Abstract Post extraction remodelling of the alveolar ridge results in significant reduction in the width of the ridge, which may preclude the placement of dental implants. Alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) procedures have ...

Substandard, insecure, and unaffordable housing affects health, contributing to the spread of infectious disease, susceptibility to respiratory illness, and to feelings of stress and anxiety. In New Zealand, people who ...

Physical activity is a cornerstone of blood glucose control. Regular activity is particularly important when the internal regulation of blood glucose is no longer sufficient. Physical activity can directly reduce circulating ...

Introduction Acute cardiac complications frequently occur during exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are associated with a high mortality. They may be difficult to recognise clinically, but ...

Studying the genetics of disease susceptibility in populations that are small or understudied will further the understanding of the aetiology of rare and/or complex diseases. Biliary atresia is a rare, usually sporadic, ...

Background and aim Low back pain (LBP) is a major secondary impairment following lower limb amputation including those with transfemoral (TFA) and transtibial amputation (TTA). The two main aims of this thesis were to ...

Mirror therapy is a non-invasive treatment procedure in which visual observation of a mirror-reflected moving limb ameliorates some sensorimotor symptoms associated with an impaired (or amputated) limb. Initially proposed ...

This research begins and ends with a concern for the environment, in particular with unease about current constitutions of the organisation/environment relationship. This thesis explores the discourse of organisational ...

Children and young persons who have been removed from their families and who will not be returned to their families of birth following intervention by the State are amongst the most damaged and vulnerable children in ...

'Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.' [Rom 12:2] Hans Urs von Balthasar and Eberhard Jungel are profound and imaginative thinkers who unreservedly ground their theologies ...