Scientific Considerations for the Assessment and Management of Mine Tailings Disposal in the Deep Sea by Lindsay L. Vare, Maria C. Baker, John A. Howe, Lisa A. Levin, Carlos Neira, Eva Z. Ramirez-Llodra, Amanda Reichelt-Brushett, Ashley A. Rowden, Tracy M. Shimmield, Stuart L. Simpson, Eulogio H. Soto

“…However, guidelines have been developed in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to improve tailings waste management frameworks in which mining companies can operate. …”
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Decline of a distinct coral reef holobiont community under ocean acidification by Jake Williams, Nathalie Pettorelli, Aaron C. Hartmann, Robert A. Quinn, Laetitia Plaisance, Michael O’Mahoney, Chris P. Meyer, Katharina E. Fabricius, Nancy Knowlton, Emma Ransome

“…Results We test this hypothesis using genetic and chemical data from benthic coral reef community holobionts sampled across a pH gradient from CO2 seeps in Papua New Guinea. We find support for our hypothesis; under OA, the microbiome and metabolome of the benthic holobiont community become less compositionally distinct from the sediment microbiome and metabolome, suggesting that benthic macrobe communities are colonised by environmental microbes to a higher degree under OA conditions. …”
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From beak to fruit: An Asian hornbill database for frugivory and seed dispersal research by Hanci Liang, Kim R. McConkey, Jun Ying Lim

“…To fill this crucial gap, we compiled a species-level database of plant-hornbill interactions in tropical Asia from primary sources throughout the literature; the database consisting of 2365 interaction records for 26 Asian and New Guinea hornbill species (out of the 32, or 80% of, species), a testament to the efforts of numerous hornbill biologists and ecologists. …”
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EKONOMİK ÖZGÜRLÜKLERDEKİ YAKINSAMANIN HALDANE-HALL YAKLAŞIMI İLE ÖLÇÜMÜ (THE MEASUREMENT OF CONVERGENCE OF ECONOMIC FREEDOMS WITH HALDANE-HALL APPROACH) by Merter AKINCI, Gönül YÜCE AKINCI, Ömer YILMAZ

“…The outcomes of Haldane-Hall Convergence Analysis revealed that the economic liberation processes of Argentina, Belarus, Bolivia, Bulgaria, China, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Senegal, Thailand and Turkey converged to developed countries, on the other hand, in Republic of Congo, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Sudan, Swaziland, Vietnam, Yemen, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Uganda, the concept of divergence in terms of economic freedom became a current issue. …”
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Hybrid identification in Nothofagus subgenus using high resolution melting with ITS and trnL approach by Jaime Solano, Leonardo Anabalón, Francisco Encina, Carlos Esse, Diego Penneckamp

“…The 40 Nothofagus species, evergreen and deciduous, and some natural hybrids are spread among Central and Southern Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia. Nothofagus nervosa, Nothofagus obliqua and Nothofagus dombeyi are potentially very important timber producers due to their high wood quality and relative fast growth; however, indiscriminate logging has degraded vast areas the Chilean forest causing a serious state of deterioration of their genetic resource. …”
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Evidence of Interspecific Chromosomal Diversification in Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae, Teleostei) by Zuzana Majtánová, Peter J. Unmack, Tulyawat Prasongmaneerut, Foyez Shams, Kornsorn Srikulnath, Petr Ráb, Tariq Ezaz

“…Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) are the largest monophyletic group of freshwater fishes occurring in Australia and New Guinea, with 112 species currently recognised. Despite their high taxonomic diversity, rainbowfishes remain poorly studied from a cytogenetic perspective. …”
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Evaluating Satellite Soil Moisture Datasets for Drought Monitoring in Australia and the South-West Pacific by Jessica Bhardwaj, Yuriy Kuleshov, Zhi-Weng Chua, Andrew B. Watkins, Suelynn Choy, Qian (Chayn) Sun

“…We conducted a case study of the 2015 El Niño and Positive Indian Ocean Dipole-induced drought in Papua New Guinea. It was shown that ASCAT is a valuable dataset indicative of agrometeorological drought for the nation, highlighting the value of using satellite SM products to provide early warning of drought in data-sparse regions in the south-west Pacific.…”
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Odorants differentiate Australian Rattus with increased complexity in sympatry. In Papers in Honour of Ken Aplin, ed. Julien Louys, Sue O’Connor, and Kristofer M. Helgen by Kevin C. Rowe, Helena A. Soini, Karen M. C. Rowe, Mark Adams, Milos V. Novotny

“…More than one-third of Rattus species are the result of a recent and rapid radiation on continental Australia (Sahul) centred on the island of New Guinea. The two most widespread species resulting from this radiation, Rattus fuscipes and Rattus leucopus, occur sympatrically in the Wet Tropics region of Queensland, Australia. …”

Agroforestry Species Selection for Forest Rehabilitation in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Meta-Analysis on High-Level Taxonomy by Wanjie Zhang, Kaiwen Su, Qing Wang, Li Yang, Weina Sun, Sailesh Ranjitkar, Lixin Shen, Roeland Kindt, Yuman Ji, Peter Marshall, Pak Sngoun Pisey, Yousry A. El-Kassaby

“…We then divided the economies into three groups based on the most commonly used genera: (1) Thailand, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Fiji (Hevea, Oryza, Eucalyptus, Acacia, and Zea); (2) Nepal and Yunnan China (Zea, Leucaena, Morus, and Hevea); and (3) Indonesia and the Philippines (Oryza, Hevea, Zea, and Brassica). …”
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Epidemiology of dengue in a high-income country: a case study in Queensland, Australia by Elvina Viennet, Scott A Ritchie, Helen M Faddy, Craig R Williams, David Harley

“…The sources of imported cases (6.1%) were Indonesia (24.6%), Papua New Guinea (23.2%), Thailand (13.4%), East Timor (8.9%) and the Philippines (6.7%), consistent with national data. …”
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Food, biofuels or cosmetics? Land-use, deforestation and CO2 emissions embodied in the palm oil consumption of four European countries: a biophysical accounting approach by Giovanni Bausano, Mauro Masiero, Mirco Migliavacca, Davide Pettenella, Paul Rougieux

“…By adopting a biophysical accounting approach, the study: (1) investigated the palm oil imports between 2000 and 2020 by four EU countries (Germany, France, Italy, and Spain) from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea, (2) estimated the share of imports driven by the demand from the food, oleochemicals, and energy sectors, and (3) quantified land, deforestation, and CO2 emissions associated with Land-Use Change (LUC) embodied in trade. …”
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The Cycad Genotoxin MAM Modulates Brain Cellular Pathways Involved in Neurodegenerative Disease and Cancer in a DNA Damage-Linked Manner by Kisby, Glen E., Fry, Rebecca C., Lasarev, Michael R., Bammler, Theodor K., Beyer, Richard P., Churchwell, Mona, Doerge, Daniel R., Meira, Lisiane B., Palmer, Valerie S., Ramos-Crawford, Ana-Luiza, Ren, Xuefeng, Sullivan, Robert C., Kavanagh, Terrance J., Samson, Leona D., Zarbl, Helmut, Spencer, Peter S.

“…They also support the hypothesis that early-life exposure to MAM-glucoside (cycasin) has an etiological association with a declining, prototypical neurodegenerative disease seen in Guam, Japan, and New Guinea populations that formerly used the neurotoxic cycad plant for food or medicine, or both. …”
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Infrasound and seismoacoustic signatures of the 28 September 2018 Sulawesi super-shear earthquake by Pilger, Christoph, Gaebler, Peter, Ceranna, Lars, Le Pichon, Alexis, Vergoz, Julien, Perttu, Anna, Tailpied, Dorianne, Taisne, Benoit

“…Although these infrasound stations SING (Singapore), I39PW (Palau), I07AU (Australia), I40PG (Papua New Guinea) and I30JP (Japan) are located at large distances of between 1800 and 4500 km from the earthquake's epicentral region, the observed infrasound signals associated with this event were intense, including both seismic and acoustic arrivals. …”
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Population-specific positive selection on low CR1 expression in malaria-endemic regions by Lorenzini, Paolo Alberto, Gusareva, Elena S., Ghosh, Amit Gourav, Nurul Adilah Binte Ramli, Preiser, Peter Rainer, Kim, Hie Lim

“…We detected robust positive selection in populations from the hyperendemic regions of East India and Papua New Guinea. Importantly, we identified a new adaptive variant, rs12034598, which is associated with a slower rate of erythrocyte sedimentation and is linked with a variant associated with low levels of CR1 expression. …”
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A grammar of Wano by Burung, W

“…<p>This thesis is a descriptive analysis of Wano, a Trans-New Guinea language found in West Papua which is spoken by approximately 7,000 native speakers. …”

Video-based feedback as a method for training rural healthcare workers to manage medical emergencies: a pilot study by Oseni, Z, Than, H, Kolakowska, E, Chalmers, L, Hanboonkunupakarn, B, McGready, R

“…We explored the use of video-based feedback and low fidelity simulation for training rural healthcare workers along the Thailand-Myanmar border and Papua New Guinea (PNG) to manage medical emergencies effectively. …”

Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the genus Blastomussa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia) with description of a new species by Francesca Benzoni, Roberto Arrigoni, Zarinah Waheed, Fabrizio Stefani, Bert W. Hoeksema

“…Specimens were sampled in New Caledonia, northern Papua New Guinea, Sabah (northern Malaysia), Brunei Darussalam and the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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Pf7: an open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 20,000 worldwide samples [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Mohamed Hassan Abdelraheem, Sonia Goncalves, Lemu Golassa, Tim Anderson, Desmond Omane Acheampong, Enoch Aninagyei, Ifeyinwa Aniebo, Patrick O Ansah, Felix Ansah, Gordon A Awandare, Paulo Arnaldo, Maciej F Boni, Gwladys I Bertin, Peter C Bull, Marielle Bouyou-Akotet, Keobouphaphone Chindavongsa, Edwin Kamau, Huch Cheah, Claire Kamaliddin, Vladimir Corredor, David J Conway, Nicholas Day, Abibatou Konaté, Erin Courtier, Theerarat Kochakarn, Arjen Dondorp, Abdoulaye Djimde, Diego F Echeverry, Seydou Doumbia, Mara Lawniczak, Pharath Lim, Sonia Maria Mauricio Enosse, Oumou Maïga-Ascofaré, Thomas G Egwang, Aung Myint Thu, Mark Fleharty, Jutta Marfurt, Caterina A Fanello, Mark Fukuda, Victor Mobegi, Matthew Forbes, Sara Anne Healy, G L Abby Harrison, Anastasia Hernandez-Koutoucheva, Jason A Hendry, Ivo Mueller, Francis Hombhanje, Harald Noedl, Catherine A Hill, Thuy-Nhien Nguyen, Mazza Hussein, Amanda Hott, Rintis Noviyanti, Scott A Jackson, Abraham Oduro, Deus Ishengoma, Harold Ocholla, Julia Jeans, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Chris G Jacob, Drissa S Konate, Jon Keatley, Francois Nosten, Kolapo Oyebola, Myat P Kyaw, Aminatou Kone, Norbert Peshu, Samuel K Lee, Dennis Kyle, Kovana M Loua, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Martha Lemnge, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Richard James Maude, Pascal Ringwald, Celine I Mandara, Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed, Toshihiro Mita, Jaqui Montgomery, Julian C Rayner, David Saunders, Olugbenga A Mokuolu, Lastenia Ruiz, Kathryn Murie, Peter Siba, Collins Misita Morang’a, Alex Shayo, Tuyen Nguyen Thi Kim, Thang Ngo Duc, Vincent Ntui-Njock Ntui, Colin Sutherland, Hong Nguyen Van, Xin-zhuan Su, Marie A Onyamboko, Livingstone Tavul, Irene Omedo, Richard Pearson, Antoinette Tshefu, Wellington Aghoghovwia Oyibo, Vandana Thathy, Chris Drakeley, Huynh Hong Quang, Joseph Vinetz, Christopher V Plowe, Federica Verra, Eduard Rovira-Vallbona, Jason Wendler, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Teun Bousema, Thuy Nguyen, Mahamadou S. Sissoko, Valentin Ruano-Rubio, Alexis Nzila, Shannon Takala-Harrison, Christen Smith, William Yavo, Ngo Viet Thanh, Arthur Talman, Georgia Whitton, Mahamoudou Toure, Rob W van der Pluijm, Sarah Auburn, Antoine Claessens, Mahamadou Diakite, Kesinee Chotivanich, Mehul Dhorda, Olivo Miotto, Mallika Imwong, Mayfong Mayxay, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Philip Bejon, Elizabeth Ashley, Alyssa Barry, Rick M. Fairhurst, Ye Htut, Tran Tinh Hien, Kimberly J Johnson, Dominic P Kwiatkowski, Umberto D'Alessandro, Chanthap Lon, Paul N Newton, Aung P Phyo, Ric N Price, Victoria J Simpson, Kevin Marsh, Nicholas J White, Thomas E Wellems, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier, Mozam Ali, Ambroise Ahouidi, Jacob Almagro-Garcia, Ben Andagalu, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Voahangy Andrianaranjaka, Tobias Apinjoh, Vito Baraka, Hampate Ba, Steffen Borrmann, Oralee Branch, Thanat Chookajorn, Souleymane Dama, Chanaki Amaratunga, Alister Craig, Brigitte Denis, Eleanor Drury, Christiane Dolecek, Patrick Duffy, Berhanu Erko, Abdul Faiz, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Anita Ghansah, Dionicia Gamboa

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Using Optical Water-Type Classification in Data-Poor Water Quality Assessment: A Case Study in the Torres Strait by Caroline Petus, Jane Waterhouse, Dieter Tracey, Eric Wolanski, Jon Brodie

“…For many years, local communities have expressed concerns that turbid plume waters from the Fly River in Papua New Guinea may potentially deliver mine-derived contaminants to the Torres Strait, an ecologically and culturally unique area north of the Australian mainland. …”
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Synthesis and evaluation of the antiviral activity of 2-(dichloromethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazines by Ye.S. Velihina, S.G. Pil’o, V.S. Zyabrev, V.S. Brovarets

“…Five 2-(dichloromethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazines are tested against i) Dengue virus 2 (strain New Guinea C, cell line Huh7), ii) Tacaribe virus (strain TRVL 11573, cell line Vero), iii) Zika virus (strain MR766, cell line Vero 76), iv) Human cytomegalovirus (strain AD169, cell line HFF), v) Herpes simplex virus 1 (strain E-377, cell line HFF), vi) Varicella-Zoster virus (strain Ellen, cell line HFF). …”
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