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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, ... -
Saudi Academic Perceptions of e-Learning Systems [Microsoft Excel workbook]
(2019)The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has seen growing interest in the uptake of cloud-based educational technologies in the university sector in recent years. The majority of delivery models are currently structured on a client-server ... -
Efficacy of a Compulsory Homework Programme for Increasing Physical Activity and Improving Nutrition in Children: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019)Background Most physical activity interventions in children focus on the school setting; however, children typically engage in more sedentary activities and spend more time eating when at home. The primary aim of this ... -
Activity Recognition Evaluation Via Machine Learning
(European Alliance for Innovation (EAI), 2019)With the proliferation of relatively cheap Internet of Things (IoT) devices, smart environments have been highlighted as an example of how the IoT can make our lives easier. Each of these ‘things’ produces data which can ... -
Para-Whenua-Mea – Muddy-Soil-of-Mother-Earth
(LIBRUM Publishers & Editors LLC | Basel | Frankfurt am Main, 2019)No abstract. -
Constructing a Dialogic Pedagogy in Virtual Learning Environments: A Literature Review
(School of Education, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This literature review is a condensed version of one prepared for a small-scale qualitative study of educators (Farooq, 2019) who have recently transitioned from face-to-face to online teaching at New Zealand tertiary ... -
When Every Second Counts: Ampoule Versus Adrenaline Auto-injector Administration for Life-threatening Allergy
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2019)No abstract. -
Physiotherapy Treatment and Rehabilitation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in New Zealand: Are We Doing Enough?
(New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists Inc, 2019)Physiotherapists are lead providers of rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in New Zealand. Rehabilitation is considered an essential component following ACL injuries, but there is considerable ... -
Exploring, Celebrating, and Deepening Oceanic Relationalities
(Oceania Comparative and International Education Society (OCIES), 2019)The theme of the 2018 Oceania Comparative and International Society (OCIES) conference held at Victoria University of Wellington, in Wellington, New Zealand aimed to explore, celebrate, and deepen Oceanic relationalities. ... -
Developing Endogenous Innovations: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Effectuation
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2019)We empirically explore the process of corporate entrepreneurship (CE) through the conceptual lens of effectuation, a theory describing how entrepreneurs innovate. In particular, we investigate how endogenous innovations ... -
The Effect of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Stock-commodity Correlations and Its Implications on Optimal Hedging
(Elsevier BV, 2019)Motivated by previous studies documenting significant return and volatility effects of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on the stock market, this study examines whether EPU has an effect on the dynamic conditional ... -
Collaborative Ecologies through Material Entanglements
(Estonian Academy of Arts, 2019)This paper addresses aspects of collaboration and conceptual frameworks in practice that are central to our project, Phenomenal Dress. The research has been informed by material thinking, posthuman theory and New Zealand ... -
Redirecting Textile Knowledge; An Innovative Approach to Recycling
(Estonian Academy of Arts, 2019)This paper identifies an opportunity to design a localised textile waste system in New Zealand which provides the raw material required to develop a value added, closed loop, innovative and sustainable textile product. ... -
mHealth and Big-data Integration: Promises for Healthcare System in India
(BMJ, 2019)Background The use of mobile devices in health (mobile health/mHealth) coupled with related technologies promises to transform global health delivery by creating new delivery models that can be integrated with existing ... -
NZDF Uniform Size Prediction Model and Application Development: Technical Report to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)BACKGROUND Project scope As per the contract for work, this project involved the refinement of a previously created uniform size prediction model and the development of a functional computer application. The application ... -
IoT, Cloud Computing and Big Data: Integrated Framework for Healthcare in Disasters
(International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and IOS Press, 2019)Currently, healthcare in disaster management context faces a number of challenges mostly due to the lack of availability of reliable data from diverse sources required to be accessible by appropriate authorities. Therefore, ... -
Understanding the Other in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship
(University of Calgary, 2019)Psychotherapy is often described as the art and science of endeavouring to understand the other. The difficulties inherent in understanding have contributed to psychotherapy being described as “the impossible profession” ...