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In Search of Effective Altruists
The effective altruism movement argues that people wanting to do the most good they can should donate to charities fighting poverty in poor countries overseas, rather than to charities helping people in need in wealthy ... -
Accountability for Practical Reasoning Agents
Artificial intelligence has been increasing the autonomy of man-made artefacts such as software agents, self-driving vehicles and military drones. This increase in autonomy together with the ubiquity and impact of such ... -
Literary Sophias: The Esoteric Female in Romanticism
This thesis explores the Romantic representation of femininity in relation to elements of the Western esoteric tradition. In particular, it discusses the presence of Gnostic themes and gender imagery and the ways in which ... -
Development of an odour mixture model for cheese flavour
This research set out to examine the feasibility of developing a mathematical model that would allow the prediction of the sensory characteristics of mixtures of odour compounds. Initially, a trained sensory panel used ... -
The symbolic consumption of music
Although it is a widely accepted notion that music can be used as a tool to communicate symbolic meaning, very little is known about how and why people symbolically consume music. This thesis sought to provide a detailed ... -
The foundation and content of a moral right to health care
This thesis addresses the question "Is there a moral right to health care, and, if so, what does it entail?" In nearly all Western countries except the United States, the idea of a right to health care is taken for granted. ... -
Colour as a symbol in New Zealand prehistory
This thesis explores a new method for looking at the symbolic importance of prehistoric material culture by investigating a non functional attribute. The attribute selected is the colour red and· its relevance to the study ... -
The art of simplicity : design, sentiment, and value in non-developmental music : studies in works by Satie, Part and Poulenc
The hypothesis underlying this study, is that works of the western musical tradition using simple non-developmental procedures, are at their best capable of producing profound and enduring musical experiences. The study ... -
/Ju:z/ are in the paddock eating grass : a study of the acceptance of grammatical variants among adolescents from Southland and Otago
A field experiment was undertaken to determine the usage of various grammatical and morphological variants in the speech of adolescents in the provinces of Otago and Southland, New Zealand. Eleven schools throughout the ... -
Narratives of desperation : 'genre, gender, and Desperate Housewives
This thesis investigates the history of the term 'desperation' when applied to female film and television genres, before examining how the first series Desperate Housewives draws from and adds to this history. In addition ... -
Blind people: a social constructivist analysis of New Zealand education policy and practice
This thesis explored the educational experiences in New Zealand of ten blind people of various ages. It submits that the social constructivism position developed by Lev Vygotsky allows the researcher to explore personal ... -
Teaching physical education : studies on student and teacher behaviour
This research provided descriptive data on student and teacher behaviour over a series of related physical education lessons and also examined the effect of feedback to teachers on the quantity and quality of student ... -
Capacity to Cohabit: Hoping ‘Everything Turns Out Well in the End’ PC v City of York
The Court of Appeal decision in PC v City of York illustrates the complexity inconsistency and limits of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) when applied to decisions about intimate relationships. In commenting on the ... -
Reconociendo a Jesús como víctima de abuso sexual: respuestas de sobrevivientes del Sodalicio en el Perú
Este informe identifica una serie de publicaciones -- Tombs (1999), Heath (2011), Gafney (2013), Trainor (2014 ) -- que han reconocido de forma independiente y explícita a Jesús como víctima de abusos sexuales. También ... -
The morphology of the lumbar paraspinal, gluteal and piriformis muscles in chronic sacroiliac joint pain
The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) can be identified as the source of pain in approximately 10-45% of patients suffering from chronic low back pain. It is hypothesised that SIJ pain may be associated with an imbalance of force ... -
The role of brain blood flow in thermoregulatory and respiratory control during exercise
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of brain blood flow (BBF) on respiratory control during exercise-induced increases in body temperature. BBF is controlled largely by vascular responses ... -
Veneers and Facades: A Re-evaluation of the Status and Meaning of Napier's Art Deco
Abstract Napier’s 1931 rebuild marks an explicit aesthetic mutation of the city’s surfaces. The period architecture is borne of the post-disaster context but the evolution of its character is heavily influenced by ... -
In Word, or Sigh, or Tear: Depression and End of Life Choices
This paper considers the potential threat legalizing voluntary euthanasia (VE) and assisted suicide (AS) may have upon the autonomy and safety of those diagnosed with, or suspected of being affected by, a depressive disorder. ... -
Predicting the impact of chemoprophylaxis strategies against leprosy in South Tarawa, Kiribati
Background Leprosy is widely thought to be a disease of the past, but globally there are still around 200,000 new cases annually. Current strategies of early diagnosis and treatment are proving ineffective in interrupting ... -
Two-Stage Exchange: Extending a Model of Decentralised Bi-lateral Exchange for a Limited Model of Labour, Profit, and Endogenous Production
When a private transaction takes place without publically observable prices, how might that information leak into the public domain and coordinate demand and supply sides of the economy? The Walrasian model of general ...