Institution
University of Waikato
Recent research
- Climate & Environment
Abstract Invasive bivalve ecosystem engineers pose an under-recognized threat to drinking-water security. In the Waikato River, New Zealand, rapid establishment of Corbicula fluminea (Asian clam) since their 2023 incursion has depleted dissolved calcium ∼24% below historical base...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Despite Antarctica's geographic isolation, the first incursion of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was detected in the 2023/2024 austral summer. Surveillance for HPAI H5N1 in Antarctica remains patchy due to logistical, financial and infrastructure challenges, with...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Trans and non-binary (TNB) people who have sex with gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) are rarely included in HIV behavioural surveillance. Improved data on risk and protective behaviours among TNB people could help identify unmet needs. We analysed data from...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
High-temperature heat pumps are a promising pathway for electrifying industrial process heat, but their application to large-temperature-glide duties remains technically challenging. Milk powder spray drying is one such application, requiring air heating to approximately 200 °C w...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Navigating the Dichotomy of Uncertainty in Green Innovation and Digital Supply Chains
ABSTRACT Amid growing environmental pressures and rapid technological disruption, understanding how digitalization reshapes corporate sustainability strategies has become increasingly vital. Supply chain digitalization (SCD) plays a pivotal role in enhancing firms' adaptive capac...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Worldwide pressures arising from anthropogenic activities are causing the degradation of estuarine soft-sediment ecosystems. Among the most prominent stressors are sedimentation, nutrient enrichment and trace metal contamination, which often co-occur causing non-linear ecosystem...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into African higher education is characterized by a critical tension between its transformative potential and profound contextual constraints. This systematic scoping review addresses this disjuncture by synthesizing available evide...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Globally, school meals have formed a social safety net for improving children’s nutrition, health, and educational attainment. In Aotearoa New Zealand, government funded lunches for children attending schools in low-income neighbourhoods were introduced in 2020, amidst rising pov...