in the last issue of asia pacific journal of medical toxicology (apjmt), editor-in-chief, dr. reza afshari focused on an important contemporary issue of empowering toxicology in the asia pacific region (1). the topic drew our attention and we would like to share the situation of bangladesh in light of this editorial. dr. afshari correctly emphasized on forming national societies of medical toxi...

Pacific Region Gonococcal Surveillance Programme. 1994 Annual report. Comm Dis Intell 1995;19:495-499. 5. The World Health Organization Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme. Antimicrobial resistance in gonococci, Western Pacific Region, 1995. Comm Dis Intell 1996;20:425-428. 6. The World Health Organization Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Survei...

the seasonal shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone that modulates deep convection over the anomalous SST. This demonstrates the importance of the mean seasonal atmospheric circulation in modulating the remote teleconnections from the central-western Pacific warming in the model. However, it is suggested here that the cooling in the eastern Pacific associated with El Niño Modoki counterac...

The relative impact of the subtropical North and South Pacific Oceans on the tropical Pacific climate mean state and variability is estimated using an ocean–atmosphere–sea ice coupled general circulation model. Tailored experiments are performed in which the model is forced by idealized sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTAs) in the subtropics of both hemispheres. The main results of this stu...

Land is not the only barrier to dispersal encountered by marine organisms. For sedentary shallow water species, there is an additional, marine barrier, 5000 km of uninterrupted deep-water stretch between the central and the eastern Pacific. This expanse of water, known as the ‘Eastern Pacific Barrier’, has been separating faunas of the two oceanic regions since the beginning of the Cenozoic. Sp...

the objective of this research is to explore the effect of international outsourcing on economic growth in asia-pacific countries. accordingly, a panel regression model based on soderbom and teal (2003) is estimated using data of the considered countries over the period 1995-2006. in addition to international outsourcing, the model includes human capital, labor force and physical capital as the...

There are many issues specijk to the area of mobile computing which need to be addressed This paper will discuss the particular issues of mobile hosts, network management and security.

Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 10 Number 2 1995 © Asia Pacific Press Academics and international development agencies express growing concern about the lack of economic growth in the Pacific islands and the economic policies employed by these countries. Even where there has been growth, it has usually been dependent on a few industries such as minerals, tourism, tuna and forestry. This growth...

There is a missing funder in the Funding section. Please refer to the complete funding statement here: We thank Karen Frutchey and Raymond Clarke of the Pacific Islands Regional Office, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who provided key funding towards this project. The funders were base funding and add-on funding from the United...

Following decisions taken by Pacific Islands Forum Leaders in August 2009, PACER Plus (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations) negotiations have begun, aiming to deepen economic cooperation between the 14 developing Pacific island countries (PICs) and Australia and New Zealand through a comprehensive, reciprocal regional trade agreement. PACER Plus builds on previous agreements within t...