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Using palaeoenvironmental DNA to reconstruct past environments: progress and prospects
(Wiley, 2014)Palaeoenvironmental DNA (PalEnDNA) is defined as ancient DNA (aDNA) originating from disseminated genetic material within palaeoenvironmental samples. Sources of PalEnDNA include marine and lake sediments, peat, loess, ... -
Using paleoseismology and tephrochronology to reconstruct fault rupturing and hydrothermal activity since c. 40 ka in Taupo Rift, New Zealand
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2019)The Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) in North Island, New Zealand, is the on-land continuation of the Tonga-Kermadec arc formed in the Quaternary at the obliquely convergent boundary of the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates. ... -
Using panel data to exactly estimate under-reporting by the self-employed
(2008-10)The income of the self-employed is often assumed to be understated in economic statistics. Debate exists about the extent of under-reporting and the resulting measures of the size of the underground economy. This paper ... -
Using physical clocks for replication in MANETs
(IEEE, 2007)When update-anywhere data replication is performed in a MANET, operations on replicated data are often executed concurrently. To achieve a global total ordering of all operations, we propose a hybrid timestamp mechanism ... -
Using picturebook illustrations to help young children understand diversity
(2019)The demographics of Aotearoa New Zealand have changed markedly over the past few decades in relation to increasing ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. These changes have resulted from immigration, refugee resettlement ... -
Using professional colleagues as interviewers in action research: Possibilities and pitfalls.
(Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, 2011)In this study of her university teaching practice in science education, an action researcher sought the collaboration of a colleague to address research design issues related to researcher bias. The colleague worked in ... -
Using putative bovine embryonic stem cell-like cells for nuclear transfer cloning to determine their functional potential
(University of Waikato, 2015)The potential for cloning to improve dissemination of elite genetics has been a goal of livestock scientists for many years. However, efficiency of this technique has remained low compared to other in vitro embryo production ... -
Using quality of life to assess performance in the disability services sector
(Springer New York, 2006)Measurement of performance is extremely important for not-for-profit agencies in terms of measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of agencies in achieving their goals. Performance indicators assist managers of agencies ... -
Using quality of life to evaluate outcomes and measure effectiveness
(Blackwell Publishing, 2009)Evaluating the outcomes achieved by service providers who assist people with intellectual disabilities is extremely important in terms of ascertaining whether service providers achieve their goals. Furthermore, knowledge ... -
Using quotitive division problems to promote place-value understanding
(Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, 2017)Using quotitive division problems to promote A robust understanding of place value is essential. Using a problem-based approach set within meaningful contexts, students' attention may be drawn to the multiplicative structure ... -
Using remote sensing and GIS to investigate the impacts of tourism on forest cover in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal
(Elsevier, 2013)Tourism is Nepal's largest industry, giving people in rural areas an alternative to subsistence farming. Tourism can have an impact on the forest cover of a region as trees provide firewood for cooking and heating and ... -
Using Scratch to facilitate mathematical thinking
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2018)This article reports on a research project that examined the ways that 10-year-old students, who were using Scratch for coding, engaged with mathematical ideas. Interactive software is emerging that has cross-curricula ... -
Using scratch to facilitate mathematical thinking
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2018)This article reports on a research project that examined the ways that 10-year-old students, who were using Scratch for coding, engaged with mathematical ideas. Interactive software is emerging that has cross-curricula ... -
Using self- and direct persuasion to reduce food waste: Consumer food waste and values
(The University of Waikato, 2022)With a growing population and an increase in food waste, research is needed to examine consumer behaviour and the effectiveness of marketing strategies to reduce household food waste. I examined the effectiveness of ... -
Using shared displays to support group design; A study of the use of informal user interface designs when learning to program
(The University of Waikato, 2004)Hand-drawn sketches have traditionally been used to depict design ideas because they are quick to draw and can include as much or little detail as is required to convey the essence of the ideas. Computer tools are now an ... -
Using Skype to mother: bodies, emotions, visuality, and screens
(PION LTD, 2013)This research examines how a group of mothers in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand are developing and maintaining emotional and familial links with their children of a variety of ages via video calls using Skype. More ... -
Using SmartQuit®, an acceptance and commitment therapy smartphone application, to reduce smoking intake.
(2017)Objective: SmartQuit® is a smartphone application (app) for smoking cessation based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a behavioural therapy that encourages individuals to accept internal experiences, such as cravings ... -
Using soil stratigraphy and tephrochronology to understand the origin, age, and classification of a unique Late Quaternary tephra-derived Ultisol in Aotearoa New Zealand
(MDPI, 2019)In this article, I show how an Ultisol, representative of a globally-important group of soils with clay-rich subsoils, low base saturation, and low fertility, in the central Waikato region in northern North Island, can be ... -
Using Stata for applied research: reviewing its capabilities
(2011)The paper reviews Stata's capabilities. -
Using state machines for the visualisation of specifications via refinement
(ACM, 2015)We talk in this paper about using state machines and refinement to characterise the visualisation of a computation. We use Z specifications to give examples of systems in the usual way, and then use Z schemas to also ...
