Nowadays optical and laser-based diagnostics technologies are widely used in many fields such as oncology, vascular and developmental biology, dermatology, pharmacy, materials sciences, food, and the cosmetic and health ...

3D interfaces enable a user to create and manipulate 3D objects in a computer-simulated 3-dimensional world. There are many existing interfaces, but few of them exhibit the naturalness which characterizes our interaction ...

Food allergies are a growing health concern, yet scientific understanding of how individuals’ lives are affected by food allergies is limited. The aims of this project were to explore the factors that affect the lives of ...

This research explores the relationship between domestic dwellings, nature and natural environments. I propose that, in order to develop environmental conservation values, individuals must feel some sense of connection ...

In large undergraduate classes, it is time-consuming, costly and seldom practical for the teacher to provide individualised feedback to students on their written responses to questions. A request for advice in relation ...

This thesis discusses and applies Participatory Design at the Ranfurly Art Deco Gallery, in Central Otago, New Zealand. It continues the past decade’s revitalisation of Ranfurly, by providing Project Maniototo (a project ...

Background: The number of breast cancer survivors is increasing owing to improved screening, detection and more targeted treatments. With a 5-year survival rate of around 85%, recurrence, mortality and comorbidity are ...

Background: Hypohydration is common across a wide range of sport settings, it has been shown to impair both physical and cognitive performance. Rehydration studies have investigated milk as a rehydration beverage and found ...

The Rotorua volcanic centre (RVC) forms a well-defined topographic depression ≈ 21 km by 22 km in diameter that is located along, and partly delineates, a structural embayment in the western margin of the central TVZ. The ...