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Ngā Whakaaro a Puhiwahine: A Political Philosophy and Theory from the Mōteatea of Puhiwahine
(Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, 2020)Mōteatea are the orally sung literature and one of its most famous composers was Ngāti Tuwharetoa and Ngāti Maniapoto’s Puhiwahine. This paper will explore the political philosophy and theory contained within Puhiwahine’s ... -
Promoting widening participation and its social value amongst Pacific people in Australia
(Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, 2020)Pacific people in Australia are less likely to access university due to structural disadvantages, including isolation from the dominant culture; the overlapping nexus between low socio-economic status and race; and ... -
Navigating Security in the Pacific
(Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, 2020)This article examines how New Zealand has framed recent security dynamics in the region and asks how this framing aligns with the priorities of Pacific partners. There are some indications of increasing alignment with ... -
Re-thinking Contextualisation in Solomon Islands school leadership professional learning and development
(Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, 2020)This article discusses the perceptions of Solomon Island mentors and regional administrators of a Solomon Islands aid-funded school leadership professional learning and development intervention. The focus is on context ... -
Education for a Vocation or Society ? The Dialectic of Modern and Customary Epistemologies in Solomon Islands
(Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, 2020)Rural Training Centres (RTCs) in the Solomon Islands are community-based initiatives that offer vocational education to men and women. Since the 1960s, RTCs have grown to become an organised movement of 47 centres present ... -
Monitoring at Ruapehu volcano; can eruptions be predicted?
(University of Canterbury, 2009)Impacts from volcanic eruptions at Ruapehu affect a large number of people and spread over a large area. Knowing when these eruptions are going to occur would be beneficial, but is usually difficult to determine. Monitoring ... -
Mist chemical vapour deposition of tin oxide thin films and nanostructures
(University of Canterbury, 2019)High quality thin films and novel square nanotubes of SnO2 were produced by the straightforward technique of mist chemical vapour deposition (Mist-CVD). Mist-CVD is a non-vacuum, solution-based process that involves the ... -
Servitization transformation process: a longitudinal case study
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Manufacturers are pursuing a servitization strategy because they can no longer compete on products alone. They are facing strong competition from East Asian countries who are dominating in the high volume, low cost product ... -
Numerical analysis tools for modelling reinforced concrete shearwall buildings subjected to earthquake loading.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)When it comes to resist lateral loads, shear wall is a preferred structure form. There are two main categories of finite elements to model seismic reposes of reinforced concrete shear walls, namely the microscopic and ... -
Shoulder injuries of cricket fast bowlers in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Cricket is predominantly a summer sport enjoyed by all age groups and has a high participation rate, across the globe. The likelihood for injury exposure is high, given the popularity of playing cricket. Therefore, injury ... -
Monitored mothering : the experience of mothers who parent within New Zealand women’s prisons.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)While New Zealand previously allowed babies up to six months old to reside in prison with their mothers in self-care units, in 2008 the Corrections (Mothers with Babies) Amendment Act was introduced allowing children under ... -
Mechanism of 7,8-dihydroneopterin to downregulate CD36 scavenger receptor and foam cell formation.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Atherosclerosis is a disorder that involves the build-up of plaque in medium and large arteries. Atherosclerotic plaques are made from a range of cellular and extracellular components including lipid-filled immune cells, ... -
Texture mapping system and method
(2018)Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides a texture mapping system configured to map texture to a three-dimensional model. The system includes a video renderer configured to render captured image data on a display to ... -
Shaved heads and sonnenrads: comparing white supremacist skinheads and the alt-right in New Zealand
(Informa UK Limited, 2020)This article looks at two periods in the history of white supremacy in New Zealand: the short-lived explosion of skinhead groups in the 1990s, and the contemporary rise of the internet-driven alt-right. It looks at ... -
University-led internships for innovative thinking: a theoretical framework
(Emerald, 2020)Purpose:This article explains how business internships can be used to develop innovation skills in undergraduates. Design/methodology/approach: Using work-integrated learning and current literature on innovation, this ... -
The Good Robot [Podcast]
(2020)Humans have asked themselves since the beginning of time “What is good”? While we have some consensus and even laws, teaching a robot to act ethically remains a delicate problem. It certainly requires more than three laws. ... -
Capacity of Infusion Lines for Insulin Adsorption: Effect of Flow Rate on Total Adsorption
(SAGE Publications, 2019)© 2019 Diabetes Technology Society. Background: Insulin adsorption to clinical materials has been well observed, but not well quantified. Insulin adsorption reduces expected and actual insulin delivery and is unaccounted ... -
Copula modelling of agitation-sedation rating of ICU patients: towards monitoring and alerting tools
(Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2019)Agitation-Sedation (A-S) cycling in critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) patients is damaging to health. Sedation quality is assessed by nurses and may suffer from subjectivity in their judgment and lead to sub-optimal ... -
The Effect of Magnetite Particle Size on Methane Production by Fresh and Degassed Anaerobic Sludge
(2020)Anaerobic batch experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of magnetite-supplementation (7 mM) on methane production from digested sludge undergoing two different microbial growth phases, namely fresh sludge ...