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An exploration of the changes in signs and symptoms associated with sleep bruxism that follow osteopathic manual therapy : a pilot study
(2015)BACKGROUND: Sleep bruxism occurs in 8 to 20% of the population and can result in jaw and head pain, tooth destruction and diminished quality of sleep for bruxers and their partners. OBJECTIVE: To explore whether osteopathic ... -
Exploration of the contribution and limits of non-Māori leadership within Māori communities : a research thesis on cross cultural leadership and cultural intelligence
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: • What is the nature of leadership in Māori culture, indigenous cultures and Western culture? • How do you engage with a Kaupapa Māori Organisation when you are invited as a non-Māori (Pākehā) ... -
An exploration of the experience of parents in the osteopathic treatment of their infants
(2011)AIM: The aim of this phenomenological study was to describe the experience of parents seeking and participating in the osteopathic treatment of their infants. BACKGROUND: Although there is some literature in the ... -
An exploration of the factors influencing the success and failure of rural micro-business in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTIONS Main questions: How do the challenges and opportunities that face rural micro-businesses in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands, influence their performance and longevity? Sub-questions: 1. How do ... -
An exploration of the factors that lead to the successful employment of people with intellectual disabilities
(2019)Employment is an important aspect of being a participating and valued member of the community. The term social inclusion is commonly used to describe the need to incorporate people with intellectual disabilities in different ... -
An exploration of the influences that shape the opinions and practices of osteopaths in relation to osteopathy in the cranial field
(2010)Despite its popularity osteopathy in the cranial field (OCF) is perhaps the most controversial modality within the osteopathic profession; yet little is known about how or why such differing opinions about OCF develop. ... -
An exploration of the maternity experiences of wāhine Māori in their encounters with midwife Lead Maternity Carers
(2022)The purpose of this research was to explore the maternity experiences of Māori women to understand the optimal conditions needed to provide women-centred relationships with midwife Lead Maternity Carers (LMC). The research ... -
An exploration of the pedagogies employed to integrate knowledge in work-integrated learning in New Zealand higher education institutions
(2009)Work-integrated learning or cooperative education is an educational strategy in which students undergo conventional academic learning at a higher educational institution and combine this learning with some time spent in ... -
Exploration of the Vā between the New Zealand health system, Pasifika family and the Church: A qualitative study
(2023)RESEARCH QUESTIONS What is the nature of the relatedness between church minister, parishioners, and the health system? How does the concept of Vā influence that relatedness? Shaped by the concept of Vā, how can ... -
An exploration surrounding cultural safety evidence submitted to meet self-assessment within a Professional Development and Recognition Programme in New Zealand
(2018)This study describes the surrounding research to answer what evidence is submitted to meet the cultural safety competency within self-assessment examples in a New Zealand Professional Development and Recognition Programme ... -
Explorations into becoming new, radical, and quite possibly dangerously progressive within an Aotearoa New Zealand context
(MDPI (Molecular Diversity Preservation International), 2015)This paper draws on an initiative where we experienced being new, radical, and, from some viewpoints, dangerously progressive at Unitec—a Polytechnic/Institute of Technology in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The initiative was ... -
An exploratory study of factors influencing the attraction and retention of skilled employees in the digital sector in Hawke’s Bay
(2022)INTRODUCTION: This study examines why skilled digital sector labour moves to, returns to live in or leaves the regional community in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. In the wider context, the study discusses the potential impact ... -
An exploratory study of Immigrant entrepreneurs in Malaysia regarding their business success and prospects in the small retail business sector
(UUNZ Institute of Business (Universal United New Zealand), 2015)Little is known about international migration, which is prevalent in the global economy, and entrepreneur involvement in small businesses in receiving countries. Decisions of immigrant entrepreneurs are related to ... -
An exploratory study of the barriers to and support provided to facilitate the career progression of migrant women into leadership positions at New Zealand workplaces
(2022)This paper examines migrant women’s career progression experiences into leadership roles in New Zealand. Hitherto, there is limited literature on understanding the challenges and barriers facing this group. To better ... -
An exploratory study of the potential for SMEs in New Zealand to learn from Chinese SMEs regarding digital marketing
(2020)"An Exploratory Study of the Potential for SMEs in New Zealand to Learn from Chinese SMEs regarding Digital Marketing" aims to investigate the potential for improving New Zealand SMEs’ digital marketing capabilities by ... -
Exploring alternative methodologies in innovative performance yacht design
(Society Of Naval Architects And Marine Engineers (SNAME), 2015-09)Increasingly the dominance of engineering process in yacht design development imposes limitations on the possibilities and scope for creative design. Designers are also limited to some extent by tradition — following what ... -
Exploring and modeling adolescent entrepreneurial learning behaviours through antecedents and consequences
(2013)AIM: This research is to explore the entrepreneurial behaviours of adolescents and to measure them with consequential behaviours. David Kolb‟s Dynamic Learning Experience (DLE) model (Kolb, 1981; 1984) was used to ... -
Exploring architectural possibilities with flocking algorithms
(Domus Argenia, 2010)Complexity theory offers a new way of understanding spatial patterns as self-organising morphologies. This provides a promising paradigm for exploring spatial organizations as the emergent outcome of dynamic relations ... -
Exploring changes in Nitrate contamination in the coastal and Hautere zone Aquifer Wellington New Zealand
(International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2013)Fifteen years of groundwater quality monitoring in the Kapiti Coast by the local authority in Wellington, New Zealand, has identified an area of elevated nitrate concentrations in the Te Horo area, with some monitoring ... -
Exploring communication, space and identity through habitus
(2015-07)Overview of presentation *Explore who & how we engage in communication, space and identity *Habitus – what is it and its influence on communication *Multiple dimensions of symbolic capital *Spaces for structural ...