I want to begin by thanking the PNG Government, the University of Papua New Guinea and the Development Policy Centre of the ANU for the opportunity to revisit PNG and participate in this important conference. Having a regular country-driven discussion of key development issues is clearly a best practice and needs to be supported as a key input into policy decision making. I am particularly impr...

The research and control of malaria has a long history in Papua New Guinea, sometimes resulting substantial changes to the distribution infection transmission dynamics country. There have been four major periods PNG, with current programme having commenced 2004. Each previous was successful reducing burden country, but multiple factors led failures eventual breakdown. A comprehensive review lit...

In a quantum system with spin, spin-orbit coupling is manifested by linking the spin angular momentum of particle its orbital momentum, which leads to many exotic phenomena. The experimental realization synthetic effects in ultra-cold atomic systems provides an entirely new platform for exploring simulations. spinor Bose-Einstein condensate, can change properties significantly, offers excellent...

In this article we study the interface generated by the collision between two cristals growing layer by layer on a one-dimensional substrate through random decomposition of particles. We relate this interface with the notion of β-path in an equivalent directed polymer model and, by using asymptotics results from Baik and Rains [3] and some hydrodynamic tools introduced by Cator and Groeenenboon...

In areas where Streptococcus pneumoniae is highly endemic, infants experience very early pneumococcal colonization of the upper respiratory tract, with carriage often persisting into adulthood. We aimed to explore whether newborns in high-risk areas have pre-existing pneumococcal-specific cellular immune responses that may affect early pneumococcal acquisition. Cord blood mononuclear cells (CBM...

BACKGROUND Malaria is the leading cause of illness and death in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Infection during pregnancy with falciparum or vivax malaria, as occurs in PNG, has health implications for mother and child, causing complications such as maternal anemia, low birth weight and miscarriage. This article explores knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning malaria during pregnancy and it's p...