title: Editorial: HRM and performance

authors: Haar, Jarrod M.

subjects: human resource

abstract: Welcome to the second of our set of Special Editions of the New Zealand Journal of Human Resource Management (NZJHRM). The idea behind the current set of Special Issue’s was trying to promote emerging research and researchers from New Zealand and Australasia undertaking research of interest to Human Resource Management professionals, academics, and researchers.

text: Editorial: HRM and performance Welcome to the second of our set of Special Editions of the New Zealand Journal of Human Resource Management (NZJHRM). The idea behind the current set of Special Issue’s was trying to promote emerging research and researchers from New Zealand and Australasia undertaking research of interest to Human Resource Management professionals, academics, and researchers.

year: 2009

title: Nutrients and eutrophication: introduction

authors: McDowell, Rich. W.

subjects: anthropogenic

abstract: Cultural eutrophication stimulated by anthropogenic-derived nutrients represents one of the most common forms of compromised surface water quality in many developed and developing countries (Schindler 2012). In fresh water, both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) can potentially contribute to eutrophication (Carpenter et al. 1998). In lakes it is more common that excessive P inputs are the primary cause of eutrophication (Schindler 1977) although both global (Elser et al. 2007) and national surveys (Abell et al. 2011a) have increasingly highlighted excessive N inputs as an equal or more important cause. Debate on the relative roles of N and P limitation of lake phytoplankton is highly contentious, with a P-limitation paradigm (Schindler et al. 2008) challenged by those who contend that both P and N control are key elements of eutrophication management in freshwater systems (e.g. Conley et al. 2009; Scott and McCarthy 2010). Eutrophication of temperate estuaries and coastal waters is also common, but in contrast to fresh water, N is more commonly the controlling nutrient (Carpenter et al. 1998).

text: Nutrients and eutrophication: introduction Cultural eutrophication stimulated by anthropogenic-derived nutrients represents one of the most common forms of compromised surface water quality in many developed and developing countries (Schindler 2012). In fresh water, both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) can potentially contribute to eutrophication (Carpenter et al. 1998). In lakes it is more common that excessive P inputs are the primary cause of eutrophication (Schindler 1977) although both global (Elser et al. 2007) and national surveys (Abell et al. 2011a) have increasingly highlighted excessive N inputs as an equal or more important cause. Debate on the relative roles of N and P limitation of lake phytoplankton is highly contentious, with a P-limitation paradigm (Schindler et al. 2008) challenged by those who contend that both P and N control are key elements of eutrophication management in freshwater systems (e.g. Conley et al. 2009; Scott and McCarthy 2010). Eutrophication of temperate estuaries and coastal waters is also common, but in contrast to fresh water, N is more commonly the controlling nutrient (Carpenter et al. 1998).

year: 2013

title: Urban Rural Differences in Breast Cancer in New Zealand

authors: Lawrenson, Ross

subjects: Science & Technology

abstract: Many rural communities have poor access to health services due to a combination of distance from specialist services and a relative shortage of general practitioners. Our aims were to compare the characteristics of urban and rural women with breast cancer in New Zealand, to assess breast cancer-specific and all-cause survival using the Kaplan–Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model, and to assess whether the impact of rurality is different for Māori and New Zealand (NZ) European women. We found that rural women tended to be older and were more likely to be Māori. Overall there were no differences between urban and rural women with regards their survival. Rural Māori tended to be older, more likely to be diagnosed with metastatic disease and less likely to be screen detected than urban Māori. Rural Māori women had inferior breast cancer-specific survival and all-cause survival at 10 years at 72.1% and 55.8% compared to 77.9% and 64.9% for urban Māori. The study shows that rather than being concerned that more needs to be done for rural women in general it is rural Māori women where we need to make extra efforts to ensure early stage at diagnosis and optimum treatment.

text: Urban Rural Differences in Breast Cancer in New Zealand Many rural communities have poor access to health services due to a combination of distance from specialist services and a relative shortage of general practitioners. Our aims were to compare the characteristics of urban and rural women with breast cancer in New Zealand, to assess breast cancer-specific and all-cause survival using the Kaplan–Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model, and to assess whether the impact of rurality is different for Māori and New Zealand (NZ) European women. We found that rural women tended to be older and were more likely to be Māori. Overall there were no differences between urban and rural women with regards their survival. Rural Māori tended to be older, more likely to be diagnosed with metastatic disease and less likely to be screen detected than urban Māori. Rural Māori women had inferior breast cancer-specific survival and all-cause survival at 10 years at 72.1% and 55.8% compared to 77.9% and 64.9% for urban Māori. The study shows that rather than being concerned that more needs to be done for rural women in general it is rural Māori women where we need to make extra efforts to ensure early stage at diagnosis and optimum treatment.

year: 2016