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    Effects of intermittent fasting on glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A scoping review protocol
    (Center for Open Science (osf.io/pgzts), 2020) Sandhu, j.; Roy, Dianne; Shaikh, Shamim; Unitec Institute of Technology
    RESEARCH QUESTION: What empirical evidence is available regarding the use of intermittent fasting in affecting glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
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    HIV and AIDS policies globally : a New Zealand perspective
    (Routledge, 2014-03-15) Bruning, Jane; Connor, Helene; Napan, Ksenija; Unitec Institute of Technology
    This chapter outlines the historical, social, political and economic context of Aotearoa/New Zealand focusing on the impact HIV and AIDS has had upon women. It also highlights several policy and educational strategies that have contributed to the prevention of the spread of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in this country.
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    Komuniti Tok Piksa Integrating Papua New Guinean Highland narratives into visual HIV prevention and education material
    (2012) Thomas, V.; Britton, R; Eggins, Joys; Kualawi, J.; Mel, M.; Papoutsaki, Evangelia; Iedema, R.; Unitec Institute of Technology
    This report presents the findings of the first phase of the Komuniti Tok Piksa (henceforth ‘KTP’) project, a research project commissioned by the National AIDS Council and AusAID under the large research grant funding round. The study, conducted by a team comprising researchers from the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Goroka, investigates the use of visual and creative tools in HIV and AIDS prevention and education in Papua New Guinea. Its initial run, from November 2009 to September 2011, focused on the PNG Highlands region, which is characterised by diverse and often-remote communities with low access to mass media.