Pseudomonas aeruginosa requires iron for growth and metabolism, but is able to grow in environments where bioavailable iron is scarce. As such, the bacteria must scavenge iron from their environment using a variety of iron ...

Tinnitus is an auditory disorder that is commonly classified as a ringing in the ears without an external sound source. Tinnitus is mainly correlated with increased age, however, noise exposure to loud sounds is also ...

In this thesis we investigate theoretically two distinct systems of dipole-coupled atoms. In Part I we investigate light scattering from a system of N ultracold atoms, with laser induced electric dipole interactions. We ...

Introduction and objectives The population of older people in New Zealand is increasing. With advancing age, older people are more likely to develop some form of disability. More and more older people are retaining their ...

The overall aim of this project was to take robust complexes which exhibit reversible redox, catalytic activity, or spin crossover (SCO), and design, prepare and characterise suitably functionalised analogues of them, in ...

Over the last three decades, research into the effects of mother-child reminiscing conversations on children's development has provided a significant insight into how the conversations we have as children impact our ...

In all traditional Polynesian societies, birds engaged humans’ imagination with their songs, their colours and their power of flight, especially because of the absence of large land mammals in Polynesia. Manu (‘birds’ in ...

The understanding of the structural features within molecular compounds that facilitate their intermolecular assembly by hydrogen bonding, either with themselves or with complementary species, is important for the construction ...

Kohikohia ngā kākano, whakaritea te pārekereke, kia puāwai ngā hua. Gather the seeds, prepare the seedbed carefully, and you will be gifted with an abundance of food. This thesis presents a study about teacher preparedness ...

Behavioural aspects of chewing may influence food intake, nutritional status, and, in turn body weight. Obesity is highly prevalent among New Zealand adolescents, it is also a concern globally, as it impacts negatively on ...