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.

Aptamer is widely used in the detection field as a new type of probe due to their advantages easy synthesis and modification. Due traditional aptamer screening method, aptamers that are screened by SELEX technology generally have redundant sequences, which affect binding affinity sensitivity. In this study, structural transformation strategy for rationally shortening was established analyzing s...

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...

After the appearance of no-cloning theorem, approximate quantum cloning machines (QCMs) has become a well-studied subject in information theory. Among several measures to quantify performance QCM, single-qudit fidelity and global have been most widely used. In this paper we compute optimal for phase-covariant via semidefinite programming optimization, thereby completing remaining gap previous r...

Abstract Generation of new DNA constructs is an essential process in modern life science and biotechnology. Modular cloning systems based on Golden Gate cloning, using Type IIS restriction endonucleases, allow assembly complex multipart from reusable basic parts a rapid, reliable automation-friendly way. Many such toolkits are available, with varying degrees compatibility, most which aimed at s...