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The Division of Health Sciences will provide New Zealand society and other communities with a highly qualified workforce in the health professions. The Division will promote health and health care through basic and applied research and academic and professional leadership. This will be achieved through research-based undergraduate, postgraduate and professional academic programmes of international standard in the health sciences and related sciences.
Sub-communities within Division of Health Sciences Departments
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Faculty of Dentistry [136]
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Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Collections in Division of Health Sciences Departments
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Bioethics Centre [39]
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School of Pharmacy [55]
Recent Deposits
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(Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2017)In many countries, including New Zealand, the caesarean delivery rate far exceeds the current WHO recommendation of 10-15% of live births. This is causing concern amongst a number of parties. One of the explanations for ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)The effects of less than optimal health workforce numbers, skills or distributions are felt across the entire health system. Thus, the aim of health workforce planning is to meet the health system’s needs with a sustainable ...
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(Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)Skin is the largest organ of the body protecting our internal organs from physical injury, microbial invasion and infection. Healthy skin homeostasis relies on the interaction between the skin’s physical properties, its ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)Neutrophils form the majority of circulating white blood cells and play a principle role in defending the body against invasions by microorganisms. Neutrophils engulf microorganisms into a phagosome where they kill them ... -
(Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2017)Cytosine methylation, normally found on cytosine residues adjacent to guanine (i.e., a CpG dinucleotide), is one means by which long-term gene repression occurs. Immediately after semi-conservative DNA replication, CpG ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)Background Permanently living at high altitude (HA) directly affects the cardiovascular system because of lower arterial blood oxygen content compared to sea-level and other associated physiological changes. It is ... -
(Conference or Workshop Item (Poster), An International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), 2017)Background. At our medical school, the teaching of clinical reasoning starts in a well-structured curriculum in the pre-clinical years. In the clinical years, however, teaching is less structured and delivered by multiple ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)The enzymes alanine racemase (Alr) and glutamate racemase (MurI) catalyze the formation of the essential building blocks, D-alanine and D-glutamate, respectively, for cell wall biosynthesis. Despite their essential cellular ...
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(Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2017)Background: The large variety of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms and its unpredictable disease course contributes to it having a negative impact in every area of life, with employment issues being of significant concern ... -
(Thesis, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences with Honours, 2017)Many sexual dimorphisms that exist in the brain develop in the postnatal period. For males, this is when testosterone levels are minimal and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is elevated. Testosterone requires the enzyme aromatase ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)Influenza A virus (IAV) continues to have a major impact on global public health by causing regular seasonal epidemics, unpredictable pandemics and zoonotic outbreaks. These events also have significant implications for ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)Type 2 diabetes is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, with the landmark Framingham study in the 1970’s reporting the incidence of heart failure is significantly higher in diabetic (DM) patients ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)In the story of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease, Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) is believed to play a key role. However, evidence suggests that metal ions, in particular Zn2+, may have strong modulatory, or even causative effects ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and function is an impending health issue for the vast majority of people as they reach their sixties and this decline progressively reduces life quality for the affected ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)Ageing is an inevitable part of life. The intent to age gracefully and in a dignified manner is held as important by many, but a number of challenges can influence an individual’s ability to control their lives at an older ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)Ascorbate is an essential biochemical for plants and animals, as it a powerful antioxidant and an enzyme co-factor. In higher plants, ascorbate is synthesised via the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway, which is primarily regulated ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is a heterotrimeric, amiloride-sensitive Na+ channel located at the plasma membrane of various tissues, including kidneys and the vasculature. ENaC abundance and activity at the plasma ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)From the war on drug resistance, through cancer biology, even to agricultural and environmental protection; there is a huge demand for rapid and effective solutions to infections and diseases. The development of small ...
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(Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)Bacteria and archaea are in a constant arms race against viruses and mobile genetic elements (MGEs). Recently the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) system was discovered to function as an ...
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(Thesis, Master of Science, 2017)The opportunistic pathogen P. aeruginosa is responsible for a wide range of infections and is wide spread in many soils and human surroundings. In order to survive, the bacteria overcome limited iron bio-availability by ...
