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'Water we do about the river?' An Integrated Approach to Understanding Water Quality in the Waikaka Stream, Southland, New Zealand
Water quality causes are a highly contested issue in New Zealand, with rivers and streams struggling with the effects of intensive pastoral agriculture. The Waikaka Stream in Southland is an example of a catchment that ... -
Contested boundaries: E-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ experiences of sharing space
Globally, e-scooters have become a popular mode of transport with the arrival of shared e-scooter services in cities and the availability of e-scooters for private purchase. E-scooters represent an exciting opportunity to ... -
Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on the healthcare experiences of medical crowdfunders in Aotearoa New Zealand
New Zealand went into a strict, nation-wide lockdown at 11:59pm, on Wednesday the 25th of March 2020, in an early effort to stem community transmission of – and later, eliminate – COVID-19. This lockdown was justified by ... -
Dysfunction in the anterior cingulate cortex and the ventral tegmental area in relation to decision making and motivation in an animal model of schizophrenia
Difficulties in decision-making and motivation can impact functional outcomes in schizophrenia. Two brain regions that play a role in decision-making and motivation are the ACC and VTA, with both showing dysfunction in the ... -
Tracking flow and fate of organic matter and contaminants within native food webs surrounding finfish aquaculture
The development of aquaculture to provide a source of protein has the potential to alleviate pressure on wild fish stocks, allowing marine systems to regenerate while providing livelihood to millions of people. Given the ... -
Value coding in the pigeon nidopallium caudolaterale
Until recently, the avian brain has remained relatively unexplored by neuroscientists. However, as reports of evidence of high-order behaviour in birds has increased, the avian brain is increasingly becoming a model of ... -
Handicrafts-enacted tourism realities in Bangladesh
Within the panorama of ethnic tourism, cultural elements of distinctive ethnic groups are the primary attraction for tourists. Within this tourismscape, handicrafts have received significant popularity, and consequently, ... -
Carbon-rich cavitands from reduced-symmetry resorcin[4]arenes
Cavitands (or container molecules) possess an enforced cavity suitable for binding small guests in solution and the solid state. The aryl units of arene-rich cavitands act as both structural elements and binding sites to ... -
Grafting purified cortical pericytes into mouse motor cortex
Brain regeneration through stem cell transplantation studies holds the potential to enhance functional recovery of the damaged brain. Most of the positive effects fostered by transplanted stem cells are believed to be ... -
Victims, suffering, and reconciliation: A narrative investigation of victims' autobiographies in the aftermath of political violence in South Korea
Victim issues have received increasing attention under the ethic of ‘victim-centeredness’ in peace and conflict studies. Resting on the belief that victim-driven practices are an effective peacebuilding strategy, scholars ... -
Chromaffin Cell Ca2+-Responses in Rat Adrenal Medullary Slices
Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells undergo exocytosis of catecholamines to provide physiological and behavioural adaptations during stress. Several different stimuli are known to evoke catecholamine secretion from the ... -
Solutions for Improving Water Quality on High-Country Farms in New Zealand
Contaminants from agricultural land use have degraded freshwater quality in New Zealand. Several mitigation strategies for agricultural pollutants are effective in New Zealand, however, in the high-country, these strategies ... -
Waitangi Tribunal evidence brief (WAI2915): explaining and responding to causes of Māori disparities in the child protection system
This invited brief responds to the three inquiry questions: (a) Why has there been such a significant and consistent disparity between the number of tamariki Māori and non- Māori children being taken into state care under ... -
Integrated petrologic, geochemical and experimental investigation of intraplate alkaline magmas at Dunedin Volcano: constraints on mantle sources, differentiation trends and magmatic processes
Intraplate volcanic settings have long been recognized for the compelling diversity of magma compositions if compared to plate boundary magmatism. Alkaline volcanoes are typically characterized by an impressive variety of ... -
Localisation and tracking of stationary users for extended reality
In this thesis, we investigate the topics of localisation and tracking in the context of Extended Reality. In many on-site or outdoor Augmented Reality (AR) applications, users are standing or sitting in one place and ... -
Effects of protein and exercise on insulin-like growth factor 1
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) is a hormone associated with multiple physiologic outcomes including increased muscle growth and repair as well as uncontrolled cell growth, i.e. cancer. Both exercise and nutritional ... -
Clinical anatomy of the neurofascial sheath
Background: The peripheral nerve blockade (PNB) and minimally invasive surgery are central to the “Fast Track Surgery” strategy which uses multimodal perioperative rehabilitation programs and aims to facilitate early ... -
Global Orangeism, 1795-2020: Growth, influence, and decline
The Loyal Orange Institution or Orange Order was founded amidst agrarian conflict in a small town in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1795. Despite these seemingly insignificant beginnings, the Orange Order has managed to spread ... -
Assessments of the role of self-control in determining an individual's eating behaviour in different eating scenarios
Obesity is an increasing global problem. Although the causes of this condition comprise diverse factors, it is argued that a key contributor is the contemporary food environment. The current food environment constantly ...