• Local and systemic effects of adipocyte-secreted factors in breast cancer 

  Crake, Rebekah Lee Isla

  Breast cancer is a complex disease that, once developed, progresses in response to multiple environmental factors, including local microenvironmental factors within the breast and systemic markers in circulation. Obesity ...

• Young people (re)conceptualising digital citizenship: Constructing ways of being and doing citizen(ship) 'online' 

  Blanch, Keely Francyne

  This thesis explores how meaningful the concept of digital citizenship is to young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. In an increasingly digitally-mediated society, the way young people learn what it means to be a citizen ...

• The Effect of rs77275268 on Gene Expression at the Transcriptional Hub at 6q25.1 

  Mackie, Sarah

  Breast cancer is a prevalent and harmful disease that is divided into subtypes based on tumour characteristics. The main subtype is oestrogen receptor positive (ER+), accounting for approximately 80% of all breast carcinomas. ...

• A Last Glacial Maximum to Present Paleoenvironmental Investigation of Port Pegasus, Stewart Island, New Zealand 

  Schenck, Rowena

  Almost all modern-day estuaries evolved during the Holocene and contain sedimentary sequences that preserve the evolution of these coastal environments. Incised-valley fill sequences in estuaries often contain facies that ...

• Same same, but different? Cycling and e-scootering in a rapidly changing urban transport landscape 

  Curl, Angela; Fitt, Helen

  This paper explores whether e-scooters can be considered similar to cycling in terms of their demographic appeal and skills required. Building on a social practices approach, we hypothesise that e-scootering and urban ...

• Structural insights into oncolytic Seneca Valley Virus capsid and receptor interactions 

  Jayawardena, Gimshan Nadishka

  Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are replication competent agents that selectively target cancer cells. Seneca Valley Virus (SVV) is a newly-discovered oncolytic picornavirus which is classified as the sole member in the genus ...

• The effects of food rationing on phenotypic plasticity in reproductive resource allocation in female wild-type zebrafish, Danio rerio 

  Holmes, Hazel Anna Carmichael

  Any resources obtained by an organism must be divided between life history components, namely growth, reproduction and survival. Resources are limited, thus creating trade-offs between competing traits. One trade-off is ...

• Intra-individual variability of reaction time and subclinical psychosis 

  Wallace, Simon John

  Clinical and epidemiological studies have indicated that elevated intra-individual variability (IIV) of reaction time (RT) is a trait phenomenon that indexes vulnerability for a number of clinical conditions, including ...

• Conspiracy theory beliefs: measurement and the role of perceived lack of control 

  Stojanov, Ana

  Despite conspiracy theory beliefs’ potential to lead to negative outcomes, psychologists have only relatively recently taken a strong interest in their measurement and underlying mechanisms. In this thesis I test a ...

• Study of bone-metal interface in orthopaedic application using spectral CT 

  Rajeswari Amma, Maya

  This thesis investigates the diagnostic potential of MARS spectral photon counting computed tomography (CT) in assessing musculoskeletal disorders such as bone fractures and crystal arthritis. The hypothesis states that ...

• Going against the flow: Pinning points in the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica 

  Still, Holly Rebecca

  The ice shelves surrounding much of the Antarctic continent are supported by pinning points, sites of localised grounding where the floating ice runs aground on the seafloor. Pinning points regulate ice shelf flow and ...

• Knowing (from) me, knowing (from) you: Essays on memory and testimony 

  Wall, Chloe Elizabeth Jeanne

  This thesis is a collection of four related but self-standing chapters about memory and testimony. In Chapter 1, I argue that memory and testimony are analogous because both are reconstructive, incorporating information ...

• SSE 50 ETF options 

  Yue, Tian

  I have four chapters in this thesis, chapter one is the introduction of the paper. The abstract for chapter 2: Using Bakshi, Cao and Chen (2000), and Bakshi and Kapadia’s (2003) methodology, this paper study the Chinese ...

• Finding without searching: A theological engagement with the conversion narratives of young people in Canterbury, New Zealand 

  Bosma, David William

  While academic projects investigating religious conversion are not uncommon, specifically New Zealand-based work on this subject is rare. Moreover, examinations of religious conversion come from a variety of academic ...

• The role of school culture in teacher professional development for peace education: The case of three schools in post-conflict Aceh, Indonesia 

  Wibowo, Dody

  This thesis aims to explain the relations between the practice of school culture and teacher professional development for peace education, particularly in a post-conflict society in Indonesia. The thesis arises from the ...

• Essays in corporate finance 

  Zhang, Renzhu

  This thesis studies the effects of CEO succession gaps (differences in personal traits between the predecessor and successor) on subsequent firm performance (Chapter 2), and firm future risk-taking (Chapter 3). Market ...

• Examining the role of cohesin subunit Rad21 in malignancy and development 

  Mackie, Bridget

  The cohesin complex is essential for cell survival, owing to its well-established roles in cell division, DNA repair and gene expression. Malignancy and developmental disorders termed the cohesinopathies can result when ...

• Augmenting anti-tumour T cell responses using innate-like T cell ligands 

  Burn, Olivia Kelsen

  Immunosurveillance is critical for the detection and elimination of malignant cells. Activated CD8+ T cells are fundamental to anti-tumour immune responses due to their ability to specifically target peptide antigens, ...

• Towards Fluorescent Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecules 

  Johnston, Hannah

  This research project aimed to develop fluorescent analogues of the oCOm molecules reported by Larsen and co-workers.1 It was proposed that the attachment of phenanthrene-based fluorescent reporter groups to these CO ...

• Observational Evidence for the Modulation of Antarctic Springtime Ozone Depletion by Energetic Particle Precipitation 

  Gordon, Emily

  Energetic particles of solar origin raining on the atmosphere is known as energetic particle precipitation (EPP) and causes NOx (NO + NO2) increases in the polar atmosphere. When this occurs during the Southern polar winter, ...

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