricaSouth African Journal of Botany, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 16 June 2008, B.-E. Van Wyk, H. de Wet, F.R. Van Heerden

A new species of Alepidea (Apiaceae, subfam. Saniculoideae)South African Journal of Botany, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 9 June 2008 B.-E. Van Wyk, A. de Castro, P.M. Tilney, P.J.D. Winter, A.R. Magee

A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plantsJournal of Ethnopharmacology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 3 June 2008 B.-E. van Wyk

Systematic studies in the genus Lebeckia and related genera (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): A new generic classification for LebeckiaSouth African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 2, April 2008, Page 362 J.S. Boatwright, M.M. Le Roux, M. Wink, P.M. Tilney, B-E. Van Wyk

Vegetation cover changes of the Sand Forest in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia from 1937–2002South African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 2, April 2008, Page 364B.M. Corrigan, B-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.F. Durand

The demise of Peucedanum (Apiaceae) in AfricaSouth African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 2, April 2008, Page 383 P.J.D. Winter, B-E. Van Wyk, A.R. Magee, S.R. Downie, P.M. Tilney

An ethnobotanical survey of southern African MenispermaceaeSouth African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 2-9 H. De Wet, B.-E. Van Wyk

A synopsis of the Middle-eastern and Asian species of Argyrolobium (Genisteae–Fabaceae)South African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 10-24, A. Moteetee, B.-E. Van Wyk

Resistance genes in the Triticeae and the dynamics of divergence before duplicationSouth African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 51-64F.B. Du Preez, A.A. Myburg, E. Venter, A.-M. Botha

Physics Department

Physical properties of CVD boron-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubesMaterials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 111, Issues 2-3, 15 October 2008, Pages 386-390Kartick C. Mondal, Andre M. Strydom, Rudolph M. Erasmus, Jonathan M. Keartland, Neil J. Coville

Magnetic properties of Cr–Fe–Mn alloysJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 31 July 2008B. Li, H.L. Alberts, A.M. Strydom, B.M. Wu, A.R.E. Prinsloo, Zh.J. Chen

Electronic and magnetic properties of the rare earth intermetallic compounds RRu4Sn6 (R=Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy and Ho)Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 320, Issue 14, July 2008, Pages e128-e131, N.E. Koch, A.M. Strydom

Field-dependent tuning of the ferromagnetic ordering in CeAgSb2Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 320, Issue 14, July 2008, Pages e453-e456, A.M. Strydom, B.M. Mhlungu, A. Thamizhavel

R3Ir4Ge13 (R=Yb, Lu): Thermal and magnetic propertiesPhysica B: Condensed Matter, Volume 403, Issues 5-9, 1 April 2008, Pages 746-748, A.M. Strydom, N. Oeschler, F. Steglich

Thermal properties and magnetic field effects in ferromagnetic CeAuGePhysica B: Condensed Matter, Volume 403, Issues 5-9, 1 April 2008, Pages 862-863B.M. Mhlungu, A.M. Strydom

Crystal field excitations in the cubic compound Ce3Rh4Sn13Physica B: Condensed Matter, Volume 403, Issues 5-9, 1 April 2008, Pages 898-899D.T. Adroja, A.M. Strydom, A.P. Murani, W.A. Kockelmann, A. Fraile

First neutron measurements on Ce3Pd20Si6Physica B: Condensed Matter, Volume 403, Issues 5-9, 1 April 2008, Pages 1306-1308S. Paschen, S. Laumann, A. Prokofiev, A.M. Strydom, P.P. Deen, J.R. Stewart, K. Neumaier, A. Goukassov, J.-M. Mignot

First order phase transitions in Ce3Rh4Sn13Physica B: Condensed Matter, Volume 403, Issues 5-9, 1 April 2008, Pages 1312-1314J. Custers, M. Kriegisch, M. Müller, A. Thamizhavel, A.M. Strydom, S. Paschen

Electrical and magnetic properties of the Kondo system Physica B: Condensed Matter, Volume 403, Issues 5-9, 1 April 2008, Pages 1350-1352M.B. Tchoula Tchokonté, P.de.V. du Plessis, D. Kaczorowski, A.M. Strydom

Ultrasonic Wave Velocities in Solids: Elastic Properties, Temperature, and Pressure DependenceEncyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, 2008, Pages 1-5,H. L. Alberts (not full-text, we don't subscribe to this encyclopedia)

Physics & Geography Departments

Evidence for large-scale transport of biomass burning aerosols from sunphotometry at a remote South African siteAtmospheric Environment, Volume 42, Issue 22, July 2008, Pages 5569-5578, H. Winkler, P. Formenti, D.J. Esterhuyse, R.J. Swap, G. Helas, H.J. Annegarn, M.O. Andreae

Geology

Fractionation between inorganic and organic carbon during the Lomagundi (2.22–2.1 Ga) carbon isotope excursionEarth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 271, Issues 1-4, 15 July 2008, Pages 278-291A. Bekker, C. Holmden, N.J. Beukes, F. Kenig, B. Eglinton, W.P. Patterson

Mapping Proterozoic unconformity-related uranium deposits in the Rockhole area, Northern Territory, Australia using landsat ETM+Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 33, Issues 3-4, June 2008, Pages 382-396, H.M. Rajesh

Petrogenesis of two granites from the Nilgiri and Madurai blocks, southwestern India: Implications for charnockite–calc-alkaline granite and charnockite–alkali (A-type) granite link in high-grade terrainsPrecambrian Research, Volume 162, Issues 1-2, 5 April 2008, Pages 180-197, H.M. Rajesh

Reply to comments on “P–T record of two high-grade metamorphic events in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Complex, South Africa” by Armin Zeh and Reiner KlemdLithos, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 26 July 2008Leonid L. Perchuk, Dirk D. Van Reenen

P–T record of two high-grade metamorphic events in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Complex, South AfricaLithos, Volume 103, Issues 1-2, June 2008, Pages 70-105L.L. Perchuk, D.D. van Reenen, D.A. Varlamov, S.M. van Kal, Tabatabaeimanesh, R. Boshoff

Geochronological problems related to polymetamorphism in the Limpopo Complex, South AfricaGondwana Research, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 21 February 2008, D.D. Van Reenen, R. Boshoff, C.A. Smit, L.L. Perchuk, J.D. Kramers, S. McCourt, R.A. Armstrong

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ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles: April-June 2008

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TOP 25 Hottest Articles, October-December 2007

View ScienceDirect the TOP 25 Hottest Articles, October-December 2007 per subject area:

* Agricultural and Biological Sciences

-->The fathead minnow in aquatic toxicology: Past, present and future

* Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

* Chemical Engineering

* Chemistry

* Computer Science

* Earth and Planetary Sciences

-->Do evolution and ecology need the Gaia hypothesis?

-->Australian gold exploration 1976-2003

-->Exploration and discovery of Australia's copper, nickel, lead and zinc resources 1976-2005

* Energy

-->Progress and recent trends in biofuels

-->Possible methods for biodiesel

-->Transparent conductors as solar energy materials: A panoramic review production

-->Importance of biodiesel as transportation fuel

-->A prospective study of bioenergy use in Mexico

-->The car and fuel of the future

-->Public policy and biofuels: The way forward?

-->Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuel demand and solar energy conversion efficiency in European bioethanol production for automotive purposes

-->The energy-climate challenge: Recent trends in CO"2 emissions from fuel combustion

* Engineering

* Environmental Science

-->Soil erosion and the global carbon budget

-->The multitude and diversity of environmental carcinogens

-->A comparative study of the production of ethyl esters from vegetable oils as a biodiesel fuel optimization by factorial design

* Immunology and Microbiology

* Materials Science

* Mathematics

* Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science

* Physics and Astronomy

* Social Sciences

-->Is Globalization Reducing Poverty and Inequality?

ScienceDirect Database News: March/April 2008

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* New Journals in 2008:

- The Journal of Proteomics covers all areas of applied and basic research in Proteomics using multi-disciplinary approaches to unravel biological processes. Emphasis is placed on translational research and biomarker discovery in human, animal, micro-organism and plant systems. The journal provides a forum for activities in proteomics and helps strengthen the links between research scientists all over the world. Articles in Press are available on: http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.ujlink.uj.ac.za/science/journal/18743919

- Elsevier announced today (3/01/08) that it is launching a new journal, the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. The journal will be published bimonthly, and will focus on the advances in the rapidly expanding area of natural gas science and engineering. The first issue will appear in late 2008. cover the fields of natural gas exploration, production, processing and transmission in its broadest possible sense. The objective of the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering will be to bridge the gap between the engineering and the science of natural gas by publishing papers by and for scientists and engineers working in any field of natural gas science and engineering
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The latest ScienceDirect features will definetely be beneficial to all researchers. I like the "View Related Articles" option, as will give the users access to additional useful articles. The Graphical Abstracts will be beneficials to the Chemistry users. It seems there is no list with all specific titles, but as you do search the articles with show the structure if available. Browse Tetrahedron journal on ScienceDirect, to see an example.