Aggregates used in pavement construction in New Zealand are classified as either premium or marginal depending on their quality. Using marginal materials in a pavement may cause significant problems, such as fatigue cracking, rutting and swelling. One likely reason for ...

We report on two-photon microscopy imaging of collagen tissues using a portable all-fiber, all polarization maintaining, Ytterbium-doped fiber laser. Our results demonstrate the suitability of such sources for nonlinear microscopy applications.

Problem Youth with mild–moderate mental health concerns often go unrecognized, and find access to and the navigation of support services difficult. Methods A quasi-experimental pre-/postintervention design was used to explore the impact of facilitated access to free cou...

This paper presents a systematic review of studies that have evaluated the effects on road safety of porous asphalt. Porous asphalt is widely used on motorways in Europe, mainly in order to reduce traffic noise and increase road capacity. A meta-analysis was made of six...

Background: The incidence and severity of phantom limb pain (PLP) does not differ much between the extremities of amputation. However, its impact on functional ability and quality of life in lower ...

During genome replication, polymerase epsilon (Pol ε) acts as the major leading-strand DNA polymerase. Here we report the identification of biallelic mutations in POLE, encoding the Pol ε catalytic subunit POLE1, in 15 individuals from 12 families. Phenotypically, these...

Background We examined the associations of family size and birth order with atopy prevalence in rural Poland at two time periods. Methods Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted in the same villages and a small town of lower Silesia at an interval of 9 years. In 2003...

Abstract: Sponges are functionally important coral reef fauna and there is strong evidence from the Caribbean that predation has important impacts on sponge-assemblage dynamics; whether the same is true for Indo-Pacific sponges remains unknown. As a first step toward un...

1. A spatially-extensive data set of stream macroinvertebrate communities from 49 northern New Zealand sites sampled over a 10-year period was analysed to assess relationships between the environment (catchment land-cover, landscape position and regional-scale weather p...

The Duracon total knee replacement and its forerunner the Porous-Coated Anatomic (PCA) knee system have been associated with good results. This study reviews a series of 181 knee replacements performed with these systems by seven general orthopedic surgeons with follow-...