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Risky times: Hazard management and the tyranny of the present
(Elsevier, 2017)This paper examines how the processes and practices of hazard management skew decision-making towards current concerns, shaping the treatment of the future in the present. We reveal how norms of science and policy combine ... -
Identification and structure elucidation of epoxyjanthitrems from Lolium perenne infected with the endophytic fungus Epichloë festucae var. lolii and determination of the tremorgenic and anti-insect activity of epoxyjanthitrem I.
(2020-08-17)Epoxyjanthitrems I-IV (1-4) and epoxyjanthitriol (5) were isolated from seed of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) infected with the endophytic fungus Epichloë festucae var. lolii. Although structures for epoxyjanthitrems ... -
The housing crisis as an ideological artefact: Analysing how political discourse defines, diagnoses, and responds
(Routledge, 2019)It is a truism that politicians from countries around the world claim to be in the midst of a ‘housing crisis’. But how do they define it, who is affected, and what is the cause? This paper provides a critical evaluation ... -
Conceptualizing gender: Lessons from the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey
(University of Chicago Press, 2020)As discussions of gender identity become more widespread, the definitions of sex and gender both fluctuate and stabilize in new ways. In this article, we draw on qualitative and quantitative data from the first Canadian ... -
Risky spaces: Creating, contesting and communicating lines on environmental hazard maps
(Wiley, 2018)This paper examines the tensions involved in the production, presentation and revision of hazard maps, focusing on the controversies that have become increasingly common when they are used to change government policy. Our ... -
A novel way to quantify schizophrenia symptoms in clinical trials
(Wiley, 2020)BACKGROUND: A major problem in quantifying symptoms of schizophrenia is establishing a reliable distinction between enduring and dynamic aspects of psychopathology. This is critical for accurate diagnosis, monitoring and ... -
Spectroscopy of OSSO and other sulfur compounds thought to be present in the Venus atmosphere.
(ACS Publications, 2020)The spectroscopy of cis-OSSO and trans-OSSO is explored and put into the context of the Venusian atmosphere, along with other sulfur compounds potentially present there, namely, S₂O, C₁-S₂O₂, trigonal-S₂O₂, and S₃. UV-vis ... -
Tokomaru Bay Wharf and heritage buildings restoration design: Innovating a holistic final year civil design project
(2019)CONTEXT The discipline of civil engineering focuses on creating the built environment necessary for a functioning society, however, curriculum often focuses on the design of specific structures in isolation from the larger ... -
The international law gaze: COVID-19 and foreign investors
(LexisNexis, 2020)This article shows that New Zealand is largely complying with its obligations to foreign investors who are nationals of the parties to the FTAs. The piece also indicates that security exceptions in the FTAs or the customary ... -
Is the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire a reliable and valid measure to assess long-term symptoms in traumatic brain injury and orthopedic injury patients? A novel investigation using Rasch analysis
(Marry Ann Liebert, Inc publishers, 2020)Persistent post-concussion syndrome (PCS) symptoms are known to last years after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and similar symptoms are increasingly being documented among those who have not experienced a TBI. There remains ... -
Safety first: combining task models of medical devices with numeracy skills and technical competence
(ALM, 2019)We propose that by more closely aligning interdisciplinary work in (a) numeracy education for medication dosage calculations and (b) model-driven design for medical devices that are used for delivery of medication we may ... -
Industrial heat pump integration in non-continuous processes using thermal energy storages as utility - An NLP enhancement of the graphical approach
(2018)The aim of this paper is to enhance the results of the graphical approach for Heat Pump (HP) integration in noncontinuous processes. A nonlinear programming (NLP) formulation is developed which optimizes temperature levels ... -
Wanted dead or alive? Using metabarcoding of environmental DNA and RNA to distinguish living assemblages for biosecurity applications
(Public Library Science, 2017)High-throughput sequencing metabarcoding studies in marine biosecurity have largely focused on targeting environmental DNA (eDNA). DNA can persist extracellularly in the environment, making discrimination of living organisms ... -
Redating the earliest evidence of the mid-Holocene relative sea-level highstand in Australia and implications for global sea-level rise.
(Public Library Science, 2019)Reconstructing past sea levels can help constrain uncertainties surrounding the rate of change, magnitude, and impacts of the projected increase through the 21st century. Of significance is the mid-Holocene relative sea-level ... -
The characteristics and outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer in New Zealand, analysed by Cancer Network.
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2020)AIM: The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in New Zealand is high by international standards. Approximately 1,200 people in New Zealand die from this disease per year. Outcomes in New Zealand following a CRC diagnosis ... -
Theoretical study of the structures of 4-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoropyridyl)diphenylphosphine oxide and tris(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine oxide: Why does the crystal structure of (tetrafluoropyridyl)diphenylphosphine oxide have two different P=O bond lengths?
(MDPI, 2020)The crystal structure of 4-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoropyridyl)diphenylphosphine oxide (1) contains two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Although the molecules are virtually identical in all other aspects, the P=O ... -
Chemical modification of Dendrocalamus asper bamboo with citric acid and boron compounds: Effects on the physical-chemical, mechanical and thermal properties
(Elsevier BV, 2021)The effect of environmentally friendly treatment using citric acid and boron compounds on the physical-chemical and mechanical properties and thermal degradation of D. asper bamboo was investigated. The chemical modification ... -
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 ... -
Sustainable energy transition toward renewable energies in the New Zealand dairy industry: An environmental life cycle assessment
(AIDIC Servizi S.r.l., 2019)The dairy processing industry is considered as energy-intensive processes between New Zealand industries that use fossil fuels as a primary energy source which results in greenhouse gas emissions as well as raising other ... -
Time-of-flight range image measurement in the presence of transverse motion using the Kalman filter
(IEEE, 2018)Time-of-flight range imaging cameras measure distance to objects in their field of view, but are prone to error when objects move. At least three raw frames are required to obtain one range image, and the standard method ...
