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Modelling pollution dispersal around Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019
To assess potential dispersion of pollutants around Honiara, Solomon Islands, and Port Vila, Vanuatu, 3D ocean circulation models were developed using Telemac-3D.
J. Graham, David Haverson, J. Bacon
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Precipitation Intensity Increased Across the South Pacific Convergence Zone in the Industrial Age

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 14, 28 July 2026.
Abstract The position, strength, and variability of precipitation in the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) remain challenging for coupled ocean‐atmosphere climate models to represent, leaving future rainfall projections in this dynamically important region uncertain.
S. Nemiah Ladd, Ashley E. Maloney, Daniel B. Nelson, Mark D. Peaple, Julie N. Richey, Amanda Witt, Polly Sobeck, Matthew Prebble, David A. Sear, Peter G. Langdon, Nathalie Dubois, Julian P. Sachs   +11 more
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Using multiple correspondence analysis to identify behaviour patterns associated with overweight and obesity in Vanuatu adults

Public Health Nutrition, 2019
Objective The present study evaluates the use of multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), a type of exploratory factor analysis designed to reduce the dimensionality of large categorical data sets, in identifying behaviours associated with measures of ...
A. Van Horn, C. Weitz, Kathryn M. Olszowy, K. Dancause, Cheng Sun, A. Pomer, Harold Silverman, Gwang Lee, L. Tarivonda, Chim W. Chan, Akira Kaneko, J. Lum, Ralph M. Garruto   +12 more
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Comment on Ju et al. (2025): Global Declines in Mangrove Area and Carbon Stock From 1985 to 2020

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 13, 16 July 2026.
Abstract This is a comment on Ju, Fu, Lyne, et al. (2025, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025gl115303), for which we believe there are significant errors in the analysis that has been undertaken. While the aim and objectives of the study are appropriate, the claimed results do not align with other published studies on mangroves and are considered unlikely to ...
Pete Bunting, Ake Rosenqvist, Lammert Hilarides, Paula Castro Brandão Vaz dos Santos   +3 more
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Infant gaze following depends on communicative signals: An eye‐tracking study of 5‐ to 7‐month‐olds in Vanuatu

Developmental Science, 2018
Gaze is considered a crucial component of early communication between an infant and her caregiver. When communicatively addressed, infants respond aptly to others’ gaze by following its direction.
M. Hernik, Tanya Broesch
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BIODIVERSITY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF FRESHWATER CRUSTACEANS (DECAPODA: NATANTIA) FROM VANUATU, A COMPARISON WITH FIJI AND NEW CALEDONIA.

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2002
This is the first comprehensive study of freshwater decapoda crustaceans from Vanuatu. Of the nineteen species collected during this study, eighteen appear to be new records for the archipelago.
MARQUET G., TAIKI N., CHADDERTON L., GERBEAUX P.   +3 more
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Characterization of Microsatellites in Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) and Cross-Amplification in Related Species

Applications in Plant Sciences, 2014
Premise of the study: To investigate the genetic diversity of a root crop, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, and to facilitate germplasm conservation, microsatellite loci were developed and characterized by genotyping 39 accessions from different geographic ...
Chloe Cathebras, Renan Traore, Roger Malapa, Ange-Marie Risterucci, Hana Chaïr   +4 more
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Popular Political Attitudes in Vanuatu: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
This paper presents the findings of the second Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Vanuatu from August–October 2023. Drawing on a nationally representative sample (n = 1330) of ni‐Vanuatu of voting‐age (18+), the PAS gauges the views of ordinary
Christopher Mudaliar, Michael Leach, Kerryn Baker, Julien Barbara, Milla Vaha, Krishna Kotra, Trevor Leodoro   +6 more
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Media and journalism training in Vanuatu

Pacific Journalism Review, 2017
Commentary: In 2009, a two-year diploma course in Journalism and Media began at the Vanuatu Institute of Technology. It was the first full time journalism and media course in the country and was long overdue as the local media industry expanded.
Dave Mandavah
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High incidence of leptospirosis in an observational study of hospital outpatients in Vanuatu highlights the need for improved awareness and diagnostic capacities.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
BackgroundEstimates of leptospirosis morbidity identified Oceania as the region with highest burden. Besides Australia and New Zealand, Oceania is home of Pacific Island Countries and Territories, most of which are developing countries facing a number of
Junior George Pakoa, Marie-Estelle Soupé-Gilbert, Dominique Girault, Dexter Takau, Justina Gaviga, Ann-Claire Gourinat, Arnaud Tarantola, Cyrille Goarant   +7 more
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