A fuzzy risk assessment model used for assessing the introduction of African swine fever into Australia from overseas by Hongkun Liu, YongLin Ren, Huanhuan Chu, Hu Shan, Kok Wai Wong

“…Australia is currently ASF-free but the disease has been reported in many neighboring countries, such as Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea. Therefore, it is necessary for Australia to maintain hyper-vigilance to prevent the ASF introduction. …”
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Yaws recurrence in children at continued risk of infection. by Camila G Beiras, Michael Marks, Llorenç Quintó, Sergi Gavilán, Reman Kolmau, Maria Ubals, Marti Vall-Mayans, Oriol Mitjà

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We estimated the rates of yaws recurrences in the Lihir Island (Papua New Guinea) using two approaches: passive surveillance based on a retrospective screening of electronic medical records of cutaneous ulcers diagnosed using serological testing between 2005 and 2016, and active surveillance conducted during a cross-sectional prevalence study which included PCR analyses of ulcers of all suspected cases of yaws. …”
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Molecular evidence for relapse of an imported Plasmodium ovale wallikeri infection by Luzia Veletzky, Mirjam Groger, Heimo Lagler, Julia Walochnik, Herbert Auer, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Michael Ramharter

“…Case presentation Here, the case of a 16-year-old male, who presented with fevers to the outpatient department in Vienna, Austria, after travelling to Uganda and Papua New Guinea is described. Infection with Plasmodium malariae was diagnosed by microscopy and the patient was treated accordingly with a full course of supervised artemether–lumefantrine. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Giant Mottled Eel, <i>Anguilla marmorata</i> Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 in Central Vietnam by Anh Tuan Nguyen, Hoc Tan Dao, Hoang Tan Quang, Seishi Hagihara, P. Mark Lokman, Erin L. Damsteegt

“…Most sampled eels were genetically similar to eels found in North Pacific populations (Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines), except for one sample from Quang Tri and two samples from Binh Dinh, which had high values of genetic identity (97% to 99%) with South Pacific populations (Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea). Taken together, we suggest that <i>A. marmorata</i> from the North and South Pacific populations co-exist in central Vietnam.…”
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Flow cytometry sorting of cells infected with African swine fever virus by A. S. Pershin, I. V. Shevchenko, T. N. Komova, A. Mazloum, N. N. Vlasova, E. O. Morozova, A. S. Igolkin, K. N. Gruzdev

“…In particular, India, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Greece and Bhutan joined the list of ASF infected countries in 2020–2021. …”
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Quantifying the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral load and infectiousness by Aurélien Marc, Marion Kerioui, François Blanquart, Julie Bertrand, Oriol Mitjà, Marc Corbacho-Monné, Michael Marks, Jeremie Guedj

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Pumice Raft Detection Using Machine-Learning on Multispectral Satellite Imagery by Zheng, Maggie, Mittal, Tushar, Fauria, Kristen E., Subramaniam, Ajit, Jutzeler, Martin

“…We train our algorithm using images from rafts produced by the August 2019 eruption of Volcano F in the Tofua Arc and present a case study using our methodology on satellite imagery from the Rabaul caldera region in Papua New Guinea. We potentially find a large number of new unreported pumice rafts (in ∼16% of images from 2017–present). …”
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Impedimetric cell-based biosensor for real-time monitoring of cytopathic effects induced by dengue viruses by Cheng, Ming Soon, Lau, Suk Hiang, Chan, Kwai Peng, Toh, Chee-Seng, Chow, Vincent T.

“…Cytopathic effects (CPE) induced by DENV-2 New Guinea C strain (including degenerative morphological changes, detachment, membrane degradation and death of host cells), were reflected by drastic decrease in impedance signal response detected as early as ~30 hours post-infection (hpi). …”
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Furthering the investigation of eruption styles through quantitative shape analyses of volcanic ash particles by Nurfiani, Dini, Bouvet de Maisonneuve, Caroline

“…We compare ash samples from the hydrothermal eruptions of Iwodake (Japan) in 2013, Tangkuban Perahu (Indonesia) in 2013 and Marapi (Sumatra, Indonesia) in 2015, the dome explosions of Merapi (Java, Indonesia) in 2013, the Vulcanian eruptions of Merapi in 2010 and Tavurvur (Rabaul, Papaua New Guinea) in 2014, and the Plinian eruption of Kelud (Indonesia) in 2014. …”
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Identification and ranking of subaerial volcanic tsunami hazard sources in Southeast Asia by Zorn, Edgar U., Orynbaikyzy, Aiym, Plank, Simon, Babeyko, Andrey, Darmawan, Herlan, Robbany, Ismail Fata, Walter, Thomas R.

“…Out of 131 analysed volcanoes, we found 19 with particularly high tsunamigenic hazard potential in Indonesia (Anak Krakatau, Batu Tara, Iliwerung, Gamalama, Sangeang Api, Karangetang, Sirung, Wetar, Nila, Ruang, Serua) and Papua New Guinea (Kadovar, Ritter Island, Rabaul, Manam, Langila, Ulawun, Bam) but also in the Philippines (Didicas). …”
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Screening clonally replicated Acacia mangium breeding populations for tolerance to Ceratocystis canker and wilt disease by Brawner, Jeremy Todd, Sunarti, Sri, Nirsatmanto, Arif, Indrayadi, Heru, Tarigan, Marthin, Yuliarto, Muhammad, Rahayu, Sri, Hardiyanto, Eko Bhakti, Glen, Morag, Mohammed, Caroline, Rimbawanto, Anto

“…Differences in tolerance among populations were slight; however, populations with consistently higher survival and shorter lesion lengths were from Papua New Guinea rather than Queensland. Estimates of the proportion of the experimental variation attributable to differences among parents (heritability) were low to moderate for both survival and lesion length. …”
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Optimisation on the reduction of acrylamide in roasted cocoa beans / Farah Diyana Mohamad Hanib by Mohamad Hanib, Farah Diyana

“…The optimum condition was used to determine the effect of roasting cocoa beans from different origins and the quality parameters observed were pyrazines, acrylamide, amino acid, sugar and sensory evaluation. Papua New Guinea cocoa beans developed significantly (p < 0.05) highest concentration of acrylamide 0.32 mg/l00g and Cameroon cocoa beans were significantly lowest, 0.11 mg/l00g. …”
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Age and setting of Permian Slide Mountain terrane ophiolitic ultramafic-mafic complexes in the Yukon: Implications for late Paleozoic-early Mesozoic tectonic models in the northern... by Van Staal, C, Zagorevski, A, McClelland, W, Escayola, M, Ryan, J, Parsons, A, Proenza, J

“…Tectonic relationships show many analogies to the collision between Australia and the New Britain arc, in which collision in the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea is contemporaneous with extension in Australian crust in the adjacent Woodlark basin. …”

Estuarine processes modify the isotope composition of dissolved riverine barium fluxes to the ocean by Bridgestock, L, Nathan, J, Paver, R, Hsieh, Y-T, Porcelli, D, Tanzil, J, Holdship, P, Carrasco, G, Annammala, KV, Swarzenski, PW, Henderson, GM

“…To address this observational gap, Ba concentration and isotope data from across the estuarine mixing zones of the Amazon (Brazil), Fly (Papua New Guinea) and Johor (Malaysia) Rivers are presented. …”

A cross‐continental comparison of assemblages of seed‐ and fruit‐feeding insects in tropical rain forests: Faunal composition and rates of attack by Basset, Y, Dahl, C, Ctvrtecka, R, Gripenberg, S, Lewis, O, al., E

“…<strong>Location</strong> Three ForestGEO permanent forest plots within different biogeographical regions: Barro Colorado Island (Panama), Khao Chong (Thailand) and Wanang (Papua New Guinea). <strong>Methods</strong> We surveyed 1,186 plant species and reared 1.1 ton of seeds/fruits that yielded 80,600 insects representing at least 1,678 species. …”

Opening the policy blackbox: unravelling the process for changing national diagnostic and treatment guidelines for vivax malaria in seven countries by Ruwanpura, V, Neukom, J, Grietens, KP, Price, RN, Thriemer, K, Lynch, CA

“…<br> <strong>Methods</strong> Data were collected during a workshop, convened by the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network’s Vivax Working Group in 2019, and subsequent interviews with key stakeholders from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Documentation of policy processes provided by respondents was reviewed. …”

mtDNA variation predicts population size in humans and reveals a major southern Asian chapter in human prehistory by Atkinson, Q, Gray, R, Drummond, A

“…Outside Africa, the earliest and fastest growth is inferred in Southern Asia ~52kya, followed by a succession of growth phases in Northern and Central Asia (~49kya), Australia (~48kya), Europe (~42kya), the Middle East and North Africa (~40kya), New Guinea (~39kya), the Americas (~18kya), and a second expansion in Europe (~10-15kya). …”

Morphological and tissue culture studies of platycerium coronarium, a rare ornamental fern species from Malaysia by Taha, Rosna Mat, Haron, Noorma Wati, Wafa, Sharifah Nurashikin

“…Platycerium coronarium is an epiphytic fern, bears a gigantic morphology and is native to tropical areas of South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Guinea. Platycerium coronarium nests on the upper branches of the tallest trees in the forest. …”
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Effect of micronutrients-enriched fertilizers on basal stem rot disease incidence and severity on oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) seedlings by Tengoua, Fabien Fonguimgo, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Abu Seman, Idris, Kadir, Jugah, Jamaludin, Nurul Mayzaitul Azwa, Mohidin, Hasmah, Syed Rastan, Syed Omar

“…Basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma boninense constitutes a serious threat to oil palm industry in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia and in Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands. It is also expanding in some oil palm growing countries in Latin America and Africa and will soon become a worldwide concern to oil palm cultivation. …”
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Marine and human habitat mapping for the Coral Triangle Initiative region of Sabah using Landsat and Google Earth imagery by Hossain, M. S., Bujang, J. S., Zakaria, M. H., Hashim, M.

“…The governments of the six Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands have expressed their commitment to protecting marine ecosystems and improving management systems. …”