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The importance of urban gardens in supporting children’s biophilia by Hand, Kathryn L., Freeman, Claire, Seddon, Philip J., Recio, Mariano R., Stein, Aviva, van Heezik, Yolanda

“…Exposure to and connection with nature is increasingly recognized as providing significant well-being benefits for adults and children. Increasing numbers of…”
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Temporal metagenomic characterization of microbial community structure and nitrogen modification genes within an activated sludge bioreactor system by Freeman, Claire N, Russell, Jennifer N, Yost, Chris K

“…Wastewater treatment plays an essential role in minimizing negative impacts on downstream aquatic environments. Microbial communities are known to play a vital…”
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Laboratory tools for the direct detection of bacterial respiratory infections and antimicrobial resistance: a scoping review by Adewusi, Olufunto O., Waldner, Cheryl L., Hanington, Patrick C., Hill, Janet E., Freeman, Claire N., Otto, Simon J. G.

“…Rapid laboratory tests are urgently required to inform antimicrobial use in food animals. Our objective was to synthesize knowledge on the direct application…”
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Bacterial enrichment prior to third-generation metagenomic sequencing improves detection of BRD pathogens and genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance in feedlot cattle by Herman, Emily K, Lacoste, Stacey R, Freeman, Claire N, Otto, Simon J G, McCarthy, E Luke, Links, Matthew G, Stothard, Paul, Waldner, Cheryl L

“…Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is one of the most important animal health problems in the beef industry. While bacterial culture and antimicrobial…”
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Closing the Gap: Communicating to Change Gardening Practices in Support of Native Biodiversity in Urban Private Gardens by van Heezik, Yolanda M., Dickinson, Katharine J. M., Freeman, Claire

“…Private gardens collectively comprise the largest green space in most cities and the greatest potential for increasing the extent of wildlife-friendly and…”
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Evaluating the potential of third generation metagenomic sequencing for the detection of BRD pathogens and genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance in chronically ill feedlot cattle by Freeman, Claire N, Herman, Emily K, Abi Younes, Jennifer, Ramsay, Dana E, Erikson, Nathan, Stothard, Paul, Links, Matthew G, Otto, Simon J G, Waldner, Cheryl

“…Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality and is responsible for most of the injectable antimicrobial use in the…”
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Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis reveals enrichment for xenobiotic‐degrading bacterial specialists and xenobiotic‐degrading genes in a Canadian Prairie two‐cell biobed system by Russell, Jennifer N., Perry, Benjamin J., Bergsveinson, Jordyn, Freeman, Claire N., Sheedy, Claudia, Nilsson, Denise, Braul, Larry, Yost, Christopher K.

“…Summary Biobeds are agriculture‐based bioremediation tools used to safely contain and microbially degrade on‐farm pesticide waste and rinsate, thereby reducing…”
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Metatranscriptomic Insights Into the Response of River Biofilm Communities to Ionic and Nano-Zinc Oxide Exposures by Bergsveinson, Jordyn, Roy, Julie, Maynard, Christine, Sanschagrin, Sylvie, Freeman, Claire N, Swerhone, George D W, Dynes, James J, Tremblay, Julien, Greer, Charles W, Korber, Darren R, Lawrence, John R

“…Manufactured Zn oxide nanoparticle (ZnO-NP) are extensively used world-wide in personal care and industrial products and are important contaminants of aquatic…”
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Metabolome profiling to understand the defense response of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) to Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-2 IIIB by Webb, Kimberly M., Freeman, Claire, Broeckling, Corey D.

“…Rhizoctonia crown and root rot (RCRR), caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn AG 2-2 IIIB, is an important disease of sugar beet. While RCRR can be managed by…”
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Sense of Place and Belonging in Developing Culturally Appropriate Therapeutic Environments: A Review by Marques, Bruno, Freeman, Claire, Carter, Lynette, Pedersen Zari, Maibritt

“…The connection the Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa-New Zealand, have to the land is threatened by the effects of colonisation, urbanisation and other…”
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Native and exotic woody vegetation communities in domestic gardens in relation to social and environmental factors by van Heezik, Yolanda M., Freeman, Claire, Porter, Stefan, Dickinson, Katharine J. M.

“…Vegetation in private gardens contributes significantly to plant species richness and vegetation volume across urban areas. Drivers of garden diversity and…”
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Transport behaviours among older teenagers from semi‐rural New Zealand by Ward, Aimee L., McGee, Rob, Freeman, Claire, Gendall, Philip J., Cameron, Claire

“…Transport impacts teenagers by affecting their autonomy and independent access to activities. This manuscript reports descriptive findings of transport…”
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Twenty-five years of children's geographies: a planner's perspective by Freeman, Claire

“…This paper considers the key trends and changes that have taken place in my 25 years of children's geographies research. I reflect on the growing awareness of…”
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Antimicrobial resistance gene surveillance in the receiving waters of an upgraded wastewater treatment plant by Freeman, Claire N., Scriver, Lena, Neudorf, Kara D., Truelstrup Hansen, Lisbeth, Jamieson, Rob C., Yost, Christopher K.

“…Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as hotspots for antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and thus represent a critical point where…”
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Creating Ecologically Based Land Use and Habitat Maps Quickly and Cheaply to Support Conservation Planning at Local Scales: A New Zealand Example by FREEMAN, CLAIRE, CLARK, RYAN D., VAN HEEZIK, YOLANDA

“…Effective planning to support and enhance ecological values in sites of conservation interest requires accurate, comprehensive and detailed ecologically based…”
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Adapting Traditional Healing Values and Beliefs into Therapeutic Cultural Environments for Health and Well-Being by Marques, Bruno, Freeman, Claire, Carter, Lyn

“…Although research has long established that interaction with the natural environment is associated with better overall health and well-being outcomes, the…”
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The effectiveness of play as an intervention using International Classification of Functioning outcome measures for children with disabilities - a systematic review and meta-synthesis by Carrington, Lizz, Hale, Leigh, Freeman, Claire, Smith, Donna, Perry, Meredith

“…Over 240 million children worldwide experience inequities due to disablement/disability. Play is important for children's global development, to enable…”
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Covid-19 in New Zealand and the Pacific: implications for children and families by Freeman, Claire, Ergler, Christina, Kearns, Robin, Smith, Melody

“…The experience of Covid-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2020 has been strongly shaped by a narrative emanating from a robust partnership between politicians and…”
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Relationships between childhood experience of nature and green/blue space use, landscape preferences, connection with nature and pro-environmental behavior by van Heezik, Yolanda, Freeman, Claire, Falloon, Alice, Buttery, Yvette, Heyzer, Audrey

“…•We explored childhood nature experience (CNE) & adult nature contact and behavior.•CNE was not associated with time adults spent in public and private nature…”
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Children's neighbourhoods, social centres to 'terra incognita' by Freeman, Claire

“…Neighbourhoods are changing as people lead more spatially dispersed lives diminishing their local social connections. This paper explores the way children…”
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