Recent research has provided valuable momentum for the development and use of population models ecological risk assessment (ERA). In general, ERA proceeds along a tiered strategy, with conservative assumptions deployed at lower tiers that are relaxed higher ever more realistic models. As tier increases, so do levels time effort required by assessor. When faced many stressors, species, habitats,...

Tiered social distancing policies have been adopted by many governments to mitigate the harmful consequences of COVID-19. Such a number well-established features, i.e. they are short-term, adaptive (to changing epidemiological conditions), and based on multiplicity indicators prevailing epidemic activity. Here, we use ideas from Behavioural Epidemiology represent tiered in an SEIRS model using ...

The advent of New Zealand’s world-leading Digital Strategy underpins the increasing importance of ICTs in community settings. It also marks a significant change in government policy and the first time a government has adopted a whole of government approach to ICTs. This article provides a personal view of the policy process for creating the Digital Strategy, presented by one of the participants...

This paper will discuss recent initiatives to encourage the development of broadband networks in New Zealand. It is widely believed that the availability of good quality broadband will lead to improved economic development at the regional level. This paper considers the role played by both national and regional government in improving access to broadband. At a national level the government has ...

Organizations are increasingly adopting digital strategies and investing heavily in digital technologies and initiatives. However, to date, there does not appear to be a clear understanding of digital strategies and their purpose, which forms the motivation for this research. This research-in-progress study aims to address this research gap by exploring 1) the various conceptions of digital str...

•Many parents use multiple monitoring strategies in different combinations over time to monitor their adolescents.•Adolescents of parents who use multiple strategies reported greater risk involvement.•Parents who solicited information only from adolescents had greater knowledge and adolescent disclosure.

Standardized experimental approaches for the quantification of bioaccumulation potential nanomaterials in general and (benthic) invertebrates particular are currently lacking. We examined suitability benthic freshwater amphipod Hyalella azteca examination nanomaterials. A flow-through test system that allows generation bioconcentration biomagnification factors was applied. The feasibility confi...

The focus of this paper is on developing ways to evaluate teaching performance on a regular basis as a means of improving teaching effectiveness and increasing student learning in the classroom. In particular, this paper shows how an instructor-developed pretest, when given at the start of an introductory economics course as part of a preand post-test strategy, can be used as a diagnostic and d...