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Infants' conceptual representations of meaningful verbal and nonverbal sounds
(2020)In adults, words are more effective than sounds at activating conceptual representations. We aimed to replicate these findings and extend them to infants. In a series of experiments using an eye tracker object recognition ... -
Finding the good vibes of life, man: Identifying catalytic vibrations in enzyme catalysis
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Enzyme catalysis is one of the most vital components of life. As such the elucidation of the exact mechanics of this kind of catalysis is important. The aim of this work is to look into enzyme catalysis though the lens of ... -
Why this time is different: The North Korea Crisis and New Zealand’s interests.
North Korea remains the ultimate international outlier: an isolated totalitarian state seeking to acquire a credible nuclear weapons program. As such, a simmering crisis between the North and the US has been playing out ... -
El estado de la poesía con Dana Gelinas
(Department of Hispanic Studies, Texas, US., 2020)En PM / XXI / 360°. Crematística y estética de la poesía mexicana contemporánea en la era de la tradición de la ruptura (2012), el investigador y crítico literario Alejandro Higashi, analiza la producción poética mexicana ... -
Prediction: coveted, yet forsaken? Introducing a cross-validated predictive ability test in partial least squares path modeling
(Wiley, 2020)Management researchers often develop theories and policies that are forward‐looking. The prospective outlook of predictive modeling, where a model predicts unseen or new data, can complement the retrospective nature of ... -
Spatiotemporal variability of hydrology in Moanatuatua drained peatland and its influence on CO₂ emissions and surface oscillations
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Drained agricultural peatlands can be highly productive but problematic ecosystems, including releasing substantial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions to the atmosphere as peat decomposes. The ongoing and permanent loss of ... -
Surrogacy and the law: three perspectives
(LexisNexis NZ Ltd, 2020)In this article we argue that, from the perspective of the surrogacy triad, the legal process in New Zealand does not work well. We conducted semi-structured interviews with surrogates and intended parents about their ... -
Adapting the bidirectional Kalman filter for use in multi-frequency Time-of-flight range imaging
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Time-of-flight range imaging cameras obtain range by producing amplitude modulated light and measuring the time taken for light to travel to the scene and back to the camera. Time-of-flight cameras require at least three ... -
Synthesis of least restrictive controllable supervisors for extended finite-state machines with variable abstraction
(Springer, 2020)This paper presents an algorithm that combines modular synthesis for extended finite-state machines (EFSM) with abstraction of variables by symbolic manipulation, in order to compute least restrictive controllable supervisors. ... -
On the computation of counterexamples in compositional nonblocking verification
(Springer, 2020)This paper describes algorithms to compute a counterexample when compositional nonblocking verification determines that a discrete event system is blocking. Counterexamples are an important feature of model checking that ... -
Teaching English through English: an analysis of a sample of Japanese and South Korean textbooks
(Jalt, 2017)In many parts of Asia, the national curriculum for English in schools recommends that teachers should use English as a medium of instruction. We analyzed samples of Ministry of Education-approved textbooks and teachers’ ... -
Trends on Engineering Interactive Systems: an overview of works presented in workshops at EICS 2019
(ACM, 2019)Workshops are a great opportunity for identifying innovative topics of research that might require discussion and maturation. This paper summarizes the outcomes of the workshops track of the 11th Engineering Interactive ... -
The role of control in risk perception on rural roads
(Elsevier, 2020)Risk perception plays an important role in driver behaviour, particularly for speed choice. Risk perception studies use a range of techniques from on-road data collection to ratings of still photos, however participants’ratings ... -
Indigenous data sovereignty
(IWGIA, 2020)Indigenous Peoples have always been ‘data warriors’. Our ancient traditions recorded and protected information and knowledge through art, carving, song, chants and other practises. Deliberate efforts to expunge these ... -
Trade and investment effects of free trade agreements: The case of Vietnam
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Regional trade agreements (RTAs) are reciprocal trade agreements between two or more partners. The relatively recent emergence of deep and comprehensive RTAs is expected to have substantial impacts on members, especially ... -
A Coloured Petri Net approach to model and analyze safety-critical interactive systems
(IEEE, 2019)To gain confidence in safety-critical interactive systems, formal modelling and analysis plays a vital role. The aim of this paper is to use Coloured Petri Nets to model and analyze safety-critical interactive systems. We ... -
Physical death, digital life, and post-self: That dragon, cancer as a digital memorial
(ETC Press, 2020)That Dragon, Cancer represents one of the first notable biographical documentary games to address terminal illness and personal loss. This article highlights how the actionable properties of games are repeatedly reversed ... -
Virtual teleportation of a theatre audience onto the stage: VR as an assistive technology
(Springer, 2020)For more than a decade, virtual reality (VR) has been employed to enrich and heighten media experiences. Despite the recognized potential and promise of VR, and ample investment, it has yet to fully transform or replace ... -
Fight or flight? : resilience and vulnerability in rural Fiji
(The University of Waikato, 2005)Increasing awareness of the likely effects of climatic change, particularly on small Island states, has had several implications for these nations. The vulnerabilities of island communities are likely to increase if climatic ... -
An interactive graphic for visually fitting the generalized extreme value distribution
(2020)A utility developed for the Windows operating system enables easy visual curve fitting of the generalized extreme value distribution (GEV), from a screen display of annual maxima in a Gumbel plot. This gives a useful ...
