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Does Japanʼs Aid Promote the Economic Growth of Pacific Island Countries?
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Pacific Island countries (PICs) are among the worldʼs most aid‐dependent nations. This study examines relations between Japanʼs aid and the economic growth of 13 PICs during 2000–2023. After evaluating overall effects of Japanʼs aid, specific types are analysed: economic, social, production, and multi‐sector aid.
Wesley Steve Aru
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Communication Satellite Access in the Pacific: Current Status and Implications for Policy
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT This article focuses on communication satellite access in the Pacific Island countries. While satellites can provide telecommunication and internet access, very little academic literature is available about access to satellite communication technology in the Pacific region or policy responses to it.
Amanda H. A. Watson +1 more
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Scientific Reports, 2019 It has been hypothesized that sleep in the industrialized world is in chronic deficit, due in part to evening light exposure, which delays sleep onset and truncates sleep depending on morning work or school schedules. If so, societies without electricity
Andrea N. Smit +3 more
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New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2026.A fern collection made by T. G. Yuncker on 27 January 1940 from tropical rainforest forest in Niue had only been identified to its genus and lacked a species determination. Yuncker in his 1943 flora referred the collection to Athyrium Roth, whereas W. R. Sykes in his 1970 flora treated it as Diplazium Sw. Examination of the Yuncker 9916 specimen (BISH!)
Peter B. Heenan
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Three‐Dimensional Acoustic Multipole Waveform Inversion at Yasur Volcano, Vanuatu
Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 2019 Acoustic waveform inversions can provide estimates of volume flow rate and erupted mass, enhancing the ability to estimate volcanic emissions. Previous studies have generally assumed a simple acoustic source (monopole); however, more complex and accurate
A. Iezzi +4 more
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Restoration of Vanuatu sandalwood (Santalum austrocaledonicum) through participatory domestication
, 2020 Sandalwood (Santalum austrocaledonicum) is a fragrant tree of cultural and commercial importance in Vanuatu. The trade in its wild products has long provided income to landowners on remote islands.
T. Page, J. Doran, J. Tungon, M. Tabi
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Interventions to Improve Sanitation Facilities for Menstrual Health: A Systematic Review
Reproductive, Female and Child Health, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Objective To systematically review strategies to increase availability and access to sanitation facilities for menstrual health. Methods We searched four databases (PubMed, LILACS, CINAHL, EMBASE) and trial registries for peer‐reviewed studies evaluating the effectiveness of interventions providing and/or improving toilets, private washing ...
Emma Wallengren +7 more
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Mapping the Young‐Onset Dementia Research in the Asia‐Pacific Region: A Scoping Review
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Young‐onset dementia (YOD), with symptom onset before 65, is an area of increasing public health importance. YOD research in Asia‐Pacific remains under‐represented in the global YOD research landscape. This scoping review aimed to comprehensively map the existing YOD literature from Asia‐Pacific and provide an overview of the research topics ...
Gia Tan +15 more
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"Feeling at home in Vanuatu": Integration of newcomers from the East during the last millennium.
PLoS ONESeveral localities across the Vanuatu archipelago (Melanesia), so-called 'Polynesian Outliers', are inhabited by communities that display Polynesian linguistic and cultural features although being located outside the Polynesian Triangle.
Wanda Zinger +7 more
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Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Using a Portable Retinal Camera in Vanuatu
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2023 Juan Caceres,1,* Yibing Zhang,1,* Lawrence Boe,2 Yunshu Zhou,3 Cagri Besirli,3 Yannis M Paulus,3,4 Julie M Rosenthal3 1University of Michigan Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2Penama Provincial Health, Godden Memorial ...
Caceres J +6 more
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