Cephaloziella biokoensis sp. nov. (Marchantiopsida, Cephaloziellaceae), from the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea) [PDF]
A new species, Cephaloziella biokoensis Vá a & F.Müller, is described and illustrated. The type locality is at the highest point of the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea) at an altitude of ca. 2900 m NN.
Müller, Frank, Vána, Jiri
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ABSTRACT Rings made on marine shell are a conspicuous artefact form found throughout cultural sequences for much of the Pacific over millennia. Despite their importance in both recent and ancient times, in‐depth consideration of the manufacturing processes involved in shell ring production are limited.
Michelle C. Langley+2 more
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Bryophytes from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa) : 6., Cololejeunea iradieri sp. nov., Cololejeunea magna stat. nov. and their relations to similar species [PDF]
The group of African Cololejeunea species with a heart-shaped perianth and elongate marginal leaf cells has been studied. Cololejeunea iradieri is described as new from Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa), while Cololejeunea harrisii Pócs var.
Heras Pérez, Patxi+1 more
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Fire Histories and Rainforest Aboriginal Archaeology in the Wet Tropics Bioregion, North Queensland
ABSTRACT Unlike the dominant Australian savanna‐sclerophyll vegetation, tropical rainforests do not burn easily. Any evidence of fire in Australian rainforests therefore invites explanations of its source. Analysis of 187 radiocarbon dates that include selected charcoal fragments from 23 soil pits and 7 archaeological sites from the Wet Tropics ...
Richard Cosgrove+9 more
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What Determines Foreign Aid to Papua New Guinea? An Inter-temporal Model of Aid Allocation [PDF]
foreign aid, allocation, Papua New Guinea, time ...
Feeny, Simon
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Lamivudine and tenofovir pharmacokinetic variability in people with HIV in Papua New Guinea
Aims Demographics and kidney function contribute to variability in lamivudine and tenofovir drug concentrations. The aim was to assess, for the first time, the pharmacokinetic variability of lamivudine and tenofovir in Papua New Guinean (PNG) HIV/AIDS patients.
Natália Bordin Andriguetti+4 more
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Initial estimates of teacher value‐added in English primary schools
Abstract A sizeable literature investigating teacher test score value‐added—the extent to which pupils make different rates of progress under different teachers—has emerged in the United States. While there is much interest in estimating teacher value‐added in other countries such as England, progress has been limited by the lack of datasets linking ...
John Jerrim+9 more
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Further new species of the genus Dolichoctis Schmidt-Göbel from New Guinea and surrounding islands (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae) [PDF]
Two new species of the carabid genus Dolichoctis Schmidt-Göbel from New Guinea and New Ireland are described: D. glabripennis of the striata-group (sensu Baehr, 1999) of the nominate subgenus, from New Guinea, and D.
Baehr, M.
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ABSTRACT This paper explores the link between formalization and environmental performance in the artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM) sector, focusing on the case of sub‐Saharan Africa. The impression often conveyed by experts is that a commitment to formalizing ASM—that is, moves made to bring the sector's operations into the legal domain, where ...
Gavin Hilson+2 more
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