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ALBANY MUSEUM, & ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Epele, L. B., McLean, K. I., Mlambo, M. C., Bird, M. S., Dromaz, W. M., & Batzer, D. P. (2025). Challenges and Solutions for Measuring Taxonomic Richness of Aquatic Invertebrates in Wetlands. Freshwater Biology, 70(5), e70042. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70042 [Accessed 13 August 2025].

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS: Blatch, G. L., & Edkins, A. L. (2025). New insights into Sti1/Hop’s cochaperone function highlight the complexity of proteostatic regulation. The FEBS Journal, 292(14), 3629–3633. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.70108 [Accessed 13 August 2025].

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS: Dube, M., & Dames, J. F. (2025). Soil properties and not crop rotation with non-mycorrhizal canola influence the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in wheat soils. Soil Use and Management, 41(2), e70102. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.70102 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS: Mwaniki, R. M., Veldman, W., Sanyanga, A., Chamboko, C. R., & Tastan Bishop, Ö. (2025). Decoding Allosteric Effects of Missense Variations in Drug Metabolism: Afrocentric CYP3A4 Alleles Explored. Journal of Molecular Biology. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169160 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS: Ncongwane, J. B., Tembu, V. J., Nkambule, C. M., Kemboi, D., Fouche, G., Vukea, N., & de la Mare, J.-A. (2025). Labdane Diterpenoids from Leonotis ocymifolia with Selective Cytotoxic Activity Against HCC70 Breast Cancer Cell Line. Diseases, 13(5): 140. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases13050140 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS, CHEMISTRY, & PHARMACY: Vukea, N., Oderinlo, O., Tukulula, M., Khanye, S. D., Edkins, A. L., & Mare, J.-A. de la. (2025). Ferrocene thiazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives cause DNA damage and interfere with DNA repair in triple-negative breast cancer cells. PLOS One, 20(7), e0328155. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328155 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Khan, S., Cowan, A. K., Deng, Z., Phulphoto, I. A., Jalil, A., Wang, B., & Yu, Z. (2025). Exploring potential synergies in the integration of anaerobic co-digestion with dark fermentation or microbial electrolysis to enhance methane output. Biofuels. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2025.2506882 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

BOTANY: Balkwill, K., McMurtry, D., & Burns, S. (2025). Resurrection of Talbotia as a monotypic genus in Velloziaceae. South African Journal of Botany, 183, 113–125. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.05.027 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

BOTANY: Johnson, S. D., van der Niet, T., Newman, E., Hobbhahn, N., & Anderson, B. (2025). Geographical variation in flower colour of a food-deceptive orchid reflects local pollinator preferences. Annals of Botany, mcaf074. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf074 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Mahlobo, T., Zondo, S., Martin, G., Munyai, C., & Dube, N. (2025). Impacts of Gleditsia triacanthos L. (Fabaceae) on soil characteristics: Insights from the free state highveld grasslands of South Africa. Biological Invasions, 27(7), 158. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03616-2 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: van Steenderen, C. J. M., Sutton, G. F., Yell, L. D., Canavan, K., & Paterson, I. D. (2025). Species delimitation and molecular dating of southern African Tetramesa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): An understudied microhymenopteran group. Austral Entomology, 64(2), e70006. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70006 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

CHEMISTRY, & BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS: Mekoung, P. M. A., Lobb, K. A., & Mbouombouo, I. N. (2025). Ab-initio Molecular Dynamics and Density Functional Theory Study of Amodiaquine Analogues as Potential Inhibitors of β-haematin Crystallization. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 32(37), 8466–8478. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2174/0109298673346612250320080402 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

CHEMISTRY: Costa, G. de O., Fernandes, O. L. G., Lacerda, J. W. F., Scur, R., Siwe-Noundou, X., Werner Macedo Krause, R., Kuete, V., & Sandjo, L. P. (2025). Chapter 3—Review of diterpenoids from the medicinal plants of Africa. In V. Kuete (Ed.), Medicinal Plant Research in Africa (Second Edition) (pp. 93–114). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-30170-4.00003-6.

CHEMISTRY: Msobo, A., Mashabela, M. D., Koorsen, G., Tsotetsi, T. N., Piater, L. A., Madala, N. E., Tshiwawa, T., & Mhlongo, M. I. (2025). Molecular docking and network pharmacology highlight salvianolic acids as potential inhibitors and therapeutic agents for COVID-19 treatment. Phytochemistry Letters, 68, 102991. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytol.2025.102991 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

CHEMISTRY: Okoro, I. S., Umoh, S. D., Asekunowo, A. K., Ahuchaogu, A. A., Fayomi, O. M., & Onuwa, P. O. (2025). Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal effects of some plant extracts utilized within Nigerian traditional healing practices. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 24(5), 703–709.

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Baza, V., Dlodlo, N., & Terzoli, A. (2024). Building a Peer-to-Peer Learning Platform for University Students Using WebRTC and Mobile Technology. 2024 3rd Zimbabwe Conference of Information and Communication Technologies (ZCICT), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2024, pp. 1-10. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ZCICT63770.2024.10958330.

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Karon, R., Dlodlo, N., & Terzoli, A. (2024). Broadband Network Simulations Towards Cost Assessments: Case of a Namibian Rural Healthcare. 2024 3rd Zimbabwe Conference of Information and Communication Technologies (ZCICT), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2024, pp. 1-6. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1109/ZCICT63770.2024.10958235.

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Karon, R., Dlodlo, N., & Terzoli, A. (2025). Simulation of Wi-Fi and TV whitespaces technologies for a rural connection towards cost evaluations: a Namibian case. Proceedings of the International Conferences IADIS Information Systems 2025 and e-Society 2025, 307–314.

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: Hashe, L., Masudi, W. L., Chiyanzu, I., Schönfelder, S., Pleissner, D., & Cowan, A. K. (2025). Quantification of phototrophically grown Galdieria sulphuraria and other microalgae using diphenylamine. Journal of Applied Phycology. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-025-03547-4 [Accessed 14 August 2025].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Gallagher, R. V., Russo, A., Power, S. A., Calaza-Martínez, P., Capela Lourenço, T., Cariñanos, P., Eleuterio, A. A., Guo, Z., Lee, G., Masselot, P., Mcdonald, R. I., Messier, C., Ordoñez, C., Parpanchi, M., Schifanella, R., Shackleton, C., Sharmin, M., … Tjoelker, M. G. (2025). Global trends in urban forest irrigation: Environmental influences, challenges and opportunities for sustainable practices across 109 cities worldwide. Sustainable Cities and Society, 130, 106510. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106510 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Mulaudzi, T. R., & Shackleton, C. M. (2025). Scaling the numbers of non-timber forests product species used from individual to household to village scales in northern South Africa. South African Journal of Botany, 184, 133–141. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.05.062 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Petit, M., Sayol, F., Weideman, C., & Bertin, A. (2025). Aridity Niche and Species Traits Mediate the Global Vulnerability of Passerine Birds. Global Change Biology, 31(6), e70278. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70278 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

GEOLOGY: Wang, W., Korolev, N. M., Kiseeva, E. S., Davies, R. M., Weiss, Y., Kopylova, M., Towbin, W. H., Huang, F., Moore, A. E., & Vasilev, E. A. (2025). Formation of Spongy Clinopyroxene: Insights from Eclogitic Inclusions in Diamonds. Journal of Petrology, 66(5), egaf036. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egaf036 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS: Bentley, A., Roden, L. C., Davy, J. P., Iacovides, S., Gómez-Olivé, F. X., Scheuermaier, K., Lewis, R., Lipinska, G., Roche, J., Christie, C. J., Wells, S., & Rae, D. E. (2025). Deterioration of sleep and mental health in individuals with insomnia during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown. South African Journal of Science, 121(5–6). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2025/16682 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

HUMAN KINETICS & ERGONOMICS: Todd, A., & Thatcher, A. (n.d.). The fade of a discipline or a shift in the centre of gravity? Ergonomics, 0(0), 1–5. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2509363 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Ahmadifar, E., Fallah, H. P., Chandran, D., Mohammadzadeh, S., Dehghani, M., Guerreiro, I., Abaho, I., Yousefi, M., & Abdel-Latif, H. M. R. (2025). Botanical Interventions for Controlling Reproduction in Fish –an Overview. Annals of Animal Science, 25(3), 921–928. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2025-0042 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Daly, R., Murray, T. S., Roberts, M. J., Schoeman, D. S., Lubitz, N., Barnett, A., Cedras, R., Bolaji, D. A., Brokensha, G. M., Le Noury, P. M., Forget, F., & Venables, S. K. (2025). Breaking barriers: Transoceanic movement by a bull shark. Ecology, 106(5), e70096. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70096 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Gleadall, I. G., Villanueva, R., Barord, G. J., Doubleday, Z., Aguado-Giménez, F., Akiyama, N., Almansa, E., Ames, C. L., Arkhipkin, A., Avendaño, O., Barrett, C., Bello, G., Bower, J. R., Braga, R., Briceño, F. A., Bustamante, P., Caamal-Monsreal, C., Cabanellas-Reboredo, M., … Zoral, M. A. (2025a). A balanced approach to the potential of octopus aquaculture. Marine Policy, 179, 106682. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106682 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Pita, P., Tracey, S., Arlinghaus, R., Bachiller, E., Pinho-Duarte, F., Ferter, K., Henriques, F., Hook, S., Hyder, K., Irigoyen, A., Jiménez, M. P., Laporta, M., Lejk, A. M., Leonard, E., Olesen, H. J., Palmer, F., Pavičić, M., Pontes, J., … Winkler, A. (2025). Staying hooked: Effective science engagement and communication in recreational fisheries. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, 1589544. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1589544 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE, & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Irion, D. T., Jewell, O. J. D., Towner, A. V., Fahmi, Fischer, G. C., Gennari, E., Stewart, M., Tyminski, J. P., & Kock, A. A. (2025). Transoceanic dispersal and connectivity of a white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) between southern Africa and Southeast Asia. Wildlife Research, 52(6), WR24145. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1071/WR24145 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE, & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Mann, B. Q., Dunlop, S., Kyle, R., Jordaan, G. L., & Daly, R. (2025). Movement patterns of grey grunter Pomadasys furcatus (Pisces: Haemulidae) in the iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area, South Africa. African Zoology. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2025.2494581 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE, & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Ndaba, J., Cotiyane-Pondo, P., Human, L., Puccinelli, E., Pieterse, P., Pattrick, P., & Porri, F. (2025). Diatom colonisation and biofilm metal bioaccumulation: Can Indigenous Knowledge Systems aid the ecological engineering of urban coastlines? Ecological Engineering, 219, 107696. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107696 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Akwetey, M. F. A., Faseyi, C. A., Mensah, P. K., Abrokwah, S., Gator, G., Wiredu, G., Oteng-Krah, T., Krampah, E. A., & Pauly, D. (2025). Juvenile Species in Beach Seine Bycatch Along the Coast of Ghana: Any Implications for Fisheries? Marine Ecology, 46(2), e70014. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.70014 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Lazar, S., Slaughter, A. R., Griffin, N., & Odume, O. N. (2025). A framework for establishing a distributed, daily-time-step water resources model based on a pre-existing spatially lumped monthly representation: A case study of the Grootdraai Catchment, South Africa. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 60, 102493. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102493 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH: Owowenu, E. K., Nnadozie, C. F., Akamagwuna, F., Siwe-Noundou, X., & Odume, O. N. (2025). Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in functionally delineated hydraulic zones in selected rivers, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Environmental Pollution, 379, 126544. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126544 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Maitaigahasse, A., Ebongue Fendji, J. L. K., & Atemkeng, M. (2025). Offline Content-based Recommendation System for Wikimedia Commons Contents. Procedia Computer Science, 257, 485–494. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.03.063 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Miche, F., Ebongue Fendji, J. L. K., Mafai, N. M., & Atemkeng, M. (2025). Towards a web simulator for optimizing the placement of mesh nodes in a wireless mesh network. Procedia Computer Science, 257, 684–689. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.03.088 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

MATHEMATICS (PURE AND APPLIED): Tijani, Y. O. (2024). Sensitivity and numerical simulation of unsteady reactive hydromagnetic Eyring-Powell flow in a non-horizontal channel. Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, 8(7), 305. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-025-00908-x [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHARMACY: Johnstone, K., Cooper, J., Smithson, J., & Glass, B. (2025). Perspectives of healthcare professionals on the pharmacist’s role in delivering vaccinations for patients with cancer: A qualitative study using role theory. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-01945-9 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHARMACY: Kakono, C., Witika, B. A., Makoni, P. A., & Walker, R. B. (2025). Cationic nanocrystalline suspensions: A potential approach for nose to brain delivery of L-dopa in Parkinson’s therapy. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 30(5), 646–665. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10837450.2025.2516237 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHARMACY: Kanfer, I. (2025). Preface. AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series, 61, v–viii.

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Dahale, R., Cho, I., Moriyama, K., Wiik, K., Tiede, P., Gómez, J. L., Chan, C., Gold, R., Bernshteyn, V. Y., Foschi, M., Jeter, B., Pu, H.-Y., Georgiev, B., Joshi, A. V., Cruz-Osorio, A., Natarajan, I., Broderick, A. E., Salas, L. D. S., … Zhao, S.-S. (2025). Origin of the ring ellipticity in the black hole images of M87*. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 699, A279. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202555235 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Geminardi, A., Esposito, P., Bernardi, G., Pilia, M., Pelliciari, D., Naldi, G., Dallacasa, D., Turolla, R., Stella, L., Perini, F., Verrecchia, F., Casentini, C., Trudu, M., Lulli, R., Maccaferri, A., Magro, A., Mattana, A., Bianchi, G., … Setti, G. (2025). The Northern Cross Fast Radio Burst project: V. Search for transient radio emission from Galactic magnetars. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 700, A19. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202554386 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Goddi, C., Carlos, D. F., Crew, G. B., Matthews, L. D., Messias, H., Mus, A., Martí-Vidal, I., Albentosa-Ruíz, E., Laurentis, M. D., Liuzzo, E., Marchili, N., Rygl, K. L. J., Akiyama, K., Alberdi, A., Alef, W., Algaba, J. C., Anantua, R., Asada, K., … Zhao, S.-S. (2025). First polarization study of the M87 jet and active galactic nuclei at submillimeter wavelengths with ALMA. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 699, A265. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202554140 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Gupta, N., Kerp, J., Balashev, S. A., Morelli, A. P. M., Combes, F., Krogager, J.-K., Momjian, E., Borgaonkar, D., Deka, P. P., Emig, K. L., Jose, J., Józsa, G. I. G., Klöckner, H.-R., Moodley, K., Muller, S., Noterdaeme, P., Petitjean, P., & Wagenveld, J. D. (2025). The MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey (MALS) data release 3: Cold atomic gas associated with the Milky Way. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 698, A120. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202452407 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Katamzi-Joseph, Z. T., Habarulema, J. B., Otsuka, Y., Matamba, T. M., & Nel, A. E. (2025). Characteristics of Nighttime Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances: Longitudinal Comparison of Their Seasonal and Local Time Variations. Space Weather, 23(7), e2024SW004254. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1029/2024SW004254 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Okoh, D., Cesaroni, C., Rabiu, B., Shiokawa, K., Otsuka, Y., Ogunjo, S., Akerele, A., Habarulema, J. B., Nava, B., Migoya-Orué, Y., Jamjareegulgarn, P., Seun, A., Adama, O., Ochieng, G., Ameh, J., Awuor, A., & Baki, P. (2025). A Bootstrapping Convolutional Neural Network Technique for Optimizing Automated Detection of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles by Optical All-Sky Imagers. Earth and Space Science, 12(6), e2024EA004117. Retrieved from:   https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA004117 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Savard, K., Matthews, J. H., Fender, R., & Heywood, I. (2025). Relativistic ejecta from stellar mass black holes: Insights from simulations and synthetic radio images. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 540(1), 1084–1106. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf739 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Sikhosana, S. P., Hilton, M., Bernardi, G., Kesebonye, K., Klutse, D. Y., Knowles, K., Moodley, K., Mroczkowski, T., Oozeer, N., Partridge, B., Phuravhathu, D., Sifon, C., Vargas, C., & Wollack, E. (2025). The MeerKAT massive distant clusters survey: A radio halo in a massive galaxy cluster at z=1.23. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 698, L17. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202453410 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: Vǎrǎşteanu, A. A., Jarvis, M. J., Ponomareva, A. A., Desmond, H., Heywood, I., Yasin, T., Maddox, N., Glowacki, M., Maksymowicz-Maciata, M., Piña, P. E. M., & Pan, H. (2025). MIGHTEE-HI: The radial acceleration relation with resolved stellar mass measurements. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 541(3), 2366–2392. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf1079 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS: White, S. V., Thorat, K., Mogotsi, M., Skelton, R., Randriamampandry, S., Romero-Colmenero, E., Sejake, P. K., Massaro, F., García-Pérez, A., Jiménez-Gallardo, A., Peña-Herazo, H., & Taylor, E. N. (2025). SALT spectroscopic follow-up of the G4Jy sample. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 42, e085. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1017/pasa.2025.10048 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Mutizwa, T. I., Bere, T., Kadye, W. T., Bragança, P. H. N., & Chakona, A. (2025). Description of two new species of Chiloglanis (Teleostei, Mochokidae) from the Eastern Zimbabwe Highlands freshwater ecoregion: An overlooked hotspot of rheophilic fishes. ZooKeys, 1241, 261–290. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1241.138917 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Zarei, F., Bragança, P. H. N., Skelton, P. H., & Chakona, A. (2025). Pseudobarbus outeniqua sp. nov., a new redfin species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from the Cape Fold Ecoregion of South Africa. ZooKeys, 1239, 231–255. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1239.131064 [Accessed 15 August 2025].

TEBELLO NYOKONG INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Benise, E., Centane, S., Oyim, J., Mashazi, P., & Nyokong, T. (2025). The development of composites of cobalt phthalocyanine with graphene oxide nanomaterials as biosensors for the detection of prostate-specific antigen. Polyhedron, 277, 117591. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2025.117591 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

TEBELLO NYOKONG INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Mulaudzi, I., Nwahara, N., & Nyokong, T. (2025). The role of p-coumaric acid as an anchoring group on phthalocyanine for dye-sensitized solar cell when using carbon-based materials as counter electrodes. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1341, 142590. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.142590 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

TEBELLO NYOKONG INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Samuel, Z., Jokazi, M., Nwahara, N., & Nyokong, T. (2025). Nitrite electrochemical sensing using Cu centred porphyrin functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 55(5), 1341–1356. Retrieved from:   https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-024-02232-7 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

TEBELLO NYOKONG INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, & BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE: Vukeya, T. S., Matshitse, R., Mack, J., Openda, Y., Prinsloo, E., & Nyokong, T. (2025). Effects of central metals on sugar decorated tetrakis-(4-methylthiophenyl) porphyrin considered for use in photodynamic therapy. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 54, 104658. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2025.104658 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY, CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Mungenge, C. P., Wasserman, R. J., Mlambo, M. C., Dondofema, F., Keates, C., Bute, T. F., & Dalu, T. (2025). Diversity of large branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicuadata) in semi-arid temporary pans of North West Province, South Africa, including a new record for South Africa. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 45(2), ruaf032. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruaf032 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Eichert, A., de Almeida, L. H., Du, Y.-Z., Duarte, T., Fochetti, R., Hotaling, S., Huo, Q.-B., Jouault, C., Kirkaldy, A. P., Letsch, H., Li, W., López-Rodríguez, M. J., Machingura, J., McCulloch, G., Mo, R., Mtow, S., Pessacq, P., Rippel, M. L. S., … Ware, J. (2025). Stonefly systematics: Past, present, and future. Insect Systematics and Diversity, 9(4), 7. Retrieved from:  https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixaf026 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Groth, O. C., Pi, A., Jensen, A. E., Reckel, F., Hodecek, J., Kori Yahia, A., Rahaus, S., Villet, M. H., & Graw, M. (2025). Evaluating the value of entomotoxicology in forensic toxicology casework using the first minipig model. Forensic Toxicology, 43(2), 333–348. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-025-00728-1 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Gueguen, L., Palme, R., Jego, P., Henry, S., & Hausberger, M. (2025). Differences between facilities in horse welfare profiles: Slight differences in management/working conditions may be enough. Animal, 19(6), 101520. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101520 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Hornack, M. K., Perry, T. W., Thibault, K. M., & Parker, D. M. (2024). Roost tree and habitat characterization of the southwestern Myotis (Myotis auriculus) at the northern extremity of its range. The Southwestern Naturalist, 68(3), 179–185. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-68.3.179 [Accessed 19 August 2025].

ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY: Szpila, K., Maliszewski, S., Soszyńska, A., Villet, M., Richet, R., & Pape, T. (2025). Morphological identification of first-instar larvae of European flesh flies of forensic importance. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12826 [Accessed 19 August 2025].