Tourists’ Perceptions of the Free-Roaming Dog Population in Samoa oleh Magnus Beckman, Kate E. Hill, Mark J. Farnworth, Charlotte F. Bolwell, Janis Bridges, Els Acke

"…A study was undertaken to establish how visiting tourists to Samoa perceived free-roaming dogs (Canis familiaris) and their management, additionally some factors that influence their perceptions were assessed. …"
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Samoa, 2007–2008 oleh James Alesana-Slater, Stephen R. Ritchie, Helen Heffernan, Tracy Camp, Alice Richardson, Peter Herbison, Pauline Norris

"…To determine the prevalence and characteristics of MRSA, we assessed wound swabs from 399 persons with skin and soft tissue infection living in Samoa. MRSA was isolated from 9% of study participants; 34 of the 196 S. aureus isolates were MRSA. …"
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Fa’a Sāmoa Criminology: An Aspect of Pacific Criminology Counternarrative oleh Moses Faleolo, Naomi Fuamatu

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Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey oleh Michael Leach, Julien Barbara, Ioana Chan Mow, Sina Vaai, Christopher Mudaliar, Patila Amosa, Louise Mataia, Susana Tauaa, Taema Imo, Vernetta Heem

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Tobacco smoking initiation among students in Samoa and health concerns oleh Baljeet Singh, Shamal Shivneel Chand, Hong Chen

"…This study aims to assess the factors that influence smoking uptake among young students in Samoa. Findings from this study will provide valuable insight to policymakers and health authorities on policies and strategies to combat smoking among youth in Samoa and the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). …"
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The Power of Norms: Gender Equality Reforms in the Parliaments of Fiji and Samoa oleh Kerryn Baker, Sonia Palmieri

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Likelihood-based estimation and prediction for a measles outbreak in Samoa oleh David Wu, Helen Petousis-Harris, Janine Paynter, Vinod Suresh, Oliver J. Maclaren

"…We applied an initial version of this method during an outbreak of measles in Samoa in 2019–2020 and found that it achieved relatively fast, accurate predictions. …"
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Consumption of antibiotics in a small Pacific island nation: Samoa. oleh Norris P, Nguyen HA

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Tobacco smoking initiation among students in Samoa and health concerns. oleh Baljeet Singh, Shamal Shivneel Chand, Hong Chen

"…This study aims to assess the factors that influence smoking uptake among young students in Samoa. Findings from this study will provide valuable insight to policymakers and health authorities on policies and strategies to combat smoking among youth in Samoa and the Pacific Island Countries (PICs).…"
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Reassessment of Long-Term Tsunami Hazards in Samoa Based on Sedimentary Signatures oleh Shaun Williams, Ausetalia Titimaea, Cyprien Bosserelle, Lameko Simanu, Gegar Prasetya

"…This study reevaluates the depositional evidence available for Samoa and offers a more robust interpretation of the temporal and spatial records of tsunami events preserved in the Samoan sedimentary record. …"
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Emergence of new leptospiral serovars in American Samoa - ascertainment or ecological change? oleh Lau Colleen L, Skelly Chris, Smythe Lee D, Craig Scott B, Weinstein Philip

"…In this paper, we report the epidemiology of leptospiral serovars from our study of human leptospirosis in American Samoa in 2010, present evidence of recent serovar emergence, and discuss the potential epidemiological and ecological implications of our findings.…"
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Rising sea levels and the increase of shoreline wave energy at American Samoa oleh Austin T. Barnes, Janet M. Becker, Kelley A. Tagarino, William C. O’Reilly, Mika Siegelman, Philip R. Thompson, Mark A. Merrifield

"…Abstract American Samoa is experiencing rapid relative sea level rise due to increases in global sea level and significant post-2009 earthquake land subsidence, endangering homes and critical infrastructure. …"
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Molecular xenomonitoring as an indicator of microfilaraemia prevalence for lymphatic filariasis in Samoa in 2019 oleh Maddison Howlett, Helen J. Mayfield, Brady McPherson, Lisa Rigby, Robert Thomsen, Steven A. Williams, Nils Pilotte, Shannon M. Hedtke, Patricia M. Graves, Therese Kearns, Take Naseri, Sarah Sheridan, Angus McLure, Colleen L. Lau

"…Strong correlation between estimated PCR-positive mosquitoes in the primary vector species and Mf in humans at small spatial scales demonstrates the utility of MX as an indicator for LF prevalence in Samoa and similar settings. Further investigation is needed to develop MX guidelines to strengthen the ability of MX to inform operational decisions. …"
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Predictors of prenatal care satisfaction among pregnant women in American Samoa oleh Oluwaseyi Adeyinka, Anne Marie Jukic, Stephen T. McGarvey, Bethel T. Muasau-Howard, Mata’uitafa Faiai, Nicola L. Hawley

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Triple-Drug Treatment Is Effective for Lymphatic Filariasis Microfilaria Clearance in Samoa oleh Patricia M. Graves, Sarah Sheridan, Jessica Scott, Filipina Amosa-Lei Sam, Take Naseri, Robert Thomsen, Christopher L. King, Colleen L. Lau

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Developing fragility functions for the areas affected by the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami oleh H. Gokon, S. Koshimura, K. Imai, M. Matsuoka, Y. Namegaya, Y. Nishimura

"…From the developed fragility functions, we quantitatively understood the vulnerability of a coastal region in American Samoa characterized by steep terrains and ria coasts.…"
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THE SAMOA TSUNAMI OF 29 SEPTEMBER 2009 Early Warning and Inundation Assessment oleh Giovanni Franchello, Alessandro Annunziato

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Leptospirosis in American Samoa--estimating and mapping risk using environmental data. oleh Colleen L Lau, Colleen L Lau, Archie C A Clements, Chris Skelly, Annette J Dobson, Lee D Smythe, Philip Weinstein

"…The objectives of this study were to estimate leptospirosis seroprevalence at geographic locations based on environmental factors, produce a predictive disease risk map for American Samoa, and assess the accuracy of the maps in predicting infection risk. …"
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Comparative demography of commercially-harvested snappers and an emperor from American Samoa oleh Brett M. Taylor, Zack S. Oyafuso, Cassandra B. Pardee, Domingo Ochavillo, Stephen J. Newman

"…The age-based life history of two commercially-important species of snapper (Lutjanidae) and one emperor (Lethrinidae) were characterized from the nearshore fishery of Tutuila, American Samoa. Examination of sagittal otoliths across multiple months and years confirmed the annual deposition of increments and highlighted marked variation in life-history patterns among the three meso-predator species. …"
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Monitoring herbivorous fishes as indicators of coral reef resilience in American Samoa. oleh Adel Heenan, Ivor D Williams

"…Here we evaluate whether the biomass estimates of these herbivore functional groups are good predictors of reef benthic assemblages, using data from 240 sites from five island groups in American Samoa. Using an information theoretic approach, we assembled a candidate set of linear and nonlinear models to identify the relations between benthic cover and total herbivore and non-herbivore biomass and the biomass of the aforementioned functional groups. …"
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