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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 ...
Food Sources of Energy by Socioeconomic Status in New Zealand Adolescents
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; ...
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 ...
A Probe for Conformational Change of Hsc70 in Mammalian Cells under Stress Conditions
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 ...
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 ...
The evolution of deformation mechanisms during the mechanical weakening of polycrystalline ice: a quantitative microstructural study
Flowing glaciers and ice sheets play key roles in shaping planetary surfaces, and form important feedbacks with climate, both on Earth and elsewhere in the solar system. Ice becomes mechanically weaker during the deformation, ...
Advocacy for Using Evidence in Public Health Nutrition Policy Making
Do advocates for using evidence make a difference? A case study of public health nutrition policymaking in New Zealand.
There is a growing body of evidence supporting interventions that will effectively address nutrition-related ...