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Efficient remittance services for development in the Pacific [PDF]

, 2007
Capital inflows to the Pacific islands from aid, foreign investment and remittances are an important source of development finance. Remittances are the fastest growing; they now total US$ 400 million per year and can be expected to grow even further as ...
Boe-Gibson, Geua, Gibson, John, McKenzie, David, Rohorua, Halahingano Tu'akolo Siufanga   +3 more
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Descriptive Epidemiology From the Myhre Syndrome Foundation Registry: The Value of Self‐Reported Data

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome is an ultrarare genetic disease characterized by short stature, distinct craniofacial features, cardiovascular and respiratory fibrosis and stenosis, neurodevelopmental delays, autism, intellectual disability, and hearing loss. The natural history of Myhre syndrome is still not fully understood due to a small patient population ...
Mary K. Young, Armelle Pindon, Maggie R. Brand, Kate Wears, Katherine H. Young, Alyssa Mendel, Michael J. Lyons   +6 more
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Expanded Protections for a U.S. Pacific Ocean Treasure [PDF]

, 2014
On Sept. 25, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a significant expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, a group of five highly protected marine reserves located thousands of miles southwest of the Hawaiian Islands ...

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Petrology of some oceanic island basalts: PRIMELT2.XLS software for primary magma calculation [PDF]

, 2008
PRIMELT2.XLS software is introduced for calculating primary magma composition and mantle potential temperature (TP) from an observed lava composition. It is an upgrade over a previous version in that it includes garnet peridotite melting and it detects ...
Asimow, Paul D., Herzberg, C.
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Abundance, condition, and diet of juvenile Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) in the Aleutian Islands [PDF]

, 2009
T he relative value of pelagic habitat for three size classes of juvenile Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) was investigated by comparing their abundance and condition in two areas of the Aleutian Islands. Diet, zooplankton biomass, and water column
Boldt, Jennifer L., Rooper, Christopher N.   +1 more
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How South Pacific mangroves may respond to predicted climate change and sea level rise [PDF]

, 2000
In the Pacific islands the total mangrove area is about 343,735 ha, with largest areas in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia. A total of 34 species of mangroves occur, as well as 3 hybrids. These are of the Indo-Malayan assemblage (
BF Clough, CD Woodroffe, CD Woodroffe, CD Woodroffe, CD Woodroffe, CD Woodroffe, CD Woodroffe, DA Scott, DA Scott, EJ Farnsworth, EJ Farnsworth, EJ Lahmann, EJ Lahmann, G Naidoo, JA Jimenez, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Ellison, JC Pernetta, JC Pernetta, JC Pernetta, L Sternberg, LD Lacerda, M Schwartz, MC Ball, MC Ball, MC Ball, MS Ross, N Idechong, NC Duke, P Bruun, P Saenger, PA Pirazzoli, PF Scholander, PFL Scholander, PR Bacon, RW Harrington, RW Parkinson, SC Snedaker, TR Alexander, TR Alexander, UNEP-IOC-WMO-IUCN, V Semeniuk, V Semeniuk, WL Stern   +56 more
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Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
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Paradise Lost: The Costs of State Failure in the Pacific [PDF]

Globally, state failure is hugely costly. We estimate the total cost of failing states at around US$276 billion per year. In this paper we apply our global framework and methodology to analyse the cost of failing states in the Pacific Ocean.
Chauvet, Lisa, Collier, Paul, Hoeffler, Anke   +2 more
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African and Pac!fic Literature: A Comparative Study [PDF]

, 1982
The new nations of Africa and the islands of the South Pacific have much in common, despite their ethnic and cultural diversity and the vast distance that separates them.
Martin, Kristine L.
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