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Education, employment and practice: Midwifery graduates in Papua New Guinea [PDF]

, 2016
© 2016 The Authors Background Papua New Guinea has a very high maternal mortality rate (773/100,000), low rates of supervised births and a critical shortage of skilled midwives. A midwifery education initiative commenced in 2012, funded by the Australian
Buasi, N, Dawson, A, Homer, CSE, Joseph, N, Moores, A, Puawe, P, Rumsey, M, Samor, MK, West, F   +8 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
doaj  

How safe are peat‐free growing media? An exploration of plant pathogen risks to the horticultural industry and recommendations for risk mitigation

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The UK's horticultural industry is shifting from reliance on unsustainable peat‐based growing media to products that contain alternative constituents, including coir, bark, wood fibre and composted green waste. Some peat‐alternatives carry an elevated risk of harbouring plant pathogens, including the potential to introduce novel pathogens from overseas,
Audrey M. Litterick, Susie Holmes, Debra E. Frederickson‐Matika, Sarah Green   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the pisionids (Polychaeta: Pisionidae) from Papua New Guinea, with a description of six new species [PDF]

, 1995
Out of eight species of pisionids sampled in Papua New Guinea, six are new to science: Pisione helenae n.sp., P. parhelenae n. sp., P. parva n. sp.,P. brevicirra n. sp.,P. ungulata n. sp. and P. primitiva n. sp. Some remarks are given for P.
De Wilde, C.L.M., Govaere, J.C.R.
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West Papua ‘independence’ and the Papua New Guinea press [PDF]

, 2006
This article explores the West Papua issue through the Papua New Guinea news media. It seeks to identify the reasons behind the decline in coverage of West Papua in the PNG press.
Matbob, Patrick, Papoutsaki, Evangelia
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Insufficient duration of insecticidal efficacy of Yahe® insecticide-treated nets in Papua New Guinea

Malaria Journal
Background Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are the backbone of anti-malarial vector control in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Over recent years the quality and performance of ITNs delivered to PNG decreased, which has likely contributed to the stagnation in the
Nakei Bubun, Evodia Anetul, Melanie Koinari, Petrina H. Johnson, Leo S. Makita, Timothy W. Freeman, Leanne J. Robinson, Moses Laman, Stephan Karl   +8 more
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Investigating differences in village-level heterogeneity of malaria infection and household risk factors in Papua New Guinea

Scientific Reports, 2021
Malaria risk is highly heterogeneous. Understanding village and household-level spatial heterogeneity of malaria risk can support a transition to spatially targeted interventions for malaria elimination.
Desmond Gul, Daniela Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Elma Nate, Alma Auwan, Mary Salib, Lina Lorry, John B. Keven, Michelle Katusele, Jason Rosado, Natalie Hofmann, Maria Ome-Kaius, Cristian Koepfli, Ingrid Felger, James W. Kazura, Manuel W. Hetzel, Ivo Mueller, Stephan Karl, Archie C. A. Clements, Freya J. I. Fowkes, Moses Laman, Leanne J. Robinson   +20 more
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“It Looks as if They Threw the Entire Periodic Table Into the River”: A Decolonial Perspective for Chemistry Education in the Context of Environmental Injustices

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article I explore the case of the Mariana dam disaster in 2015 in Brazil seeking to contribute to reflections about the role of chemistry and chemistry education in environmental injustices. Drawing on stories about this disaster shared in the Dead River Podcast (2024), on wider literature and on other cases of environmental injustices
Haira E. Gandolfi
wiley   +1 more source

Diary of Dr Blanche Biggs, 1969 [PDF]

, 1969
The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Collection consists of photographs, typescript articles, correspondence, diaries, notes and ephemera documenting personal experiences of colonial administration and general life in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea Association of Australia
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Differential impact of malaria control interventions on P. falciparum and P. vivax infections in young Papua New Guinean children

BMC Medicine, 2019
Introduction As malaria transmission declines, understanding the differential impact of intensified control on Plasmodium falciparum relative to Plasmodium vivax and identifying key drivers of ongoing transmission is essential to guide future ...
Maria Ome-Kaius, Johanna Helena Kattenberg, Sophie Zaloumis, Matthew Siba, Benson Kiniboro, Shadrach Jally, Zahra Razook, Daisy Mantila, Desmond Sui, Jason Ginny, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Stephan Karl, Thomas Obadia, Alyssa Barry, Stephen J. Rogerson, Moses Laman, Daniel Tisch, Ingrid Felger, James W. Kazura, Ivo Mueller, Leanne J. Robinson   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source