University of Waikato Theses: Recently added
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Nutrient and sediment dynamics in two coastal plain rivers in the Bay of Plenty
(The University of Waikato, 2022)A large amount of literature concerns eutrophication development in lakes, reservoirs, or estuaries. In contrast, literature concerning to the development of eutrophication in flowing waters is more scarce and, in New ... -
Effects of oxytocin on feeding suppression and neuronal activity in aged mice
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Many studies have shown that, compared to younger adults, old individuals show a different sensitivity to various pharmacological treatments. This phenomenon stems from a plethora of physiological and pathophysiological ... -
Validation of the comprehensive inventory of mindfulness experiences using Rasch methodology
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Although mindfulness has now been studied for multiple decades, the field of psychometric research has yet to agree upon the optimal way to measure the mindfulness construct. Prior research has identified eight distinct ... -
Prioritising ecological restoration sites and strategies in Hamilton City, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Urban ecological restoration faces distinct challenges due to the highly modified biophysical conditions that characterise cities. To overcome these difficulties and assist in decision-making, ecological principles should ... -
Information requirements In natural resources law: Geothermal, fisheries and petroleum compared
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the key role of legal provisions for information in natural resource law, particularly legal provisions within a resource manager and resource developer relationship. Using ... -
Poetic lives: Verse biography in Aotearoa New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Bringing together a selection of Aotearoa New Zealand verse biographies, and drawing on perspectives deriving from decolonizing methodologies, and from historical and feminist revision and reclamation, as well as my own ... -
The pedagogical architecture of modern learning environments in four New Zealand secondary schools
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The New Zealand Ministry of Education has committed significant resources to develop state-owned school buildings that are purposefully built with quality materials, embrace internet capable technology and contain large, ... -
Institutions and uncertainty: an empirical investigation
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis presents four papers on the role institutions (defined as Douglass North defined institutions) play in generating uncertainty. Specifically, we focus on how uncertainty changes as institutions change. The thesis ... -
The principal as learner: perceptions, beliefs and experiences of nineteen New Zealand principals
(The University of Waikato, 1999)The research began with a personal question about how one learnt educational management. The research participants consisted of 19 principals who were selected on the basis of distribution between primary, secondary, male ... -
Reforming institutional responses to violence against women
(The University of Waikato, 1999)Battering has been described as an example of the total institution (Avni, 1991), within which batterers use violence, threats of violence, isolation, and other tactics of abuse to enforce compliance with their rules. ... -
Effects of coping style, social relationships and support on New Zealanders well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
(The University of Waikato, 2022)In early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Zealand Government implemented unprecedented measures such as lockdowns and social distancing. This research investigated the relationships between different coping styles, ... -
The dynamics of ¹³C in several New Zealand lakes
(The University of Waikato, 1985)The main objectives of this study were to; (i) Determine how the 𝜹¹³C of autochthonous production in fresh water lakes varies with productivity and trophic state. (ii) Determine if such variations can be used for the ... -
Enhanced targeting of triplex forming oligonucleotides
(The University of Waikato, 1999)Oligonucleotides offer the potential to inhibit the expression of specific genes within living cells by binding to the major groove of the DNA helix in a sequence-specific manner to form a DNA triple helix. The ultimate ... -
Characterization of an alkaliphilic thermophilic bacillus isolate TA2.A1
(The University of Waikato, 1999)A novel aerobic, alkaliphilic, thermophilic Bacillus species was isolated from a thermal bore in Te Aroha, New Zealand with a source temperature and pH of 77°C and pH 8.28. The strain designated TA2.A1 was a Gram positive ... -
Some metallacyclic complexes of the late transition metals
(The University of Waikato, 1999)The principal aim of this thesis is the synthesis and characterisation of four-membered metallacyclic complexes. Reactions of square-planar palladium(II), platinum(II) and gold(III) dihalide complexes with a variety of ... -
The business of the other: representing the non-west in management and media
(The University of Waikato, 1999)This thesis explores current facets of the business of the other in western management and business media discourses. It identifies the shaping of these facets through continuities between imperial colonisation and ... -
Structural changes to Pinus radiata wood lignin during kraft pulping and bleaching
(The University of Waikato, 1999)The aim of this thesis was to improve the quality of the information available concerning the structure of native (within wood) and residual (within pulps) lignins. A better understanding of the structure of lignin will ... -
Women in management in New Zealand: a study of biographical data, managerial style and sex role self-concept
(The University of Waikato, 1977)In New Zealand, women form three point nine percent (3.9%) of the managerial population. In considering this overall lack of women in management and accepting that both males and females possess equal potential for developing ... -
How do ageing stereotypes affect performance on a previously unexplored false memory task?
(The University of Waikato, 2022)False memories are memories that are thought to have happened but did not happen. Age-related neurological changes can cause an increase in false memories; however, researchers have started focusing on stereotype threat, ... -
Role of growth factors in the regulation of skeletal muscle mass, fibre type and fibre size
(The University of Waikato, 1999)Growth factors play an important role in the regulation of the growth and development of many tissues including muscle. Muscle is derived from somitic cells that differentiate to form myoblasts. These myoblasts then fuse ...
