Zooming In by Marleen Reichgelt

“… At the heart of this article is the presence of Indigenous children in photographs of explorative travels taken by Dutch Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Netherlands New Guinea (present-day West Papua, Indonesia) in the early twentieth century. …”
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Battle of the bands: systematics and phylogeny of the white Goniobranchus nudibranchs with marginal bands (Nudibranchia, Chromodorididae) by Giun Yee Soong, Lynn J. Bonomo, James D. Reimer, Terrence M. Gosliner

“…In this study, specimens of these Goniobranchus nudibranchs from the Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Madagascar were analyzed and molecular data were obtained in order to re-examine the relationships between species within this “white Goniobranchus with marginal bands” group. …”
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Biological adaptability of Australian Aboriginal people by Ulijaszek, S

“…Although the main focus of the Australian IBP/HA programme was New Guinea, with studies of human biology, <em>kuru</em>, and multidisciplinary village-based human ecology (Collins and Weiner 1977), there was a tradition of human biological research among Australian Aboriginal people which began in the 1920s, and which was pursued throughout the period of the IBP/HA Programme without formal initiation by the convenors of this programme. …”

Pollination and parasitism in functionally dioecious figs. by Weiblen, G, Yu, D, Wes, SA

“…We studied the fig pollinator mutualism in 14 functionally dioecious fig species and one monoecious species from tropical lowland rainforests near Madang, Papua New Guinea. Observations and experiments suggest that (i) pollinating wasps are monophagous and attracted to a particular host species; (ii) pollinating and non-pollinating wasps are equally attracted to gall (male) figs and seed (female) figs in functionally dioecious species; (iii) differing style lengths between gall figs and seed figs may explain why pollinators do not develop in the latter; (iv) negative density dependence may stabilize the interaction between pollinating wasps and their parasitoids; and (v) seed figs may reduce the search efficiency of non-pollinators. …”

Exposure to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii--a seroepidemiological study. by Seaton, R, Hamilton, A, Hay, R, Warrell, D

“…An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed to study prevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody to non-capsular Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii antigen in a population of healthy Papua New Guinea (PNG) controls and patients. Patients with acute C. neoformans var. gattii meningitis had elevated levels of IgG which declined significantly following treatment (P = 0.034). …”

Predictors of outcome in Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis. by Seaton, R, Naraqi, S, Wembri, J, Warrell, D

“…In Papua New Guinea, Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis has a high fatality rate even in immunocompetent patients. …”

Colonialism by Murrey, A

“…Following the “formal” decolonization of much, but not all, of the colonized world—from Haiti in 1804, to Cameroon in 1960, to Papua New Guinea in 1975, to Timor-Leste in 2002—colonial structures, relations, and imaginaries often persisted in altered forms. …”

The effect and control of malaria in pregnancy and lactating women in the Asia-Pacific region by Unger, HW, Acharya, S, Arnold, L, Wu, C, van Eijk, AM, Gore-Langton, GR, Ter Kuile, FO, Lufele, E, Chico, RM, Price, RN, Moore, BR, Thriemer, K, Rogerson, SJ

“…Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy reduces infection risk in meso-endemic New Guinea, whereas screen-and-treat strategies will require more sensitive point-of-care tests to control malaria in pregnancy. …”

Neurotoxicity and haemostatic disturbances in patients envenomed by the Papuan black snake (Pseudechis papuanus). by Lalloo, D, Trevett, A, Black, J, Mapao, J, Naraqi, S, Owens, D, Hutton, R, Theakston, R, Warrell, D

“…Among 335 patients presenting with snakebites in Central Province, Papua New Guinea, nine were proved by enzyme immunoassay to have been bitten by Papuan black snakes (Pseudechis papuanus). …”

Aphyllorchis maliauensis (orchidaceae), a new species from the Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo by Kenji Suetsugu, Monica Suleiman, Florina Anthony, Hirokazu Tsukaya

“…Aphyllorchis Blume (1825: 16) comprises approximately 30 species distributed from Sri Lanka, the western Himalayas, and China through Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and the Philippines eastward to New Guinea and Australia (Hsieh et al. 2013, Tian et al. 2013). …”
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Evidence of fisher effect in South East Asian and Pacific Region by Bopulas, Brenda

“…A total of 10 developing countries are selected which are Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Island, Thailand, Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, Vietnam and Indonesia. …”
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Eotaxin-2 and eotaxin-3 in malaria exposure and pregnancy by Cristina Mancebo-Pérez, Marta Vidal, Ruth Aguilar, Diana Barrios, Azucena Bardají, Maria Ome-Kaius, Clara Menéndez, Stephen J. Rogerson, Carlota Dobaño, Gemma Moncunill, Pilar Requena

“…Methods Eotaxin-2 and -3 concentrations were measured in 310 peripheral or placental plasma samples from pregnant and non-pregnant individuals from Papua New Guinea (malaria-endemic country) and Spain (malaria-naïve individuals) with previous data on eotaxin-1 concentrations. …”
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Bioactive Compounds of Sanrego (Lunasia Amara Blanco.) Extracted Using Different Methods: A Review by Dhani Putri Mawar, Bakar Tawali Abu

“…Sanrego is a wild plant found in the forests of Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Maluku, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia, and belongs to the Rutaceae Family. …”
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Body Fat Percentage of Male Martial Arts Athletes Preparing for PON Papua by Y. Touvan Juni Samodra, Isti Dwi Puspita Wati, Maharani Fatima Gandasari, Ghana Firsta Yosika, Putra Sastaman B, Davi Sofyan

“…The purpose of this study was to describe the body fat percentage of martial arts athletes from Tarung Rajat, Boxing, Kempo, Pencak Silat, Taekwondo, Kempo, and Muay Thai who were chosen as the best athletes for the Papua New Guinea PON preparation. The number of samples is 70 athletes, with details of 7 taekwondo, 13 tarung drajat, 16 pencak silat, 24 boxing, 3 kempo, and 7 muay thai. …”
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Gender and Opposition Leadership in the Pacific Islands by Kerryn Baker, Jack Corbett

“…It uses a biographical approach to consider the pathways in and through this role by four women opposition leaders: Fiame Naomi Mata’afa (Samoa), Hilda Heine (Marshall Islands), Dame Carol Kidu (Papua New Guinea), and Ro Teimumu Kepa (Fiji). We parse out factors that explain the success of these leaders while also identifying barriers that have prevented their emergence in other Pacific states. …”
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Diagnosis of oral potentially malignant disorders: Overview and experience in Oceania by Alison M. Rich, Haizal M. Hussaini, Muhammad Aiman Mohd Nizar, Ratu Osea Gavidi, Elizabeth Tauati-Williams, Muhammed Yakin, Benedict Seo

“…Oceania includes the islands of Australia, Melanesia (including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Micronesia and Polynesia (including New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga) and hence has diverse populations with very different cultures and a range from well-resourced high-population density cities to remote villages.…”
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Population heterogeneity in Plasmodium vivax relapse risk. by Eva Stadler, Deborah Cromer, Somya Mehra, Adeshina I Adekunle, Jennifer A Flegg, Nicholas M Anstey, James A Watson, Cindy S Chu, Ivo Mueller, Leanne J Robinson, Timothy E Schlub, Miles P Davenport, David S Khoury

“…We analyze data on risk of P vivax in two previously published data sets from Papua New Guinea and the Thailand-Myanmar border region. Modeling different mechanisms of reactivation risk, we find strong evidence for population heterogeneity, with 30% of patients having almost 70% of all P vivax infections. …”
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Validation of the Names of Five Weevil Taxa Described by Anderson et al., A Review of the Araucaria-Associated Weevils of the Tribe Orthorhinini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytin... by Robert S. Anderson, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Gregory P. Setliff

“…One new genus and four new species of the Orthorhinini from Australia and Papua New Guinea are described, with bibliographic reference to complete descriptions and illustrations in the recent paper by Anderson et al. (2018) published in the journal Diversity 10 (3), 54, in which the names were not made available under the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature dealing with electronic publication, as follows: Ilacuris papuana Anderson &amp; Setliff, sp. n., Ilacuris suttoni Anderson &amp; Setliff, sp. n., Notopissodes variegatus Oberprieler, sp. n., Kuschelorhinus Anderson &amp; Setliff, gen. n. and Kuschelorhinus hirsutus Anderson &amp; Setliff, sp. n.…”
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Melanesia holds the world’s most diverse and intact insular amphibian fauna by Paul M. Oliver, Deborah S. Bower, Peter J. McDonald, Fred Kraus, Jennifer Luedtke, Kelsey Neam, Louise Hobin, Alienor L. M. Chauvenet, Allen Allison, Evy Arida, Simon Clulow, Rainer Günther, Elizah Nagombi, Burhan Tjaturadi, Scott L. Travers, Stephen J. Richards

“…Melanesia, centred on the vast tropical island of New Guinea, is shown to have the most diverse and intact insular frog fauna in the world.…”
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Rabies in Our Neighbourhood: Preparedness for an Emerging Infectious Disease by Michael P. Ward, Victoria J. Brookes

“…During the past three decades, canine rabies has spread to previously free areas of Southeast Asia, threatening the rabies-free status of countries such as Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and Australia. The program of research to address rabies preparedness in the Oceanic region has included scanning and surveillance to define the emerging nature of canine rabies within the Southeast Asia region; field studies to collect information on potential reservoir species, their distribution and behaviour; participatory and sociological studies to identify priorities for disease response; and targeted risk assessment and disease modelling studies. …”
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