School of Science
Research at AUT's School of Science is focused on key scientific issues with regional and global significance. The common theme connecting all research areas is sustainability – in the broadest sense as it relates to environmental and human health. Our research is closely allied to teaching and learning opportunities at undergraduate and postgraduate level within the school. Research is organised in three thematic areas:
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A Solution Scan of Societal Options to Reduce Transmission and Spread of Respiratory Viruses: SARS-CoV-2 as a Case Study
(2021)Societal biosecurity, measures built into everyday society to minimize risks from pests and diseases, is an important aspect of managing epidemics and pandemics. We aimed to identify societal options for reducing the ... -
Volatile Components and Preliminary Antibacterial Activity of Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav.)
Tamarillo is a nutrient-dense fruit with a unique aroma from its volatile compounds (VCs). In this study, we aimed to compare the volatile profiles: (i) of fresh and freeze-dried tamarillo; (ii) detected using Thermal ... -
Fish Nearshore Habitat-Use Patterns As Ecological Indicators of Nursery Quality
(Elsevier BV, 2021)Anthropogenic factors have been identified as major stressors of nearshore environments such as estuaries, sea grass meadows and mangroves. We hypothesize that aquatic organisms functionally dependent on these habitats as ... -
Processing and Extraction Methods of Medicinal Cannabis: A Narrative Review
(BioMed Central, 2021)INTRODUCTION: As the cannabis industry transitions from a black market to a legal market, product development, and methods of extraction have become a focal point. To date, more than thousands of chemical constituents have ... -
Temperature Effects on Biomass and Regeneration of Vegetation in a Geothermal Area
(Frontiers, 2017)Understanding the effects of increasing temperature is central in explaining the effects of climate change on vegetation. Here, we investigate how warming affects vegetation regeneration and root biomass and if there is ... -
Sulfide Assimilation of the Ectosymbionts on the Sessile Ciliate, Zoothamnium niveum
(Springer, 2009)We investigated the constraints on sulfide uptake by bacterial ectosymbionts on the marine peritrich ciliate Zoothamnium niveum by a combination of experimental and numerical methods. Protists with symbionts were collected ... -
Effects of CO₂ Enrichment on Benthic Primary Production and Inorganic Nitrogen Fluxes in Two Coastal Sediments
(Nature, 2018)Ocean acidification may alter the cycling of nitrogen in coastal sediment and so the sediment-seawater nitrogen flux, an important driver of pelagic productivity. To investigate how this perturbation affects the fluxes of ... -
Review: Effects of Formulation and Processing Techniques on Physicochemical Properties of Surimi Gel
Surimi is a seafood-based product that is widely consumed around the world, in the form of crab sticks, fish balls, and kamaboko. It is made using white meat from lean saltwater fish, such as Alaska Pollock and Pacific ... -
The Impact of High-pressure Processing on Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Characteristics of Three Different Lamb Meat Cuts
(MDPI AG, 2020)This study investigated the effects of high pressure processing (HPP) on the physicochemical properties and sensory characteristics of different lamb meat cuts. Lamb meat discolouration occurred when HPP was applied at 400 ... -
Sensory and Physicochemical Characterization of Sourdough Bread Prepared With a Coconut Water Kefir Starter
(MDPI, 2020)There is a recognized need for formulating functional food products using selected lactic acid bacteria (LAB) starter cultures from various sources such as kefir, yoghurt or kombucha that have health benefits. The principle ... -
Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing on the Chemical Characteristics of Different Lamb Cuts
(MDPI AG, 2020)The non-thermal high-pressure processing (HPP) technique has been used to increase the shelf life of food without compromising their nutritional and sensory qualities. This study aims to explore the potential application ... -
Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Processing of Chilled and Frozen-thawed Lamb Meat Cuts: Relationships Between Sensory Characteristics and Chemical Composition of Meat
(MDPI AG, 2021)The effect of PEF processing and chilled storage on the volatile composition and sensory properties of chilled and frozen lamb cuts was investigated in this study. Results showed that PEF-treated chilled and frozen lamb ... -
Temperate Performance and Metabolic Adaptations Following Endurance Training Performed Under Environmental Heat Stress
(Wiley, 2021)Endurance athletes are frequently exposed to environmental heat stress during training. We investigated whether exposure to 33°C during training would improve endurance performance in temperate conditions and stimulate ... -
Evolutionary Rates of Bumblebee Genomes Are Faster at Lower Elevations
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019)The importance of climate in determining biodiversity patterns has been well documented. However, the relationship between climate and rates of genetic evolution remains controversial. Latitude and elevation have been ... -
Author Correction: Behaviour Reactions of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops runcatus) to Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
(Springer Nature, 2020)This Article contains an error. The following sentence in the Introduction, “In the absence of previously studies in the peer reviewed literature dedicated to the UAV disturbance assessment, this study is the first to ... -
Changes in Transfusion Science Over the Past 25 Years
(New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science, 2021)No abstract. -
Harnessing the Potential of Vulnerability Assessments for Managing Social-ecological Systems
The concept of vulnerability has broadened from initial applications in the fields of risk and hazards, human ecology and resilience to include the management of social-ecological systems (SES). We review how this concept ... -
COVID-19 Antibody Screening With SARS-CoV-2 Red Cell Kodecytes Using Routine Serologic Diagnostic Platforms
(Wiley, 2021)BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major global impact, and the resultant response in the development of new diagnostics is unprecedented. The detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 has a role in managing ... -
Metabolic Fingerprinting of In-bag Dry- and Wet-aged Lamb With Rapid Evaporative Ionisation Mass Spectroscopy
(Elsevier BV, 2021)The effect of in-bag dry- and wet-ageing on metabolite profiles of lamb legs was determined using Rapid Evaporative Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (REIMS). Using orthogonal projection to latent structures-discriminant analysis ...