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Tracking ancient beach-lines inland: 2600-year-old dentate-stamped ceramics at Hopo, Vailala River region, Papua New Guinea [PDF]

, 2014
The Lapita expansion took Austronesian seafaring peoples with distinctive pottery eastward from the Bismarck Archipelago to western Polynesia during the late second millennium BC, marking the first stage in the settlement of Oceania.
David, Bruno O., Leavesley, Matthew, Petchey, Fiona, Skelly, Robert   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Sustainability of Land Groups in Papua New Guinea

Land, 2016
This paper consists of a review of existing literature relating to Incorporated Land Groups in Papua New Guinea (PNG), followed by a case study of two urban incorporated land groups (ILGs) in the city of Lae.
Lepani Karigawa, Jacob Adejare Babarinde, Suman Steven Holis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillance system

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS are public health concerns in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This study examines TB and HIV/AIDS mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in PNG.Method As part of a longitudinal study, verbal autopsy (VA ...
Chalapati Rao, Willie Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastroschisis in a premature infant in Papua New Guinea: initial treatment with a normal saline bag silo

Rural and Remote Health, 2022
This case report describes the staged management gastroschisis in a low-birthweight baby in Papua New Guinea, where a silo was fashioned using a normal saline bag to protect the bowel, while the baby stabilised and was ready for later abdominal wall ...
E Yakea, Beena Kulau, Jack Mulu, Trevor Duke   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of a catch-up programme to improve routine immunization in 13 provinces of Papua New Guinea, 2020–2022

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2023
Objective: Routine immunization coverage in Papua New Guinea has decreased in the past 5 years. This persistently low routine immunization coverage has resulted in low population immunity and frequent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease across the ...
Dessie Ayalew Mekonnen, Mathias Bauri, Martha Pogo, Mei Shang, Deborah Bettels, Shaikh Humayun Kabir, Waramin Edward, Bieb Sibauk, Milena Dalton, Geoff Miller, Ananda Amarasinghe, Yoshihiro Takashima, Dapeng Luo, Sevil Huseynova   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breastfeeding Rate, Food Supplementation, Dietary Diversity Among Children Aged 6–59 Months, and Associated Factors in Papua New Guinea

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Background: Along the socioeconomic changes in the past decades, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has undergone significant food transition. Little is known about the influence of household and maternal socioeconomic demographic factors on dietary intake and ...
Bang Nguyen Pham, Vinson D. Silas, Anthony D. Okely, William Pomat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A global overview of anatomical science education and its present and future role in biomedical curricula

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
How the anatomical sciences are taught worldwide is constantly changing. Common themes are a reduction of teaching time and the inclusion of e‐learning and new pedagogical approaches. Although there is a common direction of change, where different global regions place along that trajectory often correlates with their economic status.
Michael Hortsch, Virginia Claudia Carneiro Girão‐Carmona, Ana Caroline Rocha de Melo Leite, Ilias P. Nikas, Margaret K. Gatumu, Nii Koney‐Kwaku Koney, Benjamin Arko‐Boham, Doris George Yohannan, Aswathy Maria Oommen, Yan Li, Jian Yang, Alexandra F. Trollope, Amanda J. Meyer, Sonya E. Van Nuland   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Wasting and Stunting Prevalence Among Children Under 5 Years of Age and Associated Risk Factors in Papua New Guinea: New Evidence From the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Background: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has undergone a significant health transition, with the prevalence of non-communicable diseases increasing. Many children under 5 years of age suffer from the burden of malnutrition.
Bang Nguyen Pham, Vinson D. Silas, Anthony D. Okely, William Pomat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dual Role Executives and Corporate Membership of Emission Trading Schemes: The Role of Board Structure

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of CEO duality on the likelihood of corporate participation in an emissions trading scheme. The results indicate that firms led by dual‐role executives are less likely to participate in emissions trading schemes.
Ibrahim Ayoade Adekunle, Gbenga Adamolekun, Edward Jones, Segun Thompson Bolarinwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of Trichoderma on the growth and development of tomato and bean under greenhouse and field conditions

Annals of Tropical Research, 2018
Trichoderma’s plant growth stimulating effect is well-recognized besides its well-known role as a biocontrol agent against plant diseases. Two greenhouse and field studies were conducted at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUOT) to test ...
Gwendolyn Ban, Shamsul Akanda, Macquin Maino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source