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Recent Deposits

A survey of Canterbury nurses' perceptions of the activities, effectiveness and benefits of professional supervision

Shaw-Brown, Helen Stewart (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2013)

Effective professional supervision (PS) offers nurses the opportunity to develop both personally and professionally through formal conversations with a trained supervisor. Perceived benefits, in the situation of efficacious ...
Dysfunctional HDL-cholesterol: a potential link between high levels of HDL-cholesterol and cardiovascular disease?

Taylor, Peta (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)

Strategies which raise levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are attracting increasing interest, based on the well-established inverse relationship between HDL levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, recent ...
The lived experience of adults with myasthenia gravis: a phenomenological study

Keer-Keer, Trudy (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2013)

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disorder of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) that causes fatigue and fluctuating muscle weakness. The physiology of this disease is well understood and there are numerous medically focused ...
Urban environmental pathways to active ageing: A participatory investigation amidst natural disasters

Annear, Michael James (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)

This thesis explores how the physical and social environmental conditions of urban areas potentially influence active ageing among independently living older adults in Christchurch, New Zealand. The research coincided with ...
The role of ascorbate in the regulation of HIF-1 in cancer cells

Kuiper, Caroline (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)

Cancer cells within a solid tumour are often under considerable metabolic stress, which would normally signal cell death. However, cancer cells are able to adapt and survive their inhospitable microenvironment by activating ...