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Cooking intervention increases diet quality in adolescents: a randomised controlled trial
Background: There is limited evidence to support the direct impact of cooking interventions on diet quality, especially in adolescents. Diet quality can be measured using a Diet Quality Index (DQI). The New Zealand Diet ...
Reflecting on Culture in Medicine: Second-year medical students' online discussions
This thesis reports on a qualitative study of the role of reflection in the development of second year medical students’ intercultural competence. Reflective capacity is an important professional competency and is crucial ...
Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand
The Waipori goldfield was discovered in 1861 on the southeast side of the Otago Schist belt in the area surrounding Lake Mahinerangi. Accurate historical records are not available but it is estimated the goldfield produced ...
“Critical literacy seems really interesting, but why talk about menstruation?” A critical literacy approach to teaching and learning about menstruation
For the majority of young people, puberty and sexuality education is an important source of information about menstruation. Menstruation is part of the Positive Puberty unit, Year Six to Eight in the New Zealand Health ...
Gas hydrate system dynamics in the Uruti Basin, an upper slope basin on New Zealand's Hikurangi Margin
Gas hydrate is a large potential unconventional energy resource. However, uncertain-ties still remain about gas hydrate system dynamics, including the processes that stimulate growth, development and change within a gas ...
Transport to School Habits, Physical Activity and Weight Status in Adolescents
Background: Active transport (AT) to school is a means for adolescents to increase the amount of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and can help them achieve physical activity (PA) guidelines. This study ...
The short-term effects of the COOK intervention on cooking skills and self-efficacy for cooking in New Zealand adolescents
Background: Consumption of convenience foods is one factor that is potentially contributing to the high rates of obesity in New Zealand adolescents. The increased availability of these convenience foods now means that ...
A common-factor as an explanation for the association between schizotypy and cannabis use
There is a robust association between cannabis use and increased risk for schizophrenia. This relationship generalises to schizotypy, a schizophrenia-liability state. Cannabis use seems to be associated with increased ...
Skin Tissue Regeneration: An Investigation of Melt-electrowriting with a Novel Biomaterial from Polycaprolactone and Milk Proteins
In 2017, only 28% of patients awaiting tissue transplants received treatment that same year. Coupled with a growing ageing population, demand for tissue replacements is increasing rapidly. Furthermore, the treatment of ...
Development and testing of a population-based electronic diabetes nutritional education tool
Nutritional education for pre- and type 2 diabetes empowers individuals to make positive dietary and lifestyle choices. As the world migrates to digital devices, opportunities arise for education resources that have a wide ...