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Open AccessTe Tiriti o Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi, Principles and Other Representations
This article draws attention to shifting educational discourses on the two texts of the 1840 treaty: te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Treaty of Waitangi. Policy and resource conversations in education reveal subtl...
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The Impact of Morbidities Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery on Family Functioning and Parent Quality of Life
We previously selected and defined nine important post-operative morbidities linked to paediatric cardiac surgery, and prospectively measured their incidence following 3090 consecutive operations. Our aim was ...
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Open AccessIndigenous Inclusion and Indigenising the University
‘Indigenous inclusion’ has been the most common approach to Māori engagement in university education in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Increasingly, another orientation, based on different premises, which might be call...
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Acute effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on auditory mismatch negativity
Mismatch negativity (MMN) is a candidate endophenotype for schizophrenia subserved by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) function and there is increasing evidence that prolonged cannabis use adversely affec...
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How Did Eruera Pare Hongi Get His Name?
How did Eruera Pare Hongi—who had an impact on New Zealand’s pre-Treaty constitutional and literacy history—come to get his name? Eruera Pare is a transliteration of Edward Parry, a famous Arctic explorer, als...
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Open AccessThe effect of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on aggressive behaviour in adult male prisoners: a structured study protocol for a multi-centre, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial and translation into policy and practice
Interventions to better manage aggressive behaviour and reduce recidivism are a primary concern for corrective services. Nutritional interventions to correct prisoner behaviour have been largely overlooked in ...
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Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for DNA Ligase 1 Deficiency
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Māori, Pākehā, Critical Theory and Relationality: A Talk by Te Kawehau Hoskins and Alison Jones
Te Kawehau Hoskins (Ngati Hau) is an associate professor in Te Puna Wānanga—School of Māori and Indigenous Education, and Associate Dean Māori for the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of ...
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Open AccessMedical student selection criteria and junior doctor workplace performance
Medical school selection decisions have consequences beyond graduation. With generally low attrition rates, most medical students become junior doctors. Universities are therefore not just selecting students i...
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Open AccessSMS SOS: a randomized controlled trial to reduce self-harm and suicide attempts using SMS text messaging
Hospital-treated deliberate self-harm (DSH) is common, costly and has high repetition rates. Since brief contact interventions (BCIs) may reduce the risk of DSH repetition, we aim to evaluate whether a SMS (Sh...
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Open AccessIllawarra Born cross-generational health study: feasibility of a multi-generational birth cohort study
There is a strong interest in the concept of developmental origins of health and disease and their influence on various factors “from cradle to grave”. Despite the increasing appreciation of this lifelong lega...
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Correction to: Imaging of Bronchial Pathology in Antibody Deficiency: Data from the European Chest CT Group
In the original version of this article unfortunately two authors were missing: Dr. Jürgen Weidemann and Dr. Daniel Berthold. The correct list of authors is presented above.
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A randomised controlled trial of vaporised Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol alone and in combination in frequent and infrequent cannabis users: acute intoxication effects
Access to cannabis and cannabinoid products is increasing worldwide for recreational and medicinal use. Two primary compounds within cannabis plant matter, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), are...
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Imaging of Bronchial Pathology in Antibody Deficiency: Data from the European Chest CT Group
Studies of chest computed tomography (CT) in patients with primary antibody deficiency syndromes (ADS) suggest a broad range of bronchial pathology. However, there are as yet no multicentre studies to assess t...
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Open AccessAssociation between hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome in patients suffering from bipolar disorder
Clinical studies have shown that bipolar patients have increased serum uric acid levels. High serum uric acid levels could play a role contributing to high prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome ...
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Expressive Eyebrows and Beautiful Bubbles: Playfulness and Children with Profound Impairments
This chapter has been co-written by a parent, a family support worker and an academic. Playfulness in children with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) is discussed from various viewpoints. It i...
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Open AccessAdvances in the Care of Primary Immunodeficiencies (PIDs): from Birth to Adulthood
Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are a widely heterogeneous group of inherited defects of the immune system consisting of many clinical phenotypes with at least 300 underlying genetic deficits currently known...
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Open AccessStrength in numbers: patient experiences of group exercise within hospice palliative care
Exercise is increasingly recognized as a core component of palliative rehabilitation. The group exercise model is often adopted as a means of reaching more patients with limited resource. Despite the growth of...
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Bicentenary 2016: The First New Zealand School
Maori leaders visiting Australia invited a Pakeha (in this case, English) teacher to come to New Zealand to teach the children to read and write. On 12th August 1816, 200 years ago this year, the first school ...
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Open AccessHow do junior medical officers use online information resources? A survey
Online information resources function dually as important learning tools and sources of the latest evidence-based recommendations for junior medical officers (JMOs). However, little is currently known about ho...
