title: A study into the ifoga: Samoa's answer to dispute healing

authors: Tuala-Warren, Leilani

abstract: An investigation into the principles behind the Samoan ifoga, in order to ascertain whether this cultural practice can be implemented into the New Zealand Criminal Justice System.

text: A study into the ifoga: Samoa's answer to dispute healing An investigation into the principles behind the Samoan ifoga, in order to ascertain whether this cultural practice can be implemented into the New Zealand Criminal Justice System.

year: 2002

title: Measuring Auditory Thresholds in Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus Vulpecula)

authors: Osugi, Mizuho

subjects: Audiogram

abstract: A total of 9 brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) were trained to perform a two-manipulanda, conditional discrimination task.  The possums learned to press a right lever in the presence of a tone (80 dB(A)) during tone-on trials, and a left lever in the absence of the tone on tone-off trials.  Overall sessions of 11 conditions contained tone frequency between 100 Hz and 35 kHz were tested.  Each condition contained training and then probe sessions.   In training sessions, the possums were presented with tone-on and tone-off trials, pseudo-randomly.  Once the possums responded with over 90% accuracy for five consecutive sessions, then probe sessions were introduced.  Probe sessions were similar to the training sessions, except that the tone intensity for tone-on trials was reduced by 8 dB(A) across blocks of 20 trials until their response accuracy in a block fall below 60% or reached 24 dB(A).  Data were analysed using overall percentages correct and log d analysis.  Both measures indicated that overall response accuracy decreased for all possum as tone intensity reduced.  Based on these data analyses, threshold values were calculated using the criterions at 75% correct and a log d of 0.48.  The threshold values for each possum and across all possums were plotted as a function of the tone frequency to produce an audiogram.  A curvilinear regression was fitted for each threshold values.  The functions of both measures were very similar.  Both audiograms showed that the possums could hear the tones between 100 Hz and 35 kHz, and were most sensitive to tones between 15 and 20 kHz.  This experiment involved many difficulties with producing and measuring tones especially outside of human hearing range.  Due to these difficulties, several problems and concerns were raised during the experiment, these were discussed in this study and also recommendations for future research were then presented.

text: Measuring Auditory Thresholds in Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus Vulpecula) A total of 9 brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) were trained to perform a two-manipulanda, conditional discrimination task.  The possums learned to press a right lever in the presence of a tone (80 dB(A)) during tone-on trials, and a left lever in the absence of the tone on tone-off trials.  Overall sessions of 11 conditions contained tone frequency between 100 Hz and 35 kHz were tested.  Each condition contained training and then probe sessions.   In training sessions, the possums were presented with tone-on and tone-off trials, pseudo-randomly.  Once the possums responded with over 90% accuracy for five consecutive sessions, then probe sessions were introduced.  Probe sessions were similar to the training sessions, except that the tone intensity for tone-on trials was reduced by 8 dB(A) across blocks of 20 trials until their response accuracy in a block fall below 60% or reached 24 dB(A).  Data were analysed using overall percentages correct and log d analysis.  Both measures indicated that overall response accuracy decreased for all possum as tone intensity reduced.  Based on these data analyses, threshold values were calculated using the criterions at 75% correct and a log d of 0.48.  The threshold values for each possum and across all possums were plotted as a function of the tone frequency to produce an audiogram.  A curvilinear regression was fitted for each threshold values.  The functions of both measures were very similar.  Both audiograms showed that the possums could hear the tones between 100 Hz and 35 kHz, and were most sensitive to tones between 15 and 20 kHz.  This experiment involved many difficulties with producing and measuring tones especially outside of human hearing range.  Due to these difficulties, several problems and concerns were raised during the experiment, these were discussed in this study and also recommendations for future research were then presented.

year: 2008

title: Community-university collaborations: creating hybrid research and collective identities

authors: Cave, Jennifer Barbara Jane

subjects: collaborative

abstract: In this article we explore the politics of community-university collaborative research and activism. We are scholars based in universities as well as members of various 'communities'-queer, Pasifika and Māori-hence we regularly venture beyond the formal research spaces of the academy and enter into critical collaborative research with others working in 'the community'. In what follows we first outline collaborative community-based research literature that advocates hybrid research collectivities. Second, we give some context and background to our methodologies that have enabled us to re-think collaborative research. Third, examples from our research are offered to illustrate the ways in which collaborative research constructs new collective identities. Finally, we conclude by arguing that social science scholars working across university-community boundaries may expand and multiply hybrid research collectives, and thereby effect positive social change at many levels

text: Community-university collaborations: creating hybrid research and collective identities In this article we explore the politics of community-university collaborative research and activism. We are scholars based in universities as well as members of various 'communities'-queer, Pasifika and Māori-hence we regularly venture beyond the formal research spaces of the academy and enter into critical collaborative research with others working in 'the community'. In what follows we first outline collaborative community-based research literature that advocates hybrid research collectivities. Second, we give some context and background to our methodologies that have enabled us to re-think collaborative research. Third, examples from our research are offered to illustrate the ways in which collaborative research constructs new collective identities. Finally, we conclude by arguing that social science scholars working across university-community boundaries may expand and multiply hybrid research collectives, and thereby effect positive social change at many levels

year: 2012