Thesis - Masters
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Community assembly drivers shift from bottom-up to top-down in a maturing in situ marine biofilm model
Technological advances have promoted the identification of microbial community compositions, but the underlying assembly mechanisms and rules governing successions remain poorly studied and understood. Previous studies ... -
doctor Ovid: teaching what to whom in Tristia 2?
This study undertakes a close reading of Ovid’s poem Tristia 2, which was composed in AD 9 when the poet was in exile. I argue that although the poem, explicitly addressed to Augustus, takes the form of an earnest plea for ... -
Predicting Possums: Modelling reinvasion of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) within a New Zealand urban centre
Invasive mammalian pests threaten biodiversity globally across a diverse range of habitats. Recent interest in urban biodiversity enhancement has increased the need for effective urban pest control, however efforts are ... -
What influences people who have experienced a major depressive episode to take part in therapy?
Major depression is a common and serious mood disorder which has a high rate of relapse and impacts significantly on individuals, their families and society. Depression is one of the highest contributors to the worlds ... -
Towards Greater Diversity in Biodiversity Conservation Action
Young adults have been identified as an under-researched group in terms of their engagement in environmental management initiatives, but an important group to understand given their future role as environmental leaders. ... -
The Effect of rs77275268 on Gene Expression at the Transcriptional Hub at 6q25.1
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
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 ... -
The effects of food rationing on phenotypic plasticity in reproductive resource allocation in female wild-type zebrafish, Danio rerio
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 ... -
Going against the flow: Pinning points in the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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 ... -
Examining the role of cohesin subunit Rad21 in malignancy and development
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 ... -
Towards Fluorescent Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecules
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
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, ... -
Palaeoseasonality investigations at the mouth of the Pleasant River (J43/1)
Excavations at the mouth of the Pleasant River (J43/1) between 1991 and 1993 produced faunal and artefactual assemblages from at least three periods of activity. The earliest of these activity periods, dated to the fourteenth ... -
Gonad enhancement of Evechinus chloroticus (Val.) in Otago Harbour, New Zealand, using artificial and macro-algae diets
The endemic New Zealand echinoid, Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes), was collected bi-monthly between May 1999 and June 2000 from Elizabeth Island, Doubtful Sound, and held in shallow water sea cages in Otago Harbour, ... -
The study of protohistoric Maori material culture
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of change and retention in Maori material culture during the protohistoric is recommended. The principal disciplines involved are history, ethnology, ethnography and archaeology. ... -
Analysis of modulation in a wireless telephone transmitter.
It is proposed to deal with some points relating to modulation in a simple Valve Transmitter. Only the most common methods will be considered. The work can be divided into two parts. The first dealing with the effects ... -
The Therapeutic Potential of New Zealand's Coast: The role of personal experiences and education in shifting individual perceptions of therapeutic landscapes
Over the past decade the therapeutic landscape framework has seen a number of critiques regarding its catch all approach to healing environments and the lack of discussion surrounding landscapes of harm. Geographers have ... -
Mobilising Land for Affordable Housing: Policy Options for Private Development in Dunedin City
The growing demand in New Zealand for suitable affordable housing options is at present a regular feature of media articles and state-of-the-nation reports. It is routinely claimed that the national housing market is in ... -
The Efficacy and Mechanism of Action of HDAC Inhibitors in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) are a class of chemically heterogeneous anticancer agents which consist of a hydrophobic capping group, linker region, and Zn 2+ chelating pharmacophore. Manipulation of these three ... -
Driving to the Conditions: Driver Behaviour in Youths
Young drivers under 25 years are overrepresented in road fatalities and serious injuries worldwide. Past studies have identified that being male and having higher levels of sensation seeking, risk-taking, and self-perceived ...