University of Waikato Theses: Recently added
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"It was kind of awkward and kind of special all at once": Lesbians' experiences of conception, maternity and family spaces.
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis examines the decision making and experiences of lesbians creating families in and through spaces and places where heterosexual relationships are predominant. I explore the conception spaces of homes and fertility ... -
Permeance based modelling, design and optimization of supercapacitor assisted surge absorber (SCASA)
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Supercapacitor assisted (SCA) techniques are a unique set of circuit topologies designed to fulfil power conversion and protection tasks by circumventing the energy losses normally associated with RC based circuits. With ... -
The potential and the limits of mindfulness: When and for whom is it beneficial?
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Mindfulness is an inherent human capacity that is characterised as present moment awareness while maintaining an accepting and nonjudgmental stance. Mindfulness is related to better self-regulation and it enables individuals ... -
The role of law in climate change mitigation in oil and gas production
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Scientific evidence and ideas about climate change suggest the need for a global energy shift from oil and fossil fuels to renewables and other forms of clean energy. This transition will not be possible without understanding ... -
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 ... -
Structural and biochemical characterisation of O-acetylserine sulphydrylase (CysK) from Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative bacteria of the sexually transmitted infection (STI), gonorrhoea. Rapid emergence of antibiotic resistant strains of N. gonorrhoeae has given rise to almost untreatable gonorrhoea ... -
"But I still love him": Women talk about love and violence, and counsellors respond
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This feminist research enacts a new materialist performance of theory/practice that investigates love-entangled-with-violence in intimate heterosexual partner relationship. The study investigates the double dilemma of a ... -
Epidemiological evidence that can help to improve timely diagnosis of colorectal cancer in New Zealand.
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Incidence rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) in New Zealand (NZ) are among the highest in the world. The long-term survival rates in NZ are poor, which has partially been attributed to late diagnosis. Considering that CRC ... -
Emerging evangelicals: An ethnographic study of a Christian community house in Tauranga, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Contemporary global evangelical Christianity, as exemplified by the Emerging Church movement, is a phenomenon which has many established and emergent trends. This is a study of how the young Christian residents of the ... -
Limited changes in microbial respiration along a geothermal gradient
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Soil carbon is the largest terrestrial stock of carbon (C) globally. This C stock has the potential to be negatively impacted by global warming through the acceleration of microbial respiration via positive feedback loops. ... -
Development of novel Ti-Nb based alloys for biomedical applications
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Since the advent of industrialisation, the interaction between humans and machines have become imminent. In doing so, unfortunate accidents are bound to occur, resulting in severe injury or loss. On the other hand, with ... -
Nā Wai Koe? Our tūpuna call us home: Maremare whānau thinking about connections to whenua tupuna
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This research focuses on the Maremare whānau from Tiniwaitara Marae, Turakina, in order to explore the importance of our relationship with our whenua tupuna and the related concept of returning home. Although many ... -
Remote sensing of dynamics and aboveground biomass of seagrass in Tauranga Harbor (Bay of Plenty), New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Seagrasses are angiosperm plants that are completely adapted to life in seawater. They are distributed widely across the climatic regions, ranging from the tropics to temperate regions, in both inter-tidal and sub-tidal ... -
Complex uncertainty: Long-term risk management decision making in New Zealand local government
(The University of Waikato, 2021)New Zealand’s natural hazardscape has long posed risks for government owned water infrastructure and its stakeholder communities. In the context of climate change, there are predictions that the frequency and intensity of ... -
Māori diaspora: Being Māori on the Gold Coast
(The University of Waikato, 2021)An estimated one in five Māori now live in Australia with the largest concentration on the Gold Coast. My research gives voice to the lived realities of the Māori diaspora and is informed by my own reflections as a ... -
Resilience in the context of learning English as a foreign language in Vietnam: An exploratory study using complex dynamic systems theory
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Learning a second/foreign language can be an arduous process during which the language learner may encounter many challenges both from the context and from within. To maintain the learning process and to succeed, it seems ... -
The nature, value and paradoxes of pleasure
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis addresses some of the most important objections to Prudential Hedonism. Prudential Hedonism is a theory of wellbeing⎯the good life for the one living it. Substantively, Prudential Hedonism consists in the claim ... -
Speaking Through Sacrifice: Rhetorical and Social Functions of Sacrifice within Long-Form Contemporary Fantasy Literature
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Long-form contemporary fantasy narratives present the opportunity for readers to immerse themselves in worlds both different from and resonant with our own. These narratives are fundamentally invested in questions of how ... -
Design of SCALDO based high-current DC power supply
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Supercapacitor assisted (SCA) techniques are primarily based on supercapacitors having in the order of one million times more capacitance, together with one to two orders of magnitude smaller equivalent series resistance ... -
Lessons for teachers through intergenerational Māori experiences in Aotearoa’s education system
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The intention of this research is to serve as professional development for myself and fellow teachers who work with tamariki Māori (Māori children) within mainstream education contexts in Aotearoa. This research explores ...
