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Reorganization of bird communities along a rainforest elevation gradient during a strong El Niño event in Papua New Guinea. [PDF]
Ecol EvolTerrestrial birds reacted quickly to extreme droughts associated with El Nino, and re‐established their distribution in few months after the event ended. The most extreme elevational shifts recorded were by more than 500 m elevational. We thus report a strong, yet reversible effect of El Nino on the communities of tropical terrestrial birds.
Sam K +5 more
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Strategies to address inequity of uncorrected refractive error in the Western Pacific: A modified Delphi process. [PDF]
Ophthalmic Physiol OptAbstract Purpose Uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of vision impairment globally; however, little attention has been given to equity and access to services. This study aimed to identify and prioritise: (1) strategies to address inequity of access to refractive error services and (2) population groups to target with these strategies in ...
McCormick I +22 more
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Traditional Preparations and Methanol Extracts of Medicinal Plants from Papua New Guinea Exhibit Similar Cytochrome P450 Inhibition. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2016 The hypothesis underlying this current work is that fresh juice expressed from Papua New Guinea (PNG) medicinal plants (succus) will inhibit human Cytochrome P450s (CYPs). The CYP inhibitory activity identified in fresh material was compared with inhibition in methanol extracts of dried material. Succus is the most common method of traditional medicine
Larson EC +6 more
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How can aid be decolonized and localized in the Pacific? Yielding and wielding power
Development Policy Review, Volume 41, Issue S2, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Motivation The colonial legacies of aid and development in the Pacific continue to be at the centre of policy debate. The ideal is to decolonize and localize the practice of aid and development. However, decolonization and localization have become highly contested in their definition and proposed practical approaches.
Theresa Meki, Jope Tarai
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Archaeology in Oceania, Volume 58, Issue 3, Page 296-313, October 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT In the Massim Island region of southeastern Papua New Guinea secondary interment of skeletal remains was widely practiced historically, but its social context and regional expression in the deeper past remains uncertain. In this paper the chronology of secondary burial on Panaeati Island is established indirectly by reconstructing the cultural
Zali Boyd, Ben Shaw
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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 +2 more
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The Darwinian shortfall in plants: phylogenetic knowledge is driven by range size
Ecography, Volume 2022, Issue 8, August 2022., 2022 The Darwinian shortfall, i.e. the lack of knowledge of phylogenetic relationships, significantly impedes our understanding of evolutionary drivers of global patterns of biodiversity. Spatial bias in the Darwinian shortfall, where phylogenetic knowledge in some regions is more complete than others, could undermine eco‐ and biogeographic inferences. Yet,
Alexander V. Rudbeck +7 more
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Oceania, Volume 91, Issue 2, Page 236-256, July 2021., 2021 ABSTRACT This article discusses how dependency's antonym, ‘self‐reliance’ expresses and shapes aspirations for development, and ideas about citizenship in Vanuatu. This ‘keyword’ was popularized in the process of decolonization and nation‐building in Vanuatu, and influenced by Dependency Theory, Pan‐Africanism, Black Internationalism, and trans‐Pacific
Rachel E. Smith
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Notions of (In)Dependence at a Papua New Guinean University
Oceania, Volume 91, Issue 2, Page 181-196, July 2021., 2021 Abstract This article explores notions of interpersonal dependence and personal independence voiced by university students, graduates, and staff in Papua New Guinea (PNG). It discusses how those obtaining a university education to become regular wage earners reflect on navigating the financial requests of less privileged kin. Wage earners often ascribe
Ivo Syndicus
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The Establishment and Development of Neurosurgery Services in Papua New Guinea. [PDF]
World J Surg, 2016 Abstract Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a developing Pacific Nation of 7.3 million people. Although neurosurgery training was introduced to PNG in the year 2000, it was in 2003 that a neurosurgery service was established. Prior to this time, neurosurgery in PNG was performed by general surgeons, with some assistance from visiting Australian ...
Kaptigau WM +3 more
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