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Crossing new frontiers: extending tephrochronology as a global geoscientific research tool
(Wiley, 2020)Tephrochronology is a unique stratigraphic tool for linking, dating, and synchronising geological, palaeoenvironmental, or archaeological sequences and events (Lowe, 2011; Alloway et al., 2013). It relies on the identification ... -
Developing a minimum data set, known as a core outcome set, for future infertility research
(2020)Background: Complex issues, including a failure to consider the perspectives of people with fertility problems when selecting outcomes, variations in outcome definitions, and outcome reporting bias, make the results of ... -
Student agency in collaborative writing: A sociocognitive perspective
(The University of Waikato, 2020)There is a vast amount of literature on collaborative writing in second language teaching and learning, much of it inspired by Storch (2002 - 2015). Although the topic of collaborative writing has been researched extensively, ... -
Building diverse, inclusive and resilient communities to increase well-being and quality of life
(2020)Building diverse, inclusive and resilient communities to increase well-being and quality of life Exploring the relationship between migrants, existing residents and cities and understanding the dynamics and complexity of ... -
Teacher attrition from coaching in New Zealand Secondary Schools
(2020)This report outlines the findings from the School Sport NZ research project undertaken by the University of Waikato during the period of September 2018 – August 2019. This Executive Summary details a brief overview of the ... -
On the fluidity of languages: A way out of the dilemma in English medium instruction classrooms in Thailand
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Nowadays internationalisation has become an aggressive agenda of growing strategic importance to tertiary education around the globe, driven by the influence of a highly competitive economy domestically and globally. A ... -
Culture and climate change: A study of future-proofing Māori tourism businesses
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis explores how prepared Māori tourism businesses are to adapt to climate change and how Māori values may influence the business's perception of responses to climate change. As climate impacts are growing in New ... -
EPM effects on workplace well-being: The role of personality
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Within the workplace, electronic performance monitoring (EPM) is an electronically integrated system used to assess employee behaviours and ultimately performance. Previous research indicates EPM is associated with various ... -
Who should we listen to? Comparing parent and child report of post-concussive symptoms
(The University of Waikato, 2020)A significant proportion of people worldwide are impacted by the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research into the incidence and severity of TBI demonstrates that the majority of injuries are mild (such as concussion) ... -
Spatial and temporal changes in soil climate and active layer depth in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica, 1999-2018
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The depth of seasonal thaw (the active layer depth) integrates a range of soil and atmospheric climate variables and has potential to provide a clear signal of a changing climate. Nine soil climate monitoring stations (SCS) ... -
Gender differences in depression and anxiety symptoms eight years after mild traumatic brain injury
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The majority of all treated cases of traumatic brain injury are classified as being in the mild severity range (MTBI) but many symptoms are far from mild and can result in difficulties that persist for years after the ... -
Waata Kukutai: Rangatira o Ngaati Tiipa 1822-1867
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis examines the life of Ngaati Tiipa rangatira Waata Kukutai (1822-1867), and critiques historical perspectives that have narrowly identified him as merely a Kuupapa loyalist. This study argues that Kukutai’s ... -
Mindfulness in antenatal classes: A quasi-experimental pilot study
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Pregnancy is a major life transition, and entails high levels of change and uncertainty which, for some parents, can elicit anxiety and distress. Mindfulness practices may help people to cope with uncertainty and change. ... -
Does Video Priming and Video Modelling help to reduce anxiety and increase social behaviours for adults who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual Disability when starting paid employment?
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Employment rates for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual Disability (ID) are much lower than the general population. Social skill difficulties and experiences with anxiety are thought to be contributing ... -
From pharmacist to internationally-recognised belemnite researcher: Arthur Brian Challinor BSc, DSc (Waikato) (7 December 1930-18 January 2020) [Obituary]
(Geoscience Society of New Zealand, 2020)Following night school study at Seddon Memorial Technical College in Auckland, Brian Challinor qualified in 1953 as a trained pharmacist. For much of his working life he owned and operated a pharmacy business (Challinor ... -
Response and resilience of estuarine benthic ecosystems to anthropogenic pressures
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Human activities are altering coastal environments at local and global scales with largely unknown consequences. Catchment land-use changes increase the rates of delivery of fine sediments and nutrients to estuaries, ... -
Dairy farm system solutions that reduce nitrate leaching and their consequences for profitability: Using plantain, fodder beet and oats on a Canterbury case study farm
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Dairy products provide nutrition, energy and income for much of the world. It is currently necessary to continue their supply albeit in a more environmentally sustainable manner. Excess nitrate (NO₃⁻) from dairy cow urine ... -
Deformation behaviour and processing of a powder metallurgy metastable beta titanium alloy
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Metastable beta titanium alloys have drawn great attention and became important structural materials in the aeronautical industry thanks to their overall physical and mechanical performance including ultra-high specific ... -
Effect of thermomechanical processing on the mechanical properties of cost-effective powder metallurgy titanium-based materials
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Despite their excellent balance of properties, titanium alloys are still a niche material whose range of applications is limited by the high cost of their manufacturing. With recent developments, powder metallurgy (PM) ... -
Dataset for "A novel injection technique: using a field-based quantum cascade laser for the analysis of gas samples derived from static chambers"
(2020)Dataset for "A novel injection technique: using a field-based quantum cascade laser for the analysis of gas samples derived from static chambers"
