title: Respondent dynamics within the NZIER survey of business opinion: An introductory perspective

authors: Silverstone, Brian

subjects: business confidence

abstract: This paper considers respondent dynamics within the NZIER quarterly survey of business opinion. The paper concentrates mainly on the potential usefulness of matched and individual survey responses with particular reference to business confidence. The main framework is a three-by-three matrix of responses by firms who have participated in adjacent surveys. This framework provides information on the dynamics (flows) of business opinion as opposed to the usual published information on end-of-period net balances (stocks). The paper highlights the volatility of business opinion with respect to both economy-wide and own-outlook. Almost half the firms replying to adjacent surveys, for example, changed their outlook between quarters regarding business confidence, output and profitability.

text: Respondent dynamics within the NZIER survey of business opinion: An introductory perspective This paper considers respondent dynamics within the NZIER quarterly survey of business opinion. The paper concentrates mainly on the potential usefulness of matched and individual survey responses with particular reference to business confidence. The main framework is a three-by-three matrix of responses by firms who have participated in adjacent surveys. This framework provides information on the dynamics (flows) of business opinion as opposed to the usual published information on end-of-period net balances (stocks). The paper highlights the volatility of business opinion with respect to both economy-wide and own-outlook. Almost half the firms replying to adjacent surveys, for example, changed their outlook between quarters regarding business confidence, output and profitability.

year: 2000-11

title: Kinetics of Oxidation of Binary Ti-Cu Alloys in the 600–800 °C Temperature Range

authors: Alqattan, Fatemah

abstract: The oxidation behaviour of Ti alloys is a crucial aspect for structural components operating at high service temperature. The aim of this study is to identify the oxidation kinetics and mechanism of binary Ti-Cu alloys with a progressively higher amount of Cu with the alloys having a α + β lamellar structure. It is found that all the alloys followed a non-ideal (i.e., n ≠ 2) parabolic relationship, as controlled by anionic oxygen diffusion, with a distinct effect from both oxidation temperature and alloy chemistry. Specifically, faster oxidation kinetics are found both at higher temperatures and for higher Cu contents, resulting in the formation of thicker oxide scale layers. The oxidation mechanism primarily entails the formation of the stable TiO2 rutile polymorph. However, transitions through metastable phases (e.g., anatase) and texturing of rutile are also revealed as dictated by the composition of the alloy at specific oxidation temperature/time pairs.

text: Kinetics of Oxidation of Binary Ti-Cu Alloys in the 600–800 °C Temperature Range The oxidation behaviour of Ti alloys is a crucial aspect for structural components operating at high service temperature. The aim of this study is to identify the oxidation kinetics and mechanism of binary Ti-Cu alloys with a progressively higher amount of Cu with the alloys having a α + β lamellar structure. It is found that all the alloys followed a non-ideal (i.e., n ≠ 2) parabolic relationship, as controlled by anionic oxygen diffusion, with a distinct effect from both oxidation temperature and alloy chemistry. Specifically, faster oxidation kinetics are found both at higher temperatures and for higher Cu contents, resulting in the formation of thicker oxide scale layers. The oxidation mechanism primarily entails the formation of the stable TiO2 rutile polymorph. However, transitions through metastable phases (e.g., anatase) and texturing of rutile are also revealed as dictated by the composition of the alloy at specific oxidation temperature/time pairs.

year: 2025

title: Media coverage of 'decades of disparity' in ethnic mortality in Aotearoa.

authors: Hodgetts, Darrin

subjects: psychology

abstract: For some time we have known that factors such as economic prosperity, community cohesion, and social justice bear on health. These societal influences are particularly pertinent to the health of indigenous groups, such as Maori, who are still responding to processes of colonization. In July 2003 the New Zealand Ministry of Health published a report entitled  Decades of Disparity , which proposed (among other things) that neoliberal policies of the last two decades impacted negatively on mortality rates for Maori and Pacific peoples, when compared with Pakeha. In this article we explore media coverage of this report through analyses of media releases, radio, television and newspaper items. It is argued that as the story evolved media increasingly challenged the importance of societal determinants of health, preferring individual level explanations. As a result coverage failed to give due emphasis to structural health concerns for Maori, which necessitate social change.

text: Media coverage of 'decades of disparity' in ethnic mortality in Aotearoa. For some time we have known that factors such as economic prosperity, community cohesion, and social justice bear on health. These societal influences are particularly pertinent to the health of indigenous groups, such as Maori, who are still responding to processes of colonization. In July 2003 the New Zealand Ministry of Health published a report entitled  Decades of Disparity , which proposed (among other things) that neoliberal policies of the last two decades impacted negatively on mortality rates for Maori and Pacific peoples, when compared with Pakeha. In this article we explore media coverage of this report through analyses of media releases, radio, television and newspaper items. It is argued that as the story evolved media increasingly challenged the importance of societal determinants of health, preferring individual level explanations. As a result coverage failed to give due emphasis to structural health concerns for Maori, which necessitate social change.

year: 2004