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A new species of the genus Plagiopholis is described based on a single specimen collected from Wenshan Prefecture, southeastern Yunnan Province, China. Compared with other species of the genus, it has a unique combinatio...

A new spider species of the genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 is described from China: C. yueluensis sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of C. hangzhica Li & Xu, 2022 is described for the first time. Detailed descriptions, pho...

Climate change and expanding international trade are accelerating biological invasions, intensifying the need to explore the mechanisms underlying the incorporation of invasive species into native food webs. Importantly,...

Background: Over-the-counter (OTC) medications enable self-care but require accurate counseling to prevent misuse, particularly in multilingual settings with limited health literacy. Pharmacists provide expert guidance; ...

Beetles of the family Zopheridae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) are rarely reported from Bulgaria and available data on their distribution in the country are scarce. Here, we provide an updated checklist of the family, bas...

Introduction: Land-use changes have transformed many Mediterranean ecosystems in ways that can adversely affect ectotherms such as reptiles. Range-edge reptile populations may be especially sensitive to such changes, as ...

Diodia kuntzei (Rubiaceae, Spermacoceae) is prostrate herb, rooting at the nodes, with reddish stems, multifimbriate stipules, axillary one-two-flowered inflorescences, corolla with filiform tube, and indehiscent fruit. ...

The fungal family Cystobasidiaceae, which includes the genera Begerowomyces, Cystobasidium, Cystastrum, Halobasidium, Robertozyma, and Queiroziella, comprises species that are predominantly associated with plants in trop...

Antibiotic use in outpatient settings accounts for the majority of overall antibiotic consumption, yet inappropriate prescribing and drug-related problems (DRPs) remain prevalent and underreported. Conducting a scoping r...

Objectives: Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) on HEp-2 cells is the gold standard for antinuclear antibody (ANA) screening, followed by antigen-specific confirmation using immunoassays such as immunoblot (IB) and ELISA. ...

Ophionephthys limicola Lütken, 1869 (Amphiuridae) is recorded for the first time from the mainland Caribbean coast of Colombia. Although its presence was already known from the island of San Andrés, C...

Daphnia retrocurva Forbes, 1882 (Crustacea, Cladocera, Daphniidae), a North American freshwater zooplankton species, was found in an artificial reservoir in central Japan. This represents the first record of D. retrocurv...

We report the first troglobitic members of the scorpion family Bothriuridae from Australia, discovered in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and provide a brief review of Australian troglofaunal scorpions. Scorpion...

During a survey investigating fungal diversity in the Chishui River Basin, Guizhou Province, China, four fungal specimens were collected from submerged wood in freshwater habitats. Based on detailed morphological observa...

India is globally recognised as a megadiverse country, supporting a substantial proportion of the world’s biodiversity across a wide range of terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, while simultaneously sustaini...

Fungi are ubiquitous across nearly all habitats and play pivotal roles in maintaining ecological sustainability. Understanding the composition and functional roles of active fungal communities is essential for elucidatin...

Two perennial goldenrods, Solidago canadensis and S. gigantea (Asteraceae), are considered successful plant invaders with an exceptional ability to affect the biodiversity and environment of native ecosystems in Europe. ...

This data paper describes bacterial and fungal communities associated with the sponge Chondrilla nucula collected from two Eastern Mediterranean populations (North and South Aegean Sea) and maintained under controlled co...

The molecular phylogeny and morphological–anatomical characteristics of the terrestrial snail genus Landouria Godwin-Austen, 1918 from Thailand are investigated, and we describe two new species. Phylogenetic analysis o...

A new species of the genus Vietnamophryne is described from limestone karst forests of Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam, based on two adult male specimens and integrative analyses of morphology and mitochondrial DNA. ...

The Pholcus nagasakiensis species group is a relatively small group, comprising only five species. Of these, four species inhabit Kyushu Island in mainland Japan, the Ryukyu Archipelago and the Diaoyu Islands of China, w...

A little-known ground beetle endemic to Korea, Pterostichus apiculatiphallus Nemoto, 1988, belonging to the opacipennis species group of the subgenus Nialoe Tanaka, 1958 (s. l.), is recorded from Mount Sobaeksan based on...

This paper examines the relationship between population growth and economic growth using panel data from 111 countries over the period from 1960 to 2019. In the first stage of the analysis, we divided the sample into thr...

The National Formulary plays a critical role in promoting rational drug use and controlling healthcare costs within Indonesia’s National Health Insurance system. Ensuring compliance with formulary restrictions, includi...