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BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND
BIOINFORMATICS: Carden, H., Harper, K.L., Mottram, T.J., Manners, O., Allott,
K.L., Dallas, M.L., Hughes, D.J., Lippiat, J.D., Mankouri, J., and Whitehouse,
A. 2024. Kv1.3-induced hyperpolarization is required for efficient Kaposi’s
sarcoma-associated herpesvirus lytic replication. Science Signaling, 17
(845): eadg4124. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.adg4124 [Accessed 22 November 2024].
BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND
BIOINFORMATICS: Desmet, P., Hawley, G., Dayaram, A., Power, R.J., Heydenrych,
R., Dzerefos, C.M., Schaller, R., Hahn, N., and Job, N. 2024. Revision of the
North West province, South Africa, vegetation map. Bothalia - African
Biodiversity & Conservation, 54 (1). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.38201/btha.abc.v54.10 [Accessed 22 November 2024].
BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND
BIOINFORMATICS: Frans, P., Mkabayi, L., Pletschke, B.I., and Frost, C.L. 2024.
The effects of Cannabis sativa and cannabinoids on the inhibition of
pancreatic lipase – An enzyme involved in obesity. Biomedicine &
Pharmacotherapy, 179: 117357. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117357 [Accessed 25 November 2024].
BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND
BIOINFORMATICS: Mallum, A., Patel, S., Olatunji, E., Nnko, G., Alabi, A.,
Akudugu, J., Eulade, R., Joseph, A., Ngoma, M., Ngoma, T.A., Taiwo, A., Tendwa,
M.B., Vorster, M., and Ngwa, W. 2024. Treatment delays for cancer patients in
Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa as a microcosm. eCancerMedicalScience,
18: 1747. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2024.1747 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Chauhan,
R., Fogel, R., Purcarea, C., Necula-Petrareanu, G., Fanjul-Bolado, P., Ibañez,
D., Vasilescu, A., Banciu, R.M., and Limson, J. 2024. Electrochemical
characterization of carbon black in different redox probes and their
application in electrochemical sensing. Carbon Trends, 17: 100408. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cartre.2024.100408 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Mkolo,
N.M., Naidoo, C.M., Kadye, R., Obi, C.L., Iweriebor, B.C., Olaokun, O.O.,
Prinsloo, E., and Zubair, M.S. 2024. Identification of South African
Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds as Potential Inhibitors against the SARS-CoV-2
Receptor. Pharmaceuticals, 17 (7): 821. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17070821 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
BOTANY: Butler, H.C., Rogerson, A., Peter,
C.I., Johnson, S.D., and Newman, E. 2024. Evidence for diurnal bee pollination
in the ancestrally hawkmoth-pollinated genus Crinum (Amaryllidaceae). Botanical
Journal of the Linnean Society, XX: boae066. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae066 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
BOTANY: O’Connor, T.G., Pallett, N.C.M.,
Clegg, B.W., and Shimbani, J. 2024. Local extirpation of woody species in
Colophospermum mopane woodland under chronic utilisation by elephants. African
Journal of Ecology, 62 (3): e13296. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13296 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
BOTANY: Simpson, K.J., Mian, S.,
Forrestel, E.J., Hackel, J., Morton, J.A., Leitch, A.R., and Leitch, I.J. 2024.
Bigger genomes provide environment-dependent growth benefits in grasses. New
Phytologist, 244 (5): 2049–2061. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20150 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Chikowore,
G., Bologo, N., Steenhuisen, S.-L., and Martin, G. 2024. Montane grassland
recovery: lessons from 25 years of the Working for Water program on the
northern Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa. Restoration Ecology,
e14315. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14315 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Ivey, P.,
Staden, G. van, Harding, G., Oosthuizen, D., Hoft, E., Staden, P. van,
Anthonissen, E., Weaver, K., Hill, M., and Shackleton, R. 2024. Local and
national stakeholders collaborate to take on Prosopis invasions with biological
control and biomass use in South Africa. South African Journal of Science,
120 (9/10): 17928. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/17928 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Sieben,
E.J.J., Steenhuisen, S., Vidal, J.D., Martin, G., and le Roux, P.C. 2024.
Modelling landscape-scale occurrences of common grassland species in a
topographically complex mountainous environment. Plant Ecology, 225:
1095–1108. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-024-01457-y [Accessed 27 November 2024].
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL & SOUTH
AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Chikodza, T., Hill, M.P., Kinsler,
D., and Coetzee, J.A. 2025. Biological control alters competition between Pontederia
crassipes Mart. (Pontederiaceae) and Salvinia minima Baker
(Salviniales: Salviniaceae) in a eutrophic waterbody. Aquatic Botany,
196: 103823. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2024.103823 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Steenderen,
C. van, Mauda, E., Kirkman, W., Faulkner, K., and Guy, S. 2024. The Asian
Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri) in Africa: using MaxEnt to predict current
and future climatic suitability, with a focus on potential invasion routes. African
Entomology, 32: e18476. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/2254-8854/2024/a18476
[Accessed
27 November 2024].
CHEMISTRY: Harrison, T.G., Davies-Coleman,
M.T., Rivett, A.C., Khan, M.A.H., Sewry, J.D., Wajrak, M., Barker, N.M., Furze,
J., Franklin, S.D., Sellou, L., Shallcross, N.K.R., and Shallcross, D.E. 2024.
Simple Climate Models That Can Be Used in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
Education. Journal of Chemical Education, 101 (10): 4528–4532. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00541 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
CHEMISTRY: Mokgopa, K.P., Lobb, K.A., and Tshiwawa,
T. 2024. A Computational Study of Green Tea Extracts and their Derivatives as
Potential Inhibitors for Squalene Monooxygenase. Medicinal Chemistry, 20:
721–732. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734064280290240211170037.
CHEMISTRY: Umoh, S.D., Asekunowo, A.K.,
Okoro, I.S., Siwe, N.X., Kraus, R.W.M., Okoh, O.O., Ashafa, A.O.T., Asekun,
O.T., and Familoni, O.B. 2024. Antioxidant evaluation and bio-guided isolation
from methanol leaf extract of Acalypha godseffiana. Journal of the Nigerian
Society of Physical Sciences, 6 (3): 2038–2038. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.46481/jnsps.2024.2038 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & BIOTECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION CENTRE: Nqowana, T., Fogel, R., Bezerra, J.C., and Limson, J. 2024.
Citizen science tools for engaged research: Water quality monitoring in remote
communities. South African Journal of Science, 120 (9/10): 18145. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/18145 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
COMPUTER SCIENCE: Ncube, T., Dlodlo, N., and
Terzoli, A. 2023. Blockchain-based Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading through a
Community-based Virtual Power Plant, in: 2023 2nd Zimbabwe Conference of
Information and Communication Technologies (ZCICT). Presented at the 2023 2nd
Zimbabwe Conference of Information and Communication Technologies (ZCICT), Gweru,
Zimbabwe, 2023, pp. 1–6. Retrieved from:
https://doi.org/10.1109/ZCICT59466.2023.10528424.
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING RESEARCH CENTRE
& BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Lotz-Sisitka, H., Limson, J., and Grange,
L. le. 2024. Sustainability science engagement and engaged sustainability
science. South African Journal of Science, 120 (9/10): 20070. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/20070 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING RESEARCH CENTRE
& ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Olvitt, L., Davies, M., Ebrahim, A., and Cockburn,
J. 2024. Transdisciplinary curriculum design for sustainability transitions: A
reflective dialogue. South African Journal of Science, 120 (9/10): 17884.
Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/17884 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING RESEARCH CENTRE
& ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Rosenberg, E., Cockburn, J., Reed, M., James, W.,
Gengelbach, J., and Walk, H. 2024. Evaluating innovation in transdisciplinary
sustainability education: TRANSECTS’ international learning labs. South
African Journal of Science, 120 (9/10): 7957. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/17957 [Accessed 27 November 2024].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Adeyemi, O., and Shackleton,
C.M. 2024. Practices and Perceptions of Foragers of Wild Resources in Lagos
Metropolis, Nigeria, in: Dhyani, S., Sardeshpande, M. (Eds.), Urban
Foraging in the Changing World. Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 45–58. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0345-6_4.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Adeyemi, O., and Shackleton,
C.M. 2024. The abundance and distributional (in)equalities of forageable street
tree resources in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Ecosphere, 15 (9): e70002. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70002 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & CENTRE FOR
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Yapi, T.S., Shackleton, C.M., and Maitre, D.C.L. 2024.
Identifying opportunities and constraints to effective management of invasive
Australian wattle (Acacia) species in grassland landscapes, South Africa. Ecology
and Society, 29 (4): 1. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-15429-290401 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Matikinca, P.,
Nyamakura, B., and Shackleton, S. 2024. Climate change adaptation and disaster
risk reduction in South Africa’s local municipal plans. South African
Journal of Science, 120 (7/8): 5797. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/15797 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Mlonzi, V., and Ruwanza,
S. 2024. Role of Vachellia karroo as a nurse plant in oldfields targeted for
passive restoration. Bothalia, African Biodiversity & Conservation,
54 (1). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.38201/btha.abc.v54.8 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Seboko, T.,
Shackleton, C.M., and Ruwanza, S. 2024. Urban residents’ knowledge of and
attitudes and willingness to control woody invasive alien plants in their
domestic gardens in South Africa. People and Nature, 6 (5): 2077–2090. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10704 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Senkoro, A.M.,
Munt, D.D., Shackleton, C.M., Ribeiro‑Barros, A.I., and Voeks, R.A. 2024. The
case of a threatened medicinal tree with optimistic prospects under climate
change. Global Ecology and Conservation, 54: e03126. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03126 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
GEOGRAPHY: Ibrahim, A.-S., Kuuire, V., and
Kepe, T. 2024. On mapping urban community resilience: Land use vulnerability,
coping and adaptive strategies in Ghana. Journal of Environmental Management,
370: 122426. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122426 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
GEOGRAPHY: Matimolane, S., Strydom, S.,
Mathivha, F.I., and Chikoore, H. 2024. Evaluating the spatiotemporal patterns
of drought characteristics in a semi‐arid region of Limpopo Province, South
Africa. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196: 1062. Retrieved from:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13217-6 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
GEOGRAPHY: Strydom, S., and Savage, M.J. 2024.
Modification of the microclimate and fire danger by Berg winds in the midlands
of KwaZulu-Natal. South African Geographical Journal, 1–18. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2024.2398422 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Abecasis,
D., Martínez-Ramírez, L., Gandra, M., and Winkler, A.C. 2024. Tracking
movements of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) during the spawning season:
Preliminary indications of off estuary spawning. Journal of Fish Biology.
Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15879 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE,
BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS, & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE
FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Oliver, J.-C., Shum, P., Mariani, S., Sink, K.J.,
Palmer, R., and Matcher, G.F. 2024. Enhancing African coelacanth monitoring
using environmental DNA. Biology Letters, 20 (10): 20240415. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0415 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE, & CENTRE
FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Smith, M., Penry, G., and Mokhatla, M. 2024. To move or
not? Tourists’ perceptions and management considerations of a beached whale
carcass in a South African national park and marine protected area. African
Journal of Marine Science, 46 (3): 227–237. Retrieved from: Retrieved from:
https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2024.2396842 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE:
Cochrane, K.L., Butterworth, D.S., Hilborn, R., Parma, A.M., Plagányi, É.E., and
Sissenwine, M.P. 2024. Corrigendum to “Errors and bias in marine conservation
and fisheries literature: Their impact on policies and
perceptions” [Marine Policy 168 (2024) 10639]. Marine Policy,
169: 106376. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106376 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE:
Cochrane, K.L., Butterworth, D.S., Hilborn, R., Parma, A.M., Plagányi, É.E., and
Sissenwine, M.P. 2024. Errors and bias in marine conservation and fisheries
literature: Their impact on policies and perceptions. Marine Policy, 168:
106329. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106329 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Duncan,
M.I., Micheli, F., Marquez, J.A., Lowe, C.J., Hamilton, S.L., and Sperling, E.A.
2024. Temperature-dependent hypoxia tolerance of purple sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus across biogeography and ontogeny. Marine
Ecology Progress Series, 739: 129–146. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14602 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Lee,
B., Skeljo, F., Randhawa, H.S., Brownscombe, W., and Arkhipkin, A. 2024. Early
life-history patterns in Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides from the
Patagonian Shelf. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 726: 131–148. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14473 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Li
Shing Hiung, D.L.C.Y., Schuster, J.M., Duncan, M.I., Payne, N.L., Helmuth, B.,
Chu, J.W.F., Baum, J.K., Brambilla, V., Bruno, J., Davies, S.W., Dornelas, M.,
Gagnon, P., Guy-Haim, T., Jackson, J.M., Leichter, J.J., Madin, J.S., Monteith,
Z.L., Queirós, A.M., Schneider, E.V.C., Starko, S., Talwar, B.S., Wyatt,
A.S.J., Aichelman, H.E., Bensoussan, N., Caruso, C., Castillo, K., Choi, F.,
Dong, Y.-W., Garrabou, J., Guillemain, D., Higgs, N., Jiang, Y., Kersting,
D.K., Kushner, D.J., Longo, G.O., Neufeld, C., Peirache, M., Smyth, T.,
Sprague, J.L., Urvoy, G., Zuberer, F., and Bates, A.E. 2024. Ocean weather,
biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns. PNAS Nexus,
3 (8): pgae260. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae260 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Maulu,
S., Hasimuna, O.J., Chibesa, M., Bbole, I., Mphande, J., Mwanachingwala, M.,
Nawanzi, K., Chibeya, D., Siavwapa, S., Mbewe, J., Namukonda, L., Balungu, F.,
Mumbula, I., Kabika, M., Mweemba, S., Sikanyenyene, M., Siankwilimba, E.,
Imbwae, I., and Mweetwa, H.M. 2024. Perceived effects of climate change on
aquaculture production in Zambia: status, vulnerability factors, and adaptation
strategies. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8: 1348984. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1348984 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Novak,
T., Bridges, C.R., Naylor, M., Yemane, D., and Auerswald, L. 2024. Acute
Hypercapnia at South African Abalone Farms and Its Physiological and Commercial
Consequences. Fishes, 9 (8): 313. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9080313 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE, & SOUTH
AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Mann, B., Jordaan, G., Dalton, W.,
Daly, R., Soekoe, M., Potts, W., Smale, M., and Swart, L. 2024. Movement and
growth of the spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus in South African waters.
African Journal of Marine Science, 46 (2): 109–123. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2024.2355868.
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE, & SOUTH
AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Vasantha Raman, N., Gebreyohanes
Belay, B.M., South, J., Botha, T.L., Pegg, J., Khosa, D., Mofu, L., Walsh, G.,
Jordaan, M.S., Koelmans, A.A., Teurlincx, S., Helmsing, N.R., de Jong, N., van
Donk, E., Lürling, M., Wepener, V., Fernandes, T.V., and de Senerpont Domis,
L.N. 2024. Corrigendum to [Environ. Pollut. 357 (2024) 124439]. Environmental
Pollution, 359: 124575. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124575 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION:
Regasa, M.B., and Nyokong, T. 2024. Advantages of Electrochemical
Exfoliation Method Over Conventional Methods, in: Khan, R., Kumar, N.,
Sadique, Mohd.A., Parihar, A. (Eds.), Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphene
and Its Derivatives: Commercial Applications. Springer Nature, Singapore, pp.
33–59. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2128-3_2.
INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION:
Soy, R.C., Macigane, P.R., Mack, J., and Nyokong, T. 2024. Photodynamic
antibacterial chemotherapy activities of P(V) and Ga(III) triarylcorroles and
their silver nanoparticle conjugates. Journal of Porphyrins and
Phthalocyanines, 28 (7), 469–486. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1088424624500408 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION:
Welegergs, G.G., Ambaye, A.D., Jokazi, M., Nwahara, N., and Nyokong, T. 2024.
Bioengineering of one dimensional hierarchical Cu7S4 hollow nanotubes for
non-enzymatic glucose sensing applications. RSC Advances, 14:
27122–27131. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA05199H [Accessed 28 November 2024].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Edegbene,
A.O., Arimoro, F.O., and Odume, O.N. 2024. Developing Macroinvertebrate Biotic
Indices in Nigerian Urban-Agricultural River Catchments: Is the Continuous
Scoring System More Effective than Discrete Scoring System? Water, 16
(15): 2182. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/w16152182 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Jumbi, F.,
Glenday, J., and Mazvimavi, D. 2024. Variation in soil water content and
groundwater levels across three land cover types in a floodplain of the Kromme
catchment, South Africa. Wetlands Ecology and Management. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-024-10009-0.
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Odume, O.N.,
Chili, A., Nnadozie, C.F., and Slaughter, A. 2024. Stakeholder contestations of
water quality use and management in the Vaal Barrage catchment. South African
Journal of Science, 120 (9/10): 17887. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/17887 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Onyima,
B.N., Nwabueze, L.N., Nnadozie, C.F., Omovoh, G.O., Mmachaka, T., Omovoh, B.O.,
Arimoro, F.O., Uku, J.E., Akamagwuna, F.C., Onyima, G.O., and Odume, O.N. 2025.
Livelihood risks arising from urban river pollution in selected marginal
communities in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Urban Ecosystems,
28: 1–12. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-024-01646-7 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Palmer, C.G.,
and Tanner, J. 2024. What does practising the Adaptive Systemic Approach offer
engaged sustainability science? South African Journal of Science, 120
(9/10): 19355. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/19355 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Fauzi, F.,
Kasim, A.R.M., Waini, I., Kanafiah, S.F.H.M., and Tijani, Y.O. 2024. The
Bibliometric Review on Convective Heat Transfer of Nanofluid. Journal of
Advanced Research in Micro and Nano Engineering, 20 (1): 17–34. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.37934/armne.20.1.1734 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Oloniiju,
S.D., Tijani, Y.O., and Otegbeye, O. 2024. Thermal analysis of extended
surfaces using deep neural networks. Open Physics, 22 (1). Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1515/phys-2024-0051 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
PHARMACY: Bayne, R.J., Pyle, D.,
Chipumuro, M., and Tandlich, R. 2024. Rapid assessment of public interest in
drought and its likely drivers in South Africa. Journal of Emergency
Management, 22 (7): 101–112. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0834.
PHARMACY, & CHEMISTRY: Ndongwe, T.,
Zhou, A.-A., Ganga, N.P., Matawo, N., Sibanda, U., Chidziwa, T.V., Witika,
B.A., Krause, R.W.M., Matlou, G.G., and Siwe-Noundou, X. 2024. The use of
nanomaterials as drug delivery systems and anticancer agents in the treatment
of triple-negative breast cancer: an updated review (year 2005 to date). Discover
Nano, 19: 138. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-024-04089-3 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
PHARMACY: Mathe, E., Sethoga, L.,
Mapfumari, S., Adeniran, O., Mokgotho, P., Shai, J., and Gololo, S. 2024.
Phytochemical Screening and Characterization of Volatile Compounds from Three
Medicinal Plants with Reported Anticancer Properties Using GC-MS. Life,
14 (11): 1375. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/life14111375 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
PHARMACY: Siboto, A., Ludidi, A., Sibiya,
N., Khathi, A., and Ngubane, P. 2024. Maternal prediabetes as a risk factor of
preeclampsia and placental dysfunction in pregnant female Sprague-Dawley rats. Journal
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 44 (1): 2379498. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2024.2379498 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Brustein, R.,
Medved, A.J.M., and Simhon, T. 2024. Thermodynamics of frozen stars. Physical
Review D (PRD), 110: 024066. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.110.024066 [Accessed 28 November 2024].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Fagundes, P.R.,
Pillat, V.G., Habarulema, J.B., Tardelli, A., and Muella, M.T. A. H. 2024.
Solar Flares and the Intricate Response of Earth’s Outer Geomagnetic Field
Variation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 129 (9):
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