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A Discourse Analysis of Self-management for Bipolar Disorder
In line with a movement across all areas of health concerned with chronic illness, self-management practices have become an important part of what it means to provide contemporary mental health care to people with the ...
Effects of Tetraplegia and Passive Heat Stress on Systemic and Cerebral Vascular Function at Rest and during Orthostasis.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating disorder, causing cardiovascular dysfunction at rest and during orthostasis [as simulated by lower-body negative pressure (LBNP)], which differs with the level, completeness, and ...
Nā Mo'okū'auhau Holowa'a: Native Hawaiian women's stories of the voyaging canoe Hōkūle'a
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the lived experiences of contemporary Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) women voyagers and navigators from the double hulled sailing canoe Hōkūle‘a. The research is unique because it ...
Lactobacillus dialogues: the impact of cell signalling on gene expression and ecological behaviour of a gut commensal
Quorum-sensing is a system where genes are regulated in response to changing cell density by the synthesis, release and detection of a signalling molecule to facilitate the coordination of group behaviour such as in the ...
Exopolysaccharide role in infection in the Mesorhizobium-Lotus symbiosis
The establishment of a successful symbiotic relationship between legumes and rhizobia requires complex molecular communication between the two partners. Rhizobial exopolysaccharide (EPS) has been implicated as a signalling ...
Futuring Craft: New Zealand Studio Furniture 1979-2008
This thesis investigates the practice and culture of studio furniture in New Zealand and its national craft context, in light of prevailing economic, educational, social and cultural parameters. The author uses an ...
Lhx9 is required for urogenital ridge development and ovarian function
While there has been extensive research into the differentiation of sexually dimorphic gonads, there is much to learn about the bi-potential structure they arise from, the urogenital ridge (UGR). This gap in knowledge is ...
Investigating the Influence of Metabolic Syndrome on Cancer Immunotherapy
Cancer is a significant cause of morbidity in New Zealand, with breast and colorectal cancers being amongst the most commonly diagnosed. Therapeutic research has moved into immunotherapies, harnessing the immune system to ...
The nature and origin of gold mineralization at Sams Creek, north-west Nelson
Gold mineralization is hosted by a peralkaline granite dyke which outcrops over about eight kilometers in the area of Sams Creek, a tributary of the Takaka River, north-west Nelson. The granite is riebeckite and acmite ...
Comparison of self-reported speed of eating with an objective measure of eating rate.
Background: Research has shown a reduction in eating rate may be beneficial in the reduction of energy intake, obesity and diabetes risk. There is currently limited research as to what constitutes a fast eater and therefore ...