French Polynesia
Linear volcanism in French Polynesia
... Rb and Sr have been measured by X-ray fluorescence (descript ion of equipment and technique in Appendix 1) and are reported in the chemical analyses in parts per million. Figure 4-9 illustrates the strong correlation ...
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Discovery of a mcl-PHA with unexpected biotechnical properties: the marine environment of French Polynesia as a source for PHA-producing bacteria
... A library of microorganisms originating from various marine environments in French Polynesia was screened for polyhydroxyalkanoate producing bacteria. No significant connection was found between the ...
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The Island of Tubuai (French Polynesia) Landfall of Cyclone Oli on the 5th of February 2010
... Since 1931, 47 tropical depressions and 34 TCs have hit the islands of French Polynesia, with a number of storms ranging between a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 17 per year. The majority of TCs occur during ...
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Chromosomal DNA fingerprinting analysis using the insertion sequence IS6110 and the repetitive element DR as strain specific markers for epidemiological study of tuberculosis in French Polynesia
... The polymorphism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains was evaluated in French Polynesia, an area with a low incidence of tuberculosis and a population which has been geographically stable during recent ...
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New K Ar ages of the Society Islands, French Polynesia, and implications for the Society hotspot feature
... We report 52 new K-Ar age determinations of volcanic rocks from the Society Islands in French Polynesia. The newly obtained ages range from 0.51 to 4.61 Ma, which are consistent with previously reported ...
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Evaluation of far-field tsunami hazard in French Polynesia based on historical data and numerical simulations
... French Polynesia, because of its central position in the most tsunami prone ocean, the Pacific, is strongly exposed to far-field ...of French Polynesia are consid- ered as moderately ...
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Changes in bleaching susceptibility among corals subject to ocean warming and recurrent bleaching in Moorea, French Polynesia
... Distinguishing between individual acclimation versus selective mortality and directional changes in the structure of coral assemblages requires detailed information on the long- term bleaching susceptibility and ...
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Population genetic structure of Aedes polynesiensis in the Society Islands of French Polynesia: implications for control using a Wolbachia based autocidal strategy
... Our study describes the population genetic structure of medically important A. polynesiensis in Society Islands of French Polynesia. Results suggest minor levels of genetic variability of A. polynesiensis ...
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Tsunami risk assessment in the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) through numerical modeling of generic far-field events
... Strong earthquakes occurring around the Pacific Ocean can trigger tsunamis that are able to propagate across the whole ocean and reach remote islands. Such tsunamis have been generated, for instance, from the Aleutian ...
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Field evaluation of selected traps and lures for monitoring the filarial and arbovirus vector, Aedes polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae), in French Polynesia
... ical and temperate countries is also transmitted by Ae. polynesiensis (Nicolas and Scoles 1997, Russell et al. 2005). Despite sustained mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns of antiÞlarial prophylactic drugs over ...
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Post-settlement growth and mortality rates of juvenile scleractinian corals in Moorea, French Polynesia versus Trunk Reef, Australia
... ABSTRACT: Patterns and processes affecting juvenile scleractinian corals have received very lit- tle attention due to difficulties associated with detecting small corals on natural substrata. How- ever, processes ...
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Geomagnetic paleosecular variation for the past 5 Ma in the Society Islands, French Polynesia
... We report a paleomagnetic secular variation in the Society Islands, French Polynesia for the past 5 Ma. Paleo- magnetic measurements were performed on volcanic rocks applying thermal and alternating field ...
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Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in French Polynesia
... in French Polynesia from 2008 to 2013, constructed using the neighbor-joining method (bootstrapped 1,000 times) and Kimura’s two-parameter distance correction ...
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An impact assessment for the French nuclear weapon test sites in French Polynesia
... Since 1974 a total of 112 underground tests were carried out mainly at the Moruroa Atoll, one of the largest atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia, located at 21o 50' S and 139o W (Fig. 1). ...
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Low diversity of Angiostrongylus cantonensis complete mitochondrial DNA sequences from Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and the Canary Islands revealed using whole genome next generation sequencing
... chamber and frozen at − 20 °C. The necropsy was performed in July 2018 and worms were extracted from pulmonary artery of a single male rat. All animal procedures were conducted according to the Guidelines of the American ...
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Leptospira diversity in animals and humans in Tahiti, French Polynesia
... In French Polynesia, the animal species acting as sources for human infec- tion are ...of French Polynesia, and compared them to those isolated from human leptospirosis ...in French ...
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Ethnobotanical survey of cosmetic plants used in Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
... In French Polynesia, and espe- cially in the Marquesas islands, supercision or inci- sion of foreskin (tehe in Marquesan) is a masculinity and beauty marker, and is also a hygienic practice to avoid bad ...
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Comparative effects of different disturbances in coral reef habitats in Moorea, French Polynesia
... coral composition associated with multiple and succes- sive disturbances [12, 16, 58]. One of the major centers for coral reef research in the central Pacific is Moorea (17 ◦ 30 S, 149 ◦ 50 W) in the Society Islands, ...
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Proposal for a Council decision on the amounts of the transfers to be paid to the Falkland Islands and French Polynesia under the system for the stabilization of export earnings for the year of application 1986 pursuant to Decision 86/283/EEC. COM (87) 707 final, 23 December 1987
... at kLaad -fslaads have pre sented a tr aasf e r reqtest unde r the system for tbe year of appltcatTon 1986 La tespect of sheep's or Lamb's wool aot catded ot combed, the transfet Dasls f[r] ...
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Tahitian French: the vernacular French of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. A study in language contact and variation
... Tahitian, the indigenous language of the Society Islands, is the majority Polynesian language and it also acts as a lingua franca between speakers of other Polynesian languages within Fr[r] ...
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