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The early LARC catches the sperm: a qualitative and normative exploration of proactive provision of contraception in Aotearoa
New Zealand adolescents are at risk of unintended pregnancy; by not routinely using contraceptives, or using methods with higher failure rates. Adolescents face barriers accessing most forms of contraception, including ...
Genetic manipulation of Plasmodium cynomolgi as a model for investigating Plasmodium vivax drug resistance
Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed cause of human malaria, and thought to be the most difficult to diagnose and treat. Until recently this species has largely been neglected compared to the most significant ...
Psychological factors associated with pharmacist involvement in patient-centered services
Pharmacists are actively being encouraged to do more patient-centred activities like medicines management, primary care for common ailments, prescribing, and vaccination as their role evolves. However, the adoption of ...
Making meaning: Informal craft communities as sites of learning and identity development
Situated in the field of adult learning, this thesis examines why individuals choose to engage in non-credentialed learning outside of formal education institutions, and explores how the individual’s sense of self is ...
Participatory Design in the Museum: An exploration of Participatory Design methods at the Ranfurly Art Deco Gallery, New Zealand
This thesis discusses and applies Participatory Design at the Ranfurly Art Deco Gallery, in Central Otago, New Zealand. It continues the past decade’s revitalisation of Ranfurly, by providing Project Maniototo (a project ...
Biochemical and structural analysis of Candida albicans multidrug efflux pump Cdr1
Pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are abundant eukaryotic membrane proteins that pump a vast array of different compounds across organelle and cell membranes. Overexpression of the ...
Social problem solving and language skills in children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often have difficulties interacting socially with peers and adults. The research in this thesis explored the social problem solving skills and social functioning ...
Central Regulation of the Diabetic Heart
Cardiovascular diseases account for 80% of the premature mortality amongst individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Diabetes is associated with detrimentally higher sympathetic drive to the heart and with disrupted ...
Maternal Reminiscing during Middle Childhood: Associations with Infant and Child Temperament
The way that mothers engage in conversation with children about the past is associated with key developmental outcomes such as memory, language, and narrative skills, as well as emotional understanding (Fivush, 2019; Salmon ...
Spin crossover in iron(II) dinuclear helicates and tetranuclear cages
Amongst the 151 discrete di- to poly-nuclear spin crossover (SCO) active assemblies of Fe(II) published before July 2020, only 19 are Fe(II) triply bridged dinuclear helicates (Fe2L3) and only 6 are edge bridged tetranuclear ...