Scot K. Izuka, Jeff A. Perreault, Todd K. Presley,
... for contamination of drinking-water wells in the Tafuna-Leone Plain, Tutuila, American Samoa, a numerical ground- ... that total production from all wells in the Tafuna-Leone Plain between 1985 and 2005 averaged 6. ... survey indicates that current water levels in the Tafuna-Leone Plain are highest near its inland boundary, ... a soil water-budget analysis indicates that the Tafuna-Leone Plain and adjacent areas receive about 280 ... front recharge zone at the juncture between the Tafuna-Leone Plain and the adjacent mountains. Surface water ...
Tópico(s): Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
2007 - United States Geological Survey | Scientific investigations report
Reginald Matchaba-Hove, S Siziya, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, R M Kadenhe, S Dumbu, J Chirenda,
... and doing retorts.Cross sectional study.Chiweshe and Tafuna communal lands.Gold panners.Mercury levels in blood ... 23 respondents from Chiweshe and 43 respondents from Tafuna were recruited. Four out of 43 respondents in Tafuna and seven out of 23 respondents in Chiweshe ... p = 0.040). Out of 43 respondents in Tafuna, four (9.3%) had levels of mercury of ... 37 and seven out of 22 respondents from Tafuna and Chiweshe, respectively, did not know that mercury ... more respondents in Chiweshe (14/19) than in Tafuna (8/29) did less than four retorts per ...
Tópico(s): Mercury impact and mitigation studies
2001 - African Journals OnLine | Central African Journal of Medicine
Sandra Lorena ílvarez Ordóñez, Johar Alberto Bellido Gonzales, María Ángeles García del Cura,
... topographie : type «source» dans la vallée aval du Tafuna (Alcarria), type «alluvial» dans la vallée amont du Tafuna (Système Ibérique), édifices en «cascade» dans la vallée ...
Tópico(s): Building materials and conservation
1986 - Presses Universitaires de Provence | Méditerranée
Nicole D. Tafuna’i, Iain Hunter, A. Wayne Johnson, Gilbert W. Fellingham, Pat R. Vehrs,
Background and Objectives: Blood flow restriction during low-load exercise stimulates similar muscle adaptations to those normally observed with higher loads. Differences in the arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) between limbs and between sexes are unclear. We compared the AOP of the superficial femoral artery in the dominant and non-dominant legs, and the relationship between blood flow and occlusion pressure in 35 (16 males, 19 females) young adults. Materials and Methods: Using ultrasound, we measured ...
Tópico(s): Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Medicina
George Taiaroa, Ben Matalavea, Malama Tafuna’i, Jake A. Lacey, David J. Price, Lupeoletalalelei Isaia, Hinauri Leaupepe, Satupaitea Viali, Darren Lee, Claire L. Gorrie, Deborah A. Williamson, Susan Jack,
Common infections of the skin such as impetigo and scabies represent a large burden of disease globally, being particularly prevalent in tropical and resource-limited settings. Efforts to address these infections through mass drug administrations have recently been shown as efficacious and safe. In Samoa, a Pacific Island nation, there is a marked lack of epidemiological data for these neglected tropical diseases, or appreciation of their drivers in this setting.An observational, cross-sectional ...
Tópico(s): Dermatological diseases and infestations
2020 - Elsevier BV | The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Diana Sarfati, R. E. Dyer, Filipina Amosa-Lei Sam, Michael Bartoň, Freddie Bray, Eka Buadromo, Alec Ekeroma, Sunia Foliaki, James Fong, Josephine Herman, Linda Huggins, Kiki Maoate, Ineke Meredith, Glen Mola, Neal A. Palafox, Viliami Puloka, Hai-Rim Shin, Jane Skeen, Wendy Snowdon, Malama Tafuna’i, Andrea Teng, David Watters, Paula Vivili,
This Series paper describes the current state of cancer control in Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs). PICTs are diverse but face common challenges of having small, geographically dispersed, isolated populations, with restricted resources, fragile ecological and economic systems, and overburdened health services. PICTs face a triple burden of infection-related cancers, rapid transition to lifestyle-related diseases, and ageing populations; additionally, PICTs are increasingly having ...
Tópico(s): Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
2019 - Elsevier BV | The Lancet Oncology
W Mubvekeri, James J. Bare, Makaka Caston, F. Jimu,
... survey was conducted in Checheche, Nemangwe, Sanyati and Tafuna areas of Zimbabwe to assess the level of ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural pest management studies
2014 - Academic Journals | Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment
... Scopus (210) Google Scholar,8Taiaroa G. Matalavea B. Tafuna'i M. et al.Scabies and impetigo in ...
Tópico(s): Cultural Competency in Health Care
2022 - Elsevier BV | The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Robert Walker, Malama Tafuna’i, Amrish Krishnan,
Summary: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) disproportionately affects Māori (the indigenous people of New Zealand [NZ]) as well as Pacific people, particularly from Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. As New Zealand is home to the largest population of Pacific people, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands fulfil the definition of a CKD 'hotspot'. Although diabetic nephropathy is the major cause of CKD, with disproportionately higher rates in NZ Māori and Pacific people, there is increasing evidence that there is a familial ...
Tópico(s): Renal and Vascular Pathologies
2019 - Elsevier BV | Seminars in Nephrology
1971 - South African Archaeological Society | The South African Archaeological Bulletin
... We examine two basalt industry sites, one at Tafuna and one at Pava'ia'i, located on ... site was a production site for adzes, the Tafuna site was both a production and reproduction site ...
Tópico(s): Isotope Analysis in Ecology
2007 - Wiley | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania
Katherine Middleton, Asha C Bowen,
... in rural Samoa [[1]Taiaroa G Matalavea B Tafuna'i M et al.Scabies and impetigo in ... or crusted) reported [[1]Taiaroa G Matalavea B Tafuna'i M et al.Scabies and impetigo in ... with implementation challenges [[1]Taiaroa G Matalavea B Tafuna'i M et al.Scabies and impetigo in ...
Tópico(s): Dermatological diseases and infestations
2021 - Elsevier BV | The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Roshit Bothara, Malama Tafuna’i, Tim Wilkinson, Jennifer Desrosiers, Susan Jack, Philip Pattemore, Tony Walls, Faafetai Sopoaga, David R. Murdoch, Andrew P. Miller,
Abstract Background Global health education partnerships should be collaborative and reciprocal to ensure mutual benefit. Utilisation of digital technologies can overcome geographic boundaries and facilitate collaborative global health learning. Global Health Classroom (GHCR) is a collaborative global health learning model involving medical students from different countries learning about each other’s health systems, cultures, and determinants of health via videoconference. Principles of reciprocity ...
Tópico(s): Cultural Competency in Health Care
2021 - BioMed Central | Globalization and Health
Malama Tafuna’i, Ben Matalavea, David Voss, Robin Turner, Rosalina Richards, Faafetai Sopoaga, Lose Hazelman, Robert Walker,
BackgroundThere is limited literature on kidney disease in the Pacific Region, despite it being recognised as a leading cause of death in some Pacific Island nations. Kidney replacement therapy is only available in a handful of Pacific Islands. This paper reports the epidemiology of haemodialysis patients in Samoa.MethodsRegistry data from the National Kidney Foundation of Samoa was analysed to estimate the incidence and prevalence rates of kidney failure from the rates of haemodialysis in Samoa ...
Tópico(s): Renal and Vascular Pathologies
2020 - Elsevier BV | The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Brytne K. Okuhata, Henrietta Dulai, Christopher K. Shuler, Joseph Fackrell, Aly I. El‐Kadi,
... and agricultural leachate, particularly across the densely populated Tafuna–Leone Plain. The remineralization of anthropogenically sourced organic ... and show correlation with each other. Across the Tafuna–Leone Plain, nitrate concentrations have a moderately positive ...
Tópico(s): Mercury impact and mitigation studies
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Water
... 234 inches at the Aasufou gage. In the Tafuna-Leone Plain, most wells were pumped at rates ... 1997, the combined pumpage from wells in the Tafuna-Leone Plain was about 6.3 million gallons ...
Tópico(s): Smart Materials for Construction
1999 - United States Department of the Interior | Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
Malama Tafuna’i, Robin Turner, Rosalina Richards, Faafetai Sopoaga, Robert Walker,
Pacific peoples have higher rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are five times more likely to commence kidney replacement therapy compared with New Zealand (NZ) Europeans. As the majority live Auckland, this study looked at the prevalence of CKD in two Auckland Pacific Island health providers caring for a large proportion of Pacific peoples, of which almost 50% are Samoan, as well as NZ Europeans.
Tópico(s): Renal and Vascular Pathologies
2021 - Wiley | Nephrology
Tópico(s): African history and culture analysis
1974 - South African Archaeological Society | The South African Archaeological Bulletin
Nia Aitaoto, Kalani L. Raphael,
... Pacific. In The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, Tafuna'i and colleagues describe the establishment of a ... the incidence and prevalence of ESKD there [[6]Tafuna'i M., Matalavea B., Voss D. et al. ... of incidence and prevalence of ESKD in Samoa, Tafuna'i et al. reported crude mean incidence and ...
Tópico(s): Renal and Vascular Pathologies
2020 - Elsevier BV | The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Malama Tafuna’i, Robin Turner, Ben Matalavea, David Voss, Lose Hazelman, Rosalina Richards, Robert Walker,
Objectives In 2019, under the World Kidney Day theme of ‘Kidney health for everyone everywhere’, the National Kidney Foundation of Samoa undertook an extensive community screening campaign to detect the estimated prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associated risk factors in the community. Setting Fifteen screening sites, with 11 urban and rural sites on the main island of Upolu, and 4 in different rural areas on the island of Savaii. Participants All participants were self-referrals ...
Tópico(s): Healthcare Systems and Reforms
2022 - BMJ | BMJ Open
Kinley Wangdi, Meru Sheel, Saipale Fuimaono, Patricia M. Graves, Colleen L. Lau,
... were seen in Maleimi and Vaitogi-Ili’ili-Tafuna.Conclusion:Our study demonstrated the utility of different ...
Tópico(s): Virology and Viral Diseases
2020 - RELX Group (Netherlands) | SSRN Electronic Journal
R. E. Dyer, Malama Tafuna’i, Ineke Meredith, Diana Sarfati,
Background: Like other LMICs, many Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) have fragile and overburdened health systems with which to combat an increasing burden of cancer. Additionally, a combination of small geographically dispersed populations, limited resources, isolation and frequent natural disasters make cancer control in Pacific Islands also significantly different to elsewhere in the world. No prior work has provided a stocktake of current capacity for diagnosis and treatment of ...
Tópico(s): Global Health and Surgery
2018 - American Society of Clinical Oncology | Journal of Global Oncology
Pat R. Vehrs, Nicole D. Tafuna’i, Gilbert W. Fellingham,
Professional organizations advise prescribing intensity of aerobic exercise using heart rate reserve (%HRR) which is presumed to have a 1:1 relationship with either maximal oxygen uptake (%VO2max) or %VO2 reserve (%VO2R). Even though running and cycling are popular modes of training, these relationships have not been investigated in a group of males and females during both running and cycling. This study evaluated the %HRR-%VO2max and %HRR–%VO2R relationships in 41 college-aged males (n = 21) and females (n = ...
Tópico(s): Sports Performance and Training
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Pat R. Vehrs, Nicole D. Tafuna’i, E.A. Dela Cruz, Kylie L. Martin, Olivia Warren, Parker Jensen, Sadie Deem,
Use of blood flow restriction (BFR) during strength training results in an increase in muscle strength and mass when using light loads (20-30% of 1 RM). Only a few studies have reported actual arterial blood flow characteristics during BFR. In addition, research reporting blood flow characteristics in the dominant and non-dominant limb in both males and females is lacking. PURPOSE: This study compared femoral artery occlusion pressure (AOP) and femoral artery blood flow characteristics at different ...
Tópico(s): Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
2020 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Pat R. Vehrs, Sabrina Adams, Kaylee Massey, Nicole D. Tafuna’i, Brady E. Hanson,
Although the direct measurement of VO2max during an exercise test provides the most accurate assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness, estimates of VO2max are often more practical. Prior research suggests that VO2max obtained during a treadmill maximal graded exercise test can be accurately estimated in men using the Heart Rate Ratio Method. This method estimates VO2max using the following equation: VO2max (mL/kg/min) = (HRmax / HRrest) x 15. The validity of this equation to estimate VO2max has not been ...
Tópico(s): Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
2019 - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise