Thesis - Doctoral
Recent Deposits
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The functional role of cardiac non-neuronal cholinergic system in the diabetic heart
In type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), insulin resistance and metabolic derangements reduce glucose transporter-4 (GLUT-4) expression to decrease glucose uptake, and hence the glucose oxidation in the diabetic heart. Further, ... -
Mimesis and Power
This thesis investigates the complicated relationship between mimesis and power. It shows how a theoretical concern with mimesis has been at the heart of critical efforts to understand and overcome the systematic and ... -
Nicotine with speed: The role of more rapid-delivery of nicotine combined with slow transdermal delivery of nicotine for smoking cessation
Background: Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death in industrialised countries. Quit rates after use of current Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) are low. Animal studies suggest nicotine is more rewarding ... -
Self-management outcome measures for children with inflammatory bowel disease
Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can significantly affect a child’s physical and psychological well-being, and the incidence is increasing globally. An emerging focus of paediatric IBD care that has the potential ... -
Community-based indigenous tourism, NGOs and indigenous poverty in Bangladesh
Indigenous peoples, with unique cultures and ways of life, often constitute the most vulnerable groups of society and may experience discrimination and marginalisation in many forms. Observing the growing quest to obtain ... -
Nā te kōti i tatari: The inconsistent treatment of tikanga taurima (whāngai) in Ngāti Mutunga (1820 – 2019)
This thesis argues that taurima (customary kin adoptive relationships) have been inconsistently treated in Ngāti Mutunga iwi (tribe) since 1820, and disproportionately so since the advent of the Native Land Court in 1862. ... -
Factors driving life-histories in brown trout Salmo trutta exhibiting partial migration behaviours
The behaviors of some partially migratory salmonids, at both the among- and within-species levels, can be established early - on during their respective lives. For those species that have a plastic early life history in ... -
Military Medicines: ANZAC Military Pharmacy, 1914-1918
Military pharmacy is a niche subset of the wider pharmacy profession. As a small component of the armed forces, the role encompasses unique military requirements beyond usual pharmacy practice. This thesis analyses the ... -
The antiviral mechanism and viral antagonism of host histone deacetylase 4 in influenza A virus infection
Influenza virus continues to be an important global pathogen which poses serious health and economic challenges. Influenza virus causes regular seasonal epidemics, intermittent and unpredictable pandemics and deadly zoonotic ... -
Mucosal associated invariant T cells: mechanisms of bacterial control in humans
Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are an unconventional T cell subset that are abundant in humans in blood, liver, and mucosal tissues. MAIT cells express a semi-invariant T cell receptor (TCR) (Vα7.2-Jα12/20/33) ... -
“It often rests on the shoulders of a passionate individual”: Exploring the discursive constructions of gender and sexuality within education settings in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In this thesis I explore the discursive constructions of gender and sexuality within secondary and tertiary education settings in Aotearoa New Zealand. Previous research has established teaching and education practices ... -
Chemistry of a Stable Vitamin C Glycoside in Apples (Malus spp.) and Other Fruit Crops
The primary aim of the research described in this thesis was to investigate an ascorbyl glycoside tentatively identified in crab apples (Malus sylvestris) by a non-targeted metabolomics study (unpublished thesis, J. Cho, ... -
The colours of that place: setting and memory in Irish short fiction
This creative-practice thesis explores the interplay of memory and setting in the short fiction of Colum McCann, with a view to illuminating my own collection of short stories. In Chapter one I have chosen four fundamental ... -
The influence of aspects of the biophysical environment on ovarian cancer cell behaviour
It has been increasingly acknowledged that the extracellular physical environment plays a vital role in cancer development and progression. However, the precise mechanisms of how the biophysical extracellular environment ... -
Paradoxical paradises: The poetic and lived utopias of James K. Baxter and Gu Cheng
This thesis develops a framework for understanding modern utopianism as both a literary and life practice. The thesis advances and tests this framework through readings of the writings and lives of the New Zealand poet ... -
Scoping for RNA biomarkers in colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health problem worldwide and a significant issue in New Zealand. Treatment for patients with CRC is morbid and costly, involving a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. ... -
Customer-based brand equity in a digital age: An analysis of brand associations in user-generated social media content.
In the academic research of branding, the construct of customer-based brand equity (CBBE) was cultivated to summarize the incremental value provided to a product or service by the brand knowledge structures or associations ... -
Chinese Consumers’ Perceptions of Functional Foods Designed to Help the Immune System Recover from the Impact of Air Pollution
The deterioration of air quality in China has resulted in many people looking for technological approaches or medical remedies to counteract the impact that air pollution is perceived to be having on their health and ... -
Bridging the Gap: Synthesis of Bay-Annulated Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes
This thesis consists of five chapters describing the bay-annulation of the planar hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene towards a bowl-shaped hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene where all six bay sites are annulated. Chapter one provides ... -
Carbon-rich coordination cages
This thesis consists of five chapters describing the synthesis and host-guest binding studies of various carbon-rich metallosupramolecular cages. Chapter 1 provides an introduction of the field of metallosupramolecular ...