The New Zealand experience with computer assisted valuation

2018 ◽  
pp. 211-232
Author(s):  
A. Pegler
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Computer Assisted

scholarly journals Nutrients and foods consumed by New Zealand children on schooldays and non-schooldays

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E Rockell ◽  
Winsome R Parnell ◽  
Noela C Wilson ◽  
Paula ML Skidmore ◽  
Asher Regan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Soft Drink ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Nutrient Intakes ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Soft Drink Consumption

AbstractObjectiveTo describe and compare food and nutrient intakes in New Zealand (NZ) children on schooldays and non-schooldays.DesignSecondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the NZ 2002 Children’s Nutrition Survey. Dietary intake was assessed using computer-assisted multi-pass 24 h dietary recalls in the home. Data were adjusted for survey weightings to be representative of the NZ population. The effect of day category on nutrient intake, and likelihood of consumption of food categories were determined using linear and logistic regression.SettingNZ homes and schools.SubjectsA total of 2572 children (538 non-schooldays and 2034 schooldays) at the age of 5–14 years.ResultsThere were differences in the proportion consuming some food groups between schooldays and non-schooldays, although the majority of nutrient intakes including energy did not differ by day category. Mean cholesterol intake was higher on non-schooldays; dietary fibre and available carbohydrate, in particular sucrose and fructose, were higher on schooldays. Hot chips were twice as likely to be consumed on a non-schoolday. Soft drink consumption was higher on non-schooldays for Māori/New Zealand European and others and powdered drinks/cordial consumption did not vary by day category. More children consumed snack bars (normal weight, obese), fruit, sandwiches, biscuits/crackers and snack foods on schooldays. There was no difference in consumption of pies/sausage rolls by day category.ConclusionsThe proportion of consumers of a variety of foods differed significantly between non-schooldays and schooldays; few nutrient intakes differed. The present study indicates that family food, wherever it is consumed, is the mainstay of nutrition for NZ schoolchildren.

scholarly journals Applied linguistics

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-156
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Event Related Potential ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

05–360Chiswick, Barry, R. & Paul W. Miller (U of Illinois at Chicago, USA), Linguistic distance: a quantitative measure of the distance between English and other languages. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (Clevedon, UK) 26.1 (2005), 1–11.05–361Csomay, Eniko (San Diego State U, USA; [email protected]), Linguistic variation within university classroom talk: a corpus-based perspective. Linguistics and Education (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) 15.3 (2005), 243–274.05–362De Jong, Nel (Amsterdam U, the Netherlands; [email protected]), Can second language grammar be learned through listening? An experimental study. Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge, UK) 27.2 (2005), 205–234.05–363Ellis, Nick C. (Michigan U, USA; [email protected]), At the interface: dynamic interactions of explicit and implicit language knowledge. Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge, UK) 27.2 (2005), 305–352.05–364Ellis, Rod (Auckland U, New Zealand; [email protected]), Measuring implicit and explicit knowledge of a second language: a psychometric study. Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge, UK) 27.2 (2005), 141–172.05–365Handley, Zöe (U of Manchester, UK) & Marie-Josée Hamel, Establishing a methodology for benchmarking speech synthesis for computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Language Learning & Technology (U of Hawaii, Manoa, USA) 9.3 (2005), 99–120.05–366Loewen, Shawn (Auckland U, New Zealand; [email protected]), Incidental focus on form and second language learning. Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge, UK) 27.3 (2005), 361–386.05–367Mosavi Miangah, Tayebeh & Ali Delavar Khalafi (Shahre Kord U, Iran; [email protected]), Word sense disambiguation using target language corpus in a machine translation system. Literary and Linguistic Computing (Oxford, UK) 20.2 (2005), 237–249.05–368Rydberg-Cox, Jeff (U of Missouri, USA; [email protected]), Talking about violence: clustered participles in the speeches of lysias. Literary and Linguistic Computing (Oxford, UK) 20.2 (2005), 219–235.05–369Tokowicz, Natasha (Pittsburgh U, USA; [email protected]) & Brian MacWhinney, Implicit and explicit measures of sensitivity to violations in second language grammar: an event-related potential investigation. Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Cambridge, UK) 27.2 (2005), 173–204.05–370Van De Mieroop, Dorien (U of Antwerp, Belgium; [email protected]), An integrated approach of quantitative and qualitative analysis in the study of identity in speeches. Discourse & Society (London, UK) 16.1 (2005), 107–130.05–371Yamaguchi, Masataka (U of Georgia, USA; [email protected]), Discursive representation and enactment of national identities: the case of Generation 1.5 Japanese. Discourse & Society (London, UK) 16.2 (2005), 269–299.

scholarly journals Serum selenium concentrations and dietary selenium intake of New Zealand children aged 5–14 years

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine D. Thomson ◽  
Sarah K. McLachlan ◽  
Winsome R. Parnell ◽  
Noela Wilson ◽  
Mark Wohlers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Serum Selenium ◽  
The South ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Lower Serum ◽  
Children's Nutrition ◽  
Diet Recall ◽  
Nationally Representative

Serum Se concentrations and dietary Se intakes have been determined in relation to age, sex, ethnicity, region and index of deprivation in a nationally representative sample of New Zealand children aged 5–14 years from the 2002 National Children's Nutrition Survey. Dietary intake was assessed from computer-assisted, multiple-pass 24 h diet recall interviews (n3275). Serum Se concentrations were obtained from a subset of urban-based children (n1547). Mean (95 % CI) serum Se concentration in children was 0·96 (0·93, 1·00) μmol/l. Males (1·00 μmol/l) had higher serum Se levels than females (0·93 μmol/l;P = 0·027). Mäori children had lower serum Se than Pacific Islands children (P = 0·038) and New Zealand European and Other children (P = 0·005). Children in the Upper North Island (1·06 μmol/l) had higher mean serum Se values than those in the Lower North Island (0·98 μmol/l,P < 0·0005) and South Island (0·79 μmol/l,P < 0·0005), and serum Se in the Lower North Island was higher than that in the South Island (P < 0·0005). Mean dietary Se intake was 36 (34, 37) μg/d. The intakes of children aged 5–6 years (31 μg/d) were lower than those of children aged 7–10 and 11–14 years (35 and 38 μg/d, respectively;P < 0·00 005) and the intakes of 7–10-year-olds were lower than those of 11–14-year-olds (P = 0·002). Serum Se was associated with dietary Se after adjusting for all variables, including region (P = 0·006). The Se status of our children falls in the middle of the international range of serum Se concentrations, but that for children in the South Island is among the lowest values reported and may be a cause for concern.

Attitudes to other ethnicities among New Zealand workers

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Houkamau ◽  
Peter Boxall
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Group Orientation ◽  
Minority Ethnic Groups ◽  
Educational Groups ◽  
High Level

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the “other-group orientation” (OGO) of New Zealand (NZ) workers as a way of measuring their attitudes to the growing ethnic diversity in the contemporary workplace. Design/methodology/approach – In all, 500 randomly selected NZ employees were surveyed through computer-assisted telephone interviews. Males, females and ethnic groups were included according to their current proportions in the NZ workforce. Analysis is based on 485 useable cases. Findings – While New Zealanders generally have a high level of OGO, minority ethnic groups and graduates score higher on OGO. Among people under 38 years, males tend to have a higher OGO, while among those over 38, females tend to be higher. Research limitations/implications – The study shows the value of studying the attitudes of workers in relation to diversity and OGO. Workers bring their own orientations into the workplace, affecting the way they relate to their co-workers. Social implications – The pathway to more inclusive workplaces in NZ lies largely in influencing the attitudes and behaviour of NZ Europeans. The study suggests that inclusive educational experiences may be a key part of that process. Originality/value – While the research shows that NZ workers are generally very positive about ethnic diversity, it reveals variations among ethnic and educational groups in terms of their openness to others.

Magellanic Cloud Eclipsing Binaries: Primary Distance Indicators

1999 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 563-566
Author(s):  
J. D. Pritchard ◽  
W. Tobin ◽  
J. V. Clausen ◽  
E. F. Guinan ◽  
E. L. Fitzpatrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Eclipsing Binaries ◽  
Fundamental Parameters ◽  
Distance Indicators

Our collaboration involves groups in Denmark, the U.S.A. Spain and of course New Zealand. Combining ground-based and satellite (IUEandHST) observations we aim to determine accurate and precise stellar fundamental parameters for the components of Magellanic Cloud Eclipsing Binaries as well as the distances to these systems and hence the parent galaxies themselves. This poster presents our latest progress.

Heat-Etching with a Bullivant Type II Simple Freeze-Cleave Device

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 106-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald S. Weinstein ◽  
N. Scott McNutt
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
Temperature And Pressure ◽  
The University

The Type I simple cold block device was described by Bullivant and Ames in 1966 and represented the product of the first successful effort to simplify the equipment required to do sophisticated freeze-cleave techniques. Bullivant, Weinstein and Someda described the Type II device which is a modification of the Type I device and was developed as a collaborative effort at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The modifications reduced specimen contamination and provided controlled specimen warming for heat-etching of fracture faces. We have now tested the Mass. General Hospital version of the Type II device (called the “Type II-MGH device”) on a wide variety of biological specimens and have established temperature and pressure curves for routine heat-etching with the device.

3-D organization of fibrinogen receptors using computer reconstruction and whole-mount microscopy

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 30-31
Author(s):  
E. T. O'Toole ◽  
R. R. Hantgan ◽  
J. C. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Colloidal Gold ◽  
Blood Platelets ◽  
Cell Contact ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Adherent Cells ◽  
Differential Centrifugation ◽  
Computer Reconstruction ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Whole Mount

Thrombocytes (TC), the avian equivalent of blood platelets, support hemostasis by aggregating at sites of injury. Studies in our lab suggested that fibrinogen (fib) is a requisite cofactor for TC aggregation but operates by an undefined mechanism. To study the interaction of fib with TC and to identify fib receptors on cells, fib was purified from pigeon plasma, conjugated to colloidal gold and used both to facilitate aggregation and as a receptor probe. Described is the application of computer assisted reconstruction and stereo whole mount microscopy to visualize the 3-D organization of fib receptors at sites of cell contact in TC aggregates and on adherent cells.Pigeon TC were obtained from citrated whole blood by differential centrifugation, washed with Ca++ free Hank's balanced salts containing 0.3% EDTA (pH 6.5) and resuspended in Ca++ free Hank's. Pigeon fib was isolated by precipitation with PEG-1000 and the purity assessed by SDS-PAGE. Fib was conjugated to 25nm colloidal gold by vortexing and the conjugates used as the ligand to identify fib receptors.

Computer Assisted Image Reconstruction of Oligomer Structure

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 472-473
Author(s):  
A.M. Jones ◽  
A. Max Fiskin
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Depth Of Field ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Projection Data ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Single Particles ◽  
Dimensional Reconstruction ◽  
Computer Assisted Image ◽  
The Fourier Transform ◽  
Space Approach

If the tilt of a specimen can be varied either by the strategy of observing identical particles orientated randomly or by use of a eucentric goniometer stage, three dimensional reconstruction procedures are available (l). If the specimens, such as small protein aggregates, lack periodicity, direct space methods compete favorably in ease of implementation with reconstruction by the Fourier (transform) space approach (2). Regardless of method, reconstruction is possible because useful specimen thicknesses are always much less than the depth of field in an electron microscope. Thus electron images record the amount of stain in columns of the object normal to the recording plates. For single particles, practical considerations dictate that the specimen be tilted precisely about a single axis. In so doing a reconstructed image is achieved serially from two-dimensional sections which in turn are generated by a series of back-to-front lines of projection data.

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