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Maternal Immune Activation in Rats produces a Subjective Internal State that is Analogous to Human Psychosis
A key problem with animal models of psychosis lies with the animal’s inability to self-report its own internal state. In the present study, we used the drug discrimination paradigm, an assay that can provide an objective ... -
Where Fact Meets Fiction - The Science Mockumentary
Mockumentary is a style of film that has existed since 1957, at the latest. A fictional news piece from the BBC told the story about the annual spaghetti harvest occurring in Switzerland. Presented in the style of a typical ... -
The impact of mobile mindfulness meditation on mental health and well-being in university students
Mindfulness meditation is a common psychotherapy informed by Buddhist mindfulness that is gaining traction outside of the clinic. One area that is particularly popular is mobile mindfulness meditation, the use of applications ... -
Climate change and behaviour change : empowering youth action through narrative
This thesis is a review of the literature spanning multiple disciplines to provide an overview of climate change science in the global and New Zealand context, its implications, and a context for action amongst young New ... -
Hierarchical capture-recapture models
A defining feature of capture-recapture is missing data due to imperfect detection of individuals. The standard approach used to deal with the missing data is to integrate (or sum) over all the possible unknown values. The ... -
Effect of sitting postures on the hemodynamics of the popliteal and femoral veins
If one were to choose a single object to epitomise the discipline of Design, it could easily be the chair. Most buildings, vehicles or machines contain them. Many of us find ourselves compelled to sit in seats or chairs ... -
Transgenerational plasticity and acclimation of tropical sea urchins to ocean warming and acidification
Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are causing the oceans to simultaneously warm and become increasingly acidic, with rates of change that are putting evolutionary pressure on many marine organisms. As a result, both short-term ... -
Tectonic geomorphology of the Rock and Pillar Range and Taieri Ridge, Otago, New Zealand
In the South Island of New Zealand, east Otago is a region of low seismicity with many potentially active faults, and profound data gaps. I use geomorphic observations, and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating ... -
Thermoreversible hydrogels based on PEO stars
The aim of the project is to develop a range of hydrogels made from biocompatible monomers which could be used in various biomedical applications. The particular interest is on star-shaped block copolymers which consist ... -
The Pesticide Loss via Volatilisation (PLOVO) Model and an Environmental Fate Study of Chlorpyrifos
Pesticides are an important tool in modern crop management to ensure high quality and high yield food production. However, pesticide Volatilisation from agricultural fields can have a significant impact on non target, ... -
Visual appeal: How the characteristics of photographs can affect science communication in Chinese national parks
As places that conserve iconic natural heritage, national parks are appropriate destinations for people to engage with and reconnect to nature. Within such parks, the interpretation of the natural science stories behind ... -
Local field potential recordings in rat anterior cingulate cortex, anterior insula and ventral tegmental area during fatigue induced by voluntary effort exertion tasks
Fatigue is a universal experience that affects the daily lives of species. Nevertheless, there are disagreements about the definitions and measurement of fatigue. Historically, fatigue was considered a result of energy ... -
Identifying the Recurrence Patterns of Nonvolcanic Tremors Using a 2‐D Hidden Markov Model With Extra Zeros
Nonvolcanic tremor activity has been observed in many places worldwide. In some regions, their activity was observed to accompany slow slip events. Before examining whether and how nonvolcanic tremor activity is related ... -
Comparison of Accelerometer Measured Physical Activity Patterns between Urban and Rural New Zealand Adolescents
Background: Few adolescents are meeting physical activity (PA) guidelines nationally and internationally. Current knowledge of adolescents’ PA patterns is derived predominantly from studies conducted in urban settings, ... -
Adolescents’ Perceptions of Walking versus Cycling to School in Rural Otago, New Zealand
Background: Active transport to school is a potential way to incorporate daily physical activity and address concerningly low adolescent physical activity levels. Walking and cycling to school are the two most common forms ... -
Evaluation of a Deep Reinforcement Learning Method For Query Reformulation
Recent research suggests that a query reformulation system based on deep reinforcement learning has been effective at improving search performance, claiming superior performance to “traditional” techniques such as BM25. ... -
Lizards at elevation: thermal ecology and emergence activity of alpine lizards in Otago
The alpine zone is a rugged habitat that is difficult for any species to inhabit year-round. Many that do so are large mammals with specific behavioural or physiological adaptations that enhance survival in these high-elevation ... -
The influence of bivalve size on ecosystem functioning in intertidal estuaries with multiple stressors
Estuarine ecosystems, as critical transition zones between land, freshwater and the sea, are hotspots for biogeochemical cycling and productivity. Most of the biogeochemical processes occur in estuarine sediments where ... -
Monoglyceride-based emulsifier technology to enhance emulsion stability in milk coffee beverages
Milk coffee beverages are a protein-stabilised emulsion and consist of dispersed oil droplets in the aqueous phase. Casein, whey proteins and mono- and diglycerides (MDGs) are surface-active agents that adsorb at the ... -
EEG-based Anxious Personality Prediction
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 ...