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Digital Skills at Divine Word University, Papua New Guinea

IAFOR Journal of Education, 2020
The purpose of the study was to investigate the level of digital skills within a group of university students in Papua New Guinea and their ability to meaningfully engage within the digital world. The study also aimed to explore whether the traditionally
Iwona Kolodziejczyk, Philip Gibbs, Cecilia Nembou, Maria Rodina Sagrista   +3 more
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Psychiatry in Papua New Guinea [PDF]

International Psychiatry, 2006
Papua New Guinea is an independent commonwealth in the South Pacific, lying just north of Australia and sharing its western border with Indonesia. The population of Papua New Guinea is 5.2 million, of whom 87% live in rural areas (2000 census) (National Statistics Office, 2003).
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High prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender women in Papua New Guinea

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021
Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a tuberculosis (TB) case notification rate of 333 cases per 100,000 population in 2016 and is one of the 14 countries classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “high-burden” for TB, multi-drug-resistant TB
Barne Willie, Avi J. Hakim, Steven G. Badman, Damian Weikum, Rebecca Narokobi, Kelsey Coy, Josephine Gabuzzi, Simon Pekon, Samson Gene, Angelyn Amos, Martha Kupul, Parker Hou, Nick M. Dala, David M. Whiley, Johanna Wapling, John M. Kaldor, Andrew J. Vallely, Angela Kelly-Hanku   +17 more
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Detection of enteric viral and bacterial pathogens associated with paediatric diarrhoea in Goroka, Papua New Guinea

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the viral and bacterial causes of acute watery diarrhoea in hospitalized children in Papua New Guinea. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on stool samples collected from 199 children (age
Kevin W. Soli, Tobias Maure, Monalisa P. Kas, Grace Bande, Sauli Bebes, Dagwin Luang-Suarkia, Peter M. Siba, Ayako Morita, Masahiro Umezaki, Andrew R. Greenhill, Paul F. Horwood   +10 more
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Challenges of establishing an emergency medical team in Papua New Guinea

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2023
Problem: Papua New Guinea (PNG) is situated in the Pacific Ocean and has experienced multiple natural disasters and disease outbreaks. However, PNG lacks the ability to rapidly and systematically deploy trained personnel to provide surge capacity in ...
Ulysses Oli, Rose Hosea, B Priya Lakshmy T Balasubramaniam, Freda Timbi, Gary Nou   +4 more
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Reconnaissance investigation of geothermal resources in parts of the Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria using remote sensing and geophysical methods

Energy Geoscience, 2022
In Nigeria, the basement complex and the sedimentary basins house many thermal springs which are physical manifestations of geothermal energy. However, there are difficulties in accessing the sustainability of these resources due to ethical and security ...
Tochukwu Ngene, Manoj Mukhopadhyay, Suame Ampana   +2 more
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Partner testing, linkage to care, and HIV-free survival in a program to prevent parent-to-child transmission of HIV in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2014
Background: To eliminate new pediatric HIV infections, interventions that facilitate adherence, including those that minimize stigma, enhance social support, and mitigate the influence of poverty, will likely be required in addition to combination ...
Andy Carmone, Korai Bomai, Wayaki Bongi, Tarua Dale Frank, Huleve Dalepa, Betty Loifa, Mobumo Kiromat, Sarthak Das, Molly F. Franke   +8 more
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Efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background In 2009, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Department of Health adopted artemether–lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) as the first- and second-line treatments for uncomplicated malaria, respectively.
Livingstone Tavul, Manuel W. Hetzel, Albina Teliki, Dorish Walsh, Benson Kiniboro, Lawrence Rare, Justin Pulford, Peter M. Siba, Stephan Karl, Leo Makita, Leanne Robinson, Johanna H. Kattenberg, Moses Laman, Gilchrist Oswyn, Ivo Mueller   +14 more
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Analysis of insecticides in long-lasting insecticidal nets using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and correlation with bioefficacy

Frontiers in Parasitology, 2023
BackgroundLong-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are a key vector control tool used for the prevention of malaria. Active ingredient (AI) measurements in LLINs are essential for evaluating their quality and efficacy. The main aim of the present study was
Melanie Koinari, Nakei Bubun, David Wilson, Evodia Anetul, Lincoln Timinao, Petrina Johnson, Petrina Johnson, Norelle L. Daly, Moses Laman, Tim Freeman, Stephan Karl, Stephan Karl   +11 more
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Lamivudine and tenofovir pharmacokinetic variability in people with HIV in Papua New Guinea. [PDF]

Br J Clin Pharmacol
Aims Demographics and kidney function contribute to variability in lamivudine and tenofovir drug concentrations. The aim was to assess, for the first time, the pharmacokinetic variability of lamivudine and tenofovir in Papua New Guinean (PNG) HIV/AIDS patients.
Andriguetti NB, Barratt DT, Tucci J, Pumuye P, Somogyi AA.   +4 more
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