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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 ... -
Factors Affecting The Advancement Of Atherosclerotic Plaques
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide in adult men and women. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has been highlighted as the main cause of death among CVDs, due to development and ... -
Capturing the effect of personality on teams with agent-based modelling
Continuing advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have changed the landscape of project management. Now there are increasing occurrences of short-term projects staffed by ad hoc assemblies of temporary ... -
International Opportunity Discovery and Creation by Internationalising SMEs: Implications for Firm Performance
According to the International Entrepreneurship (IE) perspective, internationalisation is considered as exploration and exploitation of international opportunities, in which networking and learning from experiences play a ... -
In the inspection house
Since Dean MacCannell’s (1976) The Tourist the research field has held a hope that going beyond the tourist as the “modern man in general” is the Other whose differences and authenticity could help to break the tightening ... -
Primary tooth pulp as a source of progenitor cells for tissue regeneration
Primary tooth pulp cells have a unique character that can be attributed to their neural crest origin. The long-term aim of this research is to utilise these cells to regenerate dentine–pulp complexes in damaged immature ... -
Perspectives on gaps in communication with breast cancer patients in New Zealand
The world of breast cancer is pink, female-centric and aimed at an older, post-menopausal demographic. Whilst it is fitting that health campaigns be aimed at the majority of patients registering with the disease, these ... -
Authoritarian Politics and the Outcome of Nonviolent Uprisings
This thesis examines how the internal dynamics of authoritarian regimes influence the outcome of mass nonviolent uprisings. Although research on civil resistance has identified several factors explaining why campaigns ... -
A Metallosupramolecular Approach to Responsive Polymer Gels using Pyridine-Hydrazones
The use of metal-induced conformational changes in pyridine-hydrazone crosslinkers to control the volumes of gels was complicated by the adaptive metallosupramolecular behaviour of the ligands. The combination of ... -
What Factors Are Associated With Guideline Use and Compliance?
Introduction Clinical guidelines are recommendations targeted at medical professionals which aim to optimise patient care. When successfully implemented, clinical guidelines have been shown to improve processes of care ... -
The Landscapes of Today and Tomorrow - A phenomenological exploration of experience and anticipation in the context of climate change
The physical ramifications of climate change on coastal settlements will challenge people’s relationships with the places that are important to them. Climate impacts are commonly described in terms of tangible changes ... -
Picking What Persists: Sociocultural Natural Capital and Intergenerational Justice
Attempts to determine the value and intergenerational importance of environmental goods have a difficult time accounting for the non-basic services that ecosystems provide. Discussions of ‘Critical Natural Capital’ deem ... -
Changes to Austrovenus stutchburyi growth rate since early human settlement in New Zealand: an indication of the extent of human impact on estuarine health
When humans first arrived in New Zealand around 1250AD they started making changes to the environment to make it more habitable. Coastal marine ecosystems such as estuaries are an important link between the land and the ... -
Pre-hospital antibiotics in meningococcal disease
Introduction Invasive meningococcal disease is a devastating infection and early treatment is considered critical in reducing the risk of death. To this end, in some countries general practitioners (GPs) are advised to ... -
Breastfeeding trends in New Zealand from 1997-2002 and implications for policy implementation
This thesis is about breastfeeding trends, examined in the light of national and local breastfeeding policy implementation. It compares the rates of breastfeeding to governmental breastfeeding targets as specified by the ... -
Indigenous Representation in New Patterns of Urban Development: A Ngāi Tahu Case Study
Urban environments in New Zealand have commonly reflected grievances and injustices faced by Māori, especially due to a loss of kaitiakitanga (stewardship) of their land. Consequently, Māori throughout New Zealand have ... -
The role of social structure and kin associations in the mating system of the polygynous New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri)
Mating structure describes the number of mates individuals of each sex are able to acquire, as well as the variance in reproductive success between individuals of the same sex. Such structure has important evolutionary ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in the South Island 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in Southern District Health Board 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ... -
Health and wellbeing of under-five year olds in Canterbury and West Coast 2017
In this report the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES) provides data and information to contribute to the effective planning and funding of services to improve, promote and protect the health and ...