This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of metallosupramolecular chemistry, detailing the three main approaches to self-assembled metallosupramolecular architectures: the ligand direct ...

This thesis focuses on the natural product chemistry of the native Alpine daisy, Celmisia viscosa. Previous work on C. viscosa has shown the presence of the diterpenes epimanool and the rare halimadienol, also present were ...

Materialising Ancestral Madang documents the emergence of pottery production processes and exchange networks along the northeast coast of New Guinea during the last millennium before the present. This dynamic period in the ...

Abstract Background: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sleep duration are two crucial and important components in maintaining overall health. Although there are clear guidelines on both MVPA and sleep ...

Background: Due to associations between added sugar intake and non-communicable diseases, health authorities recommend that people restrict their added sugar intake. The World Health Organization also regard dietary sugar ...

Background: The mean fibre intakes for 15-18-year old females from the last national nutrition survey (2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey) was 16.0 grams/day, well below the Adequate Intake (AI) for this age group ...

The food environment and a person’s socioeconomic status are known to influence a person’s access to food and food choices. Socioeconomic status has been found to impact food sources of energy amongst adults and children; ...

Hsc70 is a constitutively expressed member of the heat shock protein family. It has an important role in proteostasis and can stabilise nonnative proteins before being further matured in refolding, disaggregation, and ...

Fruits and vegetables that fail to conform to an aesthetic standard are labelled suboptimal and are often devalued and ultimately discarded. Although consumers perceive suboptimal produce negatively, little is known about ...

Tenebrio molitor (mealworms) and Hermetia illucens (Black soldier fly) larvae were analysed for the effect of feed composition on the fatty acid profiles. The larvae were raised on various feeds to which the basal diet had ...