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Does Pollution Affect Crime? Evidence from U.S. Cities
In this paper we study the relationship between air pollution and crime. We construct a
city-level, hourly data set with 2.4 million crimes and link each crime to data on pollution
and controls, e.g. weather variables. ...
Prolactin Receptor Expression In The Mouse Brain
We used a novel knock‐in mouse strain in which Cre recombinase is expressed together with the long isoform of the Prlr using an internal ribosome entry site (IRES). By crossing this Prlr‐IRES‐Cre mouse with a tau green ...
Kā pākihi kā whakatekateka a waitaha The plains where the waitaha strutted proudly Titiro ki muri, kia whakatika ā mua, look to the past to proceed to the future: Why tīpuna used rakimārie peaceful living to claim and maintain ahi kā burning fires of occupation during early colonial contact and does it hold validity and relevance for whānau family today?
This hybrid publications-based thesis explores the concept of rakimārie as a way to sustain and maintain relationships with Papatūānuku and some Indigenous tribes of Aotearoa New Zealand. This thesis focusses on the First ...
Evaluation of a web-based tertiary statistics course using a problem-based learning approach
A compulsory postgraduate statistics course was delivered as a Web-based course using the problem-based learning approach at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. In this course, the 26 participants were presented with authentic ...
Engineering of bacterial chemoreceptors
Many motile bacteria are able to swim towards certain chemicals and are repelled by others. This process is called chemotaxis and is intimately linked with growth and survival, as it directs bacteria towards favorable ...
An Empire at War: Economic Disparities in the Roman Empire 260-275 CE
The third century CE was a period of turmoil for the Roman Empire, as can be seen for example in the disastrous years between 260-275 CE. The emperor Valerian had been captured by the Sasanids, and Rome was left scrambling ...
A Novel Oocyte Cryopreservation Method using High Pressure Freezing
Oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) involves freezing a female’s oocytes in order to preserve her fertility. These oocytes can later be thawed and fertilised in vitro when she is ready to begin fertility treatment. Women ...
Marine tourism in New Zealand : environmental issues and options
Tourism is the fastest growing sector of New Zealand's economy and accounts for more than $NZ 3.84 billion in foreign exchange. New Zealand's tourism is based predominantly on scenic attractions, wildlife and natural ...
Factors associated with orthodontic pain
Introduction: The amount of pain experienced during orthodontic treatment varies largely over time and between individuals and can affect a patient’s compliance, ability to chew, well-being and sleep quality. The reasons ...
NZ GREEN Grid Household Electricity Demand Data EECA Data Processing (Part A) Report v1.0
This report uses the full New Zealand GREEN Grid household electricity demand study research data to test the feasibility of multi-year data analysis beyond the single year made possible by the public available data ...