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The Rhinoceros in New Guinea [PDF]
Nature, 1875 LIEUT. SIDNEY SMITH, late of H.M.S. Basilisk, reports that while engaged in surveying on the north coast of Papua, between Huon Bay and Cape Basilisk, being on shore with a party cutting firewood, the observed in the forest the “droppings” (excrement) of a rhinoceros in more than one place, the bushes in the neighbourhood being also broken and trampled
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Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021 Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a tuberculosis (TB) case notification rate of 333 cases per 100,000 population in 2016 and is one of the 14 countries classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “high-burden” for TB, multi-drug-resistant TB
Barne Willie +17 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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The path to kina convertibility: An analysis of Papua New Guineaʼs foreign exchange market
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 465-482, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Papua New Guinea (PNG) has faced a foreign exchange (forex) shortage since 2015. The Bank of PNG has resorted to forex rationing to protect reserves, leading to a large backlog of orders and import compression. This paper surveys the structure of PNGʼs forex market and analyses recent market conditions.
Martin Davies, Marcel Schröder
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Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2014 Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate a large outbreak of shigellosis in Papua New Guinea that began in a camp for internally displaced persons before spreading throughout the general community.
Edwin Benny +10 more
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Digital Skills at Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea
IAFOR Journal of Education, 2020 The purpose of the study was to investigate the level of digital skills within a group of university students in Papua New Guinea and their ability to meaningfully engage within the digital world. The study also aimed to explore whether the traditionally
Iwona Kolodziejczyk +3 more
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COVID‐19 in the Pacific territories: Isolation, borders and the complexities of governance
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 394-407, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Early experience of COVID‐19 in seven Pacific politically dependent territories (Guam, American Samoa, Pitcairn, Tokelau, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, and New Caledonia) emphasises a diversity of contexts, responses, outcomes and possible futures.
John Connell
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the viral and bacterial causes of acute watery diarrhoea in hospitalized children in Papua New Guinea. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on stool samples collected from 199 children (age
Kevin W. Soli +10 more
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Frontiers in Parasitology, 2023 BackgroundLong-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are a key vector control tool used for the prevention of malaria. Active ingredient (AI) measurements in LLINs are essential for evaluating their quality and efficacy. The main aim of the present study was
Melanie Koinari +11 more
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Spin-orbit coupling in a graphene bilayer and in graphite [PDF]
New Journal of Physics, vol. 12, 083063 (2010), 2010 The intrinsic spin-orbit interactions in bilayer graphene and in graphite are studied, using a tight binding model, and an intraatomic LS coupling. The spin-orbit interactions in bilayer graphene and graphite are larger, by about one order of magnitude, than the interactions in single layer graphene, due to the mixing of pi and sigma bands by ...
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