• The ecophysiology of coralline algae in southern New Zealand 

  Nguyen, Hang Thi Thuy

  Coralline algae (Rhodophyta) are an important indicator of global environmental change in coastal ecosystem due to their global distribution and sensitivity to changing ocean climate. In temperate latitudes, coralline algae ...

• Population demographics of sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) in Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island. 

  Lewis, Robert

  The broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) is an abundant large marine predator found around coastal New Zealand. Data on the ecology of the species are severely limited and anthropogenic impacts are unquantified. ...

• Clozapine and the gastrointestinal tract 

  Every-Palmer, Susanna

  Clozapine is one of psychiatry’s most valuable medicines, improving outcomes for many people with schizophrenia whose illness has not responded adequately to other treatments. However, clozapine’s well-established advantages ...

• The role of possessions in the quest for immortality: Literal and symbolic mechanisms 

  Segal, Keren

  The connection between death and personal possessions is well documented. Archaeological excavations have found that humans have historically buried their dead with the things they owned, often for the purpose of using ...

• Endodontic applications of the metallo-drug, Auphen. 

  Chellappa, Deepak

  Background: Root canal treatment requires adequate removal of the infection-causing microorganisms within the intraradicular system. Conventional root canal treatment involves mechanical debridement, using hand and rotary ...

• Impact of Consumer Optimism and Consumer Pessimism on the Adoption of Pro-Environmental Consumption Behaviour 

  Sadiq, Mohd

  The present study investigates the impact of consumer optimism and consumer pessimism on the adoption of pro-environmental consumption behaviour. It also measures the direct and indirect effect of consumer optimism and ...

• Perceptions of Wildlife in New Zealand And Persuasive Documentary Filmmaking Techniques 

  Good, Tegan Grace

  Understanding the current knowledge and perceptions of your audience is important when creating persuasive communication. The aim of the creative component of this thesis, a 25-minute film, is to encourage responsible cat ...

• Exclusive enteral nutrition therapy reduces Clostridia flagellins within the Crohn’s disease gut microbiome 

  Andrews, Aleece

  Crohn’s disease is a highly prevalent form of inflammatory bowel disease, with rapidly increasing incidence both within New Zealand, and around the world. Although Crohn’s disease aetiology is poorly understood, it has ...

• Using targeted mutagenesis to investigate the role of the bicarbonate ligated to the non-heme iron of Photosystem II 

  Forsman, Jack

  Photosystem II (PS II) is a photochemical oxidoreductase enzyme capable of splitting water and initiating photosynthesis. Photosystem II functions by removing electrons from water, and transferring them via a series of ...

• Routing and Wavelength Assignment for Multicast Communication in Optical Network-on-Chip 

  Yang, Wen

  An Optical Network-on-Chip (ONoC) is an emerging chip-level optical interconnection technology to realise high-performance and power-efficient inter-core communication for many-core processors. Within the field, multicast ...

• How Theology Shapes Practice in Faith-Based Organisations Supporting Families in New Zealand 

  Dobbs, Peter John Eric

  The biblical imperatives for Christians to love their neighbour (Matt 22:39; Mark 12:31), care for widows and orphans (Jam 1:27), seek the good of the communities in which they are located (Jer 29:7), and respond to the ...

• Vaccination of pregnant women and infant hospitalisation rates for pertussis in Aotearoa 

  Oben, Glenda; Richardson, Georgia; Duncanson, Mavis

  Background While the National Immunisation Schedule includes pertussis-containing vaccines for infants in the first six months, and overall immunisation coverage is over 90% at age 12 months, infants in Aotearoa experience ...

• The role of Lbx1 expression in a mouse model of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 

  Sircombe, Kathleen Jean

  Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis is a disease of the spine, affecting between 1-3% of the population. This disease manifests as a lateral curvature of the spine that can lead to a range of symptoms such as back pain and ...

• The imagined enactment effect: An ERP analysis of motor imagery and complex everyday movements 

  Thompson-Holloway, Mitchell John

  The memory benefits linked to learning actions by self-performing them, termed the ‘enactment effect’, is well established in empirical literature. Whilst there is limited research examining imagery-related processes in ...

• Making sense of flipping data 

  Hart, Simon; Nicholls, Scott; Amos, Howard; Benn, Jill

  Purpose The purpose of this paper is to detail the approach used in a project that worked with journal publication, subscription and article processing charges (APC) data. The project aim was to test if the resources ...

• Selecting the right course resources 

  Hart, Simon

  This guide outlines activities for selecting the right course resources. This process may include locating a textbook or compiling a number of articles or book chapters into a course pack. These activities may or may not ...

• Cadmium and zinc in Greenshell® mussels, Perna Canaliculus, from Pelorus Sound, Marlborough, New Zealand 

  Arkless, Brigid Ruth

  Pelorus Sound, Marlborough is the current centre of aquaculture in New Zealand. The main mariculture species of the area is the Greenshell® mussel, Perna canaliculus. To ensure that mussels grown in Marlborough can be ...

• Power Adaptive Communication for Wireless Body Area Networks 

  Arghavani, Abbas

  Fast advancement in physiological sensors, low-power circuits, and short-range wireless communications has enabled the development and deployment of ubiquitous wearable networks called Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) ...

• Impact of sedimentation on the survival and availability of spawning grounds for brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) in the Central Otago streams 

  Maruvada, Naga Aishwarya Prabhat

  In the past few decades, rapid agriculturalization and urbanization have caused a massive increase in sediment concentrations within streams all over the world. This represents a potential threat to aquatic organisms. ...

• Synthesis of oligosaccharides for functionalization of RHDV VLP 

  Hall, Elise

  Virus-like particles (VLP) present a promising platform for antigen delivery in anticancer vaccines. Conjugation of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) VLP and simple mannoside components have been shown to increase ...

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