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Physiological performance and fruit quality of noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) cultivated in different agro-climatic zones of Fiji

Advances in Horticultural Science
Noni (Morinda citrifolia) fruit juice is widely used as a strong antioxidant nutritional supplement. With its demand for supplementary products globally, commercial noni farming is now increasing in the Pacific Islands.
Reema Prakash, Anjeela Jokhan, Romila Gopalan, Ranjila Singh, Abhineshwar Prasad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inverse Design of Pre‐Strain via a Predictive Electromechanical Model for Enhanced Strain Sensing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An analytical electromechanical model rooted in microcrack evolution mechanics is globally calibrated from only eight pre‐strain datasets, enabling prediction of the complete sensing response at untested pre‐strain values within the calibrated design space (R2 > 0.99).
Jia‐Chen Shang, Rui Wang, Bo Lu, Ming‐Liang Song, Yu‐Yi Chen, Kuo Han, Xin‐Jie Feng, Bin Sun, Yao‐Guang Cao, Xiao‐Yu Yan, Shi‐Chun Yang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hyper‐Intense Tumor Peripheral Accumulation of Antibody‐Conjugated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles can Enable Breast Cancer Detection by Magnetic Particle Imaging

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Tumor‐associated inflammation retains antibody‐targeted or non‐specific antibody conjugated nanoparticles within the tumor microenvironment. Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) enables non‐invasive detection and differentiation of tumors from other organs, owing to higher nanoparticle retention by inflammatory cells in the tumor periphery.
Preethi Korangath, Hayden Carlton, Theresa Wong, Sean Healy, Toby Sanders, Mason Song, Patrick W. Goodwill, Cordula Grüttner, Kathleen Gabrielson, Robert Ivkov   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
wiley   +1 more source

A South-South Tango: China’s Soft Power Relations With Fiji Since 1975

Island Studies Journal, 2023
This paper on China's soft power relations with Fiji since 1975 provides an on-the-ground view of the scope of China's Aid, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and Trade with Fiji to provide an alternative narrative for China's increased presence in the ...
Asinate Mausio
doaj   +1 more source

Making sense of health education in the Solomon Islands. [PDF]

, 2011
This article explores both the process and outcomes of a working Partnership between Solomon Islands College for Higher Education and the University of Waikato that explored the development of the initial teacher education health education courses ...
Petrie, Kirsten, Tehe, Mark, Petrie, Kirsten Culhane   +2 more
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Ant Diversity of the Xisha Islands: Community Structure, Exotic Species Colonization, and Ecological Functions in a Tropical Coral Archipelago

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
The first inventory of ants from the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea was compiled, revealing 21 species: 70% native and 30% exotic. Anthropogenic disturbance primarily drove exotic colonization, whereas island area showed weak positive effects on species richness. Most ants were omnivorous, with key mutualistic and seed‐dispersal roles.
Hua‐Yan Chen, Zhi‐Xuan Liu, Zheng‐Hui Xu, Rui‐Chong Wang, Shi‐Xiao Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

FORUM: UNICEF editorial

Pacific Journalism Review, 2002
"I would like to raise some issues in response to your editorial in the May 2002 issue of Pacific/Islands Business, in particular with reference to your comment about UNICEF's "choice" of media to attend the UN General Assesbly Special Session on ...
Jese Sikivou
doaj   +1 more source

Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu, Lu Zhang, Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigative journalism: Challenges, perils, rewards in seven Pacific Island countries

Pacific Journalism Review, 2012
This article appraises the general state of investigative journalism in seven Pacific Island countries—Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu—and asserts that the trend is not encouraging.
Shailendra Singh
doaj   +1 more source