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A systematic review study on the factors affecting shortage of nursing workforce in the hospitals

open access: yesNursing Open, 2023
Aim This study aimed to determine factors that influence the nursing workforce shortage and their impact on nurses. Design This study applied a systematic review design.
Adel Tutuo Tamata, Masoud Mohammadnezhad
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Vanuatu‘s 40th anniversary: Review of the first decade of political independence from 1980 to 1990 [PDF]

open access: yesPacific Geographies, 2020
The year 2020 is a particularly important one for Vanuatu. On 30 July, this SID (Small Island developing state) celebrated the 40th anniversary of its independence.
Gilbert David
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Variations in judgments of intentional action and moral evaluation across eight cultures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Individuals tend to judge bad side effects as more intentional than good side effects (the Knobe or side- effect effect). Here, we assessed how widespread these findings are by testing eleven adult cohorts of eight highly contrasted cultures on their ...
Robbins, Erin   +2 more
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Syndromic surveillance in Vanuatu since Cyclone Pam: a descriptive study

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2016
In 2012, Vanuatu designed and implemented a syndromic surveillance system based on the guidelines developed by the Pacific Community and the World Health Organization to provide early warning of outbreaks and other important public health events.
George Worwor   +6 more
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Phylogenetic and phenotypic divergence of an insular radiation of birds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Evolutionary divergence of lineages is one of the key mechanisms underpinning large scale patterns in biogeography and biodiversity. Island systems have been highly influential in shaping theories of evolutionary diversification and here I use the ...
Black, Richard Anthony   +1 more
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High SARS-CoV-2 attack rates in areas with low detection after community transmission established in Port Vila, Vanuatu, April 2022

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response
Objective: On 4 March 2022, the first community-acquired case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Vanuatu, with community transmission occurring subsequently.
Florita Toa   +5 more
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Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) genetic improvement in Vanuatu: Overview of research achievements from 1962 to 2002.

open access: yesOléagineux, Corps gras, Lipides, 2005
From 1962 to 2002, at the Saraoutou research station on the island of Santo in Vanuatu, a hybrid creation programme was implemented to improve the productive potential of coconut cultivars. The first stage was to create a collection by introducing around
Labouisse Jean-Pierre   +6 more
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Impact of the Lymphatic Filariasis Control Program towards elimination of filariasis in Vanuatu, 1997–2006

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Health, 2017
Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. The filarial worms affect the lymphatic system which leads to abnormal enlargement of body parts, chronic pain, disability, and social ...
Tammy Allen   +7 more
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Characterizing genetic diversity of contemporary pacific chickens using mitochondrial DNA analyses. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable region (HVR) sequences of prehistoric Polynesian chicken samples reflect dispersal of two haplogroups--D and E--by the settlers of the Pacific.
Kelsey Needham Dancause   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alienation and Harmonization-Practice Models of Airbnbification: A Case Study of Overseas Chinese Guesthouses in Fiji and Vanuatu

open access: yesRedai dili, 2023
Short-term rentals are the primary drivers of transnational mobility for gentrifiers in the 21st-century. Airbnbification, pioneered by transnational hosts, has emerged in two Pacific small island developing states: Fiji and Vanuatu.
Lei Bojian, Zhang Ying
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