University of Waikato Theses: Recently added
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Manaaki whenua. Manaaki tangata: Care for the land, care for the people: Leading critical school reform with mana whenua and whānau Māori
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Education disparities between Māori and Pākehā students in Aotearoa, have their origins in colonial education policies and practices which considerably advantaged Pākehā students and compromised the ability of Māori students ... -
Controlling speculative execution through a virtually ordered memory system
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Processors which extract parallelism through speculative execution must be able to identify when mis-speculation has occurred. The three places where mis-speculation can occur are register accesses, control flow prediction ... -
Recipe for a rainbow: a training programme for parents of children with challenging behaviours associated with autism spectrum disorder
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have to manage a number of challenging behaviours with limited access to resources or knowledgeable professionals. A nine-week parent-training programme developed and ... -
The marketing of ideas
(The University of Waikato, 2003)This thesis explores ideas as a type of product. Specifically, it investigates the thesis that the marketing of ideas is a demonstrably unique sub-field of the marketing discipline. Ideas marketing literature provides ... -
Modelling sustainable ecotourism development on the Coromandel Peninsula in Aotearoa / New Zealand; a holistic systems approach based on the idea of chaos and complexity in a human-activity system
(The University of Waikato, 2003)This thesis studies ecotourism in the context of sustainable tourism development. The research is based on the premise that ecotourism and sustainable development can be expressed as operational theoretical concepts and ... -
Normalising global neo-liberalism and workplace change through career management and development discourse: a New Zealand case study
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Critical theorists call for the denaturalisation of complex processes within society that render individuals unconscious to particular forms of power and domination. They promote resistance and transformation based on ... -
"The Bee on Honey-Dew Hath Fed": Carbohydrate composition and prebiotic potential of an Australian commercial honey and some New Zealand honeydew honeys
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The compositions of floral and honeydew honeys differ, inter alia, in that honeydew honey typically has higher oligosaccharide and acid contents. Honeydew honey is made from honeydew excreted as a byproduct of plant sap ... -
Autoencoder-based techniques for improved classification in settings with high dimensional and small sized data
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Neural network models have been widely tested and analysed usinglarge sized high dimensional datasets. In real world application prob-lems, the available datasets are often limited in size due to reasonsrelated to the ... -
Digital Taniwha: Growing Māori participation in the IT industry
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This study explores the influencing factors on the participation levels of Māori (indigenous people of New Zealand) in the national IT industry. It particularly focusses on Māori IT professionals and why their participation ... -
Acceptance, recognition and supported independence: Wellbeing for children and young people with a disability in New Zealand: The voice of youth with Down Syndrome
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The aim of this thesis is to identify what wellbeing means for children and young people with a disability and the factors that influence wellbeing in the home, school, and the community. The research was carried out through ... -
Perspectives on informed consent: an investigation into attitudes and practices in relation to informed consent to medical treatment in a group of New Zealand hospitals
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Words do not of themselves carry meaning but are interpreted by users and within the contexts of their use. These contexts extend beyond the immediate to include historical, contemporary and evolving uses. Particularly ... -
Life history of fluvial and lacustrine land-locked koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis) Günther (Pisces: galaxiidae) in the Tarawera lakes
(The University of Waikato, 2002)Biological diversity in New Zealand has been seriously degraded as a result of human induced disturbances which include the introduction of many exotic species. Freshwater ecosystems have not escaped damage, with the ... -
Voices on the margins: the role of New Zealand cinema in the construction of national and cultural identity
(The University of Waikato, 2002)This thesis is based on the proposition that the New Zealand feature film Broken English (1996, Gregor Nicholas) constitutes a ‘break’ in New Zealand cinema on the level of its subject matter. Where feature films before ... -
Cognitive genre prototype modelling and its implications for the teaching of academic writing to learners of English as a second language
(The University of Waikato, 2003)The overall aim of this research project is to identify and analyse recurring prototypical discourse patterns in academic writing in English in order to inform the teaching of writing for academic purposes to non ... -
Target separation of arsenic from contaminated raw water
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Arsenic is known to be one of the most toxic and carcinogenic elements known to have affected millions of people worldwide. Arsenic in surface and groundwater originates from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Prolonged ... -
Energetics of the freshwater mussel Hyridella Menziesi gray
(The University of Waikato, 1980)Various aspects of the biology of Hyridella menziesi were studied to obtain an energy budget so that its role in the Waikato River could be elucidated. Respiration rates were found to increase with both temperature and ... -
The use of infrared thermography and behavioural and physiological responses as early disease indicators in calves
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Disease is widely acknowledged to be detrimental to an animal’s welfare and generates significant economic losses. To minimise the impact of disease on animal welfare and consequently reduce economic costs, early disease ... -
Slain in the Spirit: Pentecostal-evangelical Christianity and the rise of witchcraft and sorcery-related violence in Melanesia
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Within Melanesia, there has been a startling rise in new forms of brutal, dehumanizing, public violence directed towards accused witches and sorcerers in recent decades. This new suite of horrific practices departs radically ... -
The influence of fire on vegetation dynamics of a New Zealand restiad bog
(The University of Waikato, 2020)New Zealand restiad bogs have a history of natural fire, yet little is known about their fire ecology compared to other frequently burnt ecosystems. Previous research has identified general vegetation recovery trends, but ... -
Effects of environmental factors on wood decay micromorphology of Pinus radiata and Fagus sylvatica, and its significance for in-ground wood preservative performance
(The University of Waikato, 2003)Wood preservatives are essential to the continued use of wood in situations where fungal decay and damage from wood boring insects such as termites, would otherwise occur. Significant risks to health and the environment ...
