astronomy

Rozanne Kruger

Rozanne Kruger is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rozanne Kruger rather than just read about it. In short: Rozanne Kruger is a South African academic and registered dietitian, and is a full professor at Griffith University, specialising in developing new dietary assessment strategies, to examine patterns of dietary intake and behaviour, and training dietitians. Academic career Kruer has a Master of Dietetics degree from the University of Pretoria in 1999.

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Reference excerpt

Rozanne Kruger is a South African academic and registered dietitian, and is a full professor at Griffith University, specialising in developing new dietary assessment strategies, to examine patterns of dietary intake and behaviour, and training dietitians.

Academic career Kruer has a Master of Dietetics degree from the University of Pretoria in 1999. Kruger completed a PhD titled The determinants of overweight among 10–15 year old schoolchildren in the North-West Province at North-West University. Kruger then joined the faculty of the University of Pretoria, where she was Head of Food and Nutrition. Kruger was then appointed at Massey University, rising to full professor in 2022. At Massey University, Kruger was the discipline leader for the nutrition and dietetics Master of Science programme, which she was "instrumental" in developing and establishing. Kruger serves on the Council of Deans of Nutrition and Dietetics Australia and New Zealand. As of 2024, she was recently appointed as professor of at Griffith University in Australia, where she is the nutrition and dietetics lead in the School of Health Science and Social Work. Kruger retains an honorary position at Massey. Kruger's research includes investigating patterns of dietary intake and behaviour, developing assessment strategies, and running clinical nutrition studies. Kruger uses trans-disciplinary, cross-sectional and intervention studies in her research. She is interested in metabolic health, physical activity, and body composition, as well as how clinical dietetics can contribute to disease treatment and improve patient outcomes.

Selected works

Kruger R; Kruger HS; Macintyre UE (1 May 2006). "The determinants of overweight and obesity among 10- to 15-year-old schoolchildren in the North West Province, South Africa - the THUSA BANA (Transition and Health during Urbanisation of South Africans; BANA, children) study". Public Health Nutrition. 9 (3): 351–358. doi:10.1079/phn2006849. ISSN 1368-9800. PMID 16684387. Wikidata Q39754469. Kruger R; Gericke GJ (1 April 2003). "A qualitative exploration of rural feeding and weaning practices, knowledge and attitudes on nutrition". Public Health Nutrition. 6 (2): 217–223. doi:10.1079/phn2002419. ISSN 1368-9800. PMID 12675965. Wikidata Q47993654. Lisa J Ware; Kirsten L Rennie; H S Kruger; et al. (22 February 2014). "Evaluation of waist-to-height ratio to predict 5 year cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan African adults". Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. 24 (8): 900–907. doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2014.02.005. ISSN 0939-4753. PMID 24675009. Wikidata Q39221433. Kathryn Beck; Cathryn A Conlon; Rozanne Kruger; Jane Coad (19 September 2014). "Dietary determinants of and possible solutions to iron deficiency for young women living in industrialized countries: a review". Nutrients. 6 (9): 3747–3776. doi:10.3390/nu6093747. ISSN 2072-6643. PMC 4179187. PMID 25244367. Wikidata Q34263556. Wilna H Oldewage-Theron; Rozanne Kruger (1 January 2008). "Food variety and dietary diversity as indicators of the dietary adequacy and health status of an elderly population in Sharpeville, South Africa". Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. 27 (1–2): 101–133. doi:10.1080/01639360802060140. ISSN 0163-9366. PMID 18928193. Wikidata Q45974327. Wilna Oldewage-Theron; Rozanne Kruger (5 August 2010). "Dietary diversity and adequacy of women caregivers in a peri-urban informal settlement in South Africa". Nutrition. 27 (4): 420–427. doi:10.1016/j.nut.2010.05.013. ISSN 0899-9007. PMID 20688475. Wikidata Q39944644. Cheryl S Gammon; Pamela R von Hurst; Jane Coad; Rozanne Kruger; Welma Stonehouse (11 August 2011). "Vegetarianism, vitamin B12 status, and insulin resistance in a group of predominantly overweight/obese South Asian women". Nutrition. 28 (1): 20–24. doi:10.1016/j.nut.2011.05.006. ISSN 0899-9007. PMID 21835592. Wikidata Q84748716. Kathryn Beck; Rozanne Kruger; Cathryn A Conlon; Anne-Louise M Heath; Jane Coad; Christophe Matthys; Beatrix Jones; Welma Stonehouse (1 August 2012). "The relative validity and reproducibility of an iron food frequency questionnaire for identifying iron-related dietary patterns in young women". Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 112 (8): 1177–1187. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2012.05.012. ISSN 2212-2672. PMID 22818726. Wikidata Q47360207.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rozanne Kruger

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rozanne Kruger ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rozanne Kruger

In research: Rozanne Kruger appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rozanne Kruger in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rozanne Kruger is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic staff of Griffith University, Academic staff of Massey University, Dietetics, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rozanne Kruger outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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