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Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021 Social value orientations (SVOs) of a society determine peoples' behaviour and are critical for young democracies in crises. This paper draws on the Maldives Values in Crisis survey, conducted during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Sheena Moosa +4 more
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Whale shark economics: a valuation of wildlife tourism in South Ari Atoll, Maldives [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Whale sharks attract large numbers of tourists, divers and snorkelers each year to South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives. Yet without information regarding the use and economic extent of the attraction, it is difficult to prioritize conservation or
Edgar Fernando Cagua +3 more
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Early measures for prevention and containment of COVID-19 in the Maldives: A descriptive analysis [PDF]
Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2020 Introduction: The Maldives attracts more than one million travelers annually placing it at a high risk of imported epidemic-prone diseases; and it has one of the most congested capital cities in the world making it a conducive environment for infectious ...
Mariyam SUZANA +3 more
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Difficult decisions: Migration from Small Island Developing States under climate change [PDF]
, 2015 The impacts of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are leading to discussions regarding decision-making about the potential need to migrate.
Kelman, I
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IMF Staff Country Reports, 2019 This report reviews tax policy in the Maldives and identifies reform options to support efficiency, equity, and revenue. The absence of a broad-based personal income tax (PIT) generates revenue leakages and significantly diminishes the role of tax policy in income redistribution. A modern tax design requires a holistic view of the taxation of different
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Terrigenous sediment-dominated reef platform infilling: an unexpected precursor to reef island formation and a test of the reef platform size-island age model in the Pacific [PDF]
, 2017 Low-lying coral reef islands are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, necessitating an improved understanding of when and why they form, and how the timing of formation varies within and among regions.
Daniells, J.J. +5 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022 COVID-19 vaccination is the only pharmaceutical measure available to control the pandemic and move past the current crisis. As such, the Maldives, a small island country, invested heavily on securing and vaccinating the eligible population through an ...
Sheena Moosa +4 more
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Congenital Zika syndrome: etiology, transmission, clinical features, treatment, and prevention [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical MedicineZika virus (ZIKV), belonging to the Flavivirus family, has been documented to primarily circulate within the Latin American and Caribbean countries, with small clusters reported in Asia recently.
I. Aminath +3 more
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Human metapneumovirus (hMPV): a re-emerging respiratory threat – transmission, clinical features, complications and management [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical MedicineHuman metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a globally prevalent yet underrecognized respiratory pathogen that disproportionately affects high-risk populations. Between 2024 and January 2025, numerous hMPV clinical cases were recorded in China, India, and other ...
S. Aishath +3 more
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India’s Role in the Restoration of Democracy in Maldives: Challenges and Options
Journal of Asian Social Science Research, 2022 This article examines the dynamics of politics and international relations in South Asia with a reference to the Maldives. The Maldives is a small, fragile nation in South Asia, with 198 of its 1,192 islands inhabited. The peaceful Maldives, at the dawn
Hemanta Kumar Biswas
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