College of Science: Recent submissions
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Capacity for bioreactors and riparian rehabilitation to enhance nitrate attenuation in agricultural streams
(Elsevier BV, 2019)© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Globally, small agricultural waterways fed by springs, tile drains, and seeps can disproportionately contribute to downstream nutrient loading, which is associated with declines in water quality and ... -
Learning in participatory environmental governance – its antecedents and effects. Findings from a case survey meta-analysis
(Informa UK Limited, 2019)Theory on participatory and collaborative governance maintains that learning is essential to achieve good environmental outcomes. Empirical research has mostly produced individual case studies, and reliable evidence on ... -
Antarctic environmental protection: Strengthening the links between science and governance
(Elsevier BV, 2018)© 2018 The Authors The Antarctic has significant environmental, scientific, historic, and intrinsic values, all of which are worth protecting into the future. Nevertheless, the area is subject to an increasing level and ... -
Domain specific transfer learning using image mixing and and stochastic image selection
(2019)Can a gradual transition from the source to the target dataset improve knowledge transfer when fine-tuning a convolutional neural network to a new domain? Can we use training examples from general image datasets to ... -
The Stone Jug Fault: facilitating sinistral displacement transfer during the Mw7.8 Kaikōura earthquake
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The Stone Jug Fault (SJF) ruptured during the November 14th, 2016 (at 12:02 am), Mw 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake which initiated ~40 km west-southwest of the study area, at a depth of approximately 15 km. Preliminary ... -
Modulation of identity priming with lag employing non-recycled words
(University of Canterbury, 2019)There has been ongoing research at an accelerated pace on negative priming since Dalrymple-Alford and Budayr (1966) examined this phenomenon. Negative priming is of interest to cognitive psychologists because it can help ... -
Constraining factors in water resources management and planning in the Plain of Reeds, Vietnam
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The research explores current water uses in the Plain of Reeds (Dong Thap Muoi) sub-region in Vietnam and identifies key constraints facing water resources management and planning. With increasing upstream demands on water ... -
Human gut microbiome changes during a 10 week randomised control trial for micronutrient supplementation in children with attention- deficit/ hyperactivity disorder
(2019)It has been widely hypothesized that both diet and the microbiome play a role in the regulation of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behaviour. However, there has been very limited scientific investigation ... -
Assessing coastal hazards
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An engineering geological investigation of Waikawa Bay and Whatamango Bay, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 1996)The Waikawa area is a rapidly expanding urban centre within the Marlborough Sounds and as such there is an increasing need for a better understanding of the engineering geological constraints for urban development. The ... -
Do essentialists benefit from multicultural experience?
(University of Canterbury, 2016)In order to further understand how people react to culturally diverse experiences an experiment was conducted at the University of Canterbury consisting of 120 participants recruited from the university and general public. ... -
Social bonding in horses : linking physiology, behaviour & reproductive success.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Social bonding, reproductive success and communication are important for social mammals, and enhance the multiple benefits of forming social groups. Usually social bonds are seen between close relatives but in some ... -
Fundamental characterization of New Zealand bituminous coal for prediction of carbonization behaviour : with special emphasis on fluorometric analysis.
(University of Canterbury, 1992)This study identifies properties of New Zealand bituminous coals that can be used to predict carbonization behaviour. 165 bituminous coal specimens (most between 0.5 and 1.3% Romax) were examined. Analytical methods ... -
Dispersion of air pollution in the Christchurch area.
(University of Canterbury, 1997)Christchurch, New Zealand, has a serious air pollution problem during the winter season, due to frequently occurring stagnant air masses and strong inversions, combined with increased emissions caused by burning wood and ... -
Springs drive downstream nitrate export from artificially-drained agricultural headwater catchments
(Elsevier BV, 2019)© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Excessive nutrient loading from small agricultural headwaters can substantially degrade downstream water quality and ecological conditions. But, our understanding of the scales and locations to implement ... -
Geospatial Assessment of Coseismic Landslides in Baturagung Area
(Forum Geografi, 2016)Java, the most densely populated island in Indonesia, is located on top of the most seismically active areas in Southeast Asia: the Sunda Megathrust. This area is frequently hit by strong earthquake. More than 3,300 M>5 ... -
Moiré patterns in van der Waals heterostructures
(American Physical Society (APS), 2019)© 2019 American Physical Society. Using scanning tunneling microscopy, we report the observation of moiré patterns (MPs) on van der Waals heterostructures comprised of various 2D allotropes of bismuth and antimony grown ...
