Penicillin in the treatment of skin sores in children. by Bower, M, Bowness, P, Shann, F

“…Because it eradicates beta-haemolytic streptococci, penicillin is a safe and effective agent for the treatment of large, multiple, or badly infected skin sores, even in countries such as Australia and Papua New Guinea in which most staphylococci are resistant to penicillin.…”

Advances in sago palm research: a comprehensive review of recent findings by Fifi Hafizzah Pendi, Yan, Wei-Jie, Hasnain Hussain, Hairul Azman Roslan, Norzainizul Julaihi

“…The sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) is an indigenous plant in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. It provides substantial needs to the locals, especially through the starch it produces in its trunk. …”
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Inadvertent expression of dengue 2 virus NS3-EGFP fusion protein in Escherichia coli using the pEGFP-N1 mammalian expression vector by Shafee, Norazizah, AbuBakar, Sazaly

“…Dengue 2 New Guinea C (NGC) virus NS3 protein, a potentially important virulence factor was cloned to the N-terminus of the Aequoreo t.rictorio enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) using the pEGFP-N1 manimaiian expression vector. …”

National policy and participation in the development of the fishing industry in Malaysia by Mohamed, Mohd. Ibrahim

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Comparative growth of 11 year old Acacia aulacocarpa A. CUNN. EX Benth from four provenances. by Senin, Abdul Latib, Abdul Hamid, Hazandy, Kusno, Mohd Ashadie, Abdu, Arifin, Ismail, M. K.

“…The seeds used were from the Papua New Guinea and Queensland regions. Survival, total height and diameter at breast height (dbh) were assessed. …”

Two-year performance of Acacia crassicarpa provenances at Serdang, Malaysia by Awang, Kamis, Ab Shukor, Nor Aini, Senin, Abd Latib

“…Three provenances were from northern Queensland, Australia, four from Papua New Guinea and one from Irian Jaya, Indonesia. All provenances survived well (> 94 %), but they differed significantly (P < 0.01) in their growth performance. …”
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Optimizing ciprofloxacin removal from water using jamun seed (Syzygium cumini) biochar: A sustainable approach for ecological protection by Asha Ripanda, Mwemezi J. Rwiza, Elias Charles Nyanza, Linda Numph Bih, Miraji Hossein, Ramadhani Bakari, Somit Kumar Sigh, Giridhar Reddy, C.R. Ravikumar, H.C. Ananda Murthy, Karoli N. Njau, Said Ali Hamad Vuai, Revocatus L. Machunda

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Biodiversity Inventory and Distribution of Metriorrhynchina Net-Winged Beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae), with the Identification of Generic Ranges by Ladislav Bocak, Michal Motyka, Dominik Kusy, Renata Bilkova

“…The genus-level endemism is high in Sulawesi (4 genera) and New Guinea (11 genera), but only a single genus is endemic to Australia. …”
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Selected α-pyrones from the plants Cryptocarya novoguineensis (Lauraceae) and Piper methysticum (Piperaceae) with activity against Haemonchus contortus in vitro by H.M.P. Dilrukshi Herath, Sarah Preston, Abdul Jabbar, Jose Garcia-Bustos, Russell S. Addison, Sasha Hayes, Topul Rali, Tao Wang, Anson V. Koehler, Bill C.H. Chang, Andreas Hofmann, Rohan A. Davis, Robin B. Gasser

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Environmental stress influences Malesian Lamiaceae distributions by Liam A. Trethowan, Camilla Arvidsson, Gemma L. C. Bramley

“…We used a phylogenetic generalized mixed effects model of species occurrence across Malesia's taxonomic database working group areas from Peninsular Malaysia to New Guinea. Predictor variables were environmental stress, spatial distance between areas and two trait principal component axes responsible for increasing fruit and leaf size and a negative correlation between flower size and plant height. …”
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Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: impact shifts show that plans require anticipation by Akiko Haruna, Alexander Pfaff, Sander van den Ende, Lucas Joppa

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A rare ribbon-goby Oxymetopon cyanoctenosum (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobioidei: Microdesmidae): the first and northernmost record from Taiwan by K. Koeda, C. Ho H.

“…This species has previously been known only from Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. The presently reported specimen represents the first record for Taiwan, as well as the northernmost record of this species up to now.…”
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Fructose and Mannose in Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Cancer by Elizabeth L. Lieu, Neil Kelekar, Pratibha Bhalla, Jiyeon Kim

“…History suggests that tasteful properties of sugar have been domesticated as far back as 8000 BCE. With origins in New Guinea, the cultivation of sugar quickly spread over centuries of conquest and trade. …”
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Oral Language, Representations and Mathematical Understanding: Indigenous Australian Students by Elizabeth Warren, Janelle Young

“…The first classroom, a Year 6/7 consisted of 15 students whose ages range from 10 years to 12 years with eight being Aboriginal, six from Torres Strait and one from Papua New Guinea. The second classroom, a Years 4/5/6 classroom consisted of 14 Year 3/4/5 students, with eight being Aboriginal and six of Torres Strait Island origin. …”
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The flea genus Sigmactenus (Siphonaptera: leptopsyllidae): three new taxa from Sulawesi, updated identification key, and distribution map for all known species and subspecies by Durden L.A., Beaucournu J.-C.

“…In addition to the three new taxa and S. a. alticola, these include: S. celebensis from South Sulawesi, S. timorensis from Timor, S. toxopeusi from New Guinea, and S. werneri from the Philippines (Mindanao and Negros).…”
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Reciprocality in Papuan Malay by Yusuf Sawaki

“…Papuan Malay, a pidginized lingua franca in Western New Guinea, has three types of constructions expressing reciprocality: lexical reciprocals, prototypical syntactic reciprocals with the baku construction, and syntactic reciprocals with the discontinuous satu...satu construction. …”
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MISCELLANEOUS BOTANICAL NOTES—IV* by C. G. G. J. VAN STEENIS

“…(Passifloraceae) from New Guinea and from outside this island (Ternate, Moluccas) are published.…”
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Evolution of wireless sensor network design from technology centric to user centric: An architectural perspective by Akhilendra Pratap Singh, Ashish Kr Luhach, Xiao-Zhi Gao, Sandeep Kumar, Diptendu Sinha Roy

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An Appraisal of the Role and Achievements of the Asean Regional Forum, 1994-2007 by D. S. Ranjit Singh

“…The first meeting was attended by 18 states as follows: The six ASEAN members consisting of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; seven ASEAN's Dialogue Partners consisting of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea and the United States; two ASEAN's Consultative Partners comprising China and Russia; and three ASEAN's Observers, consisting of Laos, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam. Since its formation in 1994, the ARF has come a long way and now (2007) boasts of a membership of 27 members 2 However there is a great deal of criticism that the ARF is ineffective in organization - a "talk-shop" which has become practically irrelevant. …”
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A non-stigmatizing Bible by Abrahão ROTBERG

“…The last known example is that of the highlands of Papua New Guinea, where Hanseniasis was "a disease like the others", until the arrival of Western influences and religious missions, resulting in stigmatization and ostracization of patients and their families. …”
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