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Digitally-supported collaboration: An exploration of teachers' and students' understandings and practice.
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Education is evolving over time. The use of digital technology in our schools continues to grow and develop at a rapid pace, supported by the introduction of ultra-fast broadband and the availability of mobile technology. ... -
Value and risk mapping: creating effective conservation and resource management tools
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Coastal marine environments provide a wide range of goods and services that contribute to human wellbeing resulting in a natural connection with the environment where economic and spiritual values may be equally important. ... -
Quality of Life - Impacts from the Family Planning Policy in China
(The University of Waikato, 2018)The relationship between population size, the quality of human capital, and the quality of life, interests social scientists. This topic is particularly important in China, where a previous ‘demographic gift’ is becoming ... -
Mapping vegetation with remote sensing and GIS data using object-based analysis and machine learning algorithms
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Remote sensing technology is an efficient tool for various practical applications of environmental resources management. Advances in this technology include the diverse range of high quality data sources and image analysis ... -
Iranian New Zealander men’s perception of domestic violence
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Domestic violence is a significant social issue in both Iran and New Zealand. Ethnic migrants have a high risk of experiencing domestic violence and have distinct needs compared to the local population. The purpose of this ... -
Experiences from the past inform the journey ahead: ‘a way of being’ - culturally responsive and relational professional learning and development.
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This thesis begins by contextualising the current reality for many Māori learners in Aotearoa New Zealand. By reviewing the literature around the role of the provider in professional learning and development (PLD) in ... -
The effect of eccentric cycle training on physiological and performance parameters in cycling.
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Prior research has demonstrated the benefits of 3 to 8 weeks of eccentric cycle training in athletes, the elderly, and in suffers of various pathophysiological conditions. Eccentric cycling requires participants to absorb ... -
The Environmental Justice Implications of the Planning Policy and Practice of Flood Risk Management in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Following an international trend, the flood defence approach historically applied in New Zealand has been superseded by a shift to flood risk management, an approach that aligns with the notion of ‘living with risk’ and ... -
Enzyme evolution: innovation is easy, optimization is complicated
(Elsevier, 2018)Enzymes have been evolving to catalyze new chemical reactions for billions of years, and will continue to do so for billions more. Here, we review examples in which evolutionary biochemists have used big data and high-throughput ... -
Global patterns of insect herbivory in gap and understorey environments, and their implications for woody plant carbon storage
(Wiley, 2018)Insect herbivory is thought to favour carbon allocation to storage in juveniles of shade-tolerant trees. This argument assumes that insect herbivory in the understorey is sufficiently intense as to select for storage; ... -
Towards the development of a financial reporting framework for Sri Lankan SMEs
(The University of Waikato, 2018)The study has two objectives: to identify the users and their information needs of Sri Lankan small and medium enterprises (SMEs) financial information; and to examine the need for internationally comparable accounting ... -
The Algebraic Properties of if-then-else with Commutative Three-Valued Tests
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This thesis studies an algebraic model of computable programs and the if-then-else operation. The programs here are considered deterministic, but not assumed to be always halting, so they are modelled by a semigroup of ... -
The association between mindfulness and driving behaviour in employees
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This study examined the effect of mindfulness on driving behaviour, and the possible mediating effects of a number of well-being measures. Specifically, the research aimed to determine (1) if higher levels of mindfulness ... -
Nonlinear Effects in Three-minute Oscillations of the Solar Chromosphere. II. Measurement of Nonlinearity Parameters at Different Atmospheric Levels
(IOP Publishing LTD, 2018)Recent theoretical studies suggest that the nonlinearity of three-minute velocity oscillations at each atmospheric level can be quantified by the two independent parameters—the steepening parameter and the velocity amplitude ... -
The Influence of Analogy Instructions on Motor Skills: Processing, Preference and Performance
(The University of Waikato, 2018)When teaching a movement to novices, communicating knowledge about the movement by comparison with a similar, well-known concept (an analogy) may be effective, as no other verbal instructions or rules need to be provided. ... -
Transport and retention of benthic marine invertebrates in the Southern Tauranga Basin
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Dispersal is the process in which individuals are transferred between populations, and is essential for population sustainability and longevity. In estuarine soft sediment communities, dispersal often occurs as the interaction ... -
Unified Total Site Heat Integration: Targeting, Optimisation and Network Design
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Process industries in New Zealand use 214.3 PJ of process heat, of which approximately 65 % is fossil fuels. Despite increasing energy demands, depleting fossil fuel resources, and pressure to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions, ... -
A detailed characterisation of the wave climate around New Zealand and its variability
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Ocean waves can cause severe social and economic impacts. Therefore, understanding their behaviour is of paramount importance for the effective management of coastal and ocean hazards. This thesis thoroughly investigates ... -
The High Art of Trip Hop: Extending the Bristol Sound by Incorporating Compositional Approaches from Classical Music
(The University of Waikato, 2018)‘The High Art of Trip Hop’ defines the Bristol sound and extends it through new composition techniques. The two-part thesis combines musicological and practice-led research. Part one analyses the Bristol sound, a style ... -
Te Whariki revisited: How approaches to assessment can make valued learning visible
(New Zealand Tertiary College, 2018)In 2016, Te Whariki: He Whariki Matauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o Aotearoa: Early Childhood Curriculum (Te Whariki) (Ministry of Education [MoE], 2017), New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum was updated for the first time ...
