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Comparing supervised classification methods on a multispecies fishery of juvenile fish: galaxiid whitebait classification
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Post-larvae (whitebait) of the genus Galaxias constitute an iconic fishery in New Zealand. The fishery is essentially nationwide but is largely concentrated on the West Coast of the South Island. It is known that there are ... -
Optimizing the measurement scales of qualitative variables to improve bankruptcy prediction
(University of Canterbury, 2019)I extend Altman’s (1968) multivariate linear discriminant bankruptcy model by adding two variables, auditor-client familiarity (AFT) and senior management turnover (SMT). These two variables have not been considered in the ... -
Possible Value Added Tax Simplification Measures for Small Businesses in Botswana –Lessons from New Zealand
(2019)The Value Added Tax (VAT)1 system in Botswana, introduced in July 2002, has since gone through several reforms. This includes: an increase in the VAT rate from its introductory rate of 10 per cent to the current 12 per ... -
Second language proficiency effects on cross-language positive and negative priming in Twi-English bilinguals
(2018)The ability to use multiple languages selectively is an impressive feat of the human information processing system. Although bilinguals scarcely commit random cross-language errors when they speak, there is evidence that ... -
Country by Country Tax Reporting: A Critical Analysis of Enhanced Regulatory Requirements for Multinational Corporations”, 2018, v36no7, forthcoming
(2019)As part of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Tax Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project, country by country reporting has been promoted as a mechanism to enhance transparency with respect to ... -
Nanostructured TiO2 anatase-rutile-carbon solid coating with visible light antimicrobial activity
(2018)TiO2 photocatalyst is of interest for antimicrobial coatings on hospital touch-surfaces. Recent research has focused on visible spectrum enhancement of photocatalytic activity. Here, we report TiO2 with a high degree of ... -
Neighbourhood perceptions and older adults’ wellbeing: does walking explain the relationship in deprived urban communities?
(2019)There is increased awareness of the role of the urban landscape in promoting walking to counter the negative health and wellbeing impacts of age-related immobility. Consideration of neighbourhood design is particularly ... -
Long-term Performance Assessment of an Operative Post-tensioned Timber Frame Structure
(2018)The concept of post-tensioned timber structures has been developed and implemented since 2005. The technology relies on un-bonded post-tensioned timber elements to create a moment resisting connection. After several years ... -
Recent applications of click chemistry for the functionalization of gold nanoparticles and their conversion to glyco-gold nanoparticles
(2017)Glycoscience, despite its myriad of challenges, promises to unravel the causes of, potential new detection methods for, and novel therapeutic strategies against, many disease states. In the last two decades, glyco-gold ... -
Blood pressure waveform contour analysis for assessing peripheral resistance changes in sepsis
(2018)Background: This paper proposes a methodology for helping bridge the gap between the complex waveform information frequently available in an intensive care unit and the simple, lumped values favoured for rapid clinical ... -
Reproducible research using minimalist plain text tools
(2018)For many studies, particularly in the biomedical disciplines such as Epidemiology and biological sciences, a full replication is impossible. Therefore, if research is reproducible such that the data and code are disseminated ... -
Evaluating the Use of Remixing in Scratch Projects Based on Repertoire , Lines of Code (LOC), and Elementary Patterns
(2019)This Full Paper in the Research Category evaluates the use of remixing in Scratch. A feature of the Scratch programming environment is that it supports students to share their code and “remix” (modify) other students’ code. ... -
Analysing students' scratch programs and addressing issues using elementary patterns
(IEEE, 2019)© 2018 IEEE. In this Work in Progress paper in the Research Category we report on existing concerns about Scratch programming, and introduce patterns as a possible solution. Scratch is a popular language for introducing ... -
Evidence for magmatic carbon bias in ¹⁴C dating of the Taupo and other major eruptions
(2018)Prehistoric timescales, volcanic hazard assessment, and understanding of volcanogenic climate events rely on accurate dating of prehistoric eruptions. Most late Quaternary eruptions are dated by14C measurements on material ... -
Measurements and modelling of tidal ice-shelf flexure in Antarctic grounding zones.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)As regions of Antarctica undergo rapid melting, the inflow of freshwater leads to global sea level rise, but what exactly is Antarctica’s contribution? Current satellites cannot measure ice discharge directly, but they ...
