• Parasite-mediated interspecific interactions in a community of crustaceans 

  Friesen, Olwyn

  Differential impacts of parasitism among sympatric species influence important interactions among hosts, both directly and indirectly, which can translate to impacts on communities and ecosystems. This thesis investigated ...

• ‘Healthy’ individuals’ perceptions of type 1 and type 2 diabetes cause and management: A ‘think-aloud,’ mixed-methods study. 

  Anderson-Lister, Gina

  It is important to understand what people believe about diabetes because increasing lifespans have led to an increase in the prevalence of chronic health conditions (CHCs) such as this disease. The growing importance of ...

• Growth and condition of the Greenshell mussel, Perna canaliculus, in Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island: relationships with environmental parameters 

  Key, Jolene Mary

  Intensive aquaculture of the Greenshell™ mussel Perna canaliculus has occurred in Big Glory Bay, Stewart Island since 1987. The objective of this study was to investigate possible reasons for the reduction in mussel growth ...

• Developing, Delivering, and Assessing the ‘Performance and Personal Excellence Programme’: A Multiphase, Mixed-Methods Research Project 

  Miles, Adam James

  The purpose of this research project was to develop, deliver, and assess the effectiveness of a life skills (LS) programme for promoting performance excellence and personal excellence in elite athletes. Multiple types of ...

• Sinks of agriculturally derived nitrogen in estuarine and coastal lagoon ecosystems 

  Crawshaw, Josephine Ann

  Increased nutrient runoff from mismanaged agricultural farming results in excess inputs of nutrients to coastal ecosystems, which can increase primary productivity causing eutrophication. Estuarine sediments provide the ...

• 3D Gravitational Inversion Modelling of the South Dunedin Sub Basin, Otago, New Zealand 

  Lutter, Timothy

  3D gravitational modelling of an infilled coastal sedimentary basin is rare, with almost all 3D gravity publications being based on mineral deposits related to hard rock mineral density features. The sediment-bedrock ...

• GIC produced by Solar Wind transients 

  Mac Manus, Daniel Hugh

  Geomagnetic storms are potentially hazardous to the activities and technological infrastructure of modern civilisation. The storms cause large and comparatively rapid changes in the geomagnetic field at the Earth’s surface, ...

• Intergroup Behaviour: The Relationship Between Increased Belonging and Positive Ingroup Evaluations 

  Moffat, Kieran Joshua

  This thesis assesses the relationship between belonging and intergroup evaluations. To this end three studies were conducted. In each study New Zealanders evaluated ingroup (i.e., New Zealanders) and outgroup members (i.e., ...

• Precursors for schizophrenia : are schizotaxia and schizotypy related? 

  Whitehead, Kirsty Victoria

  Meehl's (1962, 1989, 1990b) schizotypy and Tsuang et al.'s (1999b, 2000a, 2000b) schizotaxia are fundamentally different notions of the schizophrenia precursor. Both represent a categorical precursor but differ in the ...

• Effects of land use on the diet and growth of freshwater crayfish Paranephrops zealandicus in some New Zealand streams 

  Hollows, John William

  I investigated the relationship between landuse and the diet and growth of the fresh-water crayfish Paranephrops zealandicus in the Taieri River catchment, South Island, New Zealand. The thesis presents a detailed dietary ...

• Mainland and near-shore islet colonies of Sooty Shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) in Otago 

  Hamilton, Sheryl A.

  INVESTIGATION OVERVIEW: Many mainland breeding colonies of Sooty Shearwaters are thought to have become extinct, although there is no concern for the abundant offshore island populations of these burrow-nesting seabirds. ...

• Acclimatisation and adaptive capacity of echinoderms in response to ocean acidification and warming 

  Sparks, Kate

  Future ocean acidification and warming pose a substantial threat to the viability of some marine populations. In order to persist, marine species will need to acclimate or adapt to the forecasted changes. Recent research ...

• Natural antioxidants and susceptibility of low density lipoproteins to oxidation 

  Upritchard, Jane Elizabeth

  In patients with diabetes mellitus, increased oxidative stress may contribute to low density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and elevated levels of circulating products of inflammation. A randomised, placebo-controlled study ...

• The Boltzmann Machine: a Connectionist Model for Supra-Classical Logic 

  Blanchette, Glenn Clifford

  This thesis moves towards reconciliation of two of the major paradigms of artificial intelligence: by exploring the representation of symbolic logic in an artificial neural network. Previous attempts at the machine ...

• Sailing and self-esteem: the effect of a ten day developmental voyage at sea on the multidimensional self-concept 

  Grocott, Andrew Colin

  This study sought to empirically assess the widely held assumption that developmental voyages at sea serve to enhance self-esteem. One hundred and fifty eight, 15 to 18 year olds completed measures of global and domain ...

• Observations on growth and age of Hyridella menziesi Gray (Mollusca : Bivalvia) in a freshwater tidal lake 

  Grimmond, Nicola Mary

  The freshwater mussel offers considerable scope for study of the relationship between growth and life span. The combination of slow prolonged growth, low adult mortality and longevity are apparently unique in Invertebrate ...

• Optimising indicators of ecological condition in shallow tidal estuaries as function of nitrogen loading 

  Robertson, Ben Peter

  Developing robust means of identifying anthropogenic stressor levels that degrade aquatic ecosystems represents a global management and conservation challenge. Among the known threats for coastal biodiversity and ecosystem ...

• An assessment of smartphone and low-cost multi-GNSS single-frequency RTK positioning for low, medium and high ionospheric disturbance periods 

  Odolinski, Robert; Teunissen, Peter J. G.

  The emerging GNSSs make single-frequency (SF) RTK positioning possible. In this contribution two different types of low-cost (few hundred USDs) RTK receivers are analyzed, which can track L1 GPS, B1 BDS, E1 Galileo and L1 ...

• Assessing School Neighbourhood Environments for Active Transport to Secondary Schools in Dunedin, New Zealand 

  Pocock, Tessa Amy

  Background: Adolescent active transport to school (ATS) is influenced by demographic, social, environmental and policy factors. Yet, the relationship between school neighbourhood built environment and adolescents’ ATS ...

• The Role of Death Salience in the Relationships Among Trauma, Religiosity, and Wellbeing. 

  Morris Trainor, Zoe

  The present study tested whether the relationship between trauma and religious change, and the subsequent effect of this change on wellbeing, depends on whether the trauma involves death. Using a large and population-rep ...

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