BACKGROUND The low-income Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu is experiencing a double burden of diet-related disease whereby micronutrient deficiencies and underweight occur at the same time as obesity related non-communicable diseases. Increasing intakes of nutrient dense, energy dilute foods such as fruits and vegetables will be important to address this issue. However, reduced access to agricu...

The JJI VLF (22.2 kHz) transmitter signal received at two low-latitude stations, one in Port Vila (geog. coord., 17.73°S, 168.33°E), Vanuatu and other Suva (18.14°S, 178.44°E), Fiji, was analyzed for any changes due to 16 Earthquakes (EQs) with magnitudes 5.5 7.7, during 2018 (JJI-Vanuatu path, 6.8 Mm) 2007 (JJI-Suva 7.5 Mm). amplitude analysis included terminator time (TT), average daytime nig...

Two new species of flying foxes (genus Pteropus) from the Samoan archipelago are described on the basis of modern museum specimens collected in the mid-19th century. A medium-sized species (P. allenorum, n. sp.) is introduced from the island of Upolu (Independent Samoa), based on a specimen collected in 1856 and deposited in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. It has not been colle...