Browsing by Type "Journal Article"
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A Pleistocene charcoal drawing or painting from northern Australia
(ARAPE, 2014)Although claims are often made that Australia has evidence of some of the oldest rock art in the world and features prominently in rock art studies globally, very little of it is securely dated. Recently the first Pleistocene ... -
A representation of the natural numbers by means of cycle-numbers, with consequences in number theory
(2013)In this paper we give rules for creating a number triangle T in a manner analogous to that for producing Pascal's arithmetic triangle; but all of its elements belong to {0, 1}, and cycling of its rows is involved in the ... -
The ABCs of collaboration in academia
(University of Waikato, 2019)The occurrence of research collaboration among multiple researchers is becoming more widespread within the academic research community. Research collaboration endeavours offer many benefits yet are not without challenges. ... -
Abiotic factors influence microbial diversity in permanently cold soil horizons of a maritime-associated Antarctic Dry Valley
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2012)The McMurdo Dry Valleys collectively comprise the most extensive ice-free region in Antarctica and are considered one of the coldest arid environments on Earth. In low-altitude maritime-associated valleys, mineral soil ... -
Abiotic factors influencing soil microbial activity in the northern Antarctic Peninsula region
(Elsevier BV, 2020)Microorganisms play a key role in the carbon (C) cycle through soil organic matter (SOM). The rate of SOM mineralization, the influence of abiotic factors on this rate and the potential behaviour of SOM are of particular ... -
Above the treeline: a nature guide to alpine New Zealand [Book review]
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This article reviews the book "Above the treeline: a nature guide to alpine New Zealand", by Sir Alan F. Mark (with contributors). -
Abrupt millennial-scale changes in intensity of Southern Hemisphere westerly winds during marine isotope stages 2–4
(Geological Society of America, 2011)The strength of mid-southern latitude westerly atmospheric circulation plays an important role in global climate. Due to a lack of long, continuous, high-resolution paleoclimate archives from mid-southern latitudes, it ... -
Absolute Intensities of NH-Stretching Transitions in Dimethylamine and Pyrrole
(American Chemical Society, 2012)Vibrational spectra of vapor-phase dimethylamine (DMA) and pyrrole have been recorded in the 1000 to 13000 cm–1 region using long path conventional spectroscopy techniques. We have focused on the absolute intensities of ... -
Abstracts of the 7th International Conference on Lactoferrin / Résumés de la 7e Conférence internationale sur la lactoferrine
(2006-06)The article presents abstracts on lactoferrin research. They include "Oral administration of lactoferrin raises NK cell activity in mice,"Comparison of antimicrobial activity between lactoferricin B 15 derivative and ... -
Abundance and diversity of epibenthic amphipods (Crustacea) from contrasting bathyal habitats
(Elsevier, 2012-04)To investigate relationships between epibenthic macrofauna and bathyal habitat characteristics, we examined the abundance, diversity and community composition of amphipod crustaceans relative to environmental variables on ... -
Abundance of small individuals influences the effectiveness of processing techniques for deep-sea nematodes
(Elsevier, 2010)Nematodes are the most abundant metazoans of deep-sea benthic communities, but knowledge of their distribution is limited relative to larger organisms. Whilst some aspects of nematode processing techniques, such as extraction, ... -
The academic as fiduciary: More than a metaphor
(Carswell, 2007)There is increasing interest in the role of the university teacher, both from a pedagogic point of view and from a legal one. The first part of this article looks at various pedagogic models or metaphors of the relationship ... -
Academic publishing: A Faustian Bargain?
(University of Wollongong, 2011)This paper documents and shares our experience of navigating the journal-review process. By providing a personal account we aim to provide a piece that will resonate with those who have had similar experiences. We adopted ... -
Academic spotlight: Reuben Steff talks big power politics
(2020)Dr Reuben Steff bemoans the absence of robust debate in New Zealand on foreign policy issues and the lack of investment in local research and strategic supply chains. He talks exclusively to Line of Defence. -
Academic tutors’ beliefs about and practices of giving feedback on students’ written assignments: A New Zealand case study
(Elsevier, 2011)Teachers’ feedback on students’ written work is an important aspect of pedagogy. However, theoretical views differ on what constitutes ‘good’ feedback, both among applied linguists and academics in other disciplines. ... -
Acanthaster planci invasions: applying biosecurity practices to manage a native boom and bust coral pest in Australia
(Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC), 2016)Coral reef systems are in global decline. In Australia, much of this decline has been attributable to cyclic outbreaks (every ~17 years) of the coral-feeding crown-of-thorns seastar. While a native species, when in large ... -
Accelerated weathering of unbleached and bleached Kraft wood fibre reinforced polypropylene composites
(Elsevier, 2008)In this paper, combined moisture/ultraviolet (UV) weathering performance of unbleached and bleached Kraft wood fibre reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites was studied. Composites containing 40 wt% fibre with 3 wt% of a ... -
Accelerating Monte Carlo simulations with an NVIDIA® graphics processor
(Elsevier, 2009)Modern graphics cards, commonly used in desktop computers, have evolved beyond a simple interface between processor and display to incorporate sophisticated calculation engines that can be applied to general purpose ... -
Accelerating success and promoting equity through the ako (note 1): Critical contexts for change
(July Press, 2017)Achieving equity and excellence for all young people remains the major challenge of education systems across the world. This paper contends that equity and excellence for students currently underserved by our system needs ... -
Accelerating the XGBoost algorithm using GPU computing
(2017)We present a CUDA-based implementation of a decision tree construction algorithm within the gradient boosting library XGBoost. The tree construction algorithm is executed entirely on the graphics processing unit (GPU) and ...
