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Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Science (MSc)"
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(The University of Waikato, 2008)Stable isotope probing (SIP) is an established technique that can be applied to identify the metabolically active micro-organisms within a microbial population. The SIP method utilises an isotopically-labelled substrate ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2006)Shape reconstruction of different three dimensional objects using multiple range images has evolved recently within the recent past. In this research shape reconstruction of a three dimensional object using multiple range ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2007)Increasing pressure is being placed on the dairy industry to reduce nitrogen losses from soil. Nitrification inhibitors are a management strategy that could be implemented on dairy farms to help reduce losses of nitrogen. ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2008)The modern day tourists do not want to deal with the hassle of using a large number of travel guides and paper maps while travelling. They would prefer to be able to access required information via their mobile phones or ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2007)Abstract Production of pulp and paper from raw wood involves the washing of substantial quantities of highly coloured material from the wood pulp. Although most of this colour is trapped within the mill and the mills ... -
(University of Waikato, 2011)ZnO powders containing from 1-8 atom% aluminium ions were prepared from aqueous citrate-aminoalcohol-based gels calcined at 500◦C. The powders were characterized using 27Al NMR, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Reverse engineering is the process of discovering a model of a software system by analyzing its structure and functions. Reverse engineering techniques applied to interactive software applications (e.g. applications with ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Tauranga Harbour is a mesotidal lagoon located within the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, and is subject to an ongoing maintenance dredging program to remove mud deposits coming from various sources in the catchment. At the ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2008)In the last few years, the prevalence of legal party pills in New Zealand has risen dramatically. These pills contain new piperazine designer drugs, two of the more common being 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) and m-trifluorome ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2009)Soil carbon (C) is important because even small changes in soil C can affect atmospheric concentrations of CO₂, which in turn can influence global climate. Adequate soil carbon is also required to maintain soil quality, ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Since the advent of mobile devices, a large amount of Applications (Apps) have been released to offer compatible services to satisfy the different needs of users all over the world, especially location-aware services, which ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2009)The density, distribution and dynamics of benthic bivalve populations are believed to be largely determined by the planktonic larval phase of the life history. As the hard parts of larvae, such as the prodissoconch (larval ... -
The appropriate use of Te Reo Maori in the names of new species discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand (University of Waikato, 2012)Language is the key to understanding Ko te reo te taikura o te whakaao-mārama In this thesis I investigate the naming of new species that are being discovered in and around the waters of the coastline, across the vast ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2010)The invasion of non-indigenous species is considered to be one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss globally. My research aimed to determine if constructed water bodies (e.g., water supply reservoirs, dams and ponds) ... -
(University of Waikato, 2010)Grass weeds such as Panicum miliaceum L. (broom corn millet) are a persistent problem for agriculture, causing significant crop losses. A weedy biotype of broom corn millet is already a troublesome weed on North American ... -
(University of Waikato, 2013)This study investigated the survival, incidence and severity of injuries and physiological reactions to stress caused by boat electrofishing in comparison with standard netting techniques in three New Zealand native fish ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Background: Middle ear infections (otitis media) are a significant burden on children’s health. They are one of the more common childhood ailments and are responsible for about a third of children’s general practitioner ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2009)This thesis concerns the autecology of Lonicera japonica in relation to ecological restoration in Hamilton. It addresses three groups of questions, relating to L. japonica's place in the plant community, its reproduction ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2007)At the commencement of this study, some sensitive overseas markets were rejecting chilled vacuum-packed New Zealand lamb due to higher than expected total viable counts, and counts of Enterobacteriaceae, a family of bacteria ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2007)In best-first top-down induction of decision trees, the best split is added in each step (e.g. the split that maximally reduces the Gini index). This is in contrast to the standard depth-first traversal of a tree. The ...
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