Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
The research carried out at AUT's Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences can be broadly defined in three themes:
- Health Sciences
- School of Clinical Sciences
- School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies
- School of Interprofessional Health Studies
- Sciences
- School of Science
- Sport
- School of Sport and Recreation
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Perceptions of Vanuatu Seasonal Workers on Conducting Oral Health Promotion in Their Community
Introduction: Poor oral health is a significant public health problem in Vanuatu, and in Melanesia more generally. It has a negative impact on overall health and well-being and is linked to heart disease and diabetes. ... -
HIV/AIDS Among Young Women in Malawi: A Review of Risk Factors and Interventions
Young women aged 10-24 years in Malawi currently experience HIV prevalence of about 5%. This high HIV prevalence amongst young women reflects a heart-breaking feature of the serious epidemic in southern Africa for the ... -
Strengthening Participation by Young Women Sex Workers in HIV Programs: Reflections on a Study From Bangkok, Thailand
(Dove Medical Press, 2017)Background: Participation is an accepted means of increasing the effectiveness of public health programs, and as such, it is considered an important component of HIV interventions targeting at-risk youth. The situation of ... -
New Zealand Should Intensify Efforts to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation by 2030: The Views of Women from Communities That Practice FGM/C
In 2016 UNICEF reported on the continuing scale and persistence of female genital mutilation globally, currently known as female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and the need to intensify efforts to eliminate the practice. ... -
Biomass Assessment of Geoduc (Panopea zelandica) From Northern Golden Bay in Fishing Management Area 7
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Creating a Better Work-life Balance
(New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM), 2014)Co-operative inquiry, an action research approach, was selected to investigate the work-life balance of 16 caseloading midwives living in Auckland. For some of the midwives the tension between their professional and personal ... -
Recreational and Competitive Surf Lifesaving Injuries Associated With Inflatable Rescue Boats Derived From an Online Survey of Members: Technical Report #3 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Due to their speed and manoeuvrability in often adverse sea conditions, inflatable rescue boats (IRB) were thought to cause injury to the crew members by Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ). Purpose: To ... -
Surf Lifesaving Injuries in New Zealand Between 2009 to 2018 Derived From the Surf Life Saving New Zealand Injury Reporting Database: Technical Report #2 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Incident Report Forms (IRFs) are routinely completed by lifeguard patrols and include all incidents attended to by lifeguards in their supervision of beaches including rescue, search, and first aid ... -
Surf Life Saving Injuries in New Zealand Between 2013 to 2017 Derived From Accident Compensation Corporation Claims: Technical Report #4 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Due to their speed and manoeuvrability, inflatable rescue boats (IRB) were thought to be associated with increased risk of injury by Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ). Purpose: This study aimed to ... -
Recreational and Competitive Surf Lifesaving Injuries Associated With Inflatable Rescue Boats Derived From a Systematic Literature Review: Technical Report #1 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Injuries to surf lifesavers operating inflatable rescue boats was identified as a problem by Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ). However, the extent and nature of the injuries was not clear from internal SLSNZ ... -
Behaviour Reactions of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019)Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) represent a novel and cost effective research tool to investigate cetacean behaviour, as conventional aircraft are expensive, limited in the altitude they can fly at and potentially disturb ... -
Modelling the Key Drivers of an Aerial Phytophthora Foliar Disease Epidemic, From the Needles to the Whole Plant
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019)Understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases in a host population is a major challenge in forestry. Radiata pine plantations in New Zealand are impacted by a foliar disease, red needle cast (RNC), caused by ... -
Dual Analysis of Virus-host Interactions: The Case of Ostreid Herpesvirus 1 and the Cupped Oyster Crassostrea Gigas
(Libertas Academica, 2019)Dual analyses of the interactions between Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1) and the bivalve Crassostrea gigas during infection can unveil events critical to the onset and progression of this viral disease and can provide novel ... -
Itaconic Acid Inhibits Growth of a Pathogenic Marine Vibrio Strain: A Metabolomics Approach
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019)The antimicrobial role of itaconic acid (ITA) has been recently discovered in mammalian cells. In our previous studies, we discovered that marine molluscs biosynthesise substantial quantities of ITA when exposed to marine ... -
Boat Instrumentation Feasibility Study to Assess Biomechanics of Competitive Surf Lifesavers During Inflatable Rescue Boat Activities: Technical Report #5 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Only two studies to date have investigated loads experienced on IRBs during operation. Purpose: To pilot a data collection system for acceleration and video footage of the IRB and crew on water, to be used ... -
An Overview of the Issues for Recreational and Competitive Surf Lifesaving Injuries Associated With Inflatable Rescue Boats: Technical Report #6 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Injuries to surf lifesavers operating inflatable rescue boats was identified as a problem by Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ). However, the extent and nature of the injuries was not clear from internal SLSNZ ... -
Prototype Foot Strap Design Considerations for Surf Lifesaving Inflatable Rescue Boats: Technical Report #7 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Foot straps have been removed from IRBs due to concern they were causing lower limb fractures due to entrapment with rotation during landings. Purpose: To model possible positions and prototype ... -
Computational Intelligence for Qualitative Coaching Diagnostics: Automated Assessment of Tennis Swings to Improve Performance and Safety
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2018)Coaching technology, wearables, and exergames can provide quantitative feedback based on measured activity, but there is little evidence of effective qualitative feedback to aid technique improvement. To achieve personalized ... -
Support Workers' Experiences of Work Stress in Long-term Care Settings: A Qualitative Study
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Background: Support-workers' performance and well-being are challenged by increasingly high workloads and poor working conditions, leading to high levels of occupational stress. Aims: To explore the experiences of work ... -
Direct Transport to PCI-capable Hospitals After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in New Zealand: Inequities and Outcomes
(Elsevier, 2019)BACKGROUND: It is widely accepted that survival from OHCA may be improved through direct transfer of patients to hospitals with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capability. However, within the New Zealand healthcare ...