• Weaving an interpretivist stance throughout mixed methods research 

  McChesney, Katrina; Aldridge, Jill (2019)

  A recurring debate in mixed methods research involves the relationship between research methods and research paradigms. Whereas some scholars appear to assume that qualitative and quantitative research methods each necessarily ...

• Ground Plane Segmentation of Time-of-Flight Images for Asparagus Harvesting 

  Peebles, Matthew; Lim, Shen Hin; Streeter, Lee; Duke, Mike; Au, Chi Kit (IEEE, 2018)

  A key task in processing time-of-flight images for the detection of asparagus spears is the identification and segmentation of the ground plane. In this paper, we aim to compare the performance of RANSAC with a modified ...

  

• Widespread nearshore and shallow marine deposition within the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation in the Surat Basin, Australia 

  La Croix, Andrew D.; Wang, Jiahao; He, Jianhua; Hannaford, Carey; Bianchi, Valeria; Esterle, Joan; Undershultz, Jim R. (Elsevier, 2019)

  In the Surat Basin of eastern Australia, the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation are a highly prospective reservoir-seal pair for notional future carbon capture and storage. However, the succession ...

• Kaumātua mana motuhake: Kaumātua managing life-transitions through tuakana-teina/peer-education 

  Hokowhitu, Brendan; Oetzel, John; Reddy, Rangimahora; Smith, Linda Tuhiwai; Simpson, Mary; Nock, Sophie; Greensill, Hineitimoana; Cameron, Michael Patrick; Meha, Pare; Johnston, Kirsten (2017)

  People face signifi cant transition points as they age, such as loss of independent living, loss of a spouse and changing health conditions. Successfully navigating these transitions depends on being able to manage emotional ...

  

• A coupled hydrodynamic-ecological model of management options for restoration of Lake Ohinewai 

  Allan, Mathew Grant (Environmental Research Institute, The Waikato University, 2016)

  Koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) is regarded as one of the ecologically most destructive invasive freshwater species capable of degradation of shallow aquatic ecosystems. This degradation is largely due to their benthic foraging ...

  

• Turning ideas into research: Theory, design and practice, by Barbara Fawcett and Rosalie Pockett [Book Review] 

  Hunt, Sonya (Australian Association for Social Work and Welfare Education Association, 2015)

  This article reviews the book "Turning ideas into research: Theory, design and practice", by Barbara Fawcett and Rosalie Pockett

  

• The use of Māori words in National Science Challenge online discourse 

  Calude, Andreea S.; Stevenson, Louise; Whaanga, Hēmi; Keegan, Te Taka Adrian Gregory (2018)

  This paper presents data relating to the use of Maori borrowings as they occur in a corpus of scientific discourse on the websites of the eleven National Science Challenges (NSCs) and their associated Twitter feeds.

  

• Origin of palaeo proglacial lake sediments in Taylor Valley, Antarctica 

  Milicich, Sarah (The University of Waikato, 2005)

  The origin of carbonates found at three locations in the Taylor Valley and their association with different glacial advances is presented. Samples were collected from three locations through the Taylor Valley, specifically ...

  

• Microbial diversity in relation to human activity in historic areas of Ross Dependency, Antarctica 

  Minasaki, Ryuji (The University of Waikato, 2003)

  The goal of this study was to undertake a relatively broad microbiological investigation at historic areas of Cape Evans and Ross Island. The two phylogenetically diverse targets were Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent ...

  

• An investigation of soil moisture associated with ephemeral streams, Wright Valley, Antarctica 

  Shanhun, Fiona L. (The University of Waikato, 2005)

  Ephemeral streams in Wright Valley, Antarctica, are fed by glacial melt and flow for between four and ten weeks annually. Hyporheic zones develop concomitantly with ephemeral stream channels. These zones are areas of ...

  

• Development and application of a method for U-Th dating of the Bonney Drift, Taylor Valley, Antarctica 

  Smith, David W. (The University of Waikato, 1991)

  The lacustrine carbonates of the Bonney Drift, Taylor Valley, Antarctica were deposited in lakes proglacial to glaciers advancing through the valley, and now occur as lag and clasts in the glacial drift formed by the ...

  

• A Sedimentological and Micropaleontological Study of Quaternary Sections of Cores from the New Zealand Sector of the Southern Ocean 

  Mackie, Jon (The University of Waikato, 1998)

  The Southern Ocean lies between the Subtropical Front (STF) at about 45⁰S latitude and the continental landmass of Antarctica. It plays an important role in global climatic and oceanic circulation patterns, and is responsible ...

  

• Structure, light & temperature induced changes in the compound eyes of Antarctic crustaceans 

  Tiang, Kin Ming (The University of Waikato, 1980)

  The structure of the photoreceptors of three different Antarctic crustaceans was investigated by light and electron microscopy. Special attention was paid to light and temperature induced changes of the normal, i.e. ...

  

• The importance of shell: Redating of the To’aga site (Ofu Island, Manu'a) and a revised chronology for the Lapita to Polynesian Plainware transition in Tonga and Sāmoa 

  Petchey, Fiona; Kirch, Patrick V. (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019)

  Radiocarbon dating Pacific archaeological sites is fraught with difficulties. Often situated in coastal beach ridges or sand dunes, these sites exhibit horizontal and vertical disturbances, datable materials such as wood ...

  

• Node.js scalability investigation in the cloud 

  Zhu, Jiapeng; Patros, Panagiotis; Kent, Kenneth B.; Dawson, Michael (ACM, 2018)

  Node.js has gained popularity in cloud development due to its asynchronous, non-blocking and event-driven nature. However, scalability issues can limit the number of concurrent requests while achieving an acceptable level ...

  

• Volcanic geology and physical volcanology of Mount Morning, Antarctica 

  van Woerden, Timothy H. (The University of Waikato, 2006)

  Mount Morning is 70 km south of Ross Island and is part of the Cenozoic McMurdo Volcanic Group, which includes the presently active Erebus volcano. Few previous studies have investigated the mountain. The main exposures ...

  

• Microbial abundance and diversity surrounding mummified seals in Miers Valley, Antarctica 

  Robson, Lisa Marie (The University of Waikato, 2004)

  The presence of a number of mummified seal carcasses have been reported in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. The location of seal carcasses were observed up to 240km in-land, and approximately 1500m above sea level. The ...

  

• Use of Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) to determine moisture and temperature regimes in Antarctic soils 

  Wall, Aaron M. (The University of Waikato, 2004)

  Antarctic soil moisture and temperature data are important as the soil climate influence. Antarctic ecosystems, and the data may provide information on climate change, and the effects of human activities on the Antarctic ...

  

• Collecting sensitive personal data in a multi-cultural environment 

  Hinze, Annika; Timpany, Claire; Bowen, Judy; Chang, Carole; Starkey, Nicola J.; Elder, Hinemoa (2018)

  Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has long-term effects on memory and cognitive functions. This paper discusses the challenges encountered and lessons learned from developing augmented memory aids for people with TBI. In ...

  

• Using the HTRC Data Capsule Model to promote reuse and evolution of experimental analysis of digital library data: a case study of topic modeling 

  Bainbridge, David; Nichols, David M.; Hinze, Annika; Downie, J. Stephen (IEEE, 2019)

  We report on a case-study to independently reproduce the work given in a publicly available blog on how to develop a topic model sourced from a collection of texts, where both the data set and source code used are readily ...

  

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