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Ptychanthoideae (subfam. of Lejeuneaceae, Hepaticae) from Vanuatu : with the description of Caudalejeunea streimannii Gyarmati sp. n. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
A list of 18 Lejeuneaceae (subfam. Ptychanthoideae) species of Vanuatu is given based on the collection of the late Heinar Streimann, identified by the Author.
Sass-Gyarmati, Andrea
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Palm tree justice? The role of comparative law in the South Pacific [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Emerging from a colonial past, Pacific island states have legal systems which are patchy and often incoherent. This article examines the role of judges in the field of family law and how, through creative use of comparative legal thinking, they ...
Farran   +4 more
core   +1 more source

High incidence of leptospirosis in an observational study of hospital outpatients in Vanuatu highlights the need for improved awareness and diagnostic capacities. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness

open access: yesScottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lutte contre la maladie du jaunissement mortel au Ghana : research of resistant varieties among thirty coconut varieties (Cocos nucisfera L.) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Les maladies du jaunissement mortel qui dévastent les cocoteraies sont connues en Amérique Latine et en Afrique. Au Ghana, la maladie est apparue en 1932 dans la zone du Cap Saint Paul. Elle s'est étendue à la Western région qui représente près de 90% de
Allou, Kouassi   +4 more
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A new coastal species of Pseuderanthemum (Acanthaceae) from Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia) and Vanuatu with notes on P. carruthersii [PDF]

open access: yesPhytoKeys, 2019
When dealing with the taxonomy of Pacific coastal species within the region of New Caledonia and Vanuatu, one should examine all names published in Australasia and other Pacific islands.
Gildas Gâteblé   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Wind energy resource assessment for Vanuatu with accurate estimation of Weibull parameters

open access: yesEnergy exploration & exploitation, 2019
Wind energy resource assessments for Pentecost Island and Epi Island in Vanuatu were carried out using one year of wind data. The wind data were used to calculate the daily average wind speed, diurnal variation of wind speed and monthly average wind ...
Krishneel A. Singh   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability

open access: yesScottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a conditional relationship: in low‐Internet countries, higher inequality associates with lower instability, likely due to limited political awareness ...
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The development impact of a best practice seasonal worker policy: New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Seasonal migration programs are widely used around the world, and are increasingly seen as offering a potential “triple-win”- benefiting the migrant, sending country, and receiving country.
Gibson, John, McKenzie, David
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High level sill and dyke intrusions initiated from rapidly buried mafic lava flows in scoria cones of Tongoa, Vanuatu (New Hebrides), South Pacific [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Scoria cones are generally considered to grow rapidly in days to weeks or months. During their growth lava flows may be fed onto the cone surface from lava-lake breaches, or form by coalescence of spatter; such flows are preserved interbedded with scoria
Nemeth, Karoly, White, James D. L.
core   +2 more sources

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