In Penn World Table (PWT) 8.1, several developing countries stand out as outliers with high total factor productivity (TFP) levels relative to the United States (U.S.). For example, in 2011, Zimbabwe and Trinidad and ...

The seasonal control mechanisms of the circulation in the Ross Sea are studied here by utilising a climatological three-dimensional numerical model based on the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS). Of interest are the ...

This qualitative study investigates the extent, purposes, and outcomes of environmental communications (hereafter ECs) produced by ski areas on New Zealand’s South Island. Researchers have examined why ski areas participate ...

In dentistry, continuous efforts have been made to improve restorative materials so that they more closely match the physical properties of the tooth. A major issue still present in currently available restorative materials, ...

Metaethical constructivism holds that a judgement is normatively compelling for an agent if that judgement follows from within the standpoint of the judging agent. Christine Korsgaard, a Kantian constructivist, holds that ...

Throughout the world, protected areas have been established to preserve biodiversity and natural ecosystems, but they are constantly facing economic development pressure from surrounding communities. In order to reconcile ...

The identification of factors limiting the recovery of threatened bird species is an area of significant research in New Zealand, where high levels of endemism make protection of threatened species extremely important. ...

Background: Sucrose intake, half of which is fructose, has been increasing over recent decades. Additionally, the introduction of high fructose corn syrup in North America in the 1970s has also led to an increase of fructose ...

The development of a positive energy balance occurs during pregnancy to support the growth of fetal and maternal tissues, and to increase energy stores in preparation for the metabolic demands of lactation. Leptin levels ...

This thesis investigated the applications of Raman spectroscopy in various fields of analytical chemistry. This involved using the technique for examining microplastic debris found on beaches around the Canterbury region, ...