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Cessation of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Zanzibar in 2006: was transmission interrupted? [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is targeted for elimination through annual mass drug administration (MDA) for 4-6 years. In 2006, Zanzibar stopped MDA against LF after five rounds of MDA revealed no microfilaraemic individuals during surveys at ...
Cullen, Katelyn J +10 more
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Gliding tremors associated with the 26 second microseism in the Gulf of Guinea
Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 A location in the Gulf of Guinea, which emits monochromatic seismic waves at 26-second period, seemingly continuously, was identified in the 1960s. However, the origin of these seismic waves remains enigmatic to date.
Charlotte Bruland, Celine Hadziioannou
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Kumukumu 1, a hilltop site in the Aird Hills: Implications for occupational trends and dynamics in the Kikori River delta, south coast of Papua New Guinea [PDF]
, 2014 We report on archaeological excavations undertaken at Kumukumu 1 atop the dense rainforest-clad Aird Hills of the Kikori river delta islands, south coast of Papua New Guinea.
Aplin, Ken +8 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The Gulf of Guinea belongs to the most scarcely sampled marine basins in the oceans of the world. We have analyzed diversity and distribution patterns of cumacean communities on the shelf and slope, along the coast of Ghana. The material was collected in
Anna Stȩpień +3 more
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Physical processes and biological productivity in the upwelling regions of the tropical Atlantic [PDF]
Ocean Science, 2023 In this paper, we review observational and modelling results on the upwelling in the tropical Atlantic between 10∘ N and 20∘ S. We focus on the physical processes that drive the seasonal variability of surface cooling and the upward nutrient flux ...
P. Brandt +10 more
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Tracking ancient beach-lines inland: 2600-year-old dentate-stamped ceramics at Hopo, Vailala River region, Papua New Guinea [PDF]
, 2014 The Lapita expansion took Austronesian seafaring peoples with distinctive pottery eastward from the Bismarck Archipelago to western Polynesia during the late second millennium BC, marking the first stage in the settlement of Oceania.
David, Bruno O. +3 more
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New species of Cydistomyia Taylor with notes and collection records for other Tabanidae (Diptera) from New Guinea [PDF]
, 2010 Four new species of Cydistomyia Taylor from New Guinea, C. missimiensis, C. madangiensis, C. waigani, and C. moresbyensis, are described and figured.
Goodwin, James T.
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Scientia Marina, 2001 A collection of pennatulaceans from ten cruises, acquired between 1982 and 1989 from off the western African coast comprises ca. 350 specimens of 13 species. One of the cruise is from the Gulf of Guinea and eight from the Southeast Atlantic.
Pablo J. López-González +2 more
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Atmosphere, 2023 This study analyzes the potential response of the seasonal cycle of heatwaves (HWDI) and dry (CDD) and wet (CWD) spell indices over West Africa for the near- (2031–2060) and the far-future periods (2071–2100) under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios using ...
Assi Louis Martial Yapo +9 more
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Environmental Research Letters, 2020 The results of a large ensemble of regional climate models lead to two contrasting but plausible scenarios for the precipitation change over West Africa, one where mean precipitation is projected to decrease significantly over the Gulf of Guinea in ...
Alessandro Dosio +8 more
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