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A history and some traditions of Pingelap, an atoll in the Eastern Caroline Islands

open access: yes, 1977
Pingelap atoll in the Eastern Caroline Islands, between Ponape and Kosrae, has received very little attention from modern investigators, or earlier from Western observers, including whalers, missionaries, and adventurers.
Hurd, Jane N.
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Money Laundering, Global Financial Instability, and Tax Havens in the Pacific Islands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Pacific Islands offshore financial centers (ofcs) are battling against the danger that international organizations will cut them off from the global financial system.
Van Fossen, Anthony   +1 more
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Circular Economy Pathways for Airport Climate Change Mitigation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airport operators face growing climate‐change pressures; the circular economy offers pathways to reduce impacts and recover resources. We examine how airport operators apply the circular economy in practice. We use an exploratory qualitative multicase design based on practitioner‐generated documents (e.g., press releases and sustainability ...
Michele Oppioli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Evil is Real and Attitude is Everything”: Applying Shattered Assumptions Theory to Worldview Changes Following Wrongful Conviction

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wrongful convictions continue to occur at high rates. Research has revealed that negative posttraumatic cognitive changes are a risk factor for the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder, yet little research has examined whether exonerees experience posttraumatic cognitive changes, such as changes to their worldview. Thus,
Kathryn A. Thomas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Labour mobility and diaspora: An overview of Solomon Islands’ historical regulatory experience, 1850s-2013

open access: yes, 2014
With less than 4,500 of its population of around 600,000 living overseas in 2013, the Solomon Islands ranks 138th in the world for diaspora formation.
Gegeo, David   +5 more
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Pacific Voices Through Film: Film As A Vehicle In Uniting Oral and Written Traditions In Polynesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Film is a powerful tool in bridging oral and written traditions, as well as in the process of forming our own cultural identity. With this tool we Pacific Islanders are able to express ourselves through film, image, storytelling, through a linking of ...
Tupou, Michelle
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Transformation Teams Leading the Hispanic‐Serving Institutions Movement at HSI Community Colleges

open access: yesNew Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Department of Education defunded discretionary grant programs for enrollment‐based minority‐serving institutions (MSIs) on September 10, 2025, yet Hispanic‐serving institutions (HSIs) still exist and must continue to adapt to their growing population of Latine/x students.
Gina Ann Garcia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's Leadership as a Driver of Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Sustainability and Green Transition: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study combines a bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review (SLR) to provide a comprehensive understanding of women's leadership and entrepreneurship within small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of sustainability and the green transition.
Adriana Dima   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Cook Islands, the Development of an External Affairs Department in an Emerging Microstate [PDF]

open access: yes, 1982
This thesis lull focus on the historical development of the External Affairs Department during the period 1965 to 1981. It will trace the dynamics of relationships with other governments as well as examine the current structure of the External Affairs ...
Jonassen, Jon Michael
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Embryonic development of the Mediterranean starfish Hacelia attenuata

open access: yesDevelopmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Starfish play essential ecological roles as predators and ecosystem regulators; however, detailed developmental descriptions exist for only a handful of species, none of which are from the Mediterranean Sea. Results In this study, we provide the first full account of the development of the Mediterranean starfish Hacelia attenuata ...
Silvia Caballero‐Mancebo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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