Developing effective communication tools for volcanic hazards in New Zealand, using social science

2015 ◽  
pp. 305-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Leonard ◽  
S. Potter
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Volcanic Hazards ◽  
Communication Tools

The exclusion of prison informant evidence for unreliability in new Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 136571272110112
Author(s):  
Anna High
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Social Science Evidence ◽  
Science Evidence

Prison informant or ‘jailhouse snitch’ evidence is a notoriously unreliable category of evidence. In light of reliability concerns, the New Zealand Supreme Court has adopted a progressive approach to the exclusion of prison informant evidence, centred on greater use of general exclusionary provisions as a threshold of reliability for the admission of suspect evidence. In so doing, the court has shifted the emphasis from deference to the jury as arbiter of ultimate reliability and towards more robust judicial gatekeeping as a safeguard against false testimony. This article critically analyses the New Zealand approach, including by way of comparison with Canada, Australia and England and Wales. The New Zealand approach is presented as a principled and important example of adapting fundamental evidentiary principles and provisions in line with emerging social science evidence. However, in light of the general concerns surrounding this class of evidence, ultimately further safeguards are still needed

scholarly journals Recent Aotearoa/New Zealand Social Science Books (2019-2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Charles Crothers
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

A listing of social science New Zealand-related books published between 2019 and early 2021 is provided.

Monitoring oral anti-cancer therapy adherence in cancer patients using web based application guided communication compared with nurse counseling in a community cancer center.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 88-88
Author(s):  
Milana V. Dolezal ◽  
Vivian Leong ◽  
Rajesh Behl
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Electronic Alerts ◽  
Anti Cancer

88 Background: Smart phone web based applications (apps) can be effective communication tools for monitoring compliance and increasing adherence to oral anti-cancer therapy in the outpatient setting. Methods: Cancer patients age 18-90 treated with various oral anti-cancer therapies were recruited to this prospective, 3 month observational trial at our large community cancer center to determine feasibility of using an app for oral anti-cancer therapy compliance. Enrolled patients are randomized to either Arm 1 App arm and nurse counseling or Arm 2 nurse counseling only. The free apps MyMeds and Medisafe incorporate medication reminders and record doses. Patients complete the validated RAND 36- item quality of life (QOL) questionnaire and a free text feedback. Results: 91 patients were screened between 11/2015 to 9/2016 (45 declined enrollment due to various factors). 46 patients were randomized with 25 to Arm 1 and 21 to Arm 2. Demographics included 10 men (various tumor types but mostly multiple myeloma) and 36 women; 22 with breast cancer. MyMeds app lacked the necessary real-time communication so patients were switched to the MediSafe app which features email alerts. 15 patients have completed the study through Month 3. Four patients on Arm 1 missing their monthly visit or were non-compliant with the app. 23 patients remain active in the study. Differences are a higher QOL score in Arm 1 vs Arm 2 in measured domains of Energy/Fatigue (56% in Arm 1 compared to 44% for Arm 2) and Pain (72% in Arm 1 compared to 58% in Arm 2). Patients randomized to the app found the electronic alerts very helpful. Conclusions: Our limited pilot study demonstrated the potential of smart device apps as effective communication tools for improving patients’ adherence to oral anti-cancer therapy and QOL. Ultimately, convenient ways to monitor patients’ compliance with anti-cancer therapy will impact survival and facilitate provider-patient communication.

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
James Young
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Science ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
West Texas ◽  
Peking University ◽  
University College London ◽  
The University

International Journal of Social Science Studies (IJSSS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether IJSSS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 6, Number 6 Abdul Azim Akhtar, Independent Academic & Researcher, Delhi, IndiaAmir Hossain, IBAIS University, BangladeshAnastasia Panagakos, Cosumnes River College, USAAslan,Yasin, Sinop University, TurkeyAyşegül Sili Kalem, Necmettin Erbakan Universitesi, TurkeyChris Gilleard, University College London, UKEnzo Loner, University of Trento, ItalyFroilan Mobo, Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, PhilippinesHenry Poduthas, West Texas A&M University, USAHyejin Lee, Tufts University, MA, USA and Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea, USAImran Ali Sandano, Zhejiang University, ChinaJehu Onyekwere Nnaji, University of Naples II, Italy and Globe Visions Network Italy, ItalyJohn Boulard Forkuor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), GhanaMei-Ling Lin, National Open University, TaiwanQingzhi Huan, Peking University, ChinaRemigiusz Kijak, "University of Warsaw", PolandYaghoob Foroutan, The University of Waikato, New Zealand

scholarly journals When is a policy past its use-by date? Differential superannuation payment rates: a case for ongoing monitoring of long-term policies

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharleen Forbes
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Ongoing Monitoring

In 2011 the prime minister’s science advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman, drew attention to the need for clear monitoring and evaluation of key policies and programmes in New Zealand, stating: ‘The importance of well evaluated interventions both at the pilot stage and after scale-up is critical, as the costs and implications of inferior science or wrong data leading to policy decisions are immense’, and that ‘excellent social science, if done well, can be immensely valuable. That said, this is an area more than any other where inept science or a scientific vacuum can lead to policy decisions based on dogma and ideology rather than on the knowledge needed to lead to better outcomes’.

Science to emergency management response

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Woods ◽  
Sara K. McBride ◽  
Liam M. Wotherspoon ◽  
Sarah Beavan ◽  
Sally H. Potter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
The North ◽  
Kaikoura Earthquake ◽  
Significant Effort

The M7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake in 2016 presented a number of challenges to science agencies and institutions throughout New Zealand. The earthquake was complex, with 21 faults rupturing throughout the North Canterbury and Marlborough landscape, generating a localised seven metre tsunami and triggering thousands of landslides. With many areas isolated as a result, it presented science teams with logistical challenges as well as the need to coordinate efforts across institutional and disciplinary boundaries. Many research disciplines, from engineering and geophysics to social science, were heavily involved in the response. Coordinating these disciplines and institutions required significant effort to assist New Zealand during its most complex earthquake yet recorded. This paper explores that effort and acknowledges the successes and lessons learned by the teams involved.

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