Learning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in... by Emma Kruse Va’ai

“… The following article examines the beginnings of open distance learning and use of OER by the National University of Samoa Faculty of Education to address an identified national need for more teachers and to improve their quality.  …”
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The Samoan Side: How Sia Figiel Debunks Orientalism In Where We Once Belonged by Abubakar, Sadiya

“…Margaret Mead concludes that in Samoa, the transition from childhood, through adolescence, and into adulthood was one of relative ease and that sexuality is so free that women usually defer marriage to enjoy casual sex. …”
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Examination of population genetics of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) and the incidence of its biocontrol agent (Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus) in the South Pacif... by Kayvan Etebari, James Hereward, Apenisa Sailo, Emeline M. Ahoafi, Robert Tautua, Helen Tsatsia, Grahame V Jackson, Michael J. Furlong

“…We investigated O. rhinoceros population genetics and the OrNV status of specimens collected in Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and the Philippines. …”
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Global health classroom: mixed methods evaluation of an interinstitutional model for reciprocal global health learning among Samoan and New Zealand medical students by Roshit K. Bothara, Malama Tafuna’i, Tim J. Wilkinson, Jen Desrosiers, Susan Jack, Philip K. Pattemore, Tony Walls, Faafetai Sopoaga, David R. Murdoch, Andrew P. Miller

“…The GHCR collaboration studied was between the medical schools at the University of Otago, New Zealand and the National University of Samoa, Samoa. Results Questionnaire response rate was 85% (74/87). …”
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Traditional village roles and gender shape Samoan perceptions of climate change by Joshua J. Cassinat, Kristin C. Cassinat, Tavailau Segi, Namulauulu G. Tavana, Richard A. Gill

“…To explore diverse perceptions, we conducted semi-structured interviews in four villages in Savaii, Samoa. The interviews were analyzed and quantified around three main themes: climate-related environmental changes, adaptation strategies, and perceptions of existing adaptation approaches. …”
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Ozone-enhanced layers in the troposphere over the equatorial Pacific Ocean and the influence of transport of midlatitude UT/LS air by H. Hayashi, K. Kita, S. Taguchi

“…Occurrence of ozone (O<sub>3</sub>)-enhanced layers in the troposphere over the equatorial Pacific Ocean and their seasonal variation were investigated based on ozonesonde data obtained at three Southern Hemisphere ADditional OZonesondes (SHADOZ) sites, Watukosek, American Samoa and San Cristobal, for 6 years between 1998 and 2003. …”
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Revisiting Island Decolonization: The Pursuit of Self-Government in Pacific Island Polities Under US Hegemony by Moritz Pöllath

“…The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam, which became unincorporated US territories, remain constitutionally linked to the United States and their political status unresolved. …”
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The influence of religion on public awareness of environmental issues in Europe and the Pacific: a comparative study of the catholic christian churches in Poland and Fiji by William Young

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First Northern Hemisphere records of the Samoan anchovy, Stolephorus apiensis (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) by H. Hata, H. Motomura

“…Two Japanese specimens of the Samoan anchovy, Stolephorus apiensis (Jordan et Seale, 1906), previously known only from Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Samoa, were confirmed during a revisionary taxonomic study of the genus. …”
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The genetic structure of Staphylococcus aureus populations from the Southwest Pacific. by Stephen R Ritchie, Mark G Thomas, Paul B Rainey

“…Multi-locus sequence typing was performed on 467 isolates obtained from people with nasal colonization or bacteremia in Auckland (NZ), and patients predominantly affected by skin and soft tissue infection in Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. The predominant sequence types (STs) varied between Auckland (ST5), Fiji (ST30), and Samoa (ST1), however, the overall genetic diversity within each region did not differ significantly between locations. …”
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Remittance and growth nexus: bootstrap panel granger-causality evidence from high remittance receiving countries by Ali, Hamisu Sadi, Law, Siong Hook, Yusop, Zulkornain

“…The present paper examine the causal relationship between economic growth and remittances among the top ten highest remittance recipient countries in the world based on remittance to GDP ratio (Haiti, Honduras, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Moldova, Nepal, Samoa, Tajikistan, and Tonga). We applied Konya (2006) Bootstrap panel remittance inflows in the case of Lesotho, Nepal, Samoa, and Tajikistan. …”
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Sea-Level Rise Effects on Changing Hazard Exposure to Far-Field Tsunamis in a Volcanic Pacific Island by Rebecca Welsh, Shaun Williams, Cyprien Bosserelle, Ryan Paulik, Josephina Chan Ting, Alec Wild, Lameko Talia

“…Using the hydrodynamics software BG-Flood, we modelled the Tōhoku-oki tsunami from propagation to inundation in Samoa under incremental SLR to examine the effects that RSLR has on changing the exposure of the built environment (e.g., buildings) to a far-field tsunami. …”
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A Polynesian-specific missense CETP variant alters the lipid profile by Jaye Moors, Mohanraj Krishnan, Nick Sumpter, Riku Takei, Matt Bixley, Murray Cadzow, Tanya J. Major, Amanda Phipps-Green, Ruth Topless, Marilyn Merriman, Malcolm Rutledge, Ben Morgan, Jenna C. Carlson, Jerry Z. Zhang, Emily M. Russell, Guangyun Sun, Hong Cheng, Daniel E. Weeks, Take Naseri, Muagututi’a Sefuiva Reupena, Satupa’itea Viali, John Tuitele, Nicola L. Hawley, Ranjan Deka, Stephen T. McGarvey, Janak de Zoysa, Rinki Murphy, Nicola Dalbeth, Lisa Stamp, Mele Taumoepeau, Frances King, Phillip Wilcox, Nuku Rapana, Sally McCormick, Ryan L. Minster, Tony R. Merriman, Megan Leask

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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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Small‐scale genetic structure of coral populations in Palau based on whole mitochondrial genomes: Implications for future coral resilience by Stephen R. Palumbi, Nia S. Walker, Erik Hanson, Katrina Armstrong, Marilla Lippert, Brendan Cornwell, Victor Nestor, Yimnang Golbuu

“…We also compared these sequences to prior data on 155 colonies from American Samoa. In these comparisons, many Haplogroups in Palau were disproportionately represented or absent in American Samoa, and inter‐regional PhiST = 0.259. …”
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Influence of stratospheric airmasses on tropospheric vertical O₃ columns based on GOME (Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment) measurements and backtrajectory calculation o... by A. Ladstätter-Weißenmayer, J. Meyer-Arnek, A. Schlemm, J. P. Burrows

“…In September 1999 GOME data reveal an episode of increased excess ozone columns over Tahiti (18.0° S; 149.0° W) (Eastern Pacific) compared to Am. Samoa (14.23° S; 170.56° W) and Fiji (18.13° S; 178.40° E), both situated in the Western Pacific. …”
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Body size, body norms and some unintended consequences of obesity intervention in the Pacific islands by Jessica Hardin, Amy K. McLennan, Alexandra Brewis

“…We study two nations with high rates of obesity: Nauru and Samoa. Subjects and methods: Ethnographic fieldwork with people in everyday and clinical settings in Samoa (2011–2012; 2017) and Nauru (2010–2011). …”
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Tropical Cyclone Harold meets the Novel Coronavirus by Elisabeth Holland

“…As of May 3, 2020, sixteen Pacific countries and territories had yet to report their first confirmed case of COVID-19: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Pitcairn, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna. …”
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In Pursuit of Knowledge: Addressing Barriers to Effective Conservation Evaluation by Madeleine C. Bottrill, Marc Hockings, Hugh P. Possingham

“…We conducted a country-wide evaluation of terrestrial-based conservation programs in Samoa. Though rarely applied, the benefit of evaluating multiple projects at once is that it highlights factors which are persistent and influential across the entire conservation sector. …”
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Can an international field experience assist Health and Physical Education pre-service teachers to develop cultural competency? by Matthew Winslade

“…In partnership with the Pacific in Union (PiU) Rugby for Schools initiative, 12 HPE pre-service teachers from an Australian regional university were linked with local schools in Western Samoa and required to facilitate a three-week sports-based, health and physical activity programme. …”
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