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Catching Shadows: The Exhibition of Intangible Heritage of Moana Oceania in Lisa Reihana’s 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'

open access: yesJournal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 2022
Since the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003, and the increased prevalence of decolonising objectives in museums, curators have been faced with the ...
Leanne Daly
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Fijian infrastructural citizenship: spaces of electricity sharing and informal power grids in an informal settlement

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2020
Infrastructure has historically been absent in informal settlements in Oceania. Oceanic governments have deliberately withheld infrastructure to these settlements denying them essential resources, human rights, and ways of life.
Lucas Watt
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Satellite tracking reveals novel migratory patterns and the importance of seamounts for endangered South Pacific humpback whales [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2015
The humpback whale population of New Caledonia appears to display a novel migratory pattern characterized by multiple directions, long migratory paths and frequent pauses over seamounts and other shallow geographical features.
Claire Garrigue   +4 more
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Sweet potato is a strategic root crop in Oceania: A synthesis of the past research and future direction

open access: yesSains Tanah: Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 2023
Sweet potato is an important food, industrial, and pharmaceutical crop worldwide and highly adapted to adverse ranges of agroclimatic conditions, making it one of the strategic crops under climate change.
Patrick S. Michael, Topas M. Peter
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Disability and Cinema in India: Representation of Women with Disabilities in Bollywood since 1970 [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of World Sociopolitical Studies, 2022
This study aims to examine the representation of women with disabilities (sensory impairment) in the Indian cinema, focusing on the Hindi speaking Bollywood.
Sadaf Tekyeh   +2 more
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The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical Islands

open access: yesMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2014
The notion of sustainable development is one of the most popular concepts of our time. However, it remains controversial and quite problematic, especially for small islands and their communities. These challenges arise in relation to the limited scope of
Jędrusik Maciej
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Beyond Borders and States: Modelling Ocean Connectivity According to Indigenous Cosmovisions

open access: yesArctic Review on Law and Politics, 2021
The article describes some common features of Indigenous sea cosmovisions (through examples from Oceania and the Arctic region), from which an understanding of ocean governance rooted in the interconnectedness of all life and the importance of protecting
Endalew Lijalem Enyew   +2 more
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QUAD and AUKUS and the Balance of Power in the Asia-Pacific Region: Prospects for Russia, China and ASEAN

open access: yesКонтуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2023
Over the past few years the US-China rivalry has been the main reason for the key events in the Asia-Pacific region. Now this strategic confrontation is taking new forms. Various alliances and coalitions led by the United States are being created.
E. S. Martynova
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Managing Infodemic on COVID-19 Related Issues: ‘Building Resilience to Misinformation’ in IRNA and FARS News agencies Instagram Pages [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of World Sociopolitical Studies, 2021
The present article aims to investigate the modality of coverage and infodemic management regarding COVID 19 by the two Iranian mainstream media i.e., IRNA and Fars News Agency.
Hamideh Molaei
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Global-Service Learning and Student-Athletes: A Model for Enhanced Academic Inclusion at the University of Washington

open access: yesAnnals of Global Health, 2017
BackgroundThe University of Washington (UW) continues to create opportunities to engage all students in transformational undergraduate educational opportunities, such as study abroad.ObjectiveThis article describes specific efforts to increase inclusion ...
Holly M. Barker
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