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Efficacy of Management and Employees’ Involvement in HRD Initiatives: The Case of PNG Power Limited [PDF]

Business Ethics and Leadership, 2023
Organizational investment in human resource development (HRD) has risen rapidly over the years. The rise in HRD investment is undoubtedly triggered by the belief that HRD is the key to strengthening personal and organizational performance.
Ponnusamy Manohar, Joyce Rayel, Lawrence Sause   +2 more
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Household food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated socioeconomic demographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on global food security, but little is known about the impact on food security at the household level.
William Pomat, Anthony D Okely, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry, Seri Maraga, Lydia Kue, Tess Aga, Rebecca Emori, Noel Berry, Hung N Luu, Toan H Ha, Bang N Pham   +11 more
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Validating the InterVA-5 cause of death analytical tool: using mortality data from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System in Papua New Guinea

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective InterVA-5 is a new version of an analytical tool for cause of death (COD) analysis at the population level. This study validates the InterVA-5 against the medical review method, using mortality data in Papua New Guinea (PNG).Design and setting ...
William Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry, Seri Maraga, Gasowo S Jaukae, Tess Aga   +8 more
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Wage arbitrage through skilled emigration: Evidence from the Pacific Islands

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 430-446, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Skilled workers in poor countries earn wages a fraction of that of their counterparts in rich nations. Here, we estimate the opportunities for wage arbitrage from emigration of workers from the Pacific Islands into Australia and New Zealand. Our calculations, based on wages earned by graduate accountants, computer science graduates and cooks ...
Satish Chand, Michael Clemens, Helen Dempster   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why does currency denomination in external liabilities of small island developing states matter? Evidence from Fiji

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 447-464, September 2022., 2022
Abstract The valuation effects on international investment position induced by the exchange rate volatility are not uniform or easily manageable in small and vulnerable economies when compared with larger developing or developed countries. To investigate the underlying dynamics, we developed a foreign currency exposure index over the period 2006–2019 ...
Devendra Kumar Jain, Rup Singh, Henali Kumar, Nikeel Kumar, Arvind Patel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 408-429, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Popular political attitudes surveys have been conducted globally for several decades, but the Pacific region remains an exception. This paper presents the findings of the first Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Samoa from December 2020‐January 2021.
Michael Leach, Julien Barbara, Ioana Chan Mow, Sina Vaai, Christopher Mudaliar, Patila Amosa, Louise Mataia, Susana Tauaa, Taema Imo, Vernetta Heem   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Weakly Supervised Faster-RCNN+FPN to classify animals in camera trap images [PDF]

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series 2022, 2022
Camera traps have revolutionized the animal research of many species that were previously nearly impossible to observe due to their habitat or behavior. They are cameras generally fixed to a tree that take a short sequence of images when triggered. Deep learning has the potential to overcome the workload to automate image classification according to ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Decreased bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets and the resurgence of malaria in Papua New Guinea

Nature Communications, 2020
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has the highest malaria transmission outside of Africa. Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are believed to have helped to reduce average malaria prevalence in PNG from 16% in 2008 to 1% in 2014.
Rebecca Vinit, L. Timinao, Nakei Bubun, Michelle Katusele, L. Robinson, P. Kaman, Muker Sakur, L. Makita, L. Reimer, L. Schofield, W. Pomat, I. Mueller, M. Laman, T. Freeman, S. Karl   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source