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Dimension hopping and families of strictly positive definite zonal basis functions on spheres
(2017)Positive definite functions of compact support are widely used for radial basis function approximation as well as for estimation of spatial processes in geostatistics. Several constructions of such functions for Rd ... -
The Antarctic Treaty System (The Year in Review 2014)
(University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica, 2016)The key Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) events of 2014 were the two annual diplomatic meetings, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living ... -
Assessment of auditory processing disorder in children using an adaptive filtered speech test
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2013)Objective: One type of test commonly used to assess auditory processing disorder (APD) is the 'filtered words test' (FWT), in which a monaural, low-redundancy speech sample is distorted by using filtering to modify its ... -
Broad-band variability in accreting compact objects
(2014)Cataclysmic variable stars are in many ways similar to X-ray binaries. Both types of systems possess an accretion disk, which in most cases can reach the surface (or event horizon) of the central compact object. The ... -
What is general relativity?
(2017)General relativity is a set of physical and geometric principles, which lead to a set of (Einstein) field equations that determine the gravitational field, and to the geodesic equations that describe light propagation ... -
Seismic vulnerability assessment of residential buildings using logistic regression and geographic information system (GIS) in Pleret Sub District (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
(2017)Background: The Southeast of Yogyakarta City has had the heaviest damages to buildings in the 2006 of Yogyakarta Earthquake disaster. A moderate to strong earthquake of 6.3 Mw shook the 20 km southeast part of the ... -
Synthetic shorelines in New Zealand? Quantification and characterisation of microplastic pollution on Canterbury's coastlines
(University of Canterbury. Chemistry, 2016)Microplastics are persistent environmental contaminants found in marine environments worldwide. Microplastic particles isolated from coastlines in the Canterbury region of New Zealand were quantified and characterised. ... -
Felt Job Insecurity and Union Membership: The Case of Temporary Workers
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 2014)The present study investigates the relationship between felt job insecurity and union membership accounting for potential differences between temporary and permanent workers. Consistent with the idea that felt job ... -
The role of food retailers in improving resilience in global food supply
(University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences, 2015)We urgently need a more resilient food supply system that is robust enough to absorb and recover quickly from shocks, and to continuously provide food in the face of significant threats. The simplified global food supply ... -
Responsibility for Regulating Human Activity in Antarctica
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Mathematical aspects of the kriging applied on landslide in Halenkovice (Czech Republic)
(University of Canterbury. Geography, 2016)Kriging is one of the geostatistical techniques for spatial data analysis that is usually used for a modelling of natural phenomena or a creation of digital elevation models. In this paper,we introduce kriging methods ... -
Identifying visual targets amongst interfering distractors: Sorting out the roles of perceptual load, dilution, and attentional zoom
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 2016)Visual selection is imperfect; whenever a complex array of objects is processed, representations of multiple objects are likely to be active simultaneously. A full account of attentional processing must explain how these ... -
Species roles in plant-pollinator communities are conserved across native and alien ranges
(University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences, 2016)Aim. Alien species alter interaction networks by disrupting existing interactions, for example between plants and pollinators, and by engaging in new interactions. Predicting the effects of an incoming invader can be ... -
Analysing therapeutic change using modified Brinley plots: History, construction, and interpretation
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 2016)The paper reviews the history, construction and interpretation of modified Brinley plots, a scatter-plot used in therapy outcome research to compare each individual participant’s scores on the same dependent variable at ... -
Forward-Looking Infrared Cameras for Micrometeorological Applications within Vineyards
(University of Canterbury. Geography, 2016)We apply the principles of atmospheric surface layer dynamics within a vineyard canopy to demonstrate the use of forward-looking infrared cameras measuring surface brightness temperature (spectrum bandwidth of 7.5 to 14 ... -
Mapping Daily Air Temperature for Antarctica Based on MODIS LST
(University of Canterbury. Geography, 2016)Spatial predictions of near-surface air temperature (Tair) in Antarctica are required as baseline information for a variety of research disciplines. Since the network of weather stations in Antarctica is sparse, remote ... -
Housing improvements, fuel payment difficulties and mental health in deprived communities
(University of Canterbury. Geography, 2016)This paper examines the effect of warmth interventions on self-reported difficulties affording fuel bills against a backdrop of rising mental health problems, using a longitudinal sample in Glasgow, UK. Following a period ...
