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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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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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Recognizing Spontaneous Facial Expressions of Emotion in a Small-Scale Society of Papua New Guinea

Emotion, 2017
We report 2 studies on how residents of Papua New Guinea interpret facial expressions produced spontaneously by other residents of Papua New Guinea. Members of a small-scale indigenous society, Trobrianders (Milne Bay Province; N = 32, 14 to 17 years ...
Carlos Crivelli, J. Russell, Sergio Jarillo, J. Fernández-Dols   +3 more
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Characterizing Drivers of Asia's Black Elephant Disaster Risks

Earth's Future, Volume 10, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Asia has the fastest growing population and economy, but it is also the most disaster‐prone region in the world. Resilience to disaster impacts from natural hazards will be key to the long‐term sustainability of this rapidly growing region. The first step to building resilience is to identify the key threats that this region faces. We describe
Yolanda C. Lin, Gizem Mestav Sarica, Terence J. Chua, Asa B. Stone, Susanna F. Jenkins, Adam D. Switzer, Gordon Woo, David Lallemant   +7 more
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Diet of land birds along an elevational gradient in Papua New Guinea

Scientific Reports, 2017
Food preferences and exploitation are crucial to many aspects of avian ecology and are of increasing importance as we progress in our understanding of community ecology.
K. Sam, Bonny Koane, Samuel Jeppy, J. Sýkorová, V. Novotný   +4 more
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The Paris Agreement and Climate Justice: Inequitable Impacts of Sea Level Rise Associated With Temperature Targets

Earth's Future, Volume 10, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are causing unprecedented changes to the climate. In 2015, at the United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties in Paris, France, countries agreed to limit the global mean temperature (GMT) increase to 2°C above preindustrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
S. Sadai, R. A. Spector, R. DeConto, N. Gomez   +3 more
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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
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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
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A novel point-of-care testing strategy for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in high-burden settings: results of a feasibility study in Papua New Guinea

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
BackgroundSexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
S. Badman, L. Vallely, P. Toliman, G. Kariwiga, B. Lote, W. Pomat, C. Holmér, R. Guy, S. Luchters, C. Morgan, S. Garland, S. Tabrizi, D. Whiley, S. Rogerson, G. Mola, H. Wand, B. Donovan, L. Causer, J. Kaldor, A. Vallely   +19 more
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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
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