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The visual analogue WOMAC 3.0 scale--internal validity and responsiveness of the VAS version
(BioMed Central, 30 A)Background Many people suffer with Osteoarthritis (OA) and subsequent morbidity. Therefore, measuring outcome associated with OA is important. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) has ... -
Errors in the administration of intravenous medications in hospital and the role of correct procedures and nurse experience
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the Health Foundation, 26 M)Background Intravenous medication administrations have a high incidence of error but there is limited evidence of associated factors or error severity.Objective To measure the frequency, type and severity of intravenous ... -
The subjective index for physical and social outcome (SIPSO) in stroke: investigation of its subscale structure
(BioMed Central, 26 A)Short and valid measures of the impact of a stroke on integration are required in health and social settings. The Subjective Index of Physical and Social Outcome (SIPSO) is one such measure. However, there are questions ... -
Transformative Technologies and Social Change: An Introduction
(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2109)Rapid transformation in the technology is accelerating has create exponential growth in many areas. New innovation in product and services are seen in all sectors such as agriculture, medical diagnosis and treatment, ... -
No ‘s’ in Te Reo Māori? Colonisation, Orthographic Standardisation, and a Disappearing Sibilant
(Te Ara Poutama, Auckland University of Technology, 2023)It is practically universal, in contemporary works dealing with te reo Māori (the Māori language) to observe that there is no ‘s’ sound in the language. This applies to plural forms of nouns (for which there is a tendency ... -
Commercialisation Patterns of Scientific Knowledge in Traditional Low- and Medium-tech Industries
(Elsevier, 2023)Research on science commercialisation and science–industry interactions overlooks the specificity of connections between science and traditional low- and medium-technology (TLMT) industries. The few studies on science-based ... -
Toward a Contextualized Understanding of Well-being in the Midwifery Profession: An Integrative Review
(Oxford University Press, 2023)Our integrative review synthesizes and evaluates two decades of empirical research on well-being in the midwifery profession to reveal (1) how researchers have studied midwives’ well-being; (2) key findings of research on ... -
The Autonomic and Nociceptive Response to Acute Exercise Is Impaired in People with Knee Osteoarthritis
(Elsevier BV, 2023)Objectives An acute bout of exercise typically leads to short term exercise induced hypoalgesia (EIH), but this response is more variable in many chronic pain populations, including knee osteoarthritis (OA) and fibromyalgia ... -
International Multispecialty Consensus on How to Image, Define, and Grade Ultrasound Imaging Features of First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis, a Delphi Consensus Study
(Elsevier BV, 2023)Objective To reach consensus concerning which ultrasound imaging features should be assessed and graded, and what ultrasound imaging procedure should be performed when examining osteoarthritic change in the first ... -
Characterisation of Korean Rice Wine (Makgeolli) Prepared by Different Processing Methods
(Elsevier BV, 2023)Four methods of preparing makgeolli, a traditional Korean turbid rice wine, were reported in this study. The four processing routes include single-stage simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of glutinous rice with ... -
Demystifying Case Management in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Scoping and Mapping Review
(MDPI AG, 2023)Background: Community-based case managers in health have been compared to glue which holds the dynamic needs of clients to a disjointed range of health and social services. However, case manager roles are difficult to ... -
Adaptable Socio-cyber Physical Systems for Supporting Disaster
(School of Psychology, Massey University, 2022)Effective disaster response highly depends on disaster types, scale, and attributes of disaster affected regions. Although deeply interconnected, social, cyber and physical aspects are usually not considered together when ... -
Love in the Therapy Relationship: A Literature Review with Clinical Vignettes
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Facing Personal Adversity While Dealing with the Pain of Others: A Hermeneutic Literature Review
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Inverse MultiView II: Microarcsecond Trigonometric Parallaxes for Southern Hemisphere 6.7~GHz Methanol Masers G232.62+00.99 and G323.74−00.26
(IOP Publishing, 2022)We present the first results from the Southern Hemisphere Parallax Interferometric Radio Astrometry Legacy Survey (\spirals): 10μas-accurate parallaxes and proper motions for two southern hemisphere 6.7 GHz methanol masers ... -
Ako: Learning from History?
(UTS ePRESS, 2022)This special issue of Public History Review has been edited by Fiona McKergow, Geoff Watson, David Littlewood and Carol Neill and serves as a sampler of recent work in the field of public history from Aotearoa New Zealand. ... -
EEG Signatures Change During Unilateral Yogi Nasal Breathing
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022)Airflow through the left-and-right nostrils is said to be entrained by an endogenous nasal cycle paced by both poles of the hypothalamus. Yogic practices suggest, and scientific evidence demonstrates, that right-nostril ... -
Pre-hospital Transdermal Glyceryl Trinitrate in Patients With Stroke Mimics: Data From the RIGHT-2 Randomised-Controlled Ambulance Trial
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022)Background Prehospital stroke trials will inevitably recruit patients with non-stroke conditions, so called stroke mimics. We undertook a pre-specified analysis to determine outcomes in patients with mimics in the second ... -
Adaptation Finance: Risks and Opportunities for Aotearoa New Zealand
(Mōhio Research and AUT, 2022)Methodology: This report was developed through the co-design process of Mōhio’s Climate Innovation Lab, a fixed-term initiative which works with stakeholders to envision financial instruments to mobilise capital for ...