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The power of Mary in Papua New Guinea

Anthropology Today, 2007
the cities of Port Moresby, Madang and Goroka, and in several villages and towns in Buka and Bougainville. The article presents the preliminary results of research that is part of the programme 'The Power of Pilgrimage', www.ru.nl/igs/ powerofpilgrimage/.
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Cossid moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) as pests of woody plants – A review

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Cossidae is a worldwide family of macro‐moths popularly known as carpenter moths due to the larval habit of boring in the wood of living plants. This review compiles current knowledge on the characteristics, diversity and bionomy of cossid moths as well as the damage they cause on woody plants.
Thanapol Choochuen, Jiří Foit
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Untersuchungen zur Biologie und den natürlichen Feinden von Deanolis sublimbalis SNELLEN (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) an Mango in Papua New Guinea [PDF]

, 2008
Deanolis sublimbalis SNELLEN (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the red banded mango caterpillar (RMBC), is a Southeast Asian insect species. It is now widely distributed throughout this region (India, Burma, Thailand, China, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, and ...
Basedow, Thies, Krull, Stefan
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Opportunities and Challenges of Population Pharmacogenomics

Annals of Human Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pharmacological responses can vary significantly among patients from different ethnogeographic backgrounds. This variability can, at least in part, be attributed to population‐specific genetic patterns in genes involved in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, as well as in genes associated with drug‐induced toxicity ...
Yitian Zhou, Yoomi Park, Mahamadou D. Camara, Volker M. Lauschke   +3 more
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Strategic options for syphilis control in Papua New Guinea– impact and cost-effectiveness projections using the syphilis interventions towards elimination (SITE) model

Infectious Disease Modelling, 2021
Objectives: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has among the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally and is committed to reducing their incidence.
Shepherd Machekera, Peniel Boas, Poruan Temu, Zimmbodilion Mosende, Namarola Lote, Angela Kelly-Hanku, S. Guy Mahiane, Robert Glaubius, Jane Rowley, Anup Gurung, Eline Korenromp   +10 more
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Sensitivity and specificity of a rapid point-of-care test for active yaws: a comparative study

The Lancet Global Health, 2014
Background: To eradicate yaws, national control programmes use the Morges strategy (initial mass treatment and biannual resurveys). The resurvey component is designed to actively detect and treat remaining yaws cases and is initiated on the basis of ...
Telek Ayove, BSc, Wendy Houniei, HEO, Regina Wangnapi, MBBS, Sibauk V Bieb, MBBS, Walter Kazadi, MD, Lisol-Nirau Luke, BSc, Clement Manineng, MBBS, Penias Moses, HEO, Raymond Paru, BSc, Javan Esfandiari, MSc, Prof. Pedro L Alonso, MD, Elisa de Lazzari, MSc, Quique Bassat, MD, Prof. David Mabey, MD, Dr. Oriol Mitjà, MD   +14 more
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Sign Language as “Mother Tongue Orphan”: A Challenge to Raciolinguistic Multiculturalism in Singapore

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the contested status of “sign language” in Singapore by exploring deaf people's experiences of the “Mother Tongues”—the state's designation for the official languages of Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil—with a particular focus on the relationships that deaf Chinese Singaporeans have with Mandarin.
Timothy Y. Loh
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Export Performance in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 1999 [PDF]

Stochastic dominance analysis was used to assess export performance in Papua New Guinea from 1960 to 1999. A country with abundant natural resources, Papua New Guinea was able to experience significant growth in total export values throughout the final ...
Blowes, Anita, Fleming, Euan M.
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Land use change from rainforests to oil palm plantations and food gardens in Papua New Guinea: Effects on soil properties and S fractions

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2016
Changes in soil sulfur (S) fractions were assessed in oil palm and food garden land use systems developed on forest vegetation in humid tropical areas of Popondetta in northern Province.
Richard Alepa, Rajashekhar Rao B.K.
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Rationale and methods of a randomized controlled trial of immunogenicity, safety and impact on carriage of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines in infants in Papua New Guinea

Pneumonia, 2017
Background Children in third-world settings including Papua New Guinea (PNG) experience early onset of carriage with a broad range of pneumococcal serotypes, resulting in a high incidence of severe pneumococcal disease and deaths in the first 2 years of ...
Deborah Lehmann, Wendy Kirarock, Anita H. J. van den Biggelaar, Megan Passey, Peter Jacoby, Gerard Saleu, Geraldine Masiria, Birunu Nivio, Andrew Greenhill, Tilda Orami, Jacinta Francis, Rebecca Ford, Lea-Ann Kirkham, Vela Solomon, Peter C. Richmond, William S. Pomat, for the 10v13v PCV trial team   +16 more
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