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Previous studies have identified Mycoplasma genitalium as a cause of urethritis in men. As there is no New Zealand data, a case-control study was conducted to determine whether this organism is a significant cause of urethritis in...
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Previous studies have identified Mycoplasma genitalium as a cause of urethritis in men. As there is no New Zealand data, a case-control study was conducted to determine whether this organism is a significant cause of urethritis in men presenting to Auckland Sexual Health Service. Methods: Enrolment for the study commenced in March 2006 and finished in February 2008. Inclusion criteria for cases of non-gonococcal urethritis were onset of urethritis symptoms within one month confirmed by urethral Gram staining showing ≥10 polymorphonuclear leucocytes per high-powered field. Controls were men presenting during the same time period for asymptomatic sexual health screening. All participants were tested for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, M. genitalium, and Chlamydia trachomatis. Information regarding symptoms, sexual behaviour and treatment was collected using a standard questionnaire. Results: We recruited 209 cases and 199 controls with a participation rate of 96%. The prevalence of C. trachomatis and M. genitalium in non-gonococcal urethritis cases was 33.5% and 10% respectively. Co-infection with these organisms was uncommon (1.9%). C. trachomatis and M. genitalium were diagnosed in 4% and 2% of controls, respectively, and both infections were detected significantly less often than in the cases (P < 0.0001, P < 0.005). Cases were more likely to report inconsistent condom use, multiple sexual contacts and not having sexual intercourse in the last week (P = 0.03, P = 0.02, P = 0.03). A past history of non-gonococcal urethritis was a significant predictor of current symptoms (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: This is the first study to investigate M. genitalium infection in New Zealand men. Our results confirm that M. genitalium is a cause of non-gonococcal urethritis in men presenting to our service.
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Incubation can be as energetically costly as rearing chicks (Williams 1991, Tatner & Bryant 1993, Thomson et al. 1998a) and might even limit clutch size (Heaney & Monaghan 1996, Thomson et al. 1998a, 1998b, Reid et al. 2002). For example, more energy is required to incubate both natural and experimentally enlarged clutches (Haftorn & Reinertsen 1985, Heaney & Monaghan 1996, Wiebe & Martin 2000), which sometimes leads to a loss of body mass in incubating adults (Mallory & Weatherhead 1993, Cucco & Malacarne 1997, Wiebe & Martin 2000, but see Hillstr?m 1995). Declines in nest attentiveness with increases in ambient temperature have also been cited as evidence that investment in incubation might be energetically costly and subject to trade-offs (Haftorn & Reinertsen 1985, Kulesza 1990, Conway & Martin 2000)....
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Incubation can be as energetically costly as rearing chicks (Williams 1991, Tatner & Bryant 1993, Thomson et al. 1998a) and might even limit clutch size (Heaney & Monaghan 1996, Thomson et al. 1998a, 1998b, Reid et al. 2002). For example, more energy is required to incubate both natural and experimentally enlarged clutches (Haftorn & Reinertsen 1985, Heaney & Monaghan 1996, Wiebe & Martin 2000), which sometimes leads to a loss of body mass in incubating adults (Mallory & Weatherhead 1993, Cucco & Malacarne 1997, Wiebe & Martin 2000, but see Hillstr?m 1995). Declines in nest attentiveness with increases in ambient temperature have also been cited as evidence that investment in incubation might be energetically costly and subject to trade-offs (Haftorn & Reinertsen 1985, Kulesza 1990, Conway & Martin 2000).
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In November 1933 Wellington's Evening Post carried a complaint from the New Zealand Meteorological Service's (NZMS) Director, Dr Edward Kidson, about the ways in which the NZMS had to suffer 'pseudoscientists' whose activities und...
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In November 1933 Wellington's Evening Post carried a complaint from the New Zealand Meteorological Service's (NZMS) Director, Dr Edward Kidson, about the ways in which the NZMS had to suffer 'pseudoscientists' whose activities undermined the authority of trained meteorologists. Drawing on the work of Thomas Gieryn, this paper explores the epistemological and personal contests that Kidson, and others, engaged in with lay forecasters as they sought to position meteorology as a credible and useful scientific activity. Examining this meteorological boundary work provides us with insights into the complex relationship between meteorologists' struggles to reconcile their partial understandings of atmospheric processes, the data 'friction' generated by their practices, and the desires and expectations of the users of their forecasts. In exploring this situated boundary work the paper adds to our understanding of how the increasingly global reach of meteorology in the twentieth century required ongoing local performances of credibility in which meteorology's status as a science was constantly being contested and strategically defended. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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James Murray (1923-1961), an organic chemist by profession, was also New Zealand's first modern lichenologist. Having a wide knowledge of New Zealand plants, and a very competent grasp of post-war natural product chemistry, he was...
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James Murray (1923-1961), an organic chemist by profession, was also New Zealand's first modern lichenologist. Having a wide knowledge of New Zealand plants, and a very competent grasp of post-war natural product chemistry, he was well qualified to take up lichens at a period when chemosystematics was just becoming important in the group. His early published work was to influence the emerging field of lichen bioactive compounds, and 50 years later, generic concepts in the Lobariaceae. Murray's joint careers in organic chemistry and lichenology were tragically cut short by his early accidental death; his legacy being a handful of papers and an extensive lichen herbarium (now at OTA). However, James Murray's example and influence have resonated much more widely than these concrete accomplishments. To enable his contributions to be properly appreciated, the present biographical memoir outlines his life, work and legacy to modern lichenology. The genus Yarrumia D.J. Galloway is described in Murray's honour and two new combinations are made: Y. colensoi (C.Bab.) D.J. Galloway and Y. coronata (Mull.Arg.) D.J. Galloway.
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The following new notoaturine species from New Zealand are described in this paper: Paratryssaturus stewartensis n. sp., Planaturus pileatus n. sp., P. serratus n. sp., Taintaturus indentatus n. sp. and T. longipileatus n. sp. Par...
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The following new notoaturine species from New Zealand are described in this paper: Paratryssaturus stewartensis n. sp., Planaturus pileatus n. sp., P. serratus n. sp., Taintaturus indentatus n. sp. and T. longipileatus n. sp. Paratryssaturus morimotoi (Imamura, 1979) is synonymized with P. minutus. A key is given for the genus Taintaturus Cook. Numerous new records are given, including the first for Stewart Island.
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A new righteye flounder, Poecilopsetta multiradiata, is described from eight specimens (two males and six females) collected from deep waters (336-408 m) around New Zealand and New Caledonia (South-West Pacific). This new species ...
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A new righteye flounder, Poecilopsetta multiradiata, is described from eight specimens (two males and six females) collected from deep waters (336-408 m) around New Zealand and New Caledonia (South-West Pacific). This new species is distinguished from its 14 congeners by the following combination of characters: high numbers of dorsal (70-73) and anal (58-62) fin rays, ca. 85-99 lateral-line scales, 31-32 caudal vertebrae, and a relatively shallow body depth of 36.9-41.9% SL.
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A new righteye flounder, Poecilopsetta multiradiata, is described from eight specimens (two males and six females) collected from deep waters (336-408 m) around New Zealand and New Caledonia (South-West Pacific). This new species ...
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A new righteye flounder, Poecilopsetta multiradiata, is described from eight specimens (two males and six females) collected from deep waters (336-408 m) around New Zealand and New Caledonia (South-West Pacific). This new species is distinguished from its 14 congeners by the following combination of characters: high numbers of dorsal (70-73) and anal (58-62) fin rays, ca. 85-99 lateral-line scales, 31-32 caudal vertebrae, and a relatively shallow body depth of 36.9-41.9% SL.
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Network Daily News – New research on
Networks is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Auckland, New Zealand, by NewsRx
journalists, research stated, “Mental stress i...
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Network Daily News – New research on
Networks is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Auckland, New Zealand, by NewsRx
journalists, research stated, “Mental stress is found to be strongly connected with human cognition and
wellbeing. As the complexities of human life increase, the effects of mental stress have impacted human
health and cognitive performance across the globe.”
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Network Daily News - New research
on Networks is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Christchurch, New Zealand, by
NewsRx editors, research stated, “Accurate and u...
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Network Daily News - New research
on Networks is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Christchurch, New Zealand, by
NewsRx editors, research stated, “Accurate and up-to-date land cover maps inform and support effective
management and policy decisions. Describing phenological changes in spectral response using time-series
data may help to distinguish vegetation types, thereby allowing for more specificity within vegetation
classification.”
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Network Daily News – New research on
Networks is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating in Christchurch, New Zealand,
by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “A...
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Network Daily News – New research on
Networks is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating in Christchurch, New Zealand,
by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “A groundwater monitoring network surrounding a pumping well
(such as a public water supply) allows for early contaminant detection and mitigation where possible
contaminant source locations are often unknown. This numerical study investigates how the contaminant
detection probability of a hypothetical sentinel-well monitoring network consisting of one to four monitoring
wells is affected by aquifer spatial heterogeneity and dispersion characteristics, where the contaminant
source location is randomized.”
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