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‘No Spy Waihopai’: How does Praxis Inform the Theories of Pragmatic Nonviolence?
This research attempts to analyse whether the praxis of a failed nonviolence campaign informs Gene Sharp’s pragmatic nonviolence theories. It summarises the theory into an eleven point checklist, and then outlines the ... -
A critical analysis of the trade union movement in the Nepalese tourism industry
This research examines factors that influence trade union movements in the Nepalese tourism industry. In contrast to global trends, the last twenty-five years have seen a remarkable growth in the power and influence of ... -
Stereological analysis of the normal red nucleus, and the effect of delayed treatment with adult-sourced adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and motor skills, in the rat
The red nucleus (RN) was investigated first to provide important data for the transfer of information through the RN and to learn key stereological methods that were then applied to the stem cell study. Six male rats, and ... -
Meteorological and Hydrological Drivers of Sediment Transportation in a Steep Alluvial Fan, Potters Creek, Westland, New Zealand.
The purpose of tracking routes and dispersal rates of bedload is to show the response of sediment to discharge events, as driven by meteorological phenomenon. The environment chosen for this bedload tracing experiment is ... -
“I wouldn’t mind having some friends. But I don’t mind being alone”: Social Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorder
This doctoral research explores the experience, assessment, and potential treatment of social anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by social difficulties, repetitive ... -
Feasibility of using pattern-recognition software for photographic identification of tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
The ability to distinguish individual animals is fundamental to ecological research, wildlife and livestock management. Individuals are recognised by using the animals’ natural marks that remain stable through time, by ... -
Comprehensive molecular analysis of different classes of molecules in a Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome pilot study group, and investigation of RNA-activated Protein Kinase R (PKR) as a diagnostic biomarker
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a prevalent but poorly understood illness characterised by severe debilitating fatigue, affecting approximately 1 % of the global population and disproportionately ... -
The effects of graphite and porosity on the mechanics of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand
New Zealand’s Alpine Fault is a major crustal-scale structure that accommodates around 75% of relative Australian-Pacific plate motion. This active transform fault ruptures in a large earthquake every 291 ± 23 years, most ... -
Carbazole-based Schiff base Macrocycles and Complexes: Redox, Fluorescence and Catalysis
This thesis outlines the successful synthesis of the first families of pure samples of carbazole-based Schiff base macrocycles and complexes. These compounds represent a new generation of Schiff base macrocycles and ... -
Stable isotope modelling of blackberry to trace the origin of cannabis
The legality of marijuana and its products in different countries and cultures is subject of debate prompting scientific research about developing new techniques to enable verification of the region of origin of marijuana ... -
Role for Host Exocytosis in Entry of the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes into Human Cells
Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a Gram-positive bacterium responsible for gastroenteritis, meningitis, and abortion in pregnant women. This intracellular pathogen is able to induce its internalization into host mammalian ... -
Applying a multidisciplinary framework for developing a shark bycatch reduction device
The overarching aim of this multidisciplinary thesis was to contribute to the development of a novel shark bycatch reduction device (BRD) that both meets fishing operators’ needs and is economically feasible. Following the ... -
Periodization and performance in endurance sport: a competitive phase analysis of trained, non-elite female rowers.
Introduction: The strongest predictors of 2000m rowing ergometer performance across all performance levels are aerobic capacity (V̇O2max) and peak velocity, both obtained from incremental testing. Findings are not consistent ... -
The regulation and function of the transcription factor Lhx9 during mouse limb and urogenital development.
Developmentally important genes often have pleiotropic effects, being involved in and necessary for multiple developmental processes. An example of this is the LIM- homeobox gene, Lhx9, a transcription factor required for ... -
Terror Apparatuses: Power, Prosumership, and Propaganda in Islamic State Media
This thesis examines the media produced and circulated by the Islamic State (IS) through Michel Foucault’s notions of power, episteme, and apparatus. I expose the biopolitical function of IS videos End of Sykes-Picot (2014) ... -
Saints or Communists? The Story of Dunedin/Ōtepoti Food Banks and FoodShare
Food banks began in Aotearoa New Zealand in the 1980s and experienced a rapid rise from the early 1990s because of significant neoliberal reforms. Food banks and latterly “food rescue” organisations have become a normalised ... -
Multi-agent based Models for the Distributed Coordination of Energy Micro-grids
The recognized harmful environmental impact of emissions from fossil fuels (such as their contributions to global warming), as well as the diminishing long-term availability of fossil fuels, will necessitate a shift towards ... -
Health and Bread Intervention Trials (HABIT): Is Nutrient-Rich Bread an Effective Way of Promoting Cognitive Functioning?
Growing evidence demonstrates that regular consumption of dietary nutrients such as unsaturated fatty acids, nitrate, and reduced sodium can maintain the structural integrity of the brain and in doing so promote cognitive ... -
The Role of Ideological Conflict within the Australian Asylum Seeker Debate: A Critical Analysis
As the refugee and asylum seeker crisis has grown, arguments about immigration and migration have been at the forefront of Western politics. The policy approaches of nation-states in this climate have garnered a range of ... -
The human kinases mTOR, PKC-α, and their substrate Filamin A promote infection of human cells by Listeria monocytogenes
The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is a food borne intracellular pathogen capable of causing gastroenteritis, abortions, or meningitis with a high mortality rate. Listeria is a facultative intracellular pathogen that ...