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View article: Microplastic ingestion data for 86 fish species across five Vanuatu communities: a reference for Pacific Island pollution monitoring
Microplastic ingestion data for 86 fish species across five Vanuatu communities: a reference for Pacific Island pollution monitoring Open
Objectives This microplastic dataset was collected to address critical gaps in understanding microplastic pollution in Vanuatu's coastal food fish. While microplastic contamination threatens marine ecosystems and human health across the Pa…
View article: Prehistoric Intense Tropical Cyclones in the South Pacific Ocean
Prehistoric Intense Tropical Cyclones in the South Pacific Ocean Open
Tropical cyclones in relation to global warming pose an increasing threat to coastal populations and property, highlighting an urgent need for millennial‐scale paleoclimate reconstructions. In this study, we reconstruct an 8500‐year record…
View article: Water, people and climate-change exposure in the Western Pacific: Anticipating the arrival of a ‘perfect storm’
Water, people and climate-change exposure in the Western Pacific: Anticipating the arrival of a ‘perfect storm’ Open
As climate change accelerates, there is a growing need to ensure that sustainable adaptive solutions are effective and equitable, especially in the Global South where many countries depend on external funding to attain water security. Perc…
View article: Popular Political Attitudes in Vanuatu: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey
Popular Political Attitudes in Vanuatu: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey Open
This paper presents the findings of the second Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Vanuatu from August–October 2023. Drawing on a nationally representative sample ( n = 1330) of ni‐Vanuatu of voting‐age (18+), the PAS gauges the v…
View article: Assessment of Toxic Metals in an Open Dump Site Near PNG University of Technology, Papua New Guinea
Assessment of Toxic Metals in an Open Dump Site Near PNG University of Technology, Papua New Guinea Open
Groundwater contamination near the municipal solid waste dump at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT) has raised serious health concerns in the local communities. To testify to this, a research study was conducted to quan…
View article: Online Exam Proctoring
Online Exam Proctoring Open
Online exams have become a crucial part of modern education and recruitment, offering convenience and flexibility for both students and organizations. However, they face significant challenges such as cheating, impersonation, and unauthori…
View article: Digital Economy and Taxation: A New Era of Fiscal Governance
Digital Economy and Taxation: A New Era of Fiscal Governance Open
The study explores how demographics impact awareness of digital taxation in India. Using statistical analysis, it finds that higher income and education correlate with greater tax literacy. Despite reforms, knowledge gaps remain among lowe…
View article: A rapid method for methanol quantification in spirits using UV-visible spectroscopy and FTIR
A rapid method for methanol quantification in spirits using UV-visible spectroscopy and FTIR Open
Although standards methods of food safety assessment are important, these methods are relatively expensive and require intensive work and time. In alcohol beverage industries, ultraviolet visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and Fourier transform…
View article: WASH for everyone, everywhere: marketplaces as a multiplex pathway for improving inclusive access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in Vanuatu
WASH for everyone, everywhere: marketplaces as a multiplex pathway for improving inclusive access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in Vanuatu Open
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for access to safe WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) practices, especially in non-household settings. This study examined the COVID response measures and WASH infrastructure and services situa…
View article: Perspectives from Developers and Users of the GOA-ON in a Box Kit: A Model for Capacity Sharing in Ocean Sciences
Perspectives from Developers and Users of the GOA-ON in a Box Kit: A Model for Capacity Sharing in Ocean Sciences Open
Providing reliable instrumentation that enables collection of high-quality, comparable data is one of the most challenging aspects of establishing ocean acidification monitoring programs. This is especially true for under-resourced countr…
View article: A multi-country survey on sanitation systems in underserved urban settlements in the Melanesian Pacific region
A multi-country survey on sanitation systems in underserved urban settlements in the Melanesian Pacific region Open
Safe and enduring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for all is the key target of Sustainable Development Goal 6. Despite progress in global WASH monitoring to support SDG 6, significant data gaps persist, especially in urban informal s…
View article: A simple method for methanol quantification in Spirits using UV Visible Spectroscopy and FTIR
A simple method for methanol quantification in Spirits using UV Visible Spectroscopy and FTIR Open
Although standards methods of food safety assessment are important, these methods are expensive and requires intensive work and time. Quality assessment for high alcohol in spirits is still a challenged for industries in developing states …
View article: Strengthening rural community water safety planning in Pacific Island countries: evidence and lessons from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji
Strengthening rural community water safety planning in Pacific Island countries: evidence and lessons from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji Open
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) collectively have the lowest rates of access to safely managed or basic drinking water and sanitation globally. They are also the least urbanised, have dynamic socioeconomic and increasing climate-linked cha…
View article: Evaluating the efficacy of a new lice treatment shampoo containing Quassia Amara using physical and tolerance approaches
Evaluating the efficacy of a new lice treatment shampoo containing Quassia Amara using physical and tolerance approaches Open
Many methods for evaluating head lice treatment products through field reports and chemical methods have been reported, and these results are incomparable due to several physical limiting factors, including hair type, application protocols…
View article: Management of saltwater intrusion using 3D numerical modelling: a first for Pacific Island country of Vanuatu
Management of saltwater intrusion using 3D numerical modelling: a first for Pacific Island country of Vanuatu Open
Small island countries like Vanuatu are facing the brunt of climate change, sea level rise (SLR), tropical cyclones, and limited or declining access to freshwater. The Tagabe coastal aquifer in Port Vila (the capital of Vanuatu) shows the …
View article: An assessment of nutrition information on front of pack labels and healthiness of Cereals and products in Vanuatu retail market
An assessment of nutrition information on front of pack labels and healthiness of Cereals and products in Vanuatu retail market Open
Nutrient profiling of front of pack labels is described as the science of ranking foods based on their nutrient content. It is fast becoming the basis for regulating nutrition labels, health claims, and marketing and advertising, especiall…
View article: Utilizing dietary probiotics can boost amberjack (Seriola dumerili) lysozyme activity, antioxidant capacity, and gut microbiota
Utilizing dietary probiotics can boost amberjack (Seriola dumerili) lysozyme activity, antioxidant capacity, and gut microbiota Open
In aquaculture, natural and eco-friendly resources are prioritized over synthetic inputs (e.g., antibiotics), and optimizing sustainable production methods is necessary. Probiotics have been well known for various potential functions in an…
View article: Delineation of Groundwater Salinity Zones in Shefa and Malampa Provinces, Vanuatu
Delineation of Groundwater Salinity Zones in Shefa and Malampa Provinces, Vanuatu Open
A preliminary assessment was carried out in identifying the salinity zones due to considerable concern over salty groundwater resources in Vanuatu’s Shefa and Malampa regions. Electrical conductivity (EC) and pH were measured on the island…
View article: Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in a Telecoupled World: Insights From Vanuatu
Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in a Telecoupled World: Insights From Vanuatu Open
Food insecurity is a pressing problem in many regions across the world. Drivers of food insecurity are becoming increasingly embedded in sociocultural and economic processes that transcendent multiple spatial and temporal scales. This is d…
View article: Macro-Financial Parameters Influencing Bitcoin Prices: Evidence from Symmetric and Asymmetric ARDL Models
Macro-Financial Parameters Influencing Bitcoin Prices: Evidence from Symmetric and Asymmetric ARDL Models Open
Bitcoins are evolving as a modern class of investment assets and it is crucial for investors to manage their investment risk. This paper examines the impact of macroeconomic-financial indicators on Bitcoin price using symmetric and asymmet…
View article: Contending With Water Shortages in the Pacific: Performance of Private Rainwater Tanks Versus Communal Rainwater Tanks in Rural Vanuatu
Contending With Water Shortages in the Pacific: Performance of Private Rainwater Tanks Versus Communal Rainwater Tanks in Rural Vanuatu Open
Around 2 million people in the Pacific depend on rainwater collection for their drinking water, however these systems often struggle to provide sufficient quantities of water year round. This study examined the performance of 1,878 rainwat…
View article: Application of phytoremediation for heavy metal contaminated sites in the South Pacific: strategies, current challenges and future prospects
Application of phytoremediation for heavy metal contaminated sites in the South Pacific: strategies, current challenges and future prospects Open
Effectively dealing with hazardous and recalcitrant pollutants such as heavy metals (HMs) has become a global challenge with limited options available for reprieve. This is true for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) which ha…
View article: Invasive mussel Mytella strigata: Impacts on fisheries and farming
Invasive mussel Mytella strigata: Impacts on fisheries and farming Open
An alien species of mussel, the American brackish-water
\nmussel Mytella strigata native to Central and South
\n merica has established recently in backwaters of Kerala,
\nblocking nets in fish or cage farms. This species was
\nrecently re…
View article: WAVE TRANSFORMATION WITHIN A CORAL REEF LAGOON SYSTEM, ERAKOR LAGOON, VANUATU
WAVE TRANSFORMATION WITHIN A CORAL REEF LAGOON SYSTEM, ERAKOR LAGOON, VANUATU Open
Coral reefs encircle most of the islands in Vanuatu and provide natural breakwaters for coastal communities by reducing wave energy arriving at the shoreline acting to control both inundation and erosion. Climate Change is projected to bot…
View article: Testing the random walk hypothesis for leading cryptocurrencies
Testing the random walk hypothesis for leading cryptocurrencies Open
Despite the rise in markets for cryptocurrencies at an outstanding pace, with consistently high trading volume and market capitalization, the increasing volatility of the virtual currencies raise various concerns. One of the major concerns…