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The effects of catalytic innovation on the creation of social impact
Social innovation (SI) is increasingly being appraised to possess the potential to provide innovative interventions to confront complex and interdependent social problems in both developing and developed economies. SI has ... -
The effects of hydrothermal processing on legumes: Volatile profile and digestibility aspects
Legumes are cultivated and consumed all over the world as a staple food. Legumes are an economical source of protein, slow-release starch, fibre, (un)saturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. In the face of a growing ... -
Distinct Patterns of Internalization of Different Calcitonin GeneRelated Peptide Receptors
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide that is involved in the transmission of pain. Drugs targeting CGRP or a CGRP receptor are efficacious in the treatment of migraine. The canonical CGRP receptor is a ... -
Patient perspectives on the causes and prevention of rehospitalisation for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the umbrella term for a group of lung diseases which are degenerative and marked by progressively worsening symptoms including: breathlessness; fatigue; acute ... -
Seeking learning outcomes appropriate for ‘education for sustainable development’ and for higher education
This article shares and extends research-based developments at the University of Otago, New Zealand, that seek to explore how students’ worldviews change as they experience higher education with us. We emphasise that ... -
Understanding stakeholder viewpoints for foodservice localization: the potential of the leadership viewpoint
Localization has been identified as an area to improve foodservice sustainability. We asked the research question “What are the dominant shared stakeholder viewpoints about local food in a college foodservice and how might ... -
University foodservices’ potential for providing environmental education to students
University foodservices are potentially well placed to foster environmental education in a non-classroom setting and so could have the power to benefit communities through producing environmentally literate graduates. ... -
Food and vulnerability in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A review and theoretical reframing of food insecurity, income and neoliberalism
The incidence of food insecurity in rich countries has remained stubbornly consistent in recent decades, even as rates of undernourishment in poorer countries have dived since 1990 (United Nations, 2015). This article ... -
Exploring the role of the circadian timing system in the control of metabolism and the consequence of lighting disruptions
Throughout history, humans have been constantly driven by the rising and setting of the sun. Being able to anticipate this consistently changing environment is encompassed in our endogenous circadian clock. This system ... -
Clinical anatomy of the subacromial and related shoulder bursae
The shoulder is complex from both functional and biomechanical perspectives, with shoulder disorders affect a large proportion of adults at some stage in their life and are the most common musculoskeletal complaint in ... -
New Home: New Zealand Health of Migrants and Tuberculosis Elimination
Background Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects migrants to New Zealand. In 2016, 79% of all cases were in those born overseas. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for low-TB incidence countries such ... -
Impact of light and water flow on the responses of coralline algae to ocean acidification
Coralline algae are globally abundant components of benthic habitats and play foundational roles in coastal ecosystems such as temperate kelp forests and coral or rocky reefs, where they are often the dominant substrate ... -
The impact of microplastics on larvae of the sea urchin Pseudechinus huttoni
Microplastic pollution in the marine environment is of increasing global concern and, therefore, determining the effect of its presence on marine organisms should be a research priority. Although ingestion and adverse ... -
FICare in a New Zealand NICU
Background Family integrated care (FICare) is a model of care which shifts the role of parents from ‘observers’ of their infant’s care to being their infant’s ‘primary caregiver’ in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). ... -
The lost kelp forest: a multi-disciplinary approach to understand change of Macrocystis pyrifera habitat in Otago, New Zealand
Macrocystis pyrifera (M. pyrifera) is an ecosystem engineer. It modifies the environment providing the foundation, food, resources, and habitat provisions for many other organisms. Globally, kelp forests have been declining ... -
Effects of somatic training on turnout in competitive Irish dance landings
Background: Irish dance has evolved rapidly throughout the years in terms of its athleticism, technical skills and aesthetics. In terms of technique, dancers must land from large leaps onto a single leg, without flexing ... -
Fair allocation for transmission parameters to achieve scalability in LoRaWAN
LoRa and LoRaWAN are promising solutions for the upcoming challenges that the Internet of Things (IoT) presents. But even with the recent developments in LoRaWAN, there are still problems to overcome due to the scale of ... -
A Modern Reinvestigation of the 1987 Moutere Depression Seismic Survey
The quality of seismic processing and interpretation in the past has always been shackled to the limitations of the acquisition equipment and analysis systems used. The variability of seismic processing between different ... -
Characteristics and functional properties of green banana flour: An opportunity for functional bread production
The demand for functional food products has led to an increased interest in nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, bioactive compounds, fibre and prebiotics to be present in food formulations. Amongst the prebiotics, Resistant ...