title: Biomedicals from Bone

authors: Mucalo, Michael R.

subjects: chemistry

abstract: The realm of biomaterials, under which biomedical materials can be categorised, has a broad deﬁnition base and recognises materials that are synthesized or naturally sourced. Biomaterials are normally those that come into contact with live tissue and physiological ﬂuids. They have applications as prostheses to replace lost function of joints or to replace bone tissue, for diagnosing medical conditions, as a form of therapy, or as a storage unit. The diversity and scope of biomaterials science research, and especially its application to the improvement of trauma, disease, and congenital defects in the human condition, are making this branch of science increasingly dominant and topical in many countries. An exciting aspect is that such research is interdisciplinary. The varied problems of the human condition that biomaterials research addresses occupy the efforts not only of medical doctors who act as the end users of such technology, but also those of chemists, physicists, engineers, and biologists in creating the technological advances. Chemistry, in particular, plays a major role in such research, after all it is the foundation stone on which biomaterials polymer science and biomedical scaffold materials are built.

text: Biomedicals from Bone The realm of biomaterials, under which biomedical materials can be categorised, has a broad deﬁnition base and recognises materials that are synthesized or naturally sourced. Biomaterials are normally those that come into contact with live tissue and physiological ﬂuids. They have applications as prostheses to replace lost function of joints or to replace bone tissue, for diagnosing medical conditions, as a form of therapy, or as a storage unit. The diversity and scope of biomaterials science research, and especially its application to the improvement of trauma, disease, and congenital defects in the human condition, are making this branch of science increasingly dominant and topical in many countries. An exciting aspect is that such research is interdisciplinary. The varied problems of the human condition that biomaterials research addresses occupy the efforts not only of medical doctors who act as the end users of such technology, but also those of chemists, physicists, engineers, and biologists in creating the technological advances. Chemistry, in particular, plays a major role in such research, after all it is the foundation stone on which biomaterials polymer science and biomedical scaffold materials are built.

year: 2008

title: Maximize or normalize? Examining single-leg drop-land-cut distances in young athletes: A pilot study

authors: Butcher, Anna J.

subjects: ACL

abstract: This study investigated differences in leap distance for a single-leg drop-land-cut (CUT) task based on using either a maximal or normalized (150% leg length) method or the influence of condition order and leg dominance on distance achieved. Twenty-six young court and field sport athletes (61.5% female) completed the single-leg drop-land-cut task on the dominant and nondominant leg under maximal and normalized conditions in a randomized order. Multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance tests with post hoc pairwise comparisons were used to determine the effect of condition (maximal and normalized), leg dominance (dominant and nondominant), and interaction effect on leaping distance. Potential order effects were explored as a between-subjects factor within the analysis of variance. Our findings showed significantly larger leap distances under the maximal condition (P < .001, η2p ≥ .417), with the maximal mean being 154.5 (24.7) cm (175.1% [18.6%] leg length) and the normalized mean being 140.7 (19.7) cm (159.0% [5.8%] of leg length). Furthermore, greater distances were achieved during the maximal task when performed following the normalized task (P < .001, 24.5% further). Practically, the normalized task may be better suited for heterogeneous samples; yet, the maximal task may be more suitable for homogeneous samples or pre–post study designs.

text: Maximize or normalize? Examining single-leg drop-land-cut distances in young athletes: A pilot study This study investigated differences in leap distance for a single-leg drop-land-cut (CUT) task based on using either a maximal or normalized (150% leg length) method or the influence of condition order and leg dominance on distance achieved. Twenty-six young court and field sport athletes (61.5% female) completed the single-leg drop-land-cut task on the dominant and nondominant leg under maximal and normalized conditions in a randomized order. Multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance tests with post hoc pairwise comparisons were used to determine the effect of condition (maximal and normalized), leg dominance (dominant and nondominant), and interaction effect on leaping distance. Potential order effects were explored as a between-subjects factor within the analysis of variance. Our findings showed significantly larger leap distances under the maximal condition (P < .001, η2p ≥ .417), with the maximal mean being 154.5 (24.7) cm (175.1% [18.6%] leg length) and the normalized mean being 140.7 (19.7) cm (159.0% [5.8%] of leg length). Furthermore, greater distances were achieved during the maximal task when performed following the normalized task (P < .001, 24.5% further). Practically, the normalized task may be better suited for heterogeneous samples; yet, the maximal task may be more suitable for homogeneous samples or pre–post study designs.

year: 2025

title: Feminist geographies in Aotearoa New Zealand: cultural, social and political moments

authors: Adams-Hutcheson, Gail

subjects: Social Sciences

abstract: Aotearoa New Zealand is a nation of promise, potential and enigma: it was the first country in the world where women gained the vote in 1893 and now boasts the youngest woman world leader in 2017. It is also a postcolonial nation where structural racism, homophobia, and sexism persist, yet it has also given legal personhood to a river. Our Country Report foregrounds Aotearoa New Zealand feminist geographic scholarship that responds to, reflects, and sometimes resists such contrasts and contradictions at the national scale. We employ the lens of the 2017 national election to critically engage with current gendered and indigenous politics in the country. Analyzing these politics through three ‘feminist moments,’ our paper highlights the breadth and scope of current Aotearoa New Zealand feminist geographic scholarship and directions.

text: Feminist geographies in Aotearoa New Zealand: cultural, social and political moments Aotearoa New Zealand is a nation of promise, potential and enigma: it was the first country in the world where women gained the vote in 1893 and now boasts the youngest woman world leader in 2017. It is also a postcolonial nation where structural racism, homophobia, and sexism persist, yet it has also given legal personhood to a river. Our Country Report foregrounds Aotearoa New Zealand feminist geographic scholarship that responds to, reflects, and sometimes resists such contrasts and contradictions at the national scale. We employ the lens of the 2017 national election to critically engage with current gendered and indigenous politics in the country. Analyzing these politics through three ‘feminist moments,’ our paper highlights the breadth and scope of current Aotearoa New Zealand feminist geographic scholarship and directions.

year: 2019