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Towards the 20 minute city
(2021)THE IDEA OF a 20-minute city came out of Portland, Oregon, in the early 2010s. Melbourne added its own twist on the concept later in the decade. With the emergence of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the buzz around 20-minute ... -
How young people talk about their variations in sex characteristics: making the topic of intersex talkable via sex education
(Informa UK Limited, 2021)Classrooms are important spaces for young people with variations in sex characteristics and their classmates. Sex education can promote agency and well-being by helping young people make sense of their embodiment and form ... -
Delivering the 20 minute city in Hamilton, NZ
(2021)University of Waikato Professor Iain White led much of the think behind the $500m "20 Minute city" concept that headlines the proposal. The aim of it was to create a city where most facilities and activities, including ... -
Assessment information utilisation from learning stories in New Zealand early childhood centres
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This research provides an insight into early childhood teachers’ every day, real life experiences for current ECE assessment practices from a bottom up perspective using experienced early childhood teachers as the data ... -
Hidden hardship in Aotearoa: An explorative study of older adult hardship
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues in modern times (Lister, 2004). One fifth of older New Zealanders report hardship (Ministry of Social Development 2018), yet little is known about the daily experience of living ... -
Progger 3: A low-overhead, tamper-proof provenance system
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Data provenance, which describes how data is accessed and used since the time it is created, is a valuable resource with a wide range of uses. It can be used simply to know who has accessed one's data, or be used in more ... -
Slowdown and heating of interstellar neutral helium by elastic collisions beyond the heliopause
(IOP Publishing, 2021)Direct sampling of interstellar neutral (ISN) atoms close to the Sun enables studies of the very local interstellar medium (VLISM) around the heliosphere. The primary population of ISN helium atoms has, until now, been ... -
Super-tailoring: Using self-persuasion to reduce drivers’ car use
(2021)Car use is a common travel mode in many societies but it has negative impacts on the environment and public health. There have been various interventions to reduce car use but self-persuasion has not been tested as a ... -
Just because. Constructions in spoken and written New Zealand English
(Saarland University of Applied Sciences, 2020)Just because (JB) is widely used and has been a target of commentary and humorous use by English speakers and aroused some interest among linguists, who have investigated its syntax, semantics, and derivation. Some, based ... -
Civil conflict and international migration in Nepal
(The University of Waikato, 2021)A growing literature studies the causes and consequences of civil conflict. Several of these studies are of Nepal’s civil conflict that lasted for a decade from 1996. Coincident with this conflict was a surge in work-related ... -
Location or hukou: What most limits fertility of urban women in China?
(Wiley, 2017)China's fertility rate is below replacement level. The government is attempting to increase this rate by relaxing the one‐child policy. China faces a possible tradeoff because further urbanization is needed to raise incomes ... -
How motivational states are embodied in a golf putting task
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Performing with a desirable motivational state can be the difference between winning or losing a tight sporting event. Research in sports psychology has previously outlined the benefits of performing with approach motivation, ... -
“I thought I was going to jinx myself every time I told someone”: Exploring how women communicate in a pregnancy subsequent to loss.
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Miscarriage is one of the most commonly occurring types of pregnancy loss; it is estimated that one out of every three women will experience a miscarriage and one out of 200 will experience a still birth. Loss of a pregnancy ... -
The effects of vulnerabilities and strengths on the outcomes of a chronic pain management programme
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Chronic pain is a problem that affects around one million New Zealanders and is very difficult to treat effectively. Most pain management programmes focus on decreasing levels of treatment outcome measures (pain catastrophising, ... -
Lockdowns only slightly postponed deaths in New Zealand
(2021)The Level 4 lockdown imposed on March 25 2020 in New Zealand was the world’s most restrictive set of closure and containment policies at the time. While designed to deal with Covid-19, it was soon noted by public health ... -
“We’re trying to heal, you know?” A mixed methods analysis of the spatial equity of General Practitioner services in the Waikato District Health Board region
(New Zealand Demographic Society, 2020)Inequitable access to health services can cause and exacerbate inequities in health outcomes and should therefore be monitored regularly to ensure that service distributions match population needs. Health service accessibility ... -
Source code for "Parallel computing efficiency of SWAN"
(2020)Source code for the paper "Rautenbach, C., Mullarney, J. C., and Bryan, K. R.: Parallel computing efficiency of SWAN, Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2020-314, in review, 2020." -
Small-scale spatial patterns of Austrovenus stutchburyi in natural and translocated beds
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Ecosystems are patterned and patchy as a result of spatial and temporal variation in the abundance and distribution of essential resources, as well as due to geological and ecological processes. Large-scale patterns are ... -
The role of growth factors in the regeneration of skeletal muscle
(The University of Waikato, 2001)The overall aim of this thesis was to examine myostatin and components of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis during regeneration, to determine whether these factors were temporally regulated during regeneration, ... -
To drive, or not to drive: Mode choice in daily commute
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Mode choice for daily commute refers to the process whereby commuters choose a travel mode for their daily trips to work. Despite its ordinary nature, it often involves a series of decisions and consideration of various ...
