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The effect of different monitoring strategies on weight, health, and eating behaviour

Jospe, Michelle Rose (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

A variety of dietary and exercise approaches appear to be effective for weight management in the short-term, however these need to be accompanied by behavioural strategies to make them sustainable long-term. One of the ...
Predictors of Referral Delay and Treatment Response to Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Ang, Wee Choen (Sebastian) (Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2017)

Background: Recent years have seen anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents revolutionize the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). To ensure optimal outcomes for this time-sensitive ...
Calculation of extraocular muscle volume in patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy and the correlation with disease severity and clinical activity of the Graves' disease

Stack, Rebecca (Thesis, Master of Medical Science, 2017)

INTRODUCTION Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease affecting the thyroid gland, orbital soft tissues and subcutaneous tissues of the extremities. Ophthalmic signs are clinically evident in 25-50% of patients with ...
The Genetics of Familial Biliary Atresia in a New Zealand Iwi

Cameron-Christie, Sophia Rachel (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

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, ...
Exhaled nitric oxide and the clinical control of airway inflammation

Jones, Stuart L. (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2003)

Measurements of exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) are non-invasive and easily measured. Levels have been postulated as providing an indication of underlying airway inflammation. This series of studies was conducted to investigate ...
Intuitive eating in pregnancy

Paterson, Helen (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Excess gestational weight gain increases health risks for mother and child in the short and longer term. Meta-analyses of trials designed to optimise gestational weight gain show positive fetal and maternal effects. However, ...
Circulating anti-Müllerian hormone in the older man

Chong, Yih Harng (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

This thesis provides the first description of circulating anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in older men. AMH is a gonadal hormone, with overt function in the generation of the male phenotype during development, and a biomarker ...
Sleep Problems and Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children

Smith, Laurelle Anna (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Introduction. Sleep disturbances in children can result from extrinsic learned behaviours that become poor sleep habits, or they can arise from intrinsically caused disorders that may require medical treatment. Some sleep ...
Vestibular Function in Vestibular Schwannoma

Tranter-Entwistle, Isaac Brian (Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2016)

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’ ...
Identifying and Overcoming the Barriers to Smoking Cessation in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Aimer, Phillipa Claire (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

The association between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is well established. The risk of developing RA is higher among smokers. Smoking may also affect the severity of disease and reduce the efficacy of medications. ...
Investigations of Heterogeneity, Directionality, and Involvement of Associative Memory in Synaesthesia

Goei, Jesicka Andianti (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Abstract The perceptual phenomenon of synaesthesia involves perception of additional, unrelated sensory experience (concurrent) when a stimulus is perceived (inducer). For grapheme-colour synaesthetes, perceptions ...
Saccades, eye-hand movement and cognition in Huntington's disease: a 12 month study

Toh, Eng Ann (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Huntington’s disease (HD), a genetically inherited neurodegenerative disease caused by CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion, is characterised by movement disorders, cognitive impairment, and behavioural disorders. Saccadic ...
Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Al-Mandhari, Rashid Abdullah (Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2015)

Introduction: Fatigue is a common yet undertreated symptom in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Treating underlying inflammation lead to improved health outcomes and fatigue. However, fatigue can persist in ...
Risk and challenge in New Zealand primary school play environments: the PLAY Study

Farmer, Victoria Lise (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Background: In many countries, children and youth are not meeting global physical activity guidelines and while schools are regarded as appropriate settings for increasing physical activity, it remains unclear what specific ...
Stereotactic radiotherapy of uveal melanoma: The Dunedin Experience

Oliver, Genevieve (Thesis, Master of Ophthalmology, 2016)

Uveal melanoma is a rare disease causing significant mortality. Metastatic disease - for which there is no treatment - often occurs before the primary tumor is diagnosed. In addition to enucleation, there are many globe-sparing ...
The Effect of changes in cerebral perfusion pressure and intracranial pressure on the development of cerebral odema

Durward, Quentin J. (Thesis, Doctorate of Medicine, 1984)

The influence of intracranial pressure, systemic arterial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure upon the development of vasogenic cerebral oedema is largely unknown. To study their relationship, an osmotic disruption ...
Skin cancer in IBD patients treated with immunomodulators

Bahi, Morwan (Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2016)

Background Both NMSC and IBD primarily manifest in the Caucasian population. Given the predominance of Caucasians in the New Zealand population, and New Zealand’s specific latitude and ozone layer depletion, it is not ...
Theta Burst Stimulation of the Human Cerebellum

Harrington, Allanah (Thesis, Master of Science, 2015)

Background Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) of the cerebral cortex has been previously applied as a non-invasive therapy for neurological conditions due to its potential to modify cortical excitability ...
Learning from claims and complaints: an epidemiological approach to medical regulation

Bismark, Marie Magdaleen (Thesis, Doctor of Medicine, 2015)

This collection of works examines patterns in medico-legal claims and complaints to help improve decision-making by regulatory agencies. The contribution to medical knowledge is threefold: first, we provide new evidence ...
The Katipo Spider

Hornabrook, Richard William (Dissertation, Medical Science, 1948)

The katipo spider of New Zealand has attained much notoriety in this country and elsewhere when poisonous spiders are discussed. It is, however, evident that many of the popular beliefs concerning this spider in New Zealand ...