Ambitions et limites du grand projet chinois des Nouvelles Routes de la soie by Emmanuel Lincot

“…So much so that it would be wrong to confront the « New Silk Roads » project against the pro-American « Indo-Pacific » with a bipolar interpretation of the international relations. …”
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Terrestrial Amphipods or "Lawn Shrimp," (Crustacea: Amphipoda) by Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Amphipods were first described in New South Wales, Australia, and then later on several Pacific islands. They were first reported in the Western Hemisphere in 1918 when at least one species was found in California (Mallis 1990). …”
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The impact of the objective state and self-esteem of health on academic performance in senior students of medical and humanitarian specialties, taking into account various environm... by V. V. Kuznetsov, K. V. Kosilov

“…The study was conducted from 01.12. 2017 to 01.03.2019 at the Far Eastern Federal University and the Pacific State Medical University. The sample size was 410 students (207 (50.6%) female, 203 (49.4%) male, average age 21.5 (1.2) years), who at the time of the study were studying in 4–6 courses. …”
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Longitudinal Screening Detects Cognitive Stability and Behavioral Deterioration in ALS Patients by Susan Woolley, Ray Goetz, Pam Factor-Litvak, Jennifer Murphy, Jonathan Hupf, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Howard Andrews, Daragh Heitzman, Richard Bedlack, Jonathan Katz, Richard Barohn, Eric Sorenson, Bjorn Oskarsson, Americo Fernandes Filho, Edward Kasarskis, Tahseen Mozaffar, Sharon Nations, Andrea Swenson, Agnes Koczon-Jaremko, Georgia Christodoulou, Hiroshi Mitsumoto

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Tropical Cyclone Size Prediction and Development of An Error Correction Method by Guo Ruichen, Xu Jing, Wang Yuqing

“…This study analyzes the regional typhoon numerical prediction system (CMA-TYM) of CMA Earth System Modeling and Prediction Center for TCs in the Northwest Pacific Ocean during 2020-2023, focusing on the impact of initial vortex size errors on the performance of later size and intensity predictions of TCs. …”
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Estimates of disclosure and victimization rates for fishery observers in the maritime workplace by Lacey Jeroue, Lacey Jeroue, Craig Faunce, Andy Kingham, Jaclyn Smith

“…This study uses anonymous responses from annual surveys distributed to North Pacific groundfish and halibut fishery observers to understand barriers to disclosure and estimate disclosure rates. …”
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Automatic detection, identification and counting of deep-water snappers on underwater baited video using deep learning by Florian Baletaud, Florian Baletaud, Florian Baletaud, Sébastien Villon, Antoine Gilbert, Jean-Marie Côme, Sylvie Fiat, Corina Iovan, Laurent Vigliola

“…Deep-sea demersal fisheries in the Pacific have strong commercial, cultural, and recreational value, especially snappers (Lutjanidae) which make the bulk of catches. …”
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Ocean warming, icebergs, and productivity in the Gulf of Alaska during the Last Interglacial by Maria Luisa Sánchez Montes, Maria Luisa Sánchez Montes, Erin L. McClymont, Hirofumi Asahi, Joseph Stoner, Christopher M. Moy, Sophie Gleghorn, Jerry M. Lloyd

“…The Pacific Ocean is an important region for carbon storage, yet the past ocean–climate interactions are relatively underexplored in explaining glacial/interglacial climate variability during the late Pleistocene re-expansion of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS). …”
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Is exposure to a climate-related disaster associated with recent experiences of intimate partner violence among women? A post hoc analysis of survey data from rural Samoa by Andrew Copas, Hattie Lowe, Laura J Brown, Jenevieve Mannell, Pepe Tevaga, Papali’i Ene Isaako, Fa’afetai Alisi-Fesili, Louisa Apelu, Kaisarina Moananu, Taiaopo Faumuina, Lewis Sinclair, Helen Tanielu

“…Gaps in evidence are particularly pronounced in the Pacific—one of the regions most at risk of increased disasters from climate change.Methods We analysed data from 450 men and 707 women collected as part of cross-sectional study of IPV experience, risk and protective factors in rural Samoan villages. …”
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Monitoring of Ionospheric Variability Using the Low lAtitude Long Range Ionospheric raDar (LARID): Capabilities, Advantages and Limitations by Wenjie Sun, Guozhu Li, Baiqi Ning, Lianhuan Hu, Yuichi Otsuka, Guofeng Dai, Haiyong Xie, Xiukuan Zhao, Yi Li, Atsuki Shinbori, Michi Nishioka, Septi Perwitasari, Chi Wang

“…It is demonstrated that the LARID provides an important tool for investigating different types of ionospheric variability over a broad region, especially over the Indian Ocean and west Pacific, and will contribute significantly to the regional ionospheric weather forecasting.…”
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A neo-positivist theory of scientific change by Michael Bycroft, James Poskett

“…The neo-positivist approach may be illustrated by matters as varied as stars, crystals and the Pacific Ocean. If we revive positivism as an intellectual project, we might also revive the social goal of positivism, which was to use the history of science to make the world more rational. …”
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ON THE VARIABILITY OF TETHYIAN ROTALIID BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL SPECIES OF THE GENUS BOLIVINOIDESELLA ANAN by Haidar Salim Anan

“…Six Maastrichtian-Paleogene small Rotaliid benthic foraminiferal species of the genus Bolivinoidesella Anan are distributed in many localities in the Tethyan Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This genus and its members differ from the other Bolivinoididae members in possessing numerous, delicate, irregularly anastomosing costae. …”
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Cerro San Antonio (L1): A Palimpsest of the South-Central Andean Past (ca. 1500 BC - AD 1950) in the Middle Locumba Valley, Tacna, Peru by Matthew J. Sitek

“…The site of Cerro San Antonio sprawls over 160 hectares of rocky hills and windswept blufftops that overlook the final confluence of the Locumba drainage before the river continues on to empty in the Pacific, just 35 kilometers away. The site is a true palimpsest of the local past, comprising 28 archaeological sectors that show evidence of occupation and use beginning in the Formative period (ca. 1500 BC - AD 500), continuing through the historical colonial-republican periods (ca. …”
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Ramadan et « sauce à la souris ». Interdits et compromis alimentaires entre musulmans et animistes d’Afrique occidentale d’après le récit de René Caillié au début du XIXe siècle... by Monique Chastanet

“…These practices also show different ways of being a Muslim in Sudano-Sahelian Africa at the beginning of the 19th century, depending on the pacific or expansionist tendencies of Islam, on the needs of long-distance trade, and on the prevalence of some local habits.…”
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Il mondo sotto la superficie. L’ontologia liquida delle isole Belep (Kanaky Nuova Caledonia) by Lara Giordana

“…The recent literature on “marine sovereignty” encourages to consider the ways of management and governance of the Pacific Ocean from a new perspective, in order to face the ecological crisis and acknowledge the coexistence of different ontologies. …”
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Sur les traces de Tupaia entre Tahiti, Ra’iātea et Nouvelle-Zélande. L’héritage de la navigation ‘traditionnelle’ by Francesco Lattanzi

“…This article is part of a rich framework of theoretical reflection on the seas and the oceans, and proposes an itinerary of anthropology of the seas between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, to explore nautical experiences different from those developed in the West. …”
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Croton Production and Use by Robert H. Stamps, Lance S. Osborne

“…Crotons grow into shrubs and small trees in their native habitats of India, Malaysia, and some of the South Pacific islands. Few other plants can surpass them in both foliage color and leaf shape variation. …”
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America is Dead. Long Live America! Political Affect in Days Gone by Soraya Murray

“…Through an examination of its rendering of the Pacific Northwest landscape as ideology, much is revealed about a deeply troubled and oppositional worldview. …”
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An Indian perspective on One Health prescriptions by Madhuri Ramesh, Sheetal Patil, Adithya Pradyumna

“… This commentary offers a critical engagement with the Environment–Health Nexus Policy Guide released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in 2022–23. …”
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Innovating healthcare: Tangerine Clinic's role in implementing inclusive and equitable HIV care for transgender people in Thailand by Rena Janamnuaysook, Ratee Taesombat, Joe Wong, Ravipa Vannakit, Stephen Mills, Maarten Schim van derLoeff, Peter Reiss, Frits vanGriensven

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