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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)Diphenylamine-2,2’-dicarboxaldehyde (1a) was prepared in three steps from ethyl-2-iodobenzoate and ethyl-2-aminobenzoate (38% overall yield) following the literature synthesis. The intermediate diphenylamine-2,2’-ethylbenzoate ...
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(Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 2015)Background: Originally used in the farming industry to ‘bulk up’ cattle, interest in the leucine metabolite, beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (HMB), has been growing following a clinical trial which demonstrated significant ...
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(Thesis, Master of Science, 2015)Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) is an alternative approach to complementary feeding. Parents offer ‘whole’ (baby-fist size) pieces of food, allow infants to feed themselves, include infants at family meal times and offer family ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2011)Globalization is a unifying force spreading a predominantly neoliberal culture that is eradicating the world’s cultural diversity. It is directed by transnational powers, notably states and corporations, largely networking ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2012)Various researchers have used one hidden layer neural networks (weighted sums of sigmoids) to find the unknown solutions of partial differential equations. They are embedded within an energy function that describes the ... -
(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2014)Background: Beginning an exercise session euhydrated is important for performance and health. Rapid and adequate rehydration is important for many athletes, especially those partaking multiple sessions of exercise each ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science Communication, 2017)An exhibit developed to increase awareness and educate about a topic will traditionally consist of a variety of elements such as: displays, participatory elements, artefacts and panels. Information panels, in particular, ... -
(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2016)Background: Obesity, and its related co-morbidities, is a growing problem that has resulted in the development of numerous weight loss diets, including Mediterranean, Paleo, and Intermittent fasting diets. Whilst weight ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2014)Background: Given the worldwide trend of population aging, the importance of prolonging independence in older populations is critical. Nutrition has a significant influence on both physical and mental health and, if poor, ...
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(Thesis, Master of Science, 2014)Reaching to grasp is a fundamental human action. In this thesis, I present a new computational platform for simulating reach-to-grasp actions and exploring how they are learned and performed. There are three innovations ... -
(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2016)Background: Obesity, and resulting health problems, is a growing issue facing today’s society. Weight-loss diets are popular worldwide but have shown mixed health outcomes. Current research has shown that the Mediterranean ... -
(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2013)Background: Over the last 30 years, the prevalence of obesity has steadily increased into the global epidemic that it is today (1). The number of overweight and obese individuals has increased sharply; however, there is ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2014)Background: The New Zealand National Heart Foundation developed the Healthy Heart visual food guide to aid New Zealanders in selecting a healthy diet. The visual food guide conveys a balance and proportion of foods, based ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2014)This thesis documents the development of a frequency source based on a field programmable gate array (FPGA) and a direct digital synthesiser (DDS). The source was used to drive the two inputs of a dual-axis acousto-optic ... -
(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2017)Background: Results from a recent body of research suggests that sedentary behaviour increases the risk of chronic disease (e.g. type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease) through negative effects on cardiometabolic risk ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2017)Background: Regularly interrupting sedentary behaviour with light physical activity has been shown to reduce postprandial glycaemia. However, these effects have been examined in response to a single day of light activity ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2017)Background: The last five decades has seen a steady increase in the time spent in sedentary behaviour, with the workplace quickly becoming one of the biggest contributors to daily sedentary time. Prolonged sedentary behaviour ...
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(Thesis, Master of Science, 2015)The Southern Hemisphere westerly winds (SHWW) play a major role in controlling wind-induced upwelling of Circumpolar Deep Water and outgassing of CO₂ in the Southern Ocean, on interannual to glacial-interglacial timescales. ...
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(Thesis, Master of Physical Education, 2015)A Māori perspective of health and fitness is conceptualised from a holistic viewpoint. This thesis utilises the Te Whare Tapa Whā health model comprised of four tenets: taha whānau (family component), taha hinengaro (mental ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2017)Background: Food literacy is a recently developed concept which has emerged as a means to combat the rise in obesity and diet-related disease. Its purpose is to arm the public with a wide range of skills, knowledge and ...
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