Thesis - Doctoral
Recent Deposits
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Acute rheumatic fever and group A Streptococcus in New Zealand: A descriptive epidemiological study
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a preventable immune mediated condition triggered in response to Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) can result from a single episode of ARF and is particularly ... -
The extent and nature of children’s real-time exposure to alcohol marketing using wearable cameras and GPS devices
Alcohol places substantial financial, physical, social and psychological burdens on society. There is mounting evidence that childhood exposure to alcohol marketing increases the likelihood children will begin drinking, ... -
Microstructural evolution of polycrystalline ice during non-steady state creep
The mechanics (rheology) of polycrystalline ice Ih are important to understand the dynamics of glaciers, ice sheets and icy moons in the outer solar system. Moreover, the microstructure and rheology of deforming polycrystalline ... -
The real-world outcomes from high intensity interval training, intermittent fasting and whole-food diets
Background: Given global epidemics of obesity and diabetes, it is clear that adherence to current nutrition and activity guidelines is insufficient. Novel lifestyle interventions such as high intensity interval training ... -
Landscape : perceptions of Kai Tahu I Mua, Āianei, Ā Muri Ake
This research is concerned with Kai Tahu experiences and understandings of the concept and use of the term, landscape. The term itself is one used variously to represent for us as Iwi, the land and the sea including flora ... -
Genome-wide DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Analysis of Non-invasive and Invasive Melanoma Cell Lines
Melanoma is a serious form of skin cancer derived from the pigment producing cells called melanocytes. New Zealand has the highest rate of melanoma in the world with as high as 50 cases of melanoma per 100,000 people, ... -
Indigenous Entrepreneurial Orientation: Exploring Entrepreneurial Orientation with Māori Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) refers to policies and business practices that are entrepreneurial and reflected through five dimensions: innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness, autonomy and competitive aggressiveness. ... -
Investigating Students' Perceptions of Collegiality in Doctoral Education
Collegiality in the doctoral environment and collegial peer communities are under-researched, and their potential to enhance doctoral education is under-utilised. Academic developers, researchers, government departments, ... -
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea with oral appliances
The use of oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has become an established treatment choice. To date, follow-up data on the effects of such treatment on the facial skeleton, pharynx and occlusion ... -
Wine Islands, British Columbia : an exploration of wine tourism network relationships
Despite recognition of the potential benefits of wine tourism development for businesses and regions, the wine and tourism industries are characterised by a substantial lack of cohesion, understanding and integration. If ... -
The physiology of lizards from arid regions in Central Otago.
The seasonal cycles in fat bodies, liver and gonads of Leiolopisma zelandica and Hoplodactylus pacificus have been established and the pattern of lipid storage and utilization in these organs, the tail and remaining carcass ... -
The effect of exercise on diabetic heart disease
The American Diabetes Association recommends either a moderate-intensity exercise (MIE) or high-intensity exercise (HIE) regime as part of the healthy lifestyle for diabetic individuals. However, it is not known what ... -
Ice activities in New Zealand Chionochloa species
Overwintering plants produce ice active agents with low thermal hysteresis but a higher ability to inhibit the recrystallization of ice crystals already formed. Many plants also minimize the damage from freezing by triggering ... -
The Use of Humour in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
This study explored the use of humour in teaching and learning in higher education classrooms. Despite the growing body of research on humour in higher education, limited studies have attended to teachers’ perspectives. ... -
Dart Athwart the Mountain Torrents: The Introduction of Brown Trout to New Zealand
From the mid-1860s onwards, British settlers introduced brown trout to New Zealand in an attempt to recreate aspects of Britain, to improve upon New Zealand’s existing resources and to realise their own social aspirations. ... -
Latest Cretaceous to earliest Paleogene molluscan faunas of New Zealand : changes in composition as a consequence of the break-up of Gondwana and extinction
Uppermost Cretaceous (Campanian?-Maastrichtian) to lowermost Paleogene (Paleocene) rocks of New Zealand contain an exceptional record of Bivalvia, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. The composition of these faunas is closely linked ... -
Behaviour and ecology of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand
On 353 days during three years of fieldwork from 1994 to 1997 in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand I collected data on abundance, body proportions, seasonal movements, diving behaviour, surface behaviour and association patterns ... -
Factors Affecting The Advancement Of Atherosclerotic Plaques
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide in adult men and women. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has been highlighted as the main cause of death among CVDs, due to development and ... -
Capturing the effect of personality on teams with agent-based modelling
Continuing advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have changed the landscape of project management. Now there are increasing occurrences of short-term projects staffed by ad hoc assemblies of temporary ... -
International Opportunity Discovery and Creation by Internationalising SMEs: Implications for Firm Performance
According to the International Entrepreneurship (IE) perspective, internationalisation is considered as exploration and exploitation of international opportunities, in which networking and learning from experiences play a ...