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Antecedents of Employee Guardianship Behaviour within the Retail Context
Retail crime has a significant financial impact on the supermarket retail sector which results in economic, social and psychological loss. In New Zealand alone, in 2017 the financial losses were estimated to be at $836 ... -
Karl Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification: An Exploration of Church Dogmatics §66
This thesis is an investigation of Karl Barth’s doctrine of sanctification as found in §66 of the Church Dogmatics. The work involves two main tasks. First, it is an exercise in close and attentive interpretation of this ... -
Listening and learning: myths and misperceptions about postgraduate students and library support
Purpose The University of Otago Library conducted a review of its postgraduate support program in 2018. The purpose of this paper is to report on the findings of a questionnaire and follow up focus group undertaken as ... -
Toll like receptor signalling in human colonic organoids
Three-dimensional primary cultures of colonic epithelium, or colonic organoids, are thought to be a suitable culture system to investigate the properties of human intestinal epithelium and its interaction with commensal ... -
Snell’s Law and Necklace States for Vortex Dipoles in a Quantum Gas
A quantum vortex is an excitation of a superfluid that carries angular momentum, in which the superfluid is expelled from and circulates around a region known as the vortex core. A quantum vortex dipole consists of two ... -
Cognitive Load Theory and Flight Simulator-Based Instructional Design for Novices
As flight simulators have become more commonplace in aviation training, empirical research for the optimum instructional design to be used to train novices has been left behind. The most common accident during instructional ... -
Assessment of central pain mechanisms: generating knowledge and resources for translation into clinical practice
Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders are the second most common cause of disability. Persistent MSK pain has been associated with altered central pain mechanisms (CPMs), particularly somatosensory abnormalities. In ... -
Developing Transparency Requirements for the Operation of Criminal Justice Algorithms in New Zealand
As predictive risk algorithms become more commonplace so have concerns about their use. The perceived bias, inaccuracy, and opacity of predictive risk algorithms has given rise to concerns about fairness when used in ... -
Hilary of Poitiers and the Concept of Divine Personhood
The primary focus of this dissertation is the development of the notion of divine personhood in the writings of Hilary of Poitiers, doctor and bishop of the Church. The impetus for this study was my Licence thesis, where ... -
Instrumentation and Calibration of the Transient Array Radio Telescope
The Transient Array Radio Telescope (TART) is a 24-element aperture synthesis array radio telescope. It is designed as a low-cost test bench for hardware, calibration, and imaging algorithm development, as well as a ... -
Motivations and Attitudes of New Zealand Conservation Volunteers
Conservation in New Zealand is a massive enterprise, combining government, public, and private efforts. Volunteers work across these sectors to restore the unique flora and fauna of this island archipelago. In light of ... -
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is a heritable renal disease that causes the enlargement of kidneys due to the bilateral development of fluid-filled cysts. This results in end-stage kidney disease in ... -
Feynman, vortices and resistance in atomtronic circuits
In a 1955 paper on liquid helium Richard Feynman suggested that a superfluid flowing at sufficient speed through a channel into an infinite reservoir would produce uniformly spaced vortex pairs from the corners of the ... -
Dunedin rock and roll: 3D seismic wave velocity modelling for seismic hazard analysis.
Earthquake hazards are significant in New Zealand. Many active faults are known to be close to urban areas, and damaging earthquakes have been known to occur on previously unknown faults (such as the Mw~7.1 Darfield ... -
Communities and Climate Change cartoon
Some low-lying communities in Aotearoa New Zealand are already being affected by increased flooding, coastal erosion and higher water levels. Over time, more communities will be affected and the impacts will worsen. But ... -
Community Development for Adaptation
Many of New Zealand’s urban settlements are likely to be impacted by climate-induced hazards such as coastal erosion, flooding and rising groundwater levels. Affected communities will face physical, social, financial and ... -
Flavones from Cyclopropanes: Development of Methodology and the Total Synthesis of Integrin and (±)-Oxyisocyclointegrin
Cyclopropanes are important substrates in organic chemistry able to participate in many different classes of reactions which can be broadly classified as ring opening, cycloaddition and rearrangement reactions. The unique ... -
Investigation of Several Compounds for the Treatment of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a leading cause of kidney failure, and one of the most prominent rare hereditary diseases in New Zealand, as well as globally. The autosomal dominant form of this disease (ADPKD) has a ... -
A Multi-Basin Approach to Investigate Paleoclimate and Carbon Burial in Fiordland, New Zealand
The latitudinal position and strength of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds (SHWW) influence mid-latitude precipitation patterns and air-sea gas exchange in the Southern Ocean. Fiordland is ideally located to constrain ... -
Source of Expertise Affects Perceived Credibility of an Interview Used in a Medical Documentary
This thesis is composed of two integrated components: a creative project and original academic research. The creative component is a 25-minute medical documentary called Fairy Steps. Fairy Steps follows a 4-year-old girl ...