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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 ... -
Exploring the Applications of Subwavelength Nanostructures Fabricated by Solid Immersion Lloyd's Mirror Interference Lithography
Nanofabrication is a powerful tool in modern scientific and technological advancement and plays a key role in the production of consumer electronics, sensors and actuators, and nanophotonic applications. Developed originally ... -
An Ecological Dynamics Approach for Movement Assessment
Ecological dynamics has gained increasing acceptance as a theoretical framework in the field of motor development. This framework underpins this research programme, which postulates that humans are open, complex systems ... -
Professional identity and the adoption of learning management systems
Universities implement Learning Management Systems (LMSs) with the aspiration of improving educational practice. However, LMS adoption by academics within universities vary and frequently falls short of institutional ... -
Accessing Legal Services: The Price of Litigation Services
The price of legal services is often charged by the hour (the billable hour), usually at a rate of hundreds of dollars per hour. An agreement to pay these hourly rates might also come with little clarity over how many hours ... -
Proceedings of the Health Professional Education Research Symposium 2017
This symposium was the first of its kind at the Dunedin School of Medicine. It was intended to provide a welcoming and supportive environment. To promote research and scholarship into health professional education at the ... -
'No ordinary tourists' : the Second New Zealand Division in the Middle East, 1939-1945
For the members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) and, in particular, the Second New Zealand Division (2(NZ) Division), World War Two would offer two profound, overlapping experiences. Tne first was the ... -
The views of the New Zealand clergy of 1860 on race relations
Both as participants in the events of 1860 and as commentators on them, the missionaries and clergy who were active in New Zealand at that time demand our attention. This essay is concerned with their actions only insofar ... -
Eruptions and deposition of volcaniclastic rocks in the Dunedin volcanic complex, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
The Otago Peninsula is part of the Dunedin Volcanic Complex and the Dunedin Volcanic Group, of Miocene age. Tephra and a suite of alkali basalt magma began erupting in the Sandfly Bay area. The Dunedin Volcanic Complex ... -
Health journeys of Pacific children aged 10-14 years with mental health conditions in New Zealand: Evidence from the New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure
In New Zealand (NZ), young Pacific people are overrepresented among those experiencing mental health conditions (MHC) compared to young people of other ethnicities. Despite this, little is known about the possible determinants ... -
Marine anoxia during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2: Constraints from the southern palaeo-Pacific and Tethys Oceans using carbon- and uranium-isotope systems
The Cenomanian–Turonian anoxic event or ‘Oceanic Anoxic Event 2’ (OAE 2), occurring c. 94 million years ago, marks one of the most severe climatic disturbances in Earth’s history and is associated with widespread ocean ... -
A Defence of Biodiversity as the Goal of Conservation Biology
Biodiversity has been the goal of conservation for thirty years but recent work by biodiversity eliminativists has raised serious challenges to its suitability as the primary goal of conservation. This project groups those ... -
A belief in karma and its influences on marketing decisions: Perceptions of marketing managers in a Western context
“What you put out comes back all the time, no matter what.” (Oprah Winfrey) This thesis explores the constitution of karmic beliefs that drive marketers’ ethical perceptions and behaviours. It hypothesises that a belief ...