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Remote Working during COVID19
Our current research, prompted by the COVID19 pandemic, aims to understand employee experiences of remote working during these unprecedented times. We are interested in the adjustments made by both individuals and organisations ... -
In Search of Competitive Givers
Much of the theoretical and experimental research on charitable giving allows for three main types of donor: pure altruists, impure altruists, and pure warm-glow givers. For none of these types should donations be increasing ... -
Splinting for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial
Background: Evidence for the use of splints to reduce pain and improve function and quality of life in thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC OA) is sparse and poor despite recommendations by international guidelines. ... -
MUSIC for Medical Students: Confirming the Reliability and Validity of A Multi-Factorial Measure of Academic Motivation for Medical Education
Construct: The MUSIC® Inventory measures the construct of academic motivation across five factors: empowerment, usefulness, success, interest, and caring. The factors are defined in terms of the degree the student perceives ... -
Engaging with communities for climate change adaptation: Introducing Community Development for Adaptation
Many of New Zealand’s urban settlements are likely to be impacted by climate-induced hazards such as sea level rise, coastal erosion, flooding and rising groundwater levels, and some are already being affected. These ... -
Dunedin Household Energy Study
The study, undertaken for the Dunedin City Council, interviewed 19 Dunedin households about their household behavior, decision-making and aspirations with regards their heating and transport choices. The households represented ... -
Electric vehicle uptake in Dunedin 2019
A study using the Ministry of Transport’s fleet vehicle statistics found that Dunedin had the highest penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) of New Zealand’s main cities at the end of 2018 (Dortans and Stephenson 2019). ... -
Temporal goods, divine love and the poverty of Christ: or, how Kierkegaard’s Ethic in Works of Love is Economically Apathetic
Amongst the most serious objections to Kierkegaard’s ethics in Works of Love (1847) is that it does not seek to change temporal socio-economic or political conditions; on these matters, it is alleged, Kierkegaard’s thought ... -
New Zealand lawyers, Pro Bono, and Access to Justice
This report summarises the results of a study about the provision of pro bono legal services in New Zealand. The study was conducted in two phases from September 2018 to February 2019 as part of a wider project about free ... -
Education spending and Wagner’s law: New international evidence
This paper examines the association between economic development and two measures of public spending on education, namely the ‘national effort’ (total spending as a percentage of GDP) and ‘budget share’ (total spending as ... -
Sea Level Rise in New Zealand:The Effect of Vertical Land Motion on Century‐Long Tide Gauge Records in a Tectonically Active Region
Historically tide gauge (TG) data have been used to estimate global sea level rise. Critical to the analysis of TG records is the assumption that the TG sites are stable and not affected by vertical land motion (VLM). We ... -
Reducing GHGs on farms
The purpose of this report is to provide a high-level summary of the current options that are available to New Zealand livestock farmers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gases include biological emissions ... -
Climate, Diseases, and the Origins of Corruption
It has been commonly observed that tropical countries typically suffer from intense corruption and underdevelopment. I offer an explanation for this long-standing disparity across the world based on variation in the intensity ... -
The role of scripture in the theology of Jürgen Moltmann
The sum total of dissertations engaging Jürgen Moltmann’s work—numbering over 400—is testament to both his widespread appeal and the controversy of his claims. But while Moltmann’s interlocutors provide significant comment ... -
Characterisation of Spherical Splits
We investigate the properties of collections of linear bipartitions of points embedded into $\R^3$, which we call collections of affine splits. Our main concern is characterising the collections generated when the points ... -
Calcium intakes and the main food sources of calcium in New Zealand adolescent females
Background: Adolescence is a critical time to be consuming adequate amounts of calcium for bone health. The consequences of inadequate calcium intake include reduced bone mass and increased risk of osteoporosis, a disease ... -
Intakes and main food sources of protein for vegetarian and non-vegetarian adolescent females in New Zealand
Background: Dietary protein is a macronutrient needed for enzyme and hormone synthesis, and creating, maintaining and repairing body tissue. Adolescent females have increased protein requirements to support optimal growth ... -
The Use of Regional Accent in Audio Health Communications
Cancer is a large and complex family of diseases with a variety of causes and risk factors. The health communication strategy needed to combat cancer may also need to be a large and complex family of communications. Podcasts ... -
Adolescents’ Perceptions of Walking versus Cycling to School in Rural Otago, New Zealand
Background: Active transport to school is a potential way to incorporate daily physical activity and address concerningly low adolescent physical activity levels. Walking and cycling to school are the two most common forms ... -
Rotavirus Specific Maternal Antibodies and Immune Response to RV3-BB Neonatal Rotavirus Vaccine in New Zealand
Background: Rotavirus specific maternal antibodies acquired passively via placental and/or breast milk may contribute to the reduced oral rotavirus vaccine efficacy observed in children in developing countries. This study ...