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Cardiorenal syndrome in a transgenic hypertensive rat model
Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction (MI), and these are strongly associated with renal injury. However, the impact of MI additional to the effect of hypertension on renal ... -
Taphonomic alteration to juvenile porcine bone after exposure to a marine environment
Research into the effects of different aquatic environments, particularly marine environments, on the taphonomic alteration of the skeleton, is an under-studied area of forensic research. Taphonomic alteration is ... -
What monitoring strategies are most successful for promoting weight loss? A randomised controlled trial
Objectives: While tracking progress is one of the strongest predictors of success in healthy eating and physical activity interventions, it is uncertain whether it matters which behavior (diet, activity or weight) is being ... -
People’s Interaction with Public Art in Public Spaces within New Zealand
Public art is an attractive feature for public spaces worldwide. From fountains to sculptures, public art colours and influences public spaces. It supports interaction, suggesting meanings and symbolism to people. This ... -
Influence of Risk Factors on Incidence, Management, Recurrence, and Follow-up of Acute Diverticulitis.
Acute Diverticulitis is a significant problem, accounting for up to one third of acute surgical admissions. Despite significant and rapid advances in medical knowledge, it remains a poorly understood disease. Practice ... -
Seeing is Believing: Revelation, Emotion, and Film Images
One of the most theologically interesting aspects of cinema is its apparent capacity to mediate revelation. While the primary agent of revelation is God, without whom revelation cannot happen, certain films seem to elicit ... -
The impact of heat, pulsed electric fields and pH on the properties of ovomucin-depleted egg white
The thesis aimed to understand the effect of pH combined with either heat or pulsed electric fields (PEF) processing on protein aggregation and subsequent pepsin-pancreatin hydrolysis of ovomucin-depleted egg white (OdEW) ... -
Hydrologic Implications of Woody Vegetation Change in Indigenous Snow Tussock Grasslands: A Case Study at Glendhu
Shrub encroachment in grassland ecosystems is an increasingly pressing issue globally and locally in New Zealand. New Zealand’s grassland ecosystems, specifically tussock grasslands, are also experiencing woody vegetation ... -
The Role of Analytics in Higher Education
Higher education institutions are increasingly accumulating a significant amount of data on students, teachers, facilities and curricula (Bichsel, 2012; Gantz & Reinsel, 2012, Siemens & Long, 2011). In the last decade, ... -
Perceptions and acceptability of Low Carbohydrate, High Fat (LCHF) diets among Māori whānau in Dunedin
OBJECTIVE: Low carbohydrate, high fat (LCHF) diets are currently much debated in both the media and the academic literature. However, little is known about the acceptability of these diets among Māori, who commonly consume ... -
Creating a Modified Monopoly game for promoting students’ higher-order thinking skills and knowledge retention
While a deep understanding of basic accounting concepts is fundamental for students to fully comprehend the discipline, research has consistently found that students struggle with understanding accounting concepts and tend ... -
Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes and atrial fibrillation
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), consisting of aspirin and a P2Y12 receptor antagonist, is the standard of care following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) presentation, and oral anticoagulation (OAC) is standard of care ... -
Narrating transgressions in adolescence: a longitudinal study
The relationship between parent-child elaborative reminiscing and children’s socioemotional development is well-established (see Salmon & Reese, 2016 for a review). In particular, a previous longitudinal study trained ... -
"The Southern World is My Home": The Working Life of Thomas Ferens 1848 - 1888
This thesis is a case study of Thomas Ferens, a Methodist lay preacher from England. Utilising personal testimony, it follows his life in New Zealand from 1848 – 1888, focussing upon his various occupational pursuits to ... -
Modelling the New Zealand artist : Rita Angus & Colin McCahon
This thesis examines the problem of modelling, and the problematical models of, two New Zealand artists: Rita Angus and Colin McCahon. The primary concern is not the art but rather the cultural construction of these figures ... -
The life and times of Cakobau : the Bauan state to 1855
This thesis is divided into eleven chapters. The first of these, Sa Cadra Na Matanisiga: the acculturation of a Tui Kaba Chief, traces the major rites of passage which transformed Cakobau from a child to a Tui Kaba chief, ... -
Martial Epigrammata, Book X : a commentary
This thesis represents the first full-scale commentary on Book 10 of Martial's Epigrams. Jenkins' commentary on Book 10, a thesis from Cambridge in 1982, is the other detailed commentary on Book 10, but examines only 23 ... -
Understandings of Social Investment in the Oil and Gas Sector
Every year, Oil and Gas (O&G) companies spend a significant amount of money on social investment programmes in communities that host their activities. Yet the benefits of these programmes are debatable. This thesis reports ... -
First findings from phase one of the Child Welfare Decision-Making Variability Project: Research briefing paper.
Decision variability,that is,different decision outcomes when levels of harm are similar is a problem common to many child protection systems. The causes are many and varied: the expectation of the child protection system ... -
An Assessment of the Hydrology of the Pool Burn and the Management Opportunities for Restoring Stream Function
New Zealand’s freshwaters have become increasingly scrutinised for reduced flows and deteriorating water quality, prompting more stringent management by regional authorities, and enforcement of environmental flow limits ...