Ludwigia hyssopifolia (water primrose).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Parker
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Current Distribution ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Christmas Island ◽  
Western Samoa

Abstract L. hyssopifolia is an extremely widespread weed of rice and wetlands across three continents. Holm et al. (1979) record it as a 'serious' or 'principal' weed in Indonesia, Borneo, Thailand, Malaysia, Nigeria and Trinidad, and common in Colombia and the Philippines. More recent publications confirm its importance in Malaysia (Begum et al., 2008) and in Sri Lanka (Chandrasena, 1987). While usually no more than 1 m high, it can grow to 3 m in height according to some authorities. Although there is some uncertainty over its native distribution, it is recorded as introduced and invasive on several Pacific islands, including Fiji, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Upolu (Western Samoa) and Christmas Island (HEAR, 2012). It is thus an aggressive weed of rice and of wetlands that poses a real threat to these ecologies. It has recently been identified as a 'new invader' in Spain (Ferrer and Laguna, 2009; Ferrer et al., 2009). Although this may be a slight exaggeration of its status there it does apparently have the ability to naturalise well north of its current distribution.

First record of Cephenniini on Christmas Island, with updated checklist of world Cephennomicrus species and summary of their distribution (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4227 (4) ◽  
pp. 593 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAWEŁ JAŁOSZYŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
First Record ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
Christmas Island ◽  
First Time

The tribe Cephenniini is reported for the first time to occur on Christmas Island (external territory of the Commonwealth of Australia). Cephennomicrus lawrencei sp. n. is described and illustrated; the new species shows similarities to several Oriental and Japanese congeners, with the endophallic complex of long flagellum flanked by elongate sclerites especially similar to that of Indonesian C. fesumatranus Jałoszyński. The distribution of world Cephennomicrus species is summarized, ranging from southern and central-eastern Africa, Madagascar, Indian Ocean islands, through Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, south-eastern China and Taiwan, the Ryukyus and Tsushima Island, eastern Papua New Guinea to Australia and southern Pacific islands. An updated checklist of Cephennomicrus species is provided. 

scholarly journals Evidence for Better Lives Study: a comparative birth-cohort study on child exposure to violence and other adversities in eight low- and middle-income countries - foundational research (study protocol)

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e034986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Valdebenito ◽  
Aja Murray ◽  
Claire Hughes ◽  
Adriana Băban ◽  
Asvini D Fernando ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Exposure To Violence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Stress Markers ◽  
Foundational Research

IntroductionViolence against children is a health, human rights and social problem affecting approximately half of the world’s children. Its effects begin at prenatal stages with long-lasting impacts on later health and well-being. The Evidence for Better Lives Study (EBLS) aims to produce high-quality longitudinal data from cities in eight low- and middle-income countries—Ghana, Jamaica, Pakistan, the Philippines, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Vietnam—to support effective intervention to reduce violence against children. EBLS-Foundational Research (EBLS-FR) tests critical aspects of the planned EBLS, including participant recruitment and retention, data collection and analysis. Alongside epidemiological estimates of levels and predictors of exposure to violence and adversity during pregnancy, we plan to explore mechanisms that may link exposure to violence to mothers’ biological stress markers and subjective well-being.Methods and analysesEBLS-FR is a short longitudinal study with a sample of 1200 pregnant women. Data are collected during the last trimester of pregnancy and 2 to 6 months after birth. The questionnaire for participating women has been translated into nine languages. Measures obtained from mothers will include, among others, mental and physical health, attitudes to corporal punishment, adverse childhood experiences, prenatal intimate partner violence, substance use and social/community support. Hair and dry blood spot samples are collected from the pregnant women to measure stress markers. To explore research participation among fathers, EBLS-FR is recruiting 300 fathers in the Philippines and Sri Lanka.Ethics and disseminationThe study received ethical approvals at all recruiting sites and universities in the project. Results will be disseminated through journal publications, conferences and seminar presentations involving local communities, health services and other stakeholders. Findings from this work will help to adjust the subsequent stages of the EBLS project.

Trusteeship Council

1954 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-550
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Interim Report ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Western Samoa ◽  
General Assembly Resolution ◽  
New Item

The fourteenth session of the Trusteeship Council was held at United Nations headquarters from June 2 to July 16, 1954. At the opening meeting Miguel R. Urquía (El Salvador) was elected president and Léon Pignon (France) vicepresident. The Council accepted an Indian proposal to include a new item in the agenda of the fourteenth session: “General Assembly resolution 751 (VIII): revision of the Questionnaire relating to Trust Territories: interim report of the Sub-Committee on the Questionnaire”, and subsequently adopted an agenda of 18 items. The greater part of the session was devoted to the examination of annual reports on the administration of the trust territories of Somaliland, the Pacific Islands, Western Samoa, New Guinea, and Nauru; a number of questions referred to it by the General Assembly were also dealt with by the Council, which in its closing meeting decided to defer until the Council's fifteenth session a decision on a French proposal that at least one of the Council's annual sessions should be held at Geneva.

Puccinia kuehnii. [Distribution map].

1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Irian Jaya ◽  
Puccinia Kuehnii ◽  
Western Samoa ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Puccinia kuehnii Butler. Hosts: Sugarcane (Saccharum), Erianthus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Andaman Islands, Burma, China, India, Indonesia (Java), (Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Irian Jaya), Japan, Peninsular Malaysia, (Sabah), Pakistan, Philippines, Ryuku Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Western Samoa.

Hypsipyla robusta. [Distribution map].

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Hypsipyla Robusta ◽  
Fruit Borer ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Hypsipyla robusta (Moore) (Lep., -Pyrandae) (Toon shoot-and fruit-borer). Host Plants: Cedrella, Khaya, Toona. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Andaman Is, Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sikkim, Singapore, Sri Lanka, AFRICA, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, AUSTRALASIA, and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

Leptoglossus australis. [Distribution map].

1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Mariana Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Irian Jaya ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
Western Samoa ◽  
Caroline Islands ◽  
New Hebrides

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Leptoglossus australis (F.) (=L. membranaceus (F.), L. bidentatus Montr.) (Hemipt, Coreidae) (Leaf-footed Plant Bug). Host Plants: Cucurbits, Citrus and legumes. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Andaman Islands, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Philippine Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, AFRICA, Angola, Annobon Islands, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Dahomey, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Rodriguez Islands, Rwanda, Saõ Tomé, Senegal, Seychelle, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Upper Volta, AUSTRALASIA and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Mariana Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Papua & New Guinea, Western Samoa, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, Wallis Islands, Irian Jaya, China.

Hemiberlesia lataniae. [Distribution map].

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Irian Jaya ◽  
Western Samoa ◽  
Caroline Islands ◽  
St Helena ◽  
Distribution In Europe

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Hemiberlesia lataniae (Sign.) (Aspidtotux lataniae Sign.) (Hem., Coccoidea) (Latania Scale). Host Plants: Acacia, almond, avocado, banana, coconut, guava, indigo, mango, rose, tung. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE, Crete, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Sicily, Spain, Yugoslavia, ASIA, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philippines, Sinai, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, AFRICA, Algeria, Angola, Cameroun, Canary islands, Cape Verde Islands, Dahomey, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Principe, Réunion, Rhodesia, Rodriguez Is, St. Helena, São Tomé, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, AUSTRALASIA and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Johnston Island, New Caledonia, Western Samoa Solomon Islands, Tonga, Irian Jaya, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, U.S.A, CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, Guatemala, Panama, West Indies, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Galapagos Islands, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela.

Mythimna venalba. [Distribution map].

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Mythimna venalba (Moore) Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Rice ear-cutting caterpillar, Borolia caterpillar of paddy. Attacks rice. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, China, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan, India, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, West Bengal, Indonesia, Java, Sulawesi, Malaysia, Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, AUSTRALASIA, and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Queensland, Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga.

Sugarcane Biofuel Production in South Africa, Guatemala, the Philippines, Argentina, Vietnam, Cuba, and Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
pp. 319-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Mandegari ◽  
Abdul Muhaymin Petersen ◽  
Yuda Benjamin ◽  
Johann F. Görgens
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Biofuel Production
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