Historically tide gauge (TG) data have been used to estimate global sea level rise. Critical to the analysis of TG records is the assumption that the TG sites are stable and not affected by vertical land motion (VLM). We ...

Background: Adolescence is a critical time to be consuming adequate amounts of calcium for bone health. The consequences of inadequate calcium intake include reduced bone mass and increased risk of osteoporosis, a disease ...

Cancer is a large and complex family of diseases with a variety of causes and risk factors. The health communication strategy needed to combat cancer may also need to be a large and complex family of communications. Podcasts ...

Background: The number of individuals choosing to follow a vegetarian, or reduced meat, diet is thought to be increasing in high income countries such as New Zealand. Consuming a vegetarian diet with adequate macro- and ...

As prevalent mental illnesses, anxiety disorders affect people's daily life seriously and influent our society profoundly. However, the current symptom-based diagnostic method cannot distinguish specific biological causes ...

Gas hydrates are ice-like, solid clathrates that trap natural gas molecules inside a lattice of water molecules. They are common constituents of continental margins, which has led to extensive studies exploring their ...

Background: Physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyles, obesity, and their associations with numerous adverse health outcomes are arguably the largest health concerns to children and youth. Historically, moderate-to-vigorous ...

Natural coastal systems exhibit dynamic behaviour and are sensitive to a range of forces. This sensitivity is projected to change in the context of climate change. Advanced coastal monitoring techniques can detect and ...

First year university students engage in heavy alcohol use. Concerns around adverse alcohol-related health outcomes has prompted research on methods to reduce alcohol consumption in university students. The current study ...

Background: Folate is a water soluble B vitamin found naturally among food sources such as dark green vegetables, legumes, beans and offal such as liver. The synthetic form of folic acid is found in fortified food sources ...