title: Hongcun, China—Residents' perceptions of the impacts of tourism on a rural community: A mixed methods approach

authors: Gu, Huimin

subjects: China

abstract: There have been some news releases claiming that Professor Henle in Germany has found the chemical identity of UMF, and that in future chemical analysis will be used instead of assays of antibacterial activity to indicate the level of UMF in manuka honey. Both of these claims are misleading. Because the level of active substance in manuka honey is an unreliable indication of the level of antibacterial activity and can be very misleading, it is hard to see any commercial advantage for it to be used to indicate antibacterial activity other than if someone wanted to fool the consumer into thinking that the higher numbers are giving them a level of antibacterial activity that is far higher than they are really getting.

text: Hongcun, China—Residents' perceptions of the impacts of tourism on a rural community: A mixed methods approach There have been some news releases claiming that Professor Henle in Germany has found the chemical identity of UMF, and that in future chemical analysis will be used instead of assays of antibacterial activity to indicate the level of UMF in manuka honey. Both of these claims are misleading. Because the level of active substance in manuka honey is an unreliable indication of the level of antibacterial activity and can be very misleading, it is hard to see any commercial advantage for it to be used to indicate antibacterial activity other than if someone wanted to fool the consumer into thinking that the higher numbers are giving them a level of antibacterial activity that is far higher than they are really getting.

year: 2010

title: The influence of entrance constriction on hydrodynamics and intertidal morphology within estuarine basins

authors: de Ruiter, Peter Jaap

subjects: estuaries

abstract: We investigate the influence of basin entrance constriction on current velocities, tidal asymmetry, bed shear stresses and intertidal morphology by using a numerical model developed in Delft3D. Hypsometric curves created for six sub-estuaries within Tauranga Harbour indicate a possible link between intertidal hypsometry and entrance constriction. Model results for both spring- and neap tidal cycles show that a constricted subestuary with a deep entrance channel is associated with low current velocities and bed shear stresses in the centre of the basin– conditions favourable for sediment deposition. These constricted geometries are shown to be characterized by convex intertidal equilibrium profiles. Unconstricted sub-estuary model results display an even distribution of relatively high current velocities and bed shear stresses resulting in potential for erosion throughout the estuary. The unconstricted basins in our study are mainly associated with concave intertidal equilibrium profiles. Flood dominance increases from the entrance further into the estuary for both constricted and unconstricted conditions.

text: The influence of entrance constriction on hydrodynamics and intertidal morphology within estuarine basins We investigate the influence of basin entrance constriction on current velocities, tidal asymmetry, bed shear stresses and intertidal morphology by using a numerical model developed in Delft3D. Hypsometric curves created for six sub-estuaries within Tauranga Harbour indicate a possible link between intertidal hypsometry and entrance constriction. Model results for both spring- and neap tidal cycles show that a constricted subestuary with a deep entrance channel is associated with low current velocities and bed shear stresses in the centre of the basin– conditions favourable for sediment deposition. These constricted geometries are shown to be characterized by convex intertidal equilibrium profiles. Unconstricted sub-estuary model results display an even distribution of relatively high current velocities and bed shear stresses resulting in potential for erosion throughout the estuary. The unconstricted basins in our study are mainly associated with concave intertidal equilibrium profiles. Flood dominance increases from the entrance further into the estuary for both constricted and unconstricted conditions.

year: 2017

title: Te tukuihotanga o te reo Māori: He aronga motuhake – ngā mokopuna a Te Kapunga

authors: Dewes, Te Kuru o te Marama

subjects: Reo Māori

abstract: Ko te tāhū o tēnei rangahau ko te reo Māori. Ko te ariā matua ko te tukuihotanga o te reo Māori, arā, ko te tuku iho o te reo ki rō whānau mai i ngā mātua ki ngā tamariki, ā, tae rawa iho ki ngā mokopuna. Kia whakawhāiti i te kaupapa, he aronga motuhake tēnei kei te titiro hāngai atu ki ngā whānau e whā ki ngā tāone e toru o Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Tāmakimakaurau me Te Rotorua-Nui-a-Kahumatamomoe. Nā te hurahura i ngā āhuatanga reo i roto i ngā kāenga o ngā whānau e whā i kitea mehemea kei te tutuki tēnei tūāhua te tukuihotanga o te reo Māori. Tuia, he aha ngā momo āhuatanga kei te taunaki i tēnei mahi, ā, he aha hoki ngā ārai e whakahōtaetae ana i a ia.  piti atu, i noho ki te ketuketu i ngā whakaaro o ngā mātua e pā ana ki tēnei kaupapa te tuku iho i te reo ki ngā tamariki mokopuna. Kāre i aro ki te kounga o te reo, he kaute noa i ngā whakamahinga reo Māori me whakamahinga reo Pākehā. Kia whakaritea ngā āhuatanga reo o ngā whānau me ngā tamariki, i tū ngā mahi whakarongo ki ngā wāhi e toru, arā, ki rō kāenga, ki rō kura, ka mutu, i tū ki wāhi kē atu hoki. Nā runga i te whakaaro kei te mōrearea tonu te reo Māori, kua herea tēnei kaupapa ki te ahurea me te tuakiri Māori, te mana motuhake me te tino rangatiratanga.

text: Te tukuihotanga o te reo Māori: He aronga motuhake – ngā mokopuna a Te Kapunga Ko te tāhū o tēnei rangahau ko te reo Māori. Ko te ariā matua ko te tukuihotanga o te reo Māori, arā, ko te tuku iho o te reo ki rō whānau mai i ngā mātua ki ngā tamariki, ā, tae rawa iho ki ngā mokopuna. Kia whakawhāiti i te kaupapa, he aronga motuhake tēnei kei te titiro hāngai atu ki ngā whānau e whā ki ngā tāone e toru o Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Tāmakimakaurau me Te Rotorua-Nui-a-Kahumatamomoe. Nā te hurahura i ngā āhuatanga reo i roto i ngā kāenga o ngā whānau e whā i kitea mehemea kei te tutuki tēnei tūāhua te tukuihotanga o te reo Māori. Tuia, he aha ngā momo āhuatanga kei te taunaki i tēnei mahi, ā, he aha hoki ngā ārai e whakahōtaetae ana i a ia.  piti atu, i noho ki te ketuketu i ngā whakaaro o ngā mātua e pā ana ki tēnei kaupapa te tuku iho i te reo ki ngā tamariki mokopuna. Kāre i aro ki te kounga o te reo, he kaute noa i ngā whakamahinga reo Māori me whakamahinga reo Pākehā. Kia whakaritea ngā āhuatanga reo o ngā whānau me ngā tamariki, i tū ngā mahi whakarongo ki ngā wāhi e toru, arā, ki rō kāenga, ki rō kura, ka mutu, i tū ki wāhi kē atu hoki. Nā runga i te whakaaro kei te mōrearea tonu te reo Māori, kua herea tēnei kaupapa ki te ahurea me te tuakiri Māori, te mana motuhake me te tino rangatiratanga.

year: 2017