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ALBANY MUSEUM, INSTITUTE
FOR WATER RESEARCH, ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY, & SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR
AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY: Mutshekwa, T., Mlambo, M. C., Naidoo, T., Kolisi, S.,
Odume, O. N., Mudzielwana, R., & Motitsoe, S. N. (2026). Plastic Particles
in Pristine Waters? Investigating Microplastic Contamination in Natural
Springs. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 237(8), 486. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-026-09081-4 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
BIOCHEMISTRY,
MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS: Elhalawaty, E. A., Alseedy, H. A., Woodland,
J. G., Wicht, K. J., Swart, T., Rangel, G. W., Hoppe, H. C., Chibale, K.,
Llinás, M., Abadi, A. H., & Ahmed, N. S. (2026). Effect of Stereochemistry
on the Antiplasmodial Activity and Metabolomic Profile of Novel Tadalafil
Analogues. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 17(5), 1067–1077. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6c00009 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
CENTRE: Motshudi, M. C., Naidoo, C. M., Obi, C. L., Iweriebor, B. C., Prinsloo,
E., Zubair, M. S., & Mkolo, N. M. (2026). Network-Guided Identification of
Plant-Derived Modulators of Stress-Adaptive Signalling in Neuroblastoma. International
Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(9), 3739. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27093739 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
CENTRE: Ruiz Brandão da Costa, B., Schramm, T., Buckett, L. R., Carlson, L. T.,
Coffey, N. R., Damiani, T., Dechent, E., Abiead, Y. E., Heuckeroth, S.,
Jennings, E. K., Kaesler, J., Stock, N. L., Orme, A. M., Torres, R. R.,
Trojahn, S., Whelton, H. L., Yan, Y., … Aron, A. T. (2026). Comparability of
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Dissolved Organic
Matter across Laboratories. Environmental Science and Technology, 60(6),
4814–4829. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c12691 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
BOTANY: Khoury, K. L.,
Ågren, J., Peter, C. I., Sletvold, N., & Newman, E. (2026). The role of
secondary pollinators in the evolution of complex colour signals in a bimodal
pollination system. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,
293(2064), 20252332. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2332 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
BOTANY: Martínez-Azorín,
M., Dold, A. P., Crespo, M. B., & Crouch, N. R. (2026). Trimelopter
pterocarpum (Hyacinthaceae subfam. Ornithogaloideae), a new species from South
Africa. Phytotaxa, 755(2), 245–252. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.755.2.8.
BOTANY: Martínez-Azorín,
M., Eichhoff, A., Crespo, M. B., & Rügheimer, S. (2026). Iosanthus
crypticus (Hyacinthaceae subfam. Urgineoideae), a new species from Namibia. Phytotaxa,
741(2), 215–225. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.741.2.6.
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL
CONTROL, & BIOCHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS: Cuthbert, R. N.,
Baso, N., Chikodza, T., Coombes, C., Doherty, J., Githae, M., Griffith, T. C.,
Hernandez, M. R., Jaschke, K. M., Jukes, M. D., Kinsler, D., MacIsaac, H. J.,
Mantshi, H. T., Muskett, P., Mutamiswa, R., Ricciardi, A., Sutton, G. F., …
Coetzee, J. (2026). Parallel concepts and future opportunities across the
biological control and invasion sciences. Journal of Environmental
Management, 402, 128931. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.128931 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL
CONTROL: Ivey, P. J., Faulkner, K. T., Miller, J., & van Steenderen, C. J.
M. (2025). WatchListR: a tool for developing watch-lists of invasive species to
inform biosecurity decision-making. NeoBiota, 104, 163–177. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.104.163164 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
CHEMISTRY: Koohyar, F.,
& Lobb, K. (2026). Theoretical and experimental 1H-NMR spectroscopy for a
series of Cbz-amino acids, dissolved in DMSO, at constant temperature and
pressure. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 40(3),
485–500. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v40i3.1 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
CHEMISTRY: Segodi, R. S.,
Agbo, E. N., Mofeli, L. B., Poopedi, K. W., Oderinlo, O. O., & Nxumalo, W.
(2026). Pyrazoline Derivatives: Synthesis, In Silico, Enzyme Kinetics Studies
and Biological Activity against Cholinesterase, Lipoxygenase, and α-Amylase. ChemistrySelect,
11(9), e04686. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202504686 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
CHEMISTRY: Zola, E. N.,
Muanga, C. J. K., Kyana, J., Luzala, M. M., Wendji, S. N., Tshimanga, C. M.,
Safari, J. B., Nsabatien, V., Zanga, J., Metelo, E. M., Nuapia, Y. B., &
Memvanga, P. B. (2026). Exploring the larvicidal and repellent potentials of
silver nanoparticles greenly synthesized using three Congolese plant extracts
against Anopheles gambiae along with molecular docking analysis. Next
Nanotechnology, 9, 100415. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxnano.2026.100415 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
COMPUTER SCIENCE:
Bortoluzzi, F., Irwin, B., Silvero Beiler, L., & Merkle Westphall, C.
(2026). Quantitative Analysis of Botnet Activity Within Internet
Background Radiation as Observed by a Cloud Telescope. In:
Rocha, Á., García-Peñalvo, F.J., Gonçalves, R., García-Holgado, A., Moreira, F.
(eds) Proceedings of 19th Iberian Conference on Information Systems
and Technologies (CISTI 2024). CISTI 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and
Systems, 1746 LNNS, 182–196. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12876-8_17.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, &
CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Marais, C., Hoffmann, J., Powell, M., Biggs, R.,
Huchzermeyer, N., Impson, F., & Hill, M. (2026). An assessment of changes
in the abundance of two Australian Acacia species under biological control in
the Southwestern Cape region, South Africa. Biocontrol Science and
Technology, 36(5), 627–648. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2026.2639434 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:
Cumming, G. S., De Vos, A., Clements, H. S., Dube, B., Fritz, H., Gandiwa, E.,
Guerbois, C., Mpapane, N. P., & Roux, Dirk. J. (2026). A synthesis of
principles for building the social–ecological resilience and adaptive capacity
of protected and conserved areas. Conservation Biology, e70238. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70238 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:
Mothupi, F., & Shackleton, C. (2026). Perceptions of wild edible plants
use, consumption, and commercialisation in rural Limpopo households, South
Africa. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 12(1), 2638559. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2026.2638559 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
GEOGRAPHY: Kepe, T.
(2026). A long way home: my Journey as a Geographer. In K. R. Cox (Ed.), Geographical
Journeys: Geographers Tell Their Stories (pp. 158–167). Taylor and Francis.
Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003540038-15.
GEOGRAPHY: Matimolane,
S., Strydom, S., Chikoore, H., & Mathivha, F. I. (2026). Household
experiences and adaptation to drought impacts on rural livelihoods in Limpopo
Province, South Africa. Discover Sustainability, 7(1), 162. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-02428-7 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
GEOGRAPHY: McGregor, G.
K., Kraaij, T., Crouch, N. R., Sephton, M., Vos, S., George, S., & Sephton,
W. (2026). A national resource assessment of Cyclopia intermedia (Honeybush;
Bergtee): Effects of harvesting, fire and biophysical factors on population
characteristics. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 81(1),
35–45. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2026.2646860 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
GEOLOGY: Bhattacharjee,
S., Chakrabarty, A., Mitchell, R. H., Araoka, D., Kon, Y., Hoshino, M., Satori,
S., & Jiang, G. (2026). Mineralogy, in situ trace element geochemistry, and
C–O isotopic composition of contaminated allanite-bearing Khaderpet
carbonatite: Insights regarding magmatic and supergene processes. Mineralogical
Magazine. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2026.10211 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
GEOLOGY: Büttner, S. H.,
van Huyssteen, A., Marima, E., Glynn, S., & Rocholl, A. (2026). Sequential
unmixing and crystallisation of carbonated silicate melt from source to
emplacement: Textural and compositional evidence from ilmenite-hosted melt
inclusions from the Monastery kimberlite, South Africa. Gondwana Research,
155, 144–161. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2026.01.013 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
HUMAN KINETICS &
ERGONOMICS: Lukwa, A. T., Wayas, F. A., Lambert, E. V., & Alaba, O. (2026).
From Savings to Nutrition: How Stokvels Currently Operate and How They Could
Enable Nutrition-Sensitive Interventions: A Realist Evaluation in South Africa.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2026.03.013
[Accessed 28 May 2026].
ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES
SCIENCE: Bova, C., & Potts, W. (2026). Animals for Recreational Fishing. In:
Batini, N. (eds) The Economics of Non-Human Animals. Natural Resource
Management and Policy, 63, 141–163. Springer, Cham. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-17580-9_8 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER
RESEARCH: Fry, A. S., Clifford-Holmes, J. K., & Palmer, C. G. (2026).
Leverage Points for Meaningful Participation: A 5-Point Framework From a Rural
South African Landscape. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.70084 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER
RESEARCH: Gwapedza, D., Lazar, S., Mqoqi, N., Xoxo, S., Niipele, J., Tanner,
J., & Falayi, M. (2026). Riparian zone transformation in South Africa:
Evaluating changes, causes, and the role of legal frameworks. Environmental
Challenges, 23, 101448. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2026.101448 [Accessed 28 May 2026].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER
RESEARCH: Gwapedza, D., State, A. E., Namuddu, C., Weaver, M. J. T., Kabenge,
I., & Tanner, J. L. (2026). Applying the Adaptive Systemic Approach to
activate community participation in waste management and pollution control in
the Inner Murchison Bay, Uganda. Ecology and Society, 31(2), 20. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-17252-310220 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER
RESEARCH: Mensah, P. K., Akwetey, M. F. A., Agboli, N. A., & Tibu, G.
(2026). Impact of beach seining on macroalgae biomass and biodiversity on the
central coast of Ghana before and after closed season. Regional Studies in
Marine Science, 95, 104849. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.104849 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
INSTITUTE FOR WATER
RESEARCH: Twaha, R., Nobert, J., Alexander, A. C., Mulungu, D. M. M., Ndimbo,
T., Mollel, G., Senga, M., Powell, R., Tanner, J., Palmer, C., &
Porroche-Escudero, A. (2026). Evaluating water allocation scenarios to inform
water resource development decisions in the Great Ruaha River Catchment,
Tanzania. International Journal of River Basin Management. Retrieved from:
https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2026.2629607 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
MATHEMATICS (PURE AND
APPLIED): Banchuin, R., Noa, W., Moussa, S., Gurgel, N. B., Fakra, A. H. D.,
Tartibu, L., Atemkeng, M., Fontgalland, G., Lalléchère, S., & Ravelo, B.
(2026). HP-NGD circuit theory with generalized exponential kernel fractional
derivative-based impedances. IEEE Access, 14, 27023–27035. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3662131 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
MATHEMATICS (PURE AND
APPLIED): Bishop, N. T., Kakkat, V., & Naidoo, M. (2026). Gravitational
wave interactions with a viscous fluid: Core collapse supernova, binary neutron
star merger, and accretion around a black hole merger. Physical Review D,
113(6), 064047. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1103/YNDB-YSVP [Accessed 01 June 2026].
MATHEMATICS (PURE AND
APPLIED): Nxumalo, M. (2026). On F λ -perfect and F λ -regular locales via the
F λ -below relation. Mathematica Slovaca. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1515/ms-2025-1045.
MATHEMATICS (PURE AND
APPLIED), SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, & ICHTHYOLOGY
AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Zaza, S., Atemkeng, M., Murray, T. S., Filmalter, J. D.,
& Cowley, P. D. (2026). Unsupervised-explainable anomaly detection in
large-scale estuarine acoustic telemetry data. Ecological Informatics, 94,
103672. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2026.103672 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
MATHEMATICS (PURE AND
APPLIED), & STATISTICS: Hamlomo, S., & Atemkeng, M. (2026).
Clustering-based low-rank matrix approximation for multimodal medical image
compression. BioData Mining, 19(1), 30. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13040-026-00541-5 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Aguena, M., Aiola, S., Allam, S., Andrade-Oliveira, F., Bacon, D., Bahcall, N.,
Battaglia, N., Battistelli, E. S., Bocquet, S., Bolliet, B., Bond, J. R.,
Brooks, D., Calabrese, E., Carretero, J., Choi, S. K., da Costa, L. N.,
Costanzi, M., Coulton, W., … Zubeldia, I. (2026). The Atacama Cosmology Telescope:
DR6 Sunyaev-Zel’Dovich Selected Galaxy Clusters Catalog. Open Journal of
Astrophysics, 9. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.155863 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Cowie, F. J., Fender, R. P., Heywood, I., Carotenuto, F., Matthews, J. H.,
Reville, B., Olivera-Nieto, L., Cooper, A. J., Hughes, A. K., Savard, K.,
Woudt, P. A., Van den Eijnden, J., Grollimund, N., & Saikia, P. (2026).
Dynamic shocks powered by a wide, relativistic, super-Eddington outflow
launched by an accreting neutron star in the mid-20th century. Monthly
Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 546(4), stag163. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag163
[Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
da Samboco, V. G. G., & Keenan, R. P. (2026). Constraining the Molecular
Kennicutt–Schmidt Relation with Multi-transition CO Observations of Nearby
Galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 1002(2), 193. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae5ba3 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Gómez, J. L., Cho, I., Traianou, E., Krichbaum, T. P., Zhao, G.-Y., Lico, R.,
Fuentes, A., Foschi, M., Dahale, R., Georgiev, B., Moriyama, K., Wielgus, M.,
Gold, R., Pesce, D. W., Müller, H., Jorstad, S., Toscano, T., Röder, J., …
Zhao, S.-S. (2026). Spatially resolved polarization swings in the supermassive
binary black hole candidate OJ 287 with first Event Horizon Telescope
observations. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 705, A23. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202555831 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Grollimund, N., Corbel, S., Fender, R., Matthews, J. H., Heywood, I., Cowie, F.
J., Hughes, A. K., Carotenuto, F., Motta, S. E., & Woudt, P. (2026).
Large-scale radio bubbles around the black hole transient V4641 Sgr. Astronomy
and Astrophysics, 706, A283. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202557124 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Gwebushe, L., Venturi, T., Merluzzi, P., Busarello, G., Casasola, V., Smirnov,
O., Ramatsoku, M., & Dawson, J. (2026). Neutral hydrogen in the Shapley
supercluster core – I. Environmental effects on gas content and galaxy
evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 548(2),
stag680. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag680 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Hailemariam, M. K., Leeuw, L. L., Morales, M. F., DeBoer, D. R., Abdurashidova,
Z., de Lera Acedo, E., Adams, T., Aguirre, J. E., Baartman, R., Beardsley, A.
P., Bernardi, G., Berkhout, L. M., Billings, T. S., Bowman, J. D., Byrne, R.,
Bull, P., Burba, J., Cox, T., … Zheng, H. (2026). Results from the
investigation of temporal discontinuity in the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization
Array data. RAS Techniques and Instruments, 5, rzag030. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1093/rasti/rzag030 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Kalita, J. M., Kalita, M., & Chithambo, M. L. (2026). Overcoming fading in
passive dosimetry: A combined persistent-luminescence and
residual-thermoluminescence method. Journal of Applied Physics, 139(8),
084901. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0309598 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Malefahlo, E., Jarvis, M. J., Santos, M. G., Cress, C., Smith, D. J. B., Hale,
C., Afonso, J., Whittam, I. H., Vaccari, M., Heywood, I., Jin, S., & An, F.
(2026). Deblending the MIGHTEE-COSMOS survey with XID+: The resolved radio
source counts to S 1.4 ≈ 5μJy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical
Society, 547(2), stag285. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag285 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Mana, M. M., Ji, B., Zhao, Z., Dana, B. D., Koya, A. N., & Lin, J. (2026).
Extended plasmon dephasing time of Fano resonance in hybrid nanorod-split ring
resonator system. Optics Communications, 607, 132974. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2026.132974 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Martins, R. T. E. K., Chithambo, M. L., & Trindade, N. M. (2026). Effects
of blue illumination on the thermoluminescence of amazonite (KAlSi3O8). Physica
B: Condensed Matter, 728, 418353. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2026.418353 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Okoh, D., Habarulema, J. B., Nava, B., Cesaroni, C., Baki, P., Migoya-Orué, Y.,
Rabiu, B., Ochieng, G., Awuor, A., Jamjareegulgarn, P., Fathy, A., Mungufeni,
P., Onime, C., & Akerele, A. (2026). An operational machine learning
framework for calibrating COSMIC radio occultation TEC to ground-based
GNSS-derived TEC. Advances in Space Research, 77(6), 7257–7273. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2026.01.042 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Saurabh, Müller, H., Von Fellenberg, S. D., Tiede, P., Janssen, M., Blackburn,
L., Broderick, A. E., Chavez, E., Georgiev, B., Krichbaum, T. P., Moriyama, K.,
Nair, D. G., Natarajan, I., Park, J., West, A. T., Wielgus, M., Akiyama, K.,
Albentosa-Ruíz, E., … Zhao, S.-S. (2026). Probing jet base emission of M87*
with the 2021 Event Horizon Telescope observations. Astronomy and
Astrophysics, 706, A27. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202557022 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Shimwell, T. W., Hardcastle, M. J., Tasse, C., Drabent, A., Botteon, A.,
Williams, W. L., Best, P. N., Röttgering, H. J. A., Brüggen, M., Brunetti, G.,
Callingham, J. R., Chyzy, K. T., Conway, J. E., De Gasperin, F., Haverkorn, M.,
Horellou, C., Jackson, N., Miley, G. K., … Wijnholds, S. (2026). The LOFAR
Two-metre Sky Survey: VII. Third Data Release. Astronomy and Astrophysics,
707, A198. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202557749 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Trehaeven, K. S., Tasse, C., Smirnov, O., & Venturi, T. (2026). A
direction-dependent framework for visibility plane mosaicing and primary beam
correction. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 546(2),
staf2248. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf2248 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
van Weeren, R. J., Osinga, E., Brunetti, G., Riseley, C. J., Botteon, A.,
Timmerman, R., Bonafede, A., Brüggen, M., Cassano, R., Cuciti, V., Dallacasa,
D., De Gasperin, F., De Jong, J. M. G. H. J., Gastaldello, F., Knowles, K.,
& Zhang, X. (2026). MeerKAT observations of Abell 1775 and Abell 1795: The
discovery of a hadronic radio halo? Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Society, 546(2), stag054. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag054 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS:
Wandia, K., Garrett, M. A., Golden, A., Hallinan, G., Williams-Baldwin, D.,
Lucatelli, G., Beswick, R. J., Radcliffe, J. F., Siemion, A., & Myburgh, T.
(2026). Radio activity from the rapidly rotating T dwarf 2MASS 2228-4310. Monthly
Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 546(4), stag085. Retrieved
from: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag085 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE
FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, & ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE: Cochran, J.
E. M., Charles, R., Temple, A. J., Kyne, P. M., García-Rodríguez, E.,
Gonzalez-Pestana, A., Batlle-Morera, A., Mouton, T. L., Armstrong, A. O.,
Rohner, C. A., Coker, D. J., Hardenstine, R. S., Kattan, A., McIvor, A. J.,
Peinemann, V. N., O’Toole, K. A., Palm, L., … Jabado, R. W. (2026). Only one percent
of important shark and ray areas in the Western Indian Ocean are fully
protected from fishing pressure. Ecology and Evolution, 16(1), e72690.
Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72690 [Accessed 01 June 2026].
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE
FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY, ICHTHYOLOGY AND FISHERIES SCIENCE, & ZOOLOGY AND
ENTOMOLOGY: Harwood, M., Broom, C. J., Van Wyk, A., Castañeda, R. A., Wong, M.
Y. L., Bernard, A. T. F., Stebbing, P. D., Dunn, A. M., & South, J. (2026).
Application, development and opportunities of Remote Underwater Video for
freshwater fisheries management. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic
Ecosystems, (427), 5. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2026001
[Accessed 02 June 2026].
STATISTICS: Izally, S.
R., van der Merwe, A. J., & Raubenheimer, L. (2026). A comparison of
objective priors for Cronbach’s coefficient alpha using a three-component
hierarchical model. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 55(12),
3658–3689. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2025.2583221
[Accessed 02 June 2026].
TEBELLO NYOKONG INSTITUTE
FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Jokazi, M., Oyim, J., Welegergs, G., Britton,
J., Chindeka, F., Mashazi, P., & Nyokong, T. (2026). Composites of Cobalt
and Zinc Porphyrins with Titania and Graphene Quantum Dots for
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FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Phundulu, S., & Nyokong, T. (2026).
Development of reduced graphene oxide/carbon black nanocomposites as counter
electrodes and porphyrin anodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Carbon
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FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Samuel, Z., Mashazi, P., & Nyokong, T.
(2026). Electro-oxidation of nitrite with TiO2 nanoparticles functionalized
with Co(II) 5(4-carboxyphenyl)-10, 15, 20-tris(phenyl)porphyrin modified glassy
carbon electrode. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 597, 123152. Retrieved
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FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Samuel, Z., Phundulu, S., Mashazi, P., &
Nyokong, T. (2026). Asymmetrical porphyrins and titania nanoparticles
conjugates fabricated for nitrite electrochemical sensing in water. Journal
of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 1009, 119987. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2026.119987
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FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Sun, Y., Tian, L., Tauyakhale, K. G., Mack, J.,
Nyokong, T., Lu, H., & Gai, L. (2026). Julolidinyl-engineered BODIPY and
Aza-BODIPY dyes: Versatile photofunctional dyes for advanced applications. Coordination
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FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Vukeya, T. S., Mack, J., & Nyokong, T.
(2026). Investigation of chromene-porphyrin derivatives for use in photodynamic
therapy and photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy. Photodiagnosis and
Photodynamic Therapy, 59, 105478. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2026.105478
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FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: Welegergs, G. G., Jokazi, M., Centane, S.,
Ambaye, A. D., Gebretinsae, H. G., Mokrani, T., Managa, M., Mashazi, P., Mack,
J., & Nyokong, T. (2026). Integrating of MXene-Ti3C2 derived carbon
supported TiO2 (TiO2-C) with ZnO@g-C3N4 heterostructure for efficient
photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in water. Journal of
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Beukes, M., Perry, T., Parker, D., & Mgqatsa, N. (2026). Light Paths and
Dark Valleys: Topographic Complexity and Mammal Occupancy in a Semi-Arid
Mountain Landscape. Ecology and Evolution, 16(2), e73100. Retrieved
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Bollina, S., Zardi, G. I., Cuvillier, V., Seuront, L., & Nicastro, K. R.
(2026). Microbial endolithic symbionts shape the behaviour of intertidal
mussels: A multispecies perspective. Animal Behaviour, 233, 123496.
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ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY:
Cazalis-Henry, S., Seuront, L., & Spilmont, N. (2026). Microplastic pellets
do not affect heat stress-induced night-time respiration in the brown alga
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Daniels, R. J., Da Silva, J. M., Taft, J. M., Edwards, S., & Tolley, K. A.
(2026). Plio–Pleistocene range dynamics of the spotted sand lizard (Pedioplanis
lineoocellata) sheds light on taxonomic uncertainty. Zoological Journal of
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ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY:
Firth, L. B., Desiderato, A., Knights, A. M., Aguirre, J. D., Astudillo, J. C.,
Azofeifa-Solano, J. C., Bilton, D. T., Chee, S. Y., Christie, H. C.,
Christofoletti, R. A., Curd, A., Dafforn, K. A., Dethier, M. N., Dong, Y.-W.,
Droual, G., Dubois, S. F., Espinosa, F., Evans, A. J., … Sempere-Valverde, J.
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Pools on Intertidal Biodiversity Across Latitudes. Global Ecology and
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Makopa, T. P., Alwasel, S., Nyamukondiwa, C., van Asch, B., Boekhout, T., &
Zhou, N. (2026). The yeasts associated with the fungus-growing termite,
Macrotermes michaelseni, of Botswana: Biodiversity and potential functional
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Monsinjon, J. R., Zardi, G. I., & Nicastro, K. R. (2026). Biogeographic
Patterns and Drivers of Endolithic Symbiosis in Mussels Across Atlantic Europe
and North Africa. Journal of Biogeography, 53(2), e70174. Retrieved
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ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY:
Muller Karanassos, C., Arnoldi, N. S., Claassens, L., Mesengei, M., Marshell,
A., Krueck, N. C., & Wolfe, B. (2026). Acoustic telemetry reveals spawning
aggregation dynamics and management implications for longnose emperor
(Lethrinus olivaceus) in Palau. Fisheries Research, 296, 107688. Retrieved
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ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY:
Perrin, A., Nyamukondiwa, C., Pigeault, R., Buxton, M., Kirschel, A. N. G.,
Baur, M., Glaizot, O., & Christe, P. (2026). Avian haemosporidian diversity
and transmission across birds and mosquitoes in Botswana. International
Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 29, 101212. Retrieved
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ZOOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY:
Seuront, L., & Kamio, M. (2026). Plastic leachates induce appetitive
response in the helmet crab Telmessus cheiragonus. Science of the Total
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