Search
Now showing items 11-20 of 8548
Vestibular Function in Vestibular Schwannoma
Abstract
Introduction: Traditionally vestibular function has been assessed using caloric irrigations; new methods have failed to reach the same level of accuracy. Vestibular nerve dysfunction occurs with ‘acoustic neuroma’ ...
Does ADHD derive from dysfunction of Gray's behavioural inhibition system?
ADHD is a common childhood disorder that has been classified into three subtypes (ADHDI,ADHD-H and ADHD-C) but may involve a spectrum of symptoms. Deficits in executivefunctions have been considered to be a major source ...
Maori Cultural Landscapes in Otago: Acknowledgement, Recognition and Preservation
Abstract
The landscapes of Otago are peppered with memorials and meaning. Meaning comes from how people perceive and have perceived their surrounds through time. The passage of time, geographical features, heritage, ...
Assessment of the Dynamic Insulin Secretion and Sensitivity Test (DISST) in a morbidly obese population pre and post gastric bypass surgery
Type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is in epidemic proportions world wide (1, 2) with obesity being the main driver over the last 30-40 years. Obesity increases the risk of T2DM through an increase in insulin resistance. ...
Is Zimbabwe More Productive Than the United States? Some Observations From PWT 8.1
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 ...
Drivers and Dynamics of the Ross Sea
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 ...
An Analysis of the Extent, Purposes, and Outcomes of Ski Areas’ Environmental Communications
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 ...
Facile and tunable synthesis of AgCl nanocubes and Ag/AgCl nanocomposites for dental applications
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, ...
The Conduct Requirement in the Law of Attempt: A New Zealand Perspective
The law of attempt draws a line between non-criminal preparatory conduct and conduct that is sufficiently close to the substantive offence to attract criminal liability. To assist with the line-drawing exercise, the New ...
Kantian and Humean Constructivism
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 ...