Quartz‐in‐garnet and Ti‐in‐quartz thermobarometry: Methodology and first application to a quartzofeldspathic gneiss from eastern Papua New Guinea

Commentary: Contrary findings from Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea.

construction and validation of translation metacognitive strategy questionnaire and its application to translation quality

like any other learning activity, translation is a problem solving activity which involves executing parallel cognitive processes. the ability to think about these higher processes, plan, organize, monitor and evaluate the most influential executive cognitive processes is what flavell (1975) called “metacognition” which encompasses raising awareness of mental processes as well as using effectiv...

A Partnership Model for Improving Service Delivery in Remote Papua New Guinea: A Mixed Methods Evaluation

Background The Community Mine Continuation Agreement Middle (CMCA) and South Fly Health Program (the Health Program) is a partnership for improving health service delivery in remote Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Health Program is delivered by a private contractor working in partnership with existing health service providers to improve service delivery using existing government systems, where poss...

Credibility of REDD and experiences from Papua New Guinea.

The concept that developed countries should pay developing countries not to deforest and thus reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) has been gaining attention over the last few years. Despite the lack of binding commitments from the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the Copenhagen Accord acknowledges the value of REDD and intends to mobil...

Henipaviruses and Fruit Bats, Papua New Guinea

human respiratory syncytial viruses of subgroups A and B: extensive sequence divergence between antigenically related proteins. et al. New genotypes within respiratory syncytial virus group B genotype BA in Niigata, Japan. Circulation patterns of genetically distinct group A and B strains of human respiratory syncytial virus in a community. al. Major changes in the G protein of human respirator...