Background Experience of severe mental illness is associated with poor physical health and premature death. This issue has received little research attention in New Zealand. This thesis explores the burden of cancer amongst ...

The idea of displaying data in the plane is very attractive in many different fields of research. This thesis will focus on distance-based phylogenetics and multidimensional scaling (MDS). Both types of method can be viewed ...

General Practice Receptionists (GPRs) are an under-researched and undervalued group of healthcare workers, both in Aotearoa/New Zealand and internationally, evidenced by the limited data on—and research involving—GPRs. As ...

Kaupapa Māori, is a term that surfaced within the educational realm but its concept is one that was derived from our tupuna. It is a contested term and has become common-place but what hasn't occurred is its 'defined ...

Abstract Introduction: Traditionally vestibular function has been assessed using caloric irrigations; new methods have failed to reach the same level of accuracy. Vestibular nerve dysfunction occurs with ‘acoustic neuroma’ ...

ADHD is a common childhood disorder that has been classified into three subtypes (ADHDI,ADHD-H and ADHD-C) but may involve a spectrum of symptoms. Deficits in executivefunctions have been considered to be a major source ...

Abstract The landscapes of Otago are peppered with memorials and meaning. Meaning comes from how people perceive and have perceived their surrounds through time. The passage of time, geographical features, heritage, ...

Type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is in epidemic proportions world wide (1, 2) with obesity being the main driver over the last 30-40 years. Obesity increases the risk of T2DM through an increase in insulin resistance. ...

The seasonal control mechanisms of the circulation in the Ross Sea are studied here by utilising a climatological three-dimensional numerical model based on the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS). Of interest are the ...

This qualitative study investigates the extent, purposes, and outcomes of environmental communications (hereafter ECs) produced by ski areas on New Zealand’s South Island. Researchers have examined why ski areas participate ...