Household resources and seasonal patterns of child growth in rural Timor‐Leste
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22916
Abstract: This study aimed to determine through detailed contextual investigation the effects of seasonal resource shortages, and household and individual level differences, on child growth in rural Timor‐Leste. We compared trends in growth across two rural… read more here.
Keywords: rural timor; growth rural; child growth; timor leste ... See more keywords
Happiness of ex-refugees in the Indonesia border after two decades of Timor Leste referendum.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22875
Abstract: This study aimed to find out how happy the ex-East Timor refugees who chose to become Indonesians after more than 20 years of the Timor Leste referendum were. Descriptive statistics and thematic content analysis were… read more here.
Keywords: happiness refugees; timor leste; leste referendum;
Factors influencing animal-source food consumption in Timor-Leste
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DOI: 10.1007/s12571-018-0804-5
Abstract: Poor dietary quality is an underlying contributor to the high rates of maternal and child undernutrition in Timor-Leste. The majority of households own livestock: however, the consumption of domestic animal-source food (ASF) is low, and… read more here.
Keywords: source food; timor leste; animal source; consumption ... See more keywords
Do petroleum rents fuel conflict in developing countries? A case study of political instability in Timor-Leste
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102018
Abstract: Abstract This paper causally links petroleum dependence to political instability in developing countries through the three core characteristics of the rentier state—weak institutional capacity, a distributive political economy, and elite capture and predation. Traditional rentier… read more here.
Keywords: instability; timor leste; petroleum rents; political instability ... See more keywords
The decision to seek care antenatally and during labour and birth - Who and what influences this in Timor-Leste? A qualitative project exploring the perceptions of Timorese women and men.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2018.05.013
Abstract: BACKGROUND While global maternal deaths have decreased significantly, hundreds of thousands of women still die from pregnancy and birth complications. Interventions such as skilled birth attendants, emergency transportation to health facilities and birth preparedness have… read more here.
Keywords: labour birth; birth; timorese women; care ... See more keywords
First steps in managing the challenge of African Swine Fever in Timor-Leste
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DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100151
Abstract: Since September 2019, African Swine Fever has caused extensive mortalities to the pig population of Timor-Leste, where pigs are important for traditional ceremonies and for monetary income. At the time of the outbreak we were… read more here.
Keywords: swine fever; timor leste; african swine;
Upper Triassic carbonate-platform facies, Timor-Leste: Foraminiferal indices and regional tectonostratigraphic association
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110362
Abstract: Abstract Timor is part of the non-volcanic Outer Banda Arc with chaotic geology in the late Neogene collision zone between Sundaland (Southeast Eurasia) and the Australian continent. Confusion in the distinction between Triassic, Jurassic and… read more here.
Keywords: carbonate; timor leste; carbonate platform; platform ... See more keywords
Ideology, Ritual Performance and Its Manifestations in the Rock Art of Timor-Leste and Kisar Island, Island Southeast Asia
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DOI: 10.1017/s0959774317000816
Abstract: Painted rock art occurs throughout the islands of the Western Pacific and has previously been argued to have motif and design elements in common, indicating that it was created within the context of a shared… read more here.
Keywords: kisar island; ideology; rock art; island ... See more keywords
Faces in the Stone: Further Finds of Anthropomorphic Engravings Suggest a Discrete Artistic Tradition Flourished in Timor-Leste in the Terminal Pleistocene
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DOI: 10.1017/s0959774320000323
Abstract: Engraving sites are rare in mainland and Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) where painted art dominates the prehistoric artistic record. Here we report two new engraving sites from the Tutuala region of Timor-Leste comprising mostly humanoid… read more here.
Keywords: timor leste; timor; terminal pleistocene; pleistocene ... See more keywords
Continuity and variability in prehistoric fishing practices by Homo sapiens in Island Southeast Asia: new ichthyofaunal data from Asitau Kuru, Timor-Leste
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DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2023.2192518
Abstract: ABSTRACT Human adaptations to marine resources were critical in the successful colonization of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) and the Pacific since the Late Pleistocene. Fishing the dense biomass of ichthyofauna present in this maritime region… read more here.
Keywords: asitau kuru; timor leste; fishing; southeast asia ... See more keywords
Crocodile management in Timor-Leste: Drawing upon traditional ecological knowledge and cultural beliefs
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DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2019.1614240
Abstract: ABSTRACT Cultural beliefs based on Timor-Leste´s creation myth “Lafaek Diak – The Good Crocodile” are anchored in the East Timorese traditional belief system lulik and involve worship of the widely distributed, but dangerous, saltwater crocodile… read more here.
Keywords: management; timor leste; cultural beliefs; knowledge ... See more keywords