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Molecular Evidence of Human T‑Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Transmission by Needlestick Injury in Healthcare Workers

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 98, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Human T‑cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV‑1) is a retrovirus that spreads primarily through cell‐to‐cell transmission. Occupational transmission of HTLV‐1 by needlestick injury is considered exceedingly rare, with no reported molecularly confirmed cases.
Masahito Tokunaga, Madoka Kuramitsu, Masumichi Saito, Miyuki Yoshimori, Jun Odawara, Yoshikiyo Ito, Hitomi Nakamura, Yasuko Sagara, Mieko Ishii, Naomi Nojiri, Hazuka Yoshida‐Furihata, Wakako Kuribayashi, Takuo Mizukami, Kiyonori Miura, Atae Utsunomiya   +14 more
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Diplazium subquadripinnatum (Copel.) Lellinger (Athyriaceae): A New Record for the Flora of Niue Resolves an 85‐Year Mystery

New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2026.
A fern collection made by T. G. Yuncker on 27 January 1940 from tropical rainforest forest in Niue had only been identified to its genus and lacked a species determination. Yuncker in his 1943 flora referred the collection to Athyrium Roth, whereas W. R. Sykes in his 1970 flora treated it as Diplazium Sw. Examination of the Yuncker 9916 specimen (BISH!)
Peter B. Heenan
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Editorial

Pacific Journalism Review, 1995
Last year we promised the content would be more regional for this second issue. Once again it is heavily concentrated on Melanesia, particular Papua New Guinea. We make no apologies for this.
David Robie
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Genetic and Morphological Diversity of Microsorum Link emend. Ching (Polypodiaceae) in Niue Confirms Three Indigenous Species

New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2026.
We present a taxonomic appraisal of Microsorum in Niue using chloroplast (rbcL, rps4 + rps4‐trnS, trnL + trnL‐trnF) and nuclear (gapCp) DNA sequence data obtained from 25 samples along with an assessment of morphological characters and the habitats occupied.
Caroline M. Mitchell, Connor Watson, Peter B. Heenan   +2 more
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Significant Decline in Carbon Storage at the Edges of Mangrove Forest

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Quantitative analysis of blue carbon stored in mangrove ecosystems is essential for understanding their role in climate change mitigation. However, the impacts of edge effects in fragmented mangrove forests are often overlooked in large‐scale blue carbon assessments.
Ziqi Zhao, Mingming Jia, Luhe Wan, Rong Zhang, Chuanpeng Zhao, Chunying Ren, Yanbiao Xi, Tingyu Lu, Zongming Wang   +8 more
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The Psychology of Consensus in Melanesia

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2007
Consensus is an essential ingredient for conflict resolution, reconciliation, agreement, and peace in Melanesian societies. The psychological aspects of its positive influence in establishing a common ground between conflicting parties have not been ...
Leo Marai
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How Global Biodiversity Targets Risk Becoming Counterproductive: The Case of Papua New Guinea

Conservation & Society, 2012
Despite the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) defining 20 targets across 5 strategic goals, Target 11, which relates to protected areas, has received the most emphasis from donors, non-government organisations, and governments, as a performance ...
David R Melick, Jeff P Kinch, Hugh Govan
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Interindividual Variation in Chronic Inflammation in Northern Lao People's Democratic Republic

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives In many rural regions of developing countries, increasing market access is reshaping local food systems. Traditional diets rooted in local agriculture are being replaced by market‐driven alternatives. It is suspected that this dietary transition will contribute to rising risks of non‐communicable diseases through increased chronic ...
Zhuren Zhang, Mihoko Kibe, Yuki Mizuno, Kazumi Natsuhara, Satoko Kosaka, Hiroaki Masuoka, Kazuhiro Hirayama, Nouhak Inthavong, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Shinsuke Tomita, Masahiro Umezaki   +10 more
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Les relations entre l’école et la communauté aux Îles Salomon : le point de vue des responsables éducatifs

Revue Internationale d’Éducation de Sèvres
This case study sketches leadership negotiation in Solomon Islands, an archipelago in Melanesia. In Melanesia, kastom, church, and institutional domains compete for influence. School leaders work in the institutional domain but must negotiate with kastom
Kabini Sanga, Martyn Reynolds
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The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 2053-2076, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios, Rüdiger Otto, Robert J. Whittaker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source