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Indigenous social work practice development: The contribution of manaakitanga to Mana-enhancing social work practice theory
Manaakitanga is acknowledged as a foundational Te Ao Māori value, construct and tikanga that underpins relationships. This research thesis sought an in-depth understanding of manaakitanga as it is understood and practiced ...
Early exposure to atrazine in zebrafish: intergenerational effects and animal personality
Animal personality (consistent inter-individual differences in behaviour over time and context) is important for an individual’s fitness. Acute exposure studies in adults show that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can ...
The role of Numb in honeybee ovary activation
Environmental signals in utero are throught to induce plastic changes to metabolism and gene regulation, causing diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes. For example, fetal undernutrition is associated with obesity, hyperglycemia, ...
Histories of Chest Pain: history of the presenting complaint as recorded by different health care providers of patients presenting to a rural hospital with suspected acute myocardial infarction
This thesis investigates how different health professionals record the history of the presenting complaint of patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction admitted to a rural hospital.
Different health professionals, ...
Application of pharmacometric methods to understand warfarin dose response
Existing warfarin dosing methods do not accurately predict warfarin maintenance doses for patients in the lower or upper quartile of dose requirements. It was argued that this is related to the use of the international ...
Diet, Microbiota and Metabolic Health
Diabetes is one of the largest global health crises, affecting some 415 million adults worldwide, with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accounting for at least 90% of all cases of diabetes. In line with international ...
An Adaptable Long-term Condition Workload Prediction Model for Primary Health Care
The primary health care (PHC) system must manage the growing demand for care due to patients with long-term conditions (LTCs) such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. Population-based care can help address this workload ...
Fog of War: British theatrical responses to the 2003 invasion of Iraq in an "exceptional" political environment
This thesis examines the “post-truth” political environment through a retroactive exploration of issues surrounding the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and how these were depicted on the British stage. By presenting “post-truth” ...
Eclipse of Courage: Technical Reason and the Limits of Self-Affirming Bravery
Courage is among the most popular and least-understood virtues, with a seemingly endless array of paradigms and descriptions. Does courage relate primarily to physical or to moral struggle? Is courage fortitude, or is it ...
Value co-creation: role of actor's competence and motivation
Value co-creation has received considerable attention in marketing theory over the past decade. Scholars argue that value co-creation is a multi-actor phenomenon. Multiple individuals in their varied roles contribute towards ...