Browsing Thesis - Doctoral by Date Published
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The role of scripture in the theology of Jürgen Moltmann
The sum total of dissertations engaging Jürgen Moltmann’s work—numbering over 400—is testament to both his widespread appeal and the controversy of his claims. But while Moltmann’s interlocutors provide significant comment ... -
Understanding the “who” in conservation: why gender matters
Environmental management and conservation practices are at their core greatly affected by who is making the decisions for how to manage and address issues. Thus, it is of great importance to understand how the makeup of ... -
Investigating value propositions in social media: studies of brand and customer exchanges on Twitter
Social media presents one of the richest forums to investigate publicly explicit brand value propositions and its corresponding customer engagement. Seldom have researchers investigated the nature of value propositions ... -
Meat consumption and potential reduction for environmental and public health benefits
The focus of this thesis was to better understand meat consumption and investigate how a shift to more plant-based diets may best be promoted. The various environmental impacts linked to animal agriculture were explored ... -
EEG-based Anxious Personality Prediction
As prevalent mental illnesses, anxiety disorders affect people's daily life seriously and influent our society profoundly. However, the current symptom-based diagnostic method cannot distinguish specific biological causes ... -
Communication and collaboration between general practitioners and acupuncturists in New Zealand: A case study of integrated mental health care
General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in integrated care management of primary mental health, and in most cases act as the primary provider and access point for further services. In recent years more service ... -
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. ... -
Soil and land resources research in five S.W. Pacific nations
This work represents major contributions for understanding and managing soils in five SW Pacific Islands. The work covers 40 years of research developing soil information systems through mapping, laboratory characterisation ... -
Experiencing place bonding: Exploring differences between migrants, refugees, and tourists
Rapid globalisation and increasing mobility result in the sameness in places’ architectural and commercial forms. Therefore, places begin to lose their cultural speciality, unique identities, characteristics, meanings and ... -
Exploring senior secondary health education in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cabinet of curiosities
Senior secondary Health Education in Aotearoa New Zealand is somewhat of a curiosity: Often misunderstood and certainly under-researched. The school subject is uniquely placed internationally; one which can contribute to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
“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 ... -
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 ... -
Finding a Home. An Ecological and Economic Framework for Selecting Species Translocation Sites
The main objective of my thesis research was to improve our understanding of release site selection for conservation translocations, in particular how to identify quality habitat. To achieve this task, I developed four ... -
An examination of students’ moderate drinking in two different drinking cultures: implications for alcohol social marketing
Excessive alcohol consumption is a public health concern worldwide because of numerous negative consequences associated with it. As a discipline of behavioural change for social good, social marketing acquires knowledge ... -
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 ... -
Reading the brain’s personality: using machine learning to investigate the relationships between EEG and depressivity
Electroencephalography (EEG) measures electrical signals on the scalp and can give information about processes near the surface of the brain (cortex). The goal of our research was to create models that predict depressivity ... -
Modelling and inference for electromagnetic flow tomography
Electromagnetic flowmeters determine the bulk flow rate of an ohmic fluid in a pipe by measuring the voltage induced across the fluid by a transverse magnetic field. This thesis develops the theory of an electromagnetic ...