title: Te Whanake Online: An interactive resource for Māori language learning

authors: Ka'ai, Tānia M.

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: The promotion of the Māori language is regarded by Māori as essential to the survival of Māori culture, arts, history and identity. The goal of the Te Whanake Online project is to develop a series of online interactive modules to complement an established Māori language learning set of texts and related resources, called Te Whanake. Te Whanake Online supports an immersion or game-style approach to language learning. Currently the fifteen modules for the first book in the series, Te Whanake 1 Te Kākano, have been completed. Each module begins with an animated movie introducing the new language of the module. Between nine and sixteen activities in each module provide practice in a wide range of spoken and written language skills, including listening with comprehension, speaking, reading with comprehension, writing and activities to help learn grammatical structures and vocabulary. The project means that Māori language learners will have access to an online resource which is at the forefront of current thinking and practice in language learning online and firmly grounded in a successful and well-established Māori language series of texts, study guides, audio-visual resources, a dictionary-index, and teachers' manuals. This article outlines the project background, its design, evaluation and the outcomes.

text: Te Whanake Online: An interactive resource for Māori language learning The promotion of the Māori language is regarded by Māori as essential to the survival of Māori culture, arts, history and identity. The goal of the Te Whanake Online project is to develop a series of online interactive modules to complement an established Māori language learning set of texts and related resources, called Te Whanake. Te Whanake Online supports an immersion or game-style approach to language learning. Currently the fifteen modules for the first book in the series, Te Whanake 1 Te Kākano, have been completed. Each module begins with an animated movie introducing the new language of the module. Between nine and sixteen activities in each module provide practice in a wide range of spoken and written language skills, including listening with comprehension, speaking, reading with comprehension, writing and activities to help learn grammatical structures and vocabulary. The project means that Māori language learners will have access to an online resource which is at the forefront of current thinking and practice in language learning online and firmly grounded in a successful and well-established Māori language series of texts, study guides, audio-visual resources, a dictionary-index, and teachers' manuals. This article outlines the project background, its design, evaluation and the outcomes.

year: 2006-09

title: La gouvernance des rivières en Nouvelle-Zélande : une solution élégante ?

authors: Te Aho, Linda

subjects: Water governance,

abstract: Governance of Water in New Zealand: An Elegant Solution? This chapter is grounded in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand while drawing on larger references, such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples, the Rio+20 Declaration and constitutional provisions for Rights of Nature. The chapter analyses a proposed new model for the contentious issue of freshwater governance in New Zealand based on responsible use which also addresses the complex world of state-Māori relations.

text: La gouvernance des rivières en Nouvelle-Zélande : une solution élégante ? Governance of Water in New Zealand: An Elegant Solution? This chapter is grounded in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand while drawing on larger references, such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples, the Rio+20 Declaration and constitutional provisions for Rights of Nature. The chapter analyses a proposed new model for the contentious issue of freshwater governance in New Zealand based on responsible use which also addresses the complex world of state-Māori relations.

year: 2018

title: Cause and Amelioration of MRI-Induced Heating Through Medical Implant Lead Wires

authors: McCabe, Steven Owen

abstract: The RF fields present in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners can induce hazardous heating in patients wearing medical implants. The inherent design and locale of deep brain stimulators (DBS) and spinal cord stimulators (SCS) make them particularly susceptible. We apply antenna concepts and use electromagnetic (EM) simulation to explain the phenomenon and anticipate its sensitivity to lead wire length. We anticipate that a DC resistance of less than 50 Ω/m and an RF impedance of more than 1:23kΩ/m would be required for a safe electrode for SCS use. We investigate the possibility of manipulating wire conductivity and diameter in order to use the skin depth effect to achieve a safe electrode. The effect of the thickness and permittivity of insulation surrounding the wires is explored.

text: Cause and Amelioration of MRI-Induced Heating Through Medical Implant Lead Wires The RF fields present in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners can induce hazardous heating in patients wearing medical implants. The inherent design and locale of deep brain stimulators (DBS) and spinal cord stimulators (SCS) make them particularly susceptible. We apply antenna concepts and use electromagnetic (EM) simulation to explain the phenomenon and anticipate its sensitivity to lead wire length. We anticipate that a DC resistance of less than 50 Ω/m and an RF impedance of more than 1:23kΩ/m would be required for a safe electrode for SCS use. We investigate the possibility of manipulating wire conductivity and diameter in order to use the skin depth effect to achieve a safe electrode. The effect of the thickness and permittivity of insulation surrounding the wires is explored.

year: 2014