Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences"
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An application of Protection Motivation Theory to assess public acceptance and willingness to pay towards personalized food nutrition
Obesity and related diseases such as type two diabetes, cardio vascular diseases, cholesterol, cancer etc. affect negatively the health and the socioeconomic welfare of all New Zealanders. Care for obese patients have ... -
Examining the potential of Advanced Electricity Metering in New Zealand
This dissertation examines advanced metering technology and its application to the context of domestic electricity use within New Zealand. It identifies the current state of advanced metering technology and the associated ... -
Investigation of the Relationship between Total Embodied Energy and Cost for Commercial Buildings
Embodied energy accounts for a large proportion of lifecycle energy utilisation in the building sector, and the estimation of this embodied energy is often difficult. Thus finding a general relationship between the embodied ... -
Kaupapa Māori [visual communication] design Investigating ‘visual communication design by Māori, for Māori’, through practice, process and theory
This work examines the field of Māori graphic design, and more specifically, kaupapa Māori visual communication design and process. Initially this research was conceptualised through a health communication project, and was ... -
The Maatua Whangai Programme O Otepoti from a caregiver perspective
This research critically engages with the history and practice of Maatua Whangai within Aotearoa/New Zealand. Specifically it focusses on Maatua Whangai 0 Otepoti, examining the discourses of care-givers within this context. ... -
Measuring the Effectiveness of Copy Design
Copy design refers to the aspects of the imagery and design of a products’ package. The purpose of copy design is to influence the consumers’ purchasing decision process at the point of sale, and serves no other functionality. ... -
Nelson Provincial Museum collection of women's dress
Prior to this study, garments held in the general collection at The Nelson Provincial Museum were a collection of numbered and labelled objects, boxed and stored in shelving in an air-conditioned storeroom along with many ... -
Participatory Design for Community Planning and Development : Tools to Collect, Synthesise, and Use Local Knowledge in Decision-Making Processes.
This research examines how design processes can be used to access and communicate local knowledge and to develop connection to community and place. Members of Karitane, a small coastal community in New Zealand, were engaged ... -
Pavlova and pineapple pie : mixed parentage and Samoan-Pakeha identities in New Zealand
This thesis seeks to not only identify and describe the factors that influence identity in people of mixed parentage, but also to analyse why and how these influences operate. In order to do this, an ecological approach ... -
Predictors of vitamin D status in New Zealand adults and the effect of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 supplementation on 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone concentrations
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with impaired calcium absorption leading to compensatory hyperparathyroidism, increased bone resorption and decreased bone integrity. The prevalence of low vitamin D status among New ... -
Product development and thermal processing of squid and beef patties
The objectives of this thesis were to develop formulations and processing specifications for two types of cooked meat patties made with novel mixtures of squid and beef, and to design and verify a safe thermal processing ... -
Tahuri Atu Mentoring Programme
The term mentor has a long history dating back to 800 b.c. it was derived from the character "Mentor" in Homer's epic tale the Odyssey. Menotr was a trusted firend of Odysseus, the King of Ithaca. When Odysseus wento ...