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2025 List of Scholarly Deliverables

Omercevic, E., Lary, A., O’Neill, K. (2025). Does adaptive learning improve student performance? Evidence from a Kuwaiti university. Journal of Education for Business, 1-8.

Pacific Island University Research Network (PIURN)

  • Kate O’Neill, Janara Kangeldieva (American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan), and Jeff Hunter (George Washington University, USA). 1 Course, 13 Nations: Practical Takeaways for Networked Course Design and Delivery – A Model for Pacific Island Universities
  • Stanley Rungwa, Prasanna Kumar Yekula, (Papua New Guinea University of Technology), William Unsworth (Center for International Forestry Research), David Timi (Papua New Guinea University of Technology), and Anthony Harakuwe (University of Goroka). A Review of Agroforestry-Phytoremediation Systems for Land Restoration and Livelihood Enhancement: Insights for the Porgera Mine Environment, Papua New Guinea
  • Ronald Aknonero and Matthew Pok (University of Goroka). Bridging Generations: Ethnochemistry and Traditional Knowledge as Catalysts for Sustainable Scientific Innovation.
  • Matthew Pok (University of Goroka), Ronald Aknonero and Baro Gise. Beta-carotene Concentrations of Seven Varieties of Pandanus Conoideus Oil in Lufa District, Eastern Highlands and Jimi District, Jiwaka Provinces of Papua New Guinea.

National Symposium on Innovation and Sustainability, Western Pacific University (WPU)

  • Presentation acceptances
    • Mr. Stanley Rungwa
    • Ms. Priscilla Kimini
    • Mr. Knox Meken
    • Mr. John Maliye
  • Asia-Pacific Food Analysis Network (APFAN)/Association of Analytical Chemists SW Pacific section (AOAC SW)/Chemical Society of the South Pacific(CSSP) International workshop/Conference
  • Hefa Kemung, Jady Barry (PNG University of Technology, Lae), Milka Vincent (PNG University of Technology, Lae), Peter Beaiso (PNG University of Technology, Lae), Tagi George (PNG University of Technology, Lae). Traditional use and Nutrient composition of edible red seaweed from PNG- A first Report.
  • Book Project- Final year Chemistry Student 2025
    Hefa Kemung, Professor Prem P. Rai (Consultant, PNG Traditional Medicine Taskforce, Directorate of Social Change and Mental Health, Port Moresby), Jacklyne Torosie (Final year student, Chemistry, IUE). Documentation of 40 Traditional Medicinal Plants of Lovongai village, Kavieng District, New Ireland Province. Project completion- November 2025.
  • Purpose
    Preserving the Traditional knowledge and use of common medicinal plants by the Lovongai people. It is hoped that the book will be used in village schools to educate the students about the value of medicinal plants in their community.

Dr. Kapil Dave: Patent Granted and Approved by the Indian Government:

  • Method and Proceed to Improve Physical Health. Application no 202321057785
  • Automatic Height Adjustable Shoes (Design no 397901-001) Patent Granted
  • Impact Resistant Auxetic Cricket Gloves (Design no 436563-001) Patent Granted

DR. VIJESH KRISHNAMOORTHY HAS CO-AUTHORED THE FOLLOWING RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

  • Evaluating reactive routing protocols in MANETs: A comparative study of AODV and DSR using NS-2 simulation. (2025). Communications on Applied Nonlinear Analysis, 32(1). ISSN 1074-133X.
  • Optimizing Routing Efficiency in MANETs: A Simulation-Based Comparison of AODV and DSR Protocols. (2025). Anusandhanvallari, Multi-disciplinary journal, 1(1) ISSN 2229-3388

Dr. Kemung Contributes to Global Plant-Based Medicine Review

  • Dr. Hefa Mangzira Kemung, a member of the Zingiberaceae Collaborating Research Group (ZCRG), has co-authored a comprehensive review in the journal Current Research in Biotechnology.
  • The 2025 international study, titled “Health-promoting and medicinal properties of Zingiberaceae family plants,” brings together a global team of experts to examine the powerful health benefits of plants in the ginger family. The paper places a special focus on the medicinal uses of galangal, turmeric, cardamom, and ginger, common spices known for their therapeutic properties. Dr. Kemung’s contribution underscores the university’s growing role in international research on natural and plant-based medicine.

Mr. Siba Co-Authors Key Malaria Study in PNG Highlands

  • In another major publication, Mr. Valentine Siba, the Head of Strand for Biology, has co-authored a pivotal 2025 paper in the highly respected Malaria Journal, published by Springer Nature.
  • The research, “A combined school survey and reactive case detection reveals minimal local transmission of malaria in the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea,” provides crucial new data on malaria prevalence. The study’s findings are a significant breakthrough, suggesting that local transmission of the disease in the Highlands is surprisingly low. This research has critical implications for public health strategies and malaria control efforts in the region.