title: Research methods in psychology (Aotearoa New Zealand edition)

authors: Price, Paul C.

abstract: Psychology has its own set of tools to investigate the important research questions of its field. Psychology is a relatively new field with methods and practices that are evolving at a rapid rate. With this textbook, we introduce students to the fundamental principles of what it is like to think like a psychology researcher. In recent years, the conversation in psychology has shifted to an introspective one, re-examining the knowledge that we consider foundational. As many introspective conversations do, this one caused a crisis of faith. Psychologists are questioning if we really know what we thought we knew or if we simply got lucky. We are struggling with understanding our publication biases and the training that we provide our students. Instead of shying away from this controversy, this textbook invites the reader to step right into the middle of it. With every step of the way, the research process in psychology is fraught with decisions, trade-offs, and uncertainty. It is not an easy route to traverse, but we hope this textbook will be a roadmap that can inspire the direction if not give absolute instructions. As the field grapples with its identity, we will use better tools, more transparent practices, and more open conversations to improve our understanding of human behaviour.

text: Research methods in psychology (Aotearoa New Zealand edition) Psychology has its own set of tools to investigate the important research questions of its field. Psychology is a relatively new field with methods and practices that are evolving at a rapid rate. With this textbook, we introduce students to the fundamental principles of what it is like to think like a psychology researcher. In recent years, the conversation in psychology has shifted to an introspective one, re-examining the knowledge that we consider foundational. As many introspective conversations do, this one caused a crisis of faith. Psychologists are questioning if we really know what we thought we knew or if we simply got lucky. We are struggling with understanding our publication biases and the training that we provide our students. Instead of shying away from this controversy, this textbook invites the reader to step right into the middle of it. With every step of the way, the research process in psychology is fraught with decisions, trade-offs, and uncertainty. It is not an easy route to traverse, but we hope this textbook will be a roadmap that can inspire the direction if not give absolute instructions. As the field grapples with its identity, we will use better tools, more transparent practices, and more open conversations to improve our understanding of human behaviour.

year: 2020

title: La prise de Cayenne en 1664 : une nouvelle perspective

authors: Jennings, William

subjects: Cayenne, Guyane, Colbert, Compagnie française des Indes Occidentales, Palikur

abstract: Résumé La conquête de Cayenne en 1664 marque les prémisses de la politique coloniale de Louis XIV. L’événement est pourtant mal connu, faute de sources primaires fiables, cependant le témoignage inédit du notaire de l’expédition décrit le voyage à Cayenne, la reddition de la colonie hollandaise ainsi les relations entre la marine royale et la compagnie coloniale privée à l’origine de la Compagnie française des Indes Occidentales. Il donne aussi un bref aperçu des habitants indigènes de la Guyane. Mots clé : Cayenne, Guyane, Colbert, Compagnie française des Indes Occidentales, Palikur

text: La prise de Cayenne en 1664 : une nouvelle perspective Résumé La conquête de Cayenne en 1664 marque les prémisses de la politique coloniale de Louis XIV. L’événement est pourtant mal connu, faute de sources primaires fiables, cependant le témoignage inédit du notaire de l’expédition décrit le voyage à Cayenne, la reddition de la colonie hollandaise ainsi les relations entre la marine royale et la compagnie coloniale privée à l’origine de la Compagnie française des Indes Occidentales. Il donne aussi un bref aperçu des habitants indigènes de la Guyane. Mots clé : Cayenne, Guyane, Colbert, Compagnie française des Indes Occidentales, Palikur

year: 2019

title: The Effects of Contaminated Rena Sediments on Juvenile Paua (Haliotis iris)

authors: McSweeney, Caleb S.

subjects: contamiant

abstract: The grounding of the MV Rena on Otaiti resulted in the release of heavy fuel oil and container debris contaminants into the surrounding environments including the rocky shores of the adjacent Mōtītī Island. This is the habitat where significant populations of benthic paua reside. Paua (Haliotis iris) are a staple and consistent food source for Mōtītī Island. Being an offshore island with no amenities, Mōtītī Island residents are reliant on the ocean as a pataka kai (food cupboard) and are therefore acutely aware of environmental influences to the harvest of kaimoana.
This thesis aimed to address concerns relating to the effects of contaminated boundary layer water emanating from contaminated ‘Rena’ sediment on juvenile paua. Research was focused in two areas: 1) the sublethal behavioural effects of contaminated Rena sediment to Paua and 2) the accumulation of trace metals in the edible tissue and viscera mass. The experiments were carried out with the use of a close circuit aquaria in a laboratory environment, followed by a field experiment.
In all experiments, paua in control treatments were healthy by comparison to paua exposed to treatments with Rena contaminated sediments and copper as judged by survivorship and behaviour. The most likely cause of of behavioural aberrations and mortality observed was deemed to be copper as demonstrated by Diffusive Gradient in thin film (DGT) and ambient water analyses in both experiments. Copper that is bioavailable can increase quickly in the edible tissue and viscera mass as was identified as the visceral mass of Rena and copper exposed paua had a higher mean concentration of this and other trace metals.
On Otaiti, the effects to paua from the Rena ship wreck and lost container contents, know to include a medly of metals and other contaminants, is not likely to be limited to copper alone. Results demosntrate the relevance of examining the effects of water borne contaminated plumes emanating from complex mixtures of contaminants. This is rarely done in ecotoxicological studies which tend to focus on individual contaminant compounds.

text: The Effects of Contaminated Rena Sediments on Juvenile Paua (Haliotis iris) The grounding of the MV Rena on Otaiti resulted in the release of heavy fuel oil and container debris contaminants into the surrounding environments including the rocky shores of the adjacent Mōtītī Island. This is the habitat where significant populations of benthic paua reside. Paua (Haliotis iris) are a staple and consistent food source for Mōtītī Island. Being an offshore island with no amenities, Mōtītī Island residents are reliant on the ocean as a pataka kai (food cupboard) and are therefore acutely aware of environmental influences to the harvest of kaimoana.
This thesis aimed to address concerns relating to the effects of contaminated boundary layer water emanating from contaminated ‘Rena’ sediment on juvenile paua. Research was focused in two areas: 1) the sublethal behavioural effects of contaminated Rena sediment to Paua and 2) the accumulation of trace metals in the edible tissue and viscera mass. The experiments were carried out with the use of a close circuit aquaria in a laboratory environment, followed by a field experiment.
In all experiments, paua in control treatments were healthy by comparison to paua exposed to treatments with Rena contaminated sediments and copper as judged by survivorship and behaviour. The most likely cause of of behavioural aberrations and mortality observed was deemed to be copper as demonstrated by Diffusive Gradient in thin film (DGT) and ambient water analyses in both experiments. Copper that is bioavailable can increase quickly in the edible tissue and viscera mass as was identified as the visceral mass of Rena and copper exposed paua had a higher mean concentration of this and other trace metals.
On Otaiti, the effects to paua from the Rena ship wreck and lost container contents, know to include a medly of metals and other contaminants, is not likely to be limited to copper alone. Results demosntrate the relevance of examining the effects of water borne contaminated plumes emanating from complex mixtures of contaminants. This is rarely done in ecotoxicological studies which tend to focus on individual contaminant compounds.

year: 2015