Archaeological studies of shell-remains at Punangatu (Futuna island/Vanuatu) – How can we identify and classify shellfish to understand their historical use? [PDF]
Pacific Geographies, 2020 This article, based on the master’s thesis of the first author, aims to identify and classify by species different shellfish collected in a Vanuatu archaeological site.
Lucas Sarvanu, Matthias Kowasch
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Progress in Disaster Science, 2020 Vanuatu is one of the countries in the world most at risk from natural hazards. This Pacific island country is frequently struck by ferocious tropical cyclones, such as Cyclone Harold in April 2020, causing massive devastation to the housing sector ...
Iftekhar Ahmed, Ted McDonnell
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, 2015 The Republic of Vanuatu, located in the south west Pacific, comprises a total land area of 12,195 sq km, made up of 83 islands, 70 of which are inhabited (Figure 59.1). Vanuatu was a former colony of Britain and France, jointly run under a Condominium government and known during that period as the New Hebrides or Nouvelles H brides, until it gained its
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A rapid method for methanol quantification in spirits using UV-visible spectroscopy and FTIR [PDF]
PeerJ Analytical ChemistryAlthough standards methods of food safety assessment are important, these methods are relatively expensive and require intensive work and time. In alcohol beverage industries, ultraviolet visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
Ronick S. Shadrack +6 more
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International Journal of the Commons, 2022 In many parts of the world, traditional institutions are the backbone of village governance and service delivery. While the effects of introducing new institutional arrangements from outside have been widely studied, autonomous changes – that is, those ...
Daniel Vorbach, Jonathan Ensor
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Researching in cross cultural contexts: a socially just process. [PDF]
, 2010 In this paper, we explore culture and its relationship to cross cultural research. The context for this research is Vanuatu, a small South Pacific Island nation.
McNae, Rachel Elizabeth, Strachan, Jane
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How instability creates stability: the survival of democracy in Vanuatu
, 2021 While political stability is one of the core concepts in political science, its precise meaning remains ambiguous. This paper draws a distinction between regime stability, signifying the endurance of regime types, and political stability, which refers to
Wouter Veenendaal
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Hydrous Carbonatitic Liquids Drive CO2 Recycling From Subducted Marls and Limestones
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 209-221., 2020 This book is Open Access. A digital copy can be downloaded for free from Wiley Online Library.
Explores the behavior of carbon in minerals, melts, and fluids under extreme conditions
Carbon trapped in diamonds and carbonate-bearing rocks in subduction zones are examples of the continuing exchange of substantial carbon ...
Erwin Schettino, Stefano Poli
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Transitional challenges faced by medical intern doctors (IDs) in Vanuatu: a qualitative study
Medical Education Online, 2022 The transition from being a medical student to a fully qualified registered doctor is a challenging time in the lives of intern doctors (IDs). Throughout those challenging times they face many challenges which significantly impact their professional ...
Mackenzie Sitobata +1 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundDisplacement due to natural disaster exposure is a major source of distress, and disproportionately affects people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Emmanuel Nzayisenga +14 more
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