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12 Step Psychotherapy: A Time-limited, Cost-effective Depth Therapy
(New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (NZAP) Inc., 2017)Twelve step psychotherapy is a time-limited, cost-effective depth psychotherapy that was developed gradually over several years of practising therapy in a public outpatient mental health service setting. Twelve step ... -
2008 International Gambling Conference - Looking Forward: New Directions in Research and Minimising Public Harm (Final Report)
(Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2008)The 2008 International Gambling Conference Looking Forward: New Directions in Research and Minimising Public Harm took place on 21 to 23 February 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Auckland. On 20 February 2008, two full-day ... -
3 year stroke survivors: the long term impact of stroke on cognition and factors associated with recovery
(SAGE, 2015)Worldwide, stroke is the second commonest cause of death and the most frequent cause of disability in adults, having an enormous physical, psychological and financial impact on patients, families, the health care system, ... -
A Fair Go for All: A Problematic Contribution to Anti-racism Praxis in Aotearoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)In New Zealand, the Human Rights Commission is the lead agency in countering institutional racism. They have recently undertaken a major research project, A Fair Go For All (Human Rights Commission 2011), to inform the ... -
A Systematic Review of Studies Using the Brief COPE: Religious Coping in Factor Analyses
(© 1996-2011 MDPI Publishing, 2011)Religion is generally recognized as a major resource for dealing with stressful events, but its relationship with secular coping strategies continues to be debated. The present article provides a systematic review of the ... -
A Theoretical Look at Biculturalism in Intercountry Adoption
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)Intercountry adoption has been, and continues to be, a popular method of family formation worldwide, as well as a means of providing homes for children who would otherwise remain parentless. The popularity of this social ... -
Advocating for activist scholarship in New Zealand and beyond
(Punctum books, 2015)Activist traditions of resistance, dissent and non-violent direct action are longstanding in New Zealand (Aotearoa) but activist scholarship is a more recent emerging phenomenon. This paper, written from the perspective ... -
Analyzing the Perspectives of Health Professionals and Legal Cannabis Users on the Treatment of Chronic Pain with Cannabidiol: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Background: Medical cannabis is one of the most commonly reported treatments for chronic pain. The wide acceptance and research in alternative medicine have put medical cannabis in the limelight, where researchers are ... -
Anemia Prevalence in Women of Reproductive Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2018
(Springer Nature, 2021)Anemia is a globally widespread condition in women and is associated with reduced economic productivity and increased mortality worldwide. Here we map annual 2000–2018 geospatial estimates of anemia prevalence in women of ... -
Antibacterial Activity of Selected Fractions Extract of Coptis chinensis Franch Rhizomes
(World Informations Syndicate, 2020)The antibacterial activity of different fractions of selected extract of Coptis chinensis Franch rhizome was evaluated on gram positive bacteria. Three extracts were tested at concentrations ranging from 1 mg/ml, 10 mg/ml, ... -
Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Activities of Butylated Hydroxytoluene Ligands Capped Gold Nanoparticles
(Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2021)The new potent nano-antioxidant of sulfur-containing butylated hydroxytoluene ligands (S-BHTLs)-conjugated with gold nanoparticles, Au-S-BHTLs, was synthesized by a conjugation of sulfur-containing ligands derived from BHT ... -
Are They Watching: Pedagogical Influence of Role Modeling on Student Competence, Confidence, and Clinical Reasoning
(Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2022)Background: This article examines the effects of role modeling used as an educational scaffold in simulation. Students requested an exemplar of what was expected before entering the simulation scenario. Three expert nurses ... -
Association of Plasma C-reactive Protein With Ischemic Stroke: A Mendelian Randomization Study
(John Wiley & Sons, 2019)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke (IS). However, the causality of this association is uncertain. We aim to investigate whether genetically ... -
Atlas of the Global Burden of Stroke (1990-2013): The GBD 2013 Study
(Karger, 2015)Background World mapping is an important tool to visualize stroke burden and its trends in various regions and countries. Objectives To show geographic patterns of incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted ... -
Attending to Immigrants' Everyday Activities: A New Perspective on Ensuring Asian Immigrants' Quality of Life
(Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW), 2016)INTRODUCTION: The quality of Asian immigrants’ lives is significant to the harmony of New Zealand society where, at the 2013 Census, 11.8% of its residents identified as Asian. However, settlement can be stressful for new ... -
Attitude and Achievement of First-Year Chemistry Undergraduate Students at The University of the South Pacific
Student attitude toward chemistry may influence engagement and achievement in chemistry-related courses, however, equivocal results in studies conducted in Western countries to date indicate this relationship requires ... -
Attitudes about gambling: a Durkheimian perspective
(Gambling and Addictions Research Centre, AUT University, 2016)Intending to inform thinking and discussion over the cultivation of gambling attitudes. Attitudes are: comprised of emotions and cognitions; formed through experience, and; can fashion behaviour. There are swift changes ... -
Attitudes and Experiences Among First-Year Regional Australian Undergraduate Students Toward the Study of Chemistry
(Journal of University Learning & Teaching Practice (JUTLP), 2021)Both attitude and previous experiences play a large role in shaping a student’s approach to and achievement in a given subject. Similarly, students’ enjoyment of their learning experiences is an important factor in determining ... -
Automatic adjudication of symptom-based exacerbations in bronchiectasis patients treated with Azithromycin
(American Statistical Association (ASA), 2015)The EMBRACE multi-center RCT evaluated the effect of azithromycin on frequency of event-based exacerbations (EBEs), lung function and health-related quality of life in adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. ... -
Bayesian Reconstruction of Two-sex Populations by Age: Estimating Sex Ratios at Birth and Sex Ratios of Mortality
(arXiv, 2013)The original version of Bayesian reconstruction, a method for estimating age-specific fertility, mortality, migration and population counts of the recent past with uncertainty, produced estimates for female-only populations. ...