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Assessment of Baroreflex Sensitivity and its Interaction with Cerebral Pressure-flow Dynamics

Horsman, Helen Margaret (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Abstract Assessment of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) is used extensively in research to study neural regulation of cardiovascular function, and BRS estimation offers a potential diagnostic and prognostic utility in ...

The Origin of Lava-Hyaloclastite Sheets, South Iceland

Gorny, Carolyn Fine (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Large scale subglacial eruptions are enigmatic. Their eruption and emplacement dynamics are not well understood due to the incompleteness of preserved units. The Snæbýlisheiði unit, south Iceland, forms a ca. 27 cubic ...

Cardiovascular microRNAs: early modulators in the pathogenesis of diabetic heart disease

Rawal, Shruti (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Diabetic heart disease (DHD) is often unrecognized in the subclinical stage due to absence of pathognomonic signs, thereby restricting timely diagnosis and management of disease. Identifying early modulators of disease ...

Identification of the host histone deacetylase 1 and 2 as novel anti-influenza A virus factors

Thevkar Nagesh, Prashanth (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Influenza virus continues to pose serious medical and economic challenges to global public health as novel influenza viruses regularly emerge in human population. A universal influenza virus vaccine is not available yet ...

Excitatory ionotropic glutamate receptor expression in the reticular thalamic nucleus in a mouse model of absence epilepsy

Barad, Zsuzsanna (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Absence epilepsy refers to a group of genetic, generalized epilepsy syndromes associated with absence seizures, which are especially common in children and juveniles. Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is the most prevalent ...

The experience of cancer treatment with curative intent: A mixed-methods exploration with patients and oncology healthcare professionals

Aldaz Barba, Bruno Eduardo (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

It is estimated that 35% of patients receiving oncology treatment may be affected by psychological distress, making a compelling case for researchers to further investigate how psychosocial supportive services or interventions ...

The reactions of superoxide with tyrosyl radicals on proteins

Das, Andrew Bejoy (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Superoxide is continuously removed from cells by superoxide dismutase (SOD). Genetic knockout studies have shown that SOD is crucial for survival, suggesting that higher levels of superoxide are damaging. Tyrosyl radicals ...

When the numbers do not add up: Health research and health disparities in Aotearoa New Zealand

Tumilty, Emma (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Decisions about health policy and services are, in part, informed by research. In this thesis, I argue health research and the systems which generate and then use it, fail to consider marginalised populations. As a ...

Regulating the Tobacco Retail Environment in New Zealand

Robertson, Lindsay (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Background Tobacco use is a leading risk factor for preventable mortality and causes around 5,000 deaths in New Zealand (NZ) each year. In 2011, the Government committed to making NZ smokefree by 2025, through reducing ...

The languages of relevant logic: a model-theoretic perspective

Badia Hernandez, Guillermo (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

A traditional aspect of model theory has been the interplay between formal languages and mathematical structures (hence Chang and Keisler's famous equation "model theory = universal algebra + logic"). This dissertation is ...

Synthesis of shape-controlled magnetic nanoparticles and a novel route for their surface modification in suspension for biomedical applications

Jaskolska, Dagmara Ewa (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SNPs) have many potential biomedical applications, for instance as MRI contrast agents, which was of specific interest in this work. Various techniques were used to synthesise spherical and ...

Policy, Operations and Outcomes in the New Zealand Employment Jurisdiction 1990-2008

Robson, Susan (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

This analysis of the policy for, and the operations of, the dispute resolution institutions established successively by the Employment Contracts Act 1991 and the Employment Relations Act 2000, examined the relationship ...

Low-intensity land use in grassland catchments: Effects on a large, oligotrophic lake

Weaver, Amy Katherine (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

In southern New Zealand, many upland streams drain into large oligotrophic lakes surrounded by native grassland, low-intensity farming, and small urban centers. Little work has been undertaken to determine the impact ...

Is there a suit missing in the social worker's wardrobe? A study of the nature and extent of an educator role in everyday social work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

Fraser, Sarah (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Reflection on the roles and tasks of social workers is undertaken continually to define and redefine the profession’s mission and purpose as it endeavours to respond to the challenges of the 21st century. As part of this ...

Through the grapevine: In search of a rhetoric of industry-oriented science communication

Szymanski, Erika Amethyst (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Rhetorical features of industry-oriented science communication texts structure meetings between science and industry communities and, consequently, structure research industry relationships. Industry-oriented science ...

Challenging Neighbourhood Conceptions: The Stockholm Study

Filep, Crystal Victoria (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Through the following investigation, I examine how the compact neighbourhood type is conceptualised and experienced in Sweden, so as to contribute to wider deliberations about the relevance of a historically-derived form ...

Cultural Distance and Ethnic Migrant Entrepreneurship: A Qualitative Comparative Inquiry of Challenges, Resources and Opportunity Exploitation in Malaysia

Abd Hamid, Hamizah (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

The core puzzle in entrepreneurship studies is entrepreneurial opportunities (Suddaby, Bruton, & Si, 2015). In enhancing the understanding of entrepreneurial opportunities, this research explores how cultural similarities ...

Mountain Bike Experience and Affect

Hagen, Scarlett (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

This research explores mountain bike experiences, with an emphasis on the affective ride sensations that are felt when descending. The concept of affect negotiates the relationships between social history, the mountain ...

Consumer Culture in China: Consumption Face

Xia, Zhenhua (Raymond) (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

“Face” in China is one of the country’s most traditional social and cultural factors. Generally, “Face” in Chinese social life represents the image of a person’s social self (through the thesis I will use Face with a ...

Hearth and Home: A History of the Rural Kitchen in New Zealand, 1840-1940

Cooper, Catherine Elizabeth (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Taking as its basic assumption the belief that there are vital cultural insights to be found in the details of the daily round, this research examines everyday patterns of life for rural Pākehā and Māori families in New ...

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