Acceptability of testing for anorectal sexually transmitted infections and self-collected anal swabs in female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender women in Papua New Guinea by Stephen Bell, Johanna Wapling, Sophie Ase, Ruthy Boli-Neo, Andrew J. Vallely, John M. Kaldor, Claire E. Nightingale, Angela Kelly-Hanku

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Optical products for refractive error and low vision by Kovin S Naidoo, Yashika I Maharaj, Vivasan Pillay, Sebastian Fellhauer

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Sexual and reproductive health needs and practices of female sex workers in Papua New Guinea: findings from a biobehavioral survey Kauntim mi tu (‘Count me too’) by Damian Weikum, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Ruthy Neo-Boli, Herick Aeno, Steven G. Badman, Lisa M. Vallely, Barne Willie, Martha Kupul, Parker Hou, Angelyn Amos, Rebecca Narokobi, Simon Pekon, Kelsey Coy, Johanna Wapling, Janet Gare, John M. Kaldor, Andrew J. Vallely, Avi J. Hakim, on behalf of the Kauntim mi tu Study Team

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Rapid reproductive analysis and length–weight relation of blacktail snapper, Lutjanus fulvus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lutjanidae), from a remote village in Papua New Guinea by K. Longenecker, R. Langston, H. Bolick, U. Kondio

“…We present a length–weight relation and use rapid, low-cost histological methods to describe the reproductive biology of the blacktail snapper, Lutjanus fulvus (Forster, 1801), based on 124 specimens collected from a remote area in Papua New Guinea [W = 0.0134(FL)3.100].  We estimate male L50 at 13.5 cm FL and female L50 at 18.8 cm FL.…”
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Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy – findings from a longitudinal study by Donya Eghrari, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Alyce N. Wilson, Elizabeth Peach, Arthur Elijah, Pele Melepia, Hadlee SupSup, Lisa M. Vallely, Peter M. Siba, Elissa C. Kennedy, Joshua P. Vogel, Caroline S. E. Homer, Leanne J. Robinson, Freya J. I. Fowkes, William Pomat, Brendan S. Crabb, James G. Beeson, Christopher J. Morgan

“…Little is known about women’s knowledge of newborn danger signs in Papua New Guinea. This study aims to assess this knowledge gap among a cohort of women in East New Britain Province. …”
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Health service needs and perspectives of a rainforest conserving community in Papua New Guinea’s Ramu lowlands: a combined clinical and rapid anthropological assessment with parallel treatment of urgent cases by William Pomat, Jackie A Cassell, Hayley MacGregor, Stephen L Walker, Jo Middleton, Gavin Colthart, Francesca Dem, James Fairhead, Michael G Head, Joao Inacio, Mavis Jimbudo, Christopher Iain Jones, Moses Laman, Vojtech Novotny, Mika Peck, Jason Paliau, Jonah Philip, Shen Sui, Alan J Stewart, Alice Elkins, Richard J Hazell, Jessica A Stockdale, Ruma Umari

“…Objectives Determine community needs and perspectives as part of planning health service incorporation into Wanang Conservation Area, in support of locally driven sustainable development.Design Clinical and rapid anthropological assessment (individual primary care assessments, key informant (KI) interviews, focus groups (FGs), ethnography) with treatment of urgent cases.Setting Wanang (pop. c189), a rainforest community in Madang province, Papua New Guinea.Participants 129 villagers provided medical histories (54 females (f), 75 males (m); median 19 years, range 1 month to 73 years), 113 had clinical assessments (51f, 62m; median 18 years, range 1 month to 73 years). 26 ≥18 years participated in sex-stratified and age-stratified FGs (f<40 years; m<40 years; f>40 years; m>40 years). …”
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Naturally-acquired humoral immune responses against the N- and C-termini of the <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>MSP1 protein in endemic regions of Brazil and Papua New Guinea using a multiplex assay by Alonso Pedro L, Camargo Erney P, Alves Fabiana P, Stanisic Danielle I, Brucet Marina, Sanz Sergi, Fernandez-Becerra Carmen, Mueller Ivo, del Portillo Hernando A

“…As expected, results demonstrated that PvMSP1 was immunogenic in natural infections of patients from different endemic regions of Brazil and Papua New Guinea (PNG), and that age correlated only with antibodies against the C-terminus part of the molecule. …”
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Low genetic diversity of Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue (TPE) isolated from patients' ulcers in Namatanai District of Papua New Guinea: Local human population is infected by three TPE genotypes. by Monica Medappa, Petra Pospíšilová, Maria Paula M Madruga, Lucy N John, Camila G Beiras, Linda Grillová, Jan Oppelt, Arka Banerjee, Marti Vall-Mayans, Oriol Mitjà, David Šmajs

“…We applied this scheme to TPE-containing clinical isolates obtained during a mass drug administration study performed in the Namatanai District of Papua New Guinea between June 2018 and December 2019. Of 1081 samples collected, 302 (28.5%) tested positive for TPE DNA, from which 255 (84.4%) were fully typed. …”
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Correction: Chua, Z., et al. Drought Detection Over Papua New Guinea Using Satellite-Derived Products. <i>Remote Sens.</i> 2020, <i>12</i>, 3859 by Zhi-Weng Chua, Yuriy Kuleshov, Andrew B. Watkins

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Immunogenicity and Immune Memory after a Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Booster in a High-Risk Population Primed with 10-Valent or 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: A... by Anita H. J. van den Biggelaar, William S. Pomat, Geraldine Masiria, Sandra Wana, Birunu Nivio, Jacinta Francis, Rebecca Ford, Megan Passey, Lea-Ann Kirkham, Peter Jacoby, Deborah Lehmann, Peter Richmond, the 10v13v PCV Trial Team

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Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent: Mean state, sources, and future changes across models by Annette Stellema, Annette Stellema, Annette Stellema, Alex Sen Gupta, Alex Sen Gupta, Alex Sen Gupta, Andréa S. Taschetto, Andréa S. Taschetto, Ming Feng, Ming Feng

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“This is really something: same place, same day result, same day treatment” women’s experiences of testing positive for HPV and receiving same-day treatment in Papua New Guinea: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Hawa Camara, Somu Nosi, Gloria Munnull, Steven G Badman, John Bolgna, Joseph Kuk, Glen DL Mola, Rebecca Guy, Andrew J. Vallely, Angela Kelly-Hanku

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A decade of unprecedented e-learning adoption and adaptation: Covid-19 revolutionizes teaching and learning at Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT): “Is it a wave of change or a mere change in the wave?” by Fred Ssemugenyi, Tindi Nuru Seje

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Comparative immunological recognition of proteins from New Guinea "C" dengue virus type 2 prototype and from a dengue virus type 2 strain isolated in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Luzia M de C Côrtes, Ortrud M Barth, Josery R Pantoja, Carlos R Alves

“…The protein profiles of the New Guinea "C" dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2)prototype and those of a Brazilian DENV-2 isolated in the State of Rio de Janeiro in 1995 were compared. …”
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Does REDD+ Ensure Sectoral Coordination and Stakeholder Participation? A Comparative Analysis of REDD+ National Governance Structures in Countries of Asia-Pacific Region by Taiji Fujisaki, Kimihiko Hyakumura, Henry Scheyvens, Tim Cadman

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Rapid reproductive analysis and length&amp;#8211;weight relation for red-bellied fusilier, Caesio cuning, and longfin emperor, Lethrinus erythropterus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Caesionidae and Lethrinidae) from a remote village in Papua New Guinea by K. Longenecker, R. Langston, H. Bolick, U. Kondio

“…We present length&amp;#8211;weight relations (LWR) and use rapid, low-cost histological methods to describe the reproductive biology of the red-bellied fusilier, Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791), and the longfin emperor, Lethrinus erythropterus Valenciennes, 1830, based on 137 and 139 specimens, respectively, collected from a remote area in Papua New Guinea.&amp;#160; The LWR for C. cuning is W = 0.0208FL3.0322.…”
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Exhibiting difference [Review article: Karp et al. (eds.): Museums and Communities: The Politics Public Culture; Karp and Lavine (eds.): Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics Museum Display; and O'Hanlon: Paradise: Portraying the New Guinea Highlands] by MacClancy, J

Anti-vaccination conspiracy theories: Pacific Islands communities and the media by Philip Cass

Subjects: “…Anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theories, churches, Covid-19, Destiny Church, End Times, Fiji, media, protests, Pacific diaspora, Papua New Guinea, religion, Samoa, Tonga…”
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Twinning programme : malaysian experience / by 325284 Wan Hanafi Wan Ismail, Triennial Conference of AEESEAP (4th : 1994 : PNG University of Technology, Papua New Guinea)

Diagenetic rejuvenation of raised coral reefs and precision of dating. The contribution of the Red Sea reefs to the question of reliability of the Uranium-series datings of middle... by Choukri Abdelmajid, Reyss Jean-Louis, Plaziat Jean-Claude, Cazala Charlotte

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