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The role of looming and attention capture in drivers’ braking responses
(Elsevier, 2008)This study assessed the ability of drivers to detect the deceleration of a preceding vehicle in a simulated vehicle-following task. The size of the preceding vehicles (car, van, or truck) and following speeds (50, 70, or ... -
The role of mass-movement in shore platform development along the Gisborne coastline, New Zealand
(Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato, 1968)Tidal shore platforms form a conspicuous part of the coastal scenery north of Gisborne, New Zealand. Some of these platforms are being extended landward under present-day conditions. Present widening results primarily from ... -
Role of mitochondrial stress protein HSP60 in diabetes-induced neuroinflammation
(Hindawi Limited, 2020)Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia and associated malfunctions of the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. There is increasing evidence of a relationship ... -
The Role of Model-Based Testing
(Springer, 2008)This position paper gives an overview of model-based testing and discusses how it might fit into the proposed grand challenge for a program verifier. -
The role of myostatin during postnatal myogenesis and sarcopenia
(The University of Waikato, 2007)Myostatin, a TGF-β superfamily member, is a key negative regulator of embryonic and postnatal muscle growth. In order to further elucidate the role of myostatin during postnatal growth, several lines of investigation were ... -
The role of new particle surfaces in synthesizing bulk nanostructured metallic materials by powder metallurgy
(Elsevier, 2009)The role of new particle surfaces in synthesizing bulk nanostructured metallic materials by consolidation of nanostructured powders and nanopowders is analysed by developing three simple mathematical equations for calculating ... -
The role of NGOs in corporate environmental responsibility practice: evidence from Ethiopia
(Springer, 2017)This research explores the role of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in corporate environmental responsibility practice within the context of a developing country, Ethiopia, and provides a framework that enables NGOs to ... -
The role of peracetic acid in bloodmeal decoloring
(Springer, 2013)Hydrogen peroxide (HP) can degrade soluble heme, forming yellow or colorless degradation products. Thermal treatment during bloodmeal production changes the conformation of oxyhemoglobin trapping heme in hydrophobic protein ... -
The role of professional development and learning in the early adoption of the New Zealand curriculum by schools.
(Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, 2008)This paper is set in the context of Phase One of the Ministry of Education Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies (CIES) project. The schools selected for this study were considered early adopters of the revised New ... -
The role of seagrass vegetation and local environmental conditions in shaping benthic bacterial and macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical coastal lagoon.
(2020)We investigated the influence of seagrass canopies on the benthic biodiversity of bacteria and macroinvertebrates in a Red Sea tropical lagoon. Changes in abundance, number of taxa and assemblage structure were analyzed ... -
Role of social belongingness during the post-disaster recovery
(Springer, 2020)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has established a prime goal of eradicating all kinds of poverty, including extreme poverty which remains as a global challenge and a vital requisite for sustainable development. ... -
The role of tectonism in sequence development and facies distribution of Upper Oligocene cool-water carbonates: Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
(Blackwell Publishing, 2004)The Torehina Formation is part of a cool-water carbonate succession of Oligocene age in New Zealand that crops out on the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island. It contains two major transgressive sequences that record ... -
Role of tephra in dating Polynesian settlement and impact, New Zealand
(PAGES, http://www.pages-igbp.org/products/newsletters/ref2004_3.html (Reference Pages), 2004)Tephrochronology in its original sense is the use of tephra layers as time-stratigraphic marker beds to establish numerical or relative ages (Lowe and Hunt, 2001). Tephra layers have been described and studied in New Zealand ... -
The role of tephras in developing a high-precision chronostratigraphy for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction and archaeology in southern Kyushu, Japan, since 30 cal. BP: an integration
(Elsevier, 2016)Tephras are important for the chronostratigraphy of palaeoenvironmental and archaeological records in southern Kyushu because numerous tephra beds enable these records to be connected and dated precisely using tephrochronology. ... -
The Role of the Arab-Islamic World in the Rise of the West: Implications for Contemporary Trans-Cultural Relations [Book Review]
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-07)This article reviews the book 'The Role of the Arab-Islamic World in the Rise of the West: Implications for Contemporary Trans-Cultural Relations', edited by Nayef R. F. Al-Rodhan. -
The role of the French state: Shifting from supporting large tourism projects like Disneyland Paris to a diffusely forceful presence
(Channel View Publications, 2001)The French state, in its role as legislator, has sustained relations of production within the French economy because space can be selectively configured to promote economic, social, and environmental community goals. It ... -
The role of trust in an effective school culture
(The University of Waikato, 2007)Much work and research has been carried out on effective school cultures, accountability and relationships. Underlying all that happens in schools, is the notion of trust. But what do we understand about trust? Is the ... -
The role of urban topography in the orientation of Greek temples: the cases of Akragas and Selinunte
(The University of the Aegean, Department of Mediterranean Studies, Rhodes, Greece, 2016)It is well known that the vast majority of the Greek temples of Sicily are oriented to the rising sun. However the factors which influenced the specific orientation of each temple or of each group of temples can be of ... -
The role of vicariance and dispersal on New Zealand's estuarine biodiversity: the case of Paracorophium (Crustacea: Amphipoda)
(Wiley, 2011)To investigate the role of vicariance and dispersal on New Zealand's estuarine biodiversity, we examined variability in mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences for the amphipod genus Paracorophium. ... -
The Role of Viral Systems in Nutrient Cycling
(University of Waikato, 2011)The Te Arawa/Rotorua lakes located in the central North Island of New Zealand have significant cultural, historic, social and economic value. Anthropogenic changes in land use have led to a decline in water quality in some ...
