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A comprehensive chemical and nutritional analysis of New Zealand yacon concentrate
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)B, 2022-12-23)Global interest in yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is growing due to its potential as a functional food, attributable to its unique profile of bioactives and high fructooligosaccharide (FOS) content, which vary between ... -
Yacon concentrate NZFOS+, its phytochemical contents, health-related properties and potential applications
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2022-05-24)Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), a sustainable foodstuff, is perceived as a functional food because it contains biologically active components, e.g., fructooligosaccharides (FOS), inulin, and phenolic compounds that may ... -
Asbestos and other hazardous fibrous minerals: Potential exposure pathways and associated health risks
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022-03-29)There are six elongate mineral particles (EMPs) corresponding to specific dimensional and morphological criteria, known as asbestos. Responsible for health issues including asbestosis, and malignant mesothelioma, asbestos ... -
Expert consensus on the metaverse in medicine
(Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd, 2022)BACKGROUND Recently, Professor Chunxue Bai and colleagues have proposed a definition of the Metaverse in Medicine as the medical Internet of Things (MIoT) facilitated using AR and/or VR glasses. METHODS A multi-disciplinary ... -
Occupants’ health and their living conditions of remote indigenous communities in New Zealand
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2020-11-11)The New Zealand Ministry of Health reported that respiratory disease affects 700,000 people, annually costs New Zealand NZ$7.05 billion, and is the third-highest cause of death. The hospitalisation rate for asthma of Maori ... -
A sustainable wholesome foodstuff : health effects and potential dietotherapy applications of yacon
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2019-11-03)A sustainable food supply is an ever-growing public and planetary health concern influenced by food culture, food practices, and dietary patterns. Globally, the consumption of plant foods that offer physiological and ... -
mHealth and big-data integration: promises for healthcare system in India
(BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, and published by BMJ, 2019-08-23)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 ... -
Vitamin D status of Māori and non-Māori octogenarians in New Zealand: a cohort study (LiLACS NZ)
(HEC PRESS (Publons Academy), 2016-12)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study assessed vitamin D status and its determinants in a cohort of octogenarians living within New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty and Lakes Districts. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN: Serum ... -
Higher prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in two Māori cohorts: findings from the Hauora Manawa/Community Heart Study
(Public Health Association of Australia, 2015-08)Objectives: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in New Zealand with a disproportionate burden of disease in the Māori population. The Hauora Manawa Project investigated the prevalence of ... -
Health promotion funding, workforce recruitment and turnover in New Zealand
(Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, 2015-06)INTRODUCTION: Almost a decade on from the New Zealand Primary Health Care Strategy and amidst concerns about funding of health promotion, we undertook a nationwide survey of health promotion providers. AIM: To identify ... -
Knockdown of versican 1 blocks cigarette-induced loss of insoluble elastin in human lung fibroblasts
(Elsevier, 2015-05-11)COPD lung is characterized by loss of alveolar elastic fibers and an increase in the chondroitin sulfate (CS) matrix proteoglycan versican 1 (V1). V1 is a known inhibitor of elastic fiber deposition and this study investigates ... -
Research interviewing : how does it differ from therapeutic interviewing?
(The Association for NLP, 2015-03)It is understable to assume that someone with strong clinical skills would easily transition into doing research interviews, but as we found out recently not always quite as straight forward as it seems. There are subtle, ... -
Regional differences in echocardiography provision in New Zealand—results from the 2013 SCANZ Workforce Survey
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2015-01-30)Summary A 2013 survey of NZ public hospital echocardiography services demonstrates unequal regional distribution relating to regional population size and demographics (age, ethnicity and socioeconomic status). Additionally ... -
Differing prognostic value of pulse pressure in patients with heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction: results from the MAGGIC individual patient meta-analysis
(European Society of Cardiology, 2015-01-23)AIMS: Low pulse pressure is a marker of adverse outcome in patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) but the prognostic value of pulse pressure in patients with HF and preserved ejection ... -
Introduction to statistics in research
(The Association for NLP, 2015)As a researcher (or consumer of research) you will frequently come across statistical testing of data. This article aims to give an introductory outline to statistical methods to enable you to (i) choose appropriate ... -
A meta-analysis of echocardiographic measurements of the left heart for the development of normative reference ranges in a large international cohort: the EchoNoRMAL study
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology, 2014-11-18)Aim To develop age-, sex-, and ethnic-appropriate normative reference ranges for standard echocardiographic measurements of the left heart by combining echocardiographic measurements obtained from adult volunteers without ... -
New Zealand consumers’ health information needs : results of an interpretive descriptive study
(Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, 2014-09)INTRODUCTION: Health literacy is linked to better health outcomes and underpins effective self-management, yet over one-and-a-half million New Zealanders are known to have poor health literacy skills. An ability to access ... -
Promoting the meaningful use of health information for New Zealand consumers
(IOS Press, 2014-09)A cornerstone of ‘meaningful use’ of health information is engaging consumers and their families. Yet for consumers to be engaged requires an informed population and therefore focus on consumer’s health information needs. ... -
Heart failure in younger patients: the Meta-analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC)
(Oxford University Press on behalf of European Society of Cardiology, 2014-06-17)Aim Our understanding of heart failure in younger patients is limited. The Meta-analysis Global Group inChronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) database, which consisted of 24 prospective observational studies and 7 randomized ... -
The Impact of Beta-blockade on Right Ventricular Function in Mitral Regurgitation
(Elsevier Inc, 2014-04)Background Although mitral regurgitation (MR) results in left ventricular (LV) volume overload, right ventricular (RV) function may also be impaired. We investigated the influence of short-term beta-blockade on RV function ...
