The aim of this work is to improve the swelling response of redox active hydrogel actuators. At the moment, complete swelling of our quinone based actuators takes about 150 minutes and that of our 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpipe ...

This thesis presents an analytical framework for studying the evolution of museological culture in a post-colonial context and then applies that framework to the case of the Christchurch public art gallery, the Robert ...

This research analyses the important place God’s identity as the God of Israel has in the systematic theology of American Lutheran theologian Robert W. Jenson. I demonstrate that the identification of the God of Israel as ...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among workers can lead to substantial personal, financial and societal costs. MSDs have a high prevalence among nurses, postal workers and office workers yet, at many anatomical sites, ...

The release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from liquid food strongly contributes to the perception of flavour and aroma during food consumption. The VOCs that are odour active can be referred as aroma compounds. ...

Objectives: To date, no nationally-representative epidemiological survey of xerostomia has been undertaken. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence, associations and impacts of xerostomia in a nationally ...

Social network sites (SNSs), such as Facebook, are one of the fastest-growing types of websites on the Internet. They have attracted millions of Internet users around the world. Social network sites provide a fast and an ...

The purpose of this study was to re-examine the morphological characters of native New Zealand Lobelioideae, and to use those characters, in concert with existing genetic data, to help inform a global effort at constructing ...

Background: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a high-risk clinical scenario within the acute coronary syndrome spectrum. It is associated with poor clinical outcomes, particularly if acute reperfusion ...

The major focus of this thesis is the dynamic effects of Feshbach resonances on Bragg scattering from Bose–Einstein condensates. This work is motivated by the JILA experiment of Papp et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 (2008)], ...