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Successful transition from Early Childhood Education to Innovative Learning Environments: The experience of transition to school from the perspectives of key stakeholders
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The New Zealand education system has gone through a substantial paradigm shift, moving away from single cell classrooms and towards Innovative Learning Environments. This has presented challenges in the transition to school ... -
Ballycross RFC: Sectarianism, masculinity and racism in a Northern Irish rugby club
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis is a study of Ballycross RFC, a rugby club in Northern Ireland. With a history of violent conflict and a society that remains largely segregated by religion, politics, education and housing, Northern Ireland ... -
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in New Zealand: phylogeny and structural biology
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an obligate human pathogen and is the primary causative agent of tuberculosis. New Zealand has a relatively low incidence of tuberculosis disease, however, Māori (the indigenous people of New ... -
The use of cold water immersion in elite rugby union athletes
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Athletes are exposed to training stimuli that lead to temporary states of impaired performance (i.e. fatigue). Adaptation from training will occur in response to the balance between the training load and recovery. Frequently, ... -
Biological Olfactory Repellents and their Potential to Deter Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) from Anticoagulant Rodenticides
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The rapid decline in New Zealand’s terrestrial biodiversity from the impacts of exotic mammalian predators has prompted the nationwide application of anticoagulant rodenticides. However, this application has increased the ... -
Evaluating the potential for a multi-use seasonal pumped storage scheme in New Zealand’s South Island
(The University of Waikato, 2019)A simulation evaluation is presented of the seasonal operation a possible 1,300 MW pumped storage scheme in New Zealand. The simulations are with respect to a site in Central Otago, where the existing Lake Onslow is expanded ... -
The Development and function of hana keaka (Hawaiian-medium theatre): A tool for the empowering Kanaka Maoli consciousness
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Since time immemorial Kānaka Maoli have recounted histories, stories, and cultural beliefs through performance. The art of performance is intrinsic to Kanaka Maoli existence, as oratory was the means in which our stories ... -
Swings and roundabouts… The making of child injury prevention policy in Aotearoa New Zealand: an exploration
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Unintentional injuries (accidents) are a global child health problem. Many child injury prevention measures are proven to be effective, yet government and community focus on prevention waxes and wanes through time and ... -
Disability as an entanglement: A new materialist reimagination of disability
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Research and contemporary practice indicate that people labelled as learning disabled remain positioned on the margins of humanity, despite decades of hard work from the disability rights movement, support workers, and ... -
The structure and function of a bovine salivary protein - BSP30b
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The Bovine Salivary Protein 30b (BSP30b) is a member of the palate, lung, and nasal epithelium clone (PLUNC) family which includes human bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) and lipopolysaccaride binding ... -
Get out of your mind and into your life: Using a self-help book to improve wellbeing in adolescents
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety are becoming increasing prevalent in an adolescent population. In New Zealand, public mental health services have long waitlists to access support from a clinician and ... -
An exploration of cloud-based technology for enhancing emergency management: Cases from New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Despite widespread acknowledgement of the disruptive effect cloud-based technologies have in business, little is known about the role they might play in emergency management, in particular in natural emergencies. This ... -
Help or hindrance? New Zealand audience perspectives on subtitled media
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This research presents a picture of audiences’ patterns of engagement with internationally subtitled media in Hamilton, New Zealand. Utilising an audience reception framework to investigate audiences’ interactions with, ... -
The synthesis of water-soluble analogues of Pt₂(μ₂-S)₂(PPh₃)₄
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Platinum has a very rich chemistry with sulfur, and this field has been extensively studied. Of particular interest are complexes containing the {Pt₂(μ₂-S)₂} core, comprising two platinum atoms with μ₂-sulfurs bridging ... -
Social deprivation in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The purpose of the thesis was to better understand the phenomenon of social deprivation, world-wide and in particular in New Zealand. Social deprivation has been defined in many ways with multiple surrogates used to ‘measure’ ... -
Examining Cigarette and Craving Rates Using ACT-Based (2Morrow Quit™) and Mindfulness-Based (Craving to Quit®) Mobile Health Applications
(The University of Waikato, 2019)There has been a growing number of mobile health (mHealth) smartphone applications (apps) that target smoking cessation. There is concern that many smartphone apps for smoking cessation lack evidence-based practices, which ... -
The international law gaze: subsequent agreements and subsequent practice in the interpretation of international treaties
(LexisNexis NZ, 2019)The International Law Commission (ILC) recently examined in great detail the use of subsequent agreements and subsequent practice in the interpretation of international treaties. (70th Session – Subsequent agreements and ... -
Implantable electrode structures and their RF effects in MRI machines
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Medical implants incorporating long insulated conductors can generate a serious heating hazard to a patient undergoing a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan. Under the high-power RF field from an MRI machine, the conductors ... -
Microbial contaminant removal and alternative nitrogen removal pathways in denitrifying bioreactors
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Denitrifying bioreactors, simple treatment systems consisting of a container filled with a particulate organic carbon source, are an effective and low-cost technology for the effective removal of nitrogen (N) from water ... -
Attitudes towards immigrants and immigration: A narrative review
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The primary objective of this research is to investigate the factors that shape, form or influence attitudes towards immigrants and immigration. Through a narrative review methodology the thesis draws upon 144 publications ...
