Abstract
The Pacific Voices: Pacific Postgraduate Symposium showcases and celebrates the research undertaken by Pacific postgraduate students across the University of Otago.
Abstracts may be cited as appearing in Finigan, A., Taumoepeau, M., Iati, I., Vakaoti, P., and Richards, R. (Eds.). (2016). Pacific Voices XIII: Abstracts for the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago.
CONTENTS:
Foreword: Professor Rachel Spronken-Smith
Enhancing the efficacy of antimicrobial peptide bm2 against mono-species biofilms with detergents - Arpana A. Devi
Ferritin levels are associated with serum urate and gout – a role of iron metabolism in gout? - Tahzeeb Fatima
Pacific youth health and wellbeing photovoice study - Hilla Fukofuka
Rural development in Pacific outer islands: perspectives from Ma’uke, Cook Islands - Kim Andreas Kessler
Fetausia’i: a servant-leadership paradigm for the reversed role of the church as a servant - Latuivai Latu
Faa Samoa: peacebuilder or peacebreaker? Understanding Samoa’s domestic violence issues through Galtung’s typology of violence - Michael Fusi Ligaliga
A Samoan restorative justice approach to banishment (fa’atea ma le nu’u) - Selota Maliko
The role of the church in responding to marital violence in Papua New Guinea - Maxon Mani
Investigating the genetic and environmental causes of metabolic diseases - Jaye Moors
A medicines comorbidity index for older people - Sujita W. Narayan
Community resilience to climate change in Samoa - Anita Latai Niusulu
Re-visiting the Babylonian exile in Jeremiah 29:1-14: a Samoan la-to reading - Numerator Leuila Ofoia
Genetic association of inflammatory gene PPARGC1B with gout in New Zealand Polynesian and European groups - Amara Shaukat
New Zealand travellers’ perception of safety and security issues in PNG - Allan Sumb
Science in crime fiction: accuracy and the reader experience - Vanda Symon
Investigation of the presence of human papillomavirus in verrucal-papillary lesions of the oral cavity and comparison of viral detection methods - Elizabeth Williams
Profiles:
Metitilani Aoroveine Alo (Music, Theatre and Performing Arts)
Kalameli Helen Fagasoaia (Executive Programmes)
Leata Leiua Kerrie Faitua (Politics)
Mary Jane Kivalu (Executive Programmes)
Charlotte Unasa (Human Nutrition)
Faafetai tele lava - Tofilau Nina Kirifi-Alai
Introduction to Pacific Voices XII, September 2015 - John Patrick, Chief Operating Officer