Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Science (Research) (MSc(Research))"
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A dynamic look into hydrogen bonding In proteins
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis aims to highlight the importance of analysing the dynamic nature of hydrogen bonds and their temporal variation. We also evaluate whether distance alone can and should be used as the main estimator for hydrogen ... -
A human rights approach to climate change: Examining the relationship between support for human rights and belief in climate change
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Climate change impacts human rights, and Māori and other indigenous communities around the world are amongst those most vulnerable to its consequences. This has led the United Nations to recommend a human rights-based ... -
A little birdie told me: People will consider ambiguous utterances from parrots when making judgements of guilt.
(The University of Waikato, 2020)How much would you trust a parrot as an eyewitness? The question is not hypothetical: lawyers have tried to use “testimony” from animals. We asked two questions: First, had a court allowed a parrot’s utterance to be entered ... -
A novel approach to investigate depression symptoms in the ageing population using Generalizability theory
(The University of Waikato, 2022)As depression is common in older people and confers a significant risk for dementia, its accurate assessment is essential to monitor and treat the condition. The 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) is a widely used ... -
A validation study of phycocyanin sensors for monitoring cyanobacteria in cultures and field samples
(University of Waikato, 2016)Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes present in almost all terrestrial and aquatic environments. Under favourable conditions of high nutrient inputs, high water temperature and adequate light, they can rapidly ... -
Alternative sulfur acquisition pathways in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an obligate human pathogen responsible for the sexually transmitted infection, gonorrhoea. Its success as a pathogen is partly due to robust defence mechanisms that provide protection against ... -
An evaluation of GPS technology as a tool to aid pasture management
(The University of Waikato, 2022)In countries with temperate climates such as New Zealand and Ireland, grazing pasture plays an essential role in dairy production and farm profitability. In these climates, pasture growth occurs year-round in a seasonal ... -
An Integrated Stratigraphy of Tauranga Harbour
(University of Waikato, 2016)Tauranga Basin is a Quaternary basin filled with successions of terrestrial and coastal sediments. The largest feature of Tauranga Basin is Tauranga Harbour, a 570km2 estuary. This is home to the Port of Tauranga, New ... -
An investigation of self-learning and self-protection for Adaptive Digital Twins
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Adaptive Digital Twins are applicable to a number of fields, including the cybersecurity of industial control systems. This thesis prototypes a Self-Learning adaptive digital twin and posits an architecture for the creation ... -
An investigation of the coordination chemistry of N,N`-disubstituted sulfonylthiourea ligands with d⁶ and d⁸ transition metal centres.
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The coordination chemistry of both square-planar and piano-stool metal complexes derived from an array of disubstituted sulfonylthiourea ligands with the d⁸ and d⁶ transition metal centres of nickel(II), palladium(II), ... -
Andesite volcanic facies and hydrothermal alteration in the subsurface peripheral to existing Waihi mine workings
(University of Waikato, 2015)The Waihi vein system is an andesite-hosted epithermal Au-Ag deposit comprising a series of veins located in the southern Hauraki Goldfield, New Zealand. It includes the Martha Mine which is the largest gold producer in ... -
Antimicrobial Peptides in Jawed and Jawless Vertebrates
(University of Waikato, 2016)Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a major part of the innate immune defence system which shows a broad spectrum of activity, defending the host against invading microbes. The aim of this work was to identify the AMPs present ... -
Assessing dispersal among habitats for three New Zealand aquatic insects using mitochondrial DNA (COI) sequences
(University of Waikato, 2016)Dispersal of aquatic insects is a key process allowing colonization of new habitat and linking existing populations among habitats. Studying the dispersal of freshwater taxa directly is logistically challenging and assessments ... -
Assessing mitochondrial DNA (CO1) barcodes for measuring diversity of Schizaphis spp. and abundance of Aploneura lentisci
(University of Waikato, 2015)We examined the diversity of mitochondrial DNA (CO1) sequences in the New Zealand native aphids with a particular focus on the genus Schizaphis (syn. Euschizaphis). Previously, the genus was thought to consist of two ... -
Assessing New Zealand's spider (Araneae) fauna, using DNA barcoding
(The University of Waikato, 2018)The ability to accurately monitor biological diversity is the foundation to most ecological research. However, the morphological identification of spiders, as with many arthropod taxa, is often complicated by phenotypic ... -
Assessing the Diversity of Antarctic and New Zealand Arthropods through DNA Barcoding
(University of Waikato, 2016)Diversity is the foundation of all biological and ecological studies. Globally however, biodiversity is under threat from the varied and cumulative impacts of humans on the environment. It is thus necessary to continually ... -
Assessing the use of molecular techniques to determine terrestrial invertebrate diversity in New Zealand mangroves and detection of blue ducks in New Zealand streams
(University of Waikato, 2015)Biodiversity monitoring requires reliable methods for species detection and identification. Here, I examine the use of molecular approaches, including mitochondrial DNA sequencing (barcoding) and environmental DNA (eDNA) ... -
Behaviour of Captive North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
(University of Waikato, 2015)The behaviour of captive North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) in nocturnal displays and how different aspects of their enclosure and management might affect their behaviour has been studied. The most common behaviours ... -
Birds vs. Clams: Assessing the impacts of South Island pied oystercatcher predation on Toheroa at Ripiro Beach, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Managing the recovery of interacting species, such as predator and prey, is one of the most challenging factors of an ecosystem-based conservation approach. The actions taken to protect one species may be in conflict with ... -
Caldalkalibacillus thermarum PhoH2: Solving the solubility puzzle
(University of Waikato, 2017)Previous attempts to determine the structure of the protein PhoH2 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium smegmatis and Thermobispora bispora have been unsuccessful producing diffraction data to low resolution. The ...
