Preterm infants have an immature respiratory system and therefore experience an increased number of respiratory pauses and oxygen desaturations. There is now advanced pulse oximetry technology that can record oxygen ...

INTRODUCTION: Most craniofacial anomalies occur as birth defects and/or postnatal growth disturbances of the cranial base and facial bones. A common craniofacial anomaly is cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), which is a ...

My archaeological research addresses the question of the role constrained and circumscribed offshore islands played in the initial Polynesian colonising phase and in the subsequent indigenous Māori culture in New Zealand’s ...

The purpose of this work is to introduce a new analytical and numerical approach to the treatment of the initial value problem for the vacuum Einstein field equations on spacetimes with spatial topologies S3 or S1 × S2 and ...

Background Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is an increasingly prevalent long-term illness globally. The Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) is a well-established, simple, relatively quick, inexpensive and non-invasive ...

Excess gestational weight gain increases health risks for mother and child in the short and longer term. Meta-analyses of trials designed to optimise gestational weight gain show positive fetal and maternal effects. However, ...

Background: In order to foster environmental education effectively, the universities need to implement environmental education in all areas, not just in the classroom. Environmental education encompasses knowledge and ...

With the realization that mechanical signals are important in controlling cancer cell behaviours, a new in vitro model has been developed to incorporate physical signals in laboratory studies. Here, we developed a system ...

Disability is of considerable concern for Māori as they are over represented in this area and have more severe disabilities than the non-Māori population in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Whilst many initiatives have been put forward ...

The determination of King Henry VIII to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon began a campaign that would culminate in the England’s jurisdictional separation from the Pope and the Catholic Church. The catalyst for ...