University of Waikato Theses: Recently added
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A critical examination of the legal implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technologies in New Zealand workplaces.
(The University of Waikato, 2021)A wide range of technology includes artificial intelligence (AI). We focus on "predictive algorithms, which include machine learning algorithms. For much regulatory purpose, the overall concept of a "predictive algorithm" ... -
Analysis of organosilicone surfactants and their degradation products
(The University of Waikato, 2000)In this work the analysis of the organosilicone surfactant Silwet L-77 and components thereof is described. The commercial product Silwet L-77 was demonstrated to comprise of ∼70% M₂D-C₃-O-(EO)ₙ-CH₃ (1),* ∼5% M₂D-C₃-O- ... -
What now?: a New Zealand children’s television production case study
(The University of Waikato, 2001)This case study provides a snapshot of cultural agency within the production of a publicly funded magazine programme strand for children in New Zealand. What Now? considered by cohorts of children since 1981 to be a New ... -
Morphology and geochemistry of glauconite from the Te Kuiti Group, South Auckland region, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 1989)The late Eocene - Oligocene Te Kuiti Group comprises calcareous mudstone, calcareous sandstone and skeletal or sandy limestone formed in marginal marine to fully marine shelf settings. Glauconite is ubiquitous in all ... -
Geology of the northern Mamaku Plateau
(The University of Waikato, 1986)The geology of the northern Mamaku Plateau is dominated by the rhyolitic Mamaku and Waimakariri lgnimbrites, although exposures of the dacitic Waiteariki Ignimbrite are common in river gorges. The Mamaku lgnimbrite ... -
Exogenous events, economic stimulus and its future trajectory
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The present worldwide COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates that our society is continuously faced with exogenous events. Looking at the past shows policy makers use monetary and fiscal policy to respond to these events; however, ... -
Principals’ experience of social media in New Zealand schools
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This study looks at the penetration of social media into the contemporary educational landscape. Its aim is to understand the impact of social media on principals in New Zealand schools through the exploration of their ... -
Studies of modified pumice and titanomagnetite filtration media
(The University of Waikato, 2001)There is a continuing interest in filtration technologies capable of more efficient filtration, particularly of small microbial particles, but which place less reliance on the use of water treatment chemicals. In order to ... -
The development of a middle school
(The University of Waikato, 2001)One of the effects of the 1989 Education Act in New Zealand was to allow schools to broaden their client base. This had the most significant impact in the area of schooling where there was the greatest possibility for ... -
Cationic liposome-mediated transfection of mammary epithelial cells with AAV-based plasmid DNA
(The University of Waikato, 2001)Cationic liposome-mediated delivery of adeno-associated virus (AAV) based plasmid DNA has potential for efficient and safe delivery of DNA into a number of different cell types. The objective of this thesis was to develop ... -
A study of the impact of foreign direct investment on firms in the Chinese wine industry
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the process by which emerging market firms leverage foreign resources and capabilities through linkages with foreign affiliates in the home country. This is achieved through a ... -
“It’s becoming part of their knowing”: a study of bicultural development in an early childhood teacher education setting in Aotearoa/New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2002)This study is an exploration of the implementation of bicultural development within a university-based early childhood teacher education programme in Aotearoa/New Zealand, which can be considered to be a bicultural country ... -
Maori participation in higher education: Tainui graduates from the University of Waikato, 1992 to 1997
(The University of Waikato, 2001)This thesis is an examination of what factors contribute to the success of Maori who participate in higher education. The thesis is informed by the experiences of nine Tainui tribal members who received scholarships from ... -
Geology of Mangapanian (late pliocene) strata, Wanganui Basin: lithostratigraphy, paleontology and sequence stratigraphy
(The University of Waikato, 2002)Fourteen Mangapanian and early Nukumaruan (late Pliocene) cyclothems in Wanganui Basin have been studied, stratigraphically logged and geologically mapped in thirteen sections from west to east across the basin. The ... -
The nature and causes of coastal landsliding on the Maungatapu Peninsula, Tauranga, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 1981)Lengths of cliffed coastline in Quaternary sediments around Tauranga Harbour, and particularly on the Maungatapu Peninsula, have been subjected to major landsliding episodes during and after rainstorms in recent years. ... -
Oxytocin as a pharmacological tool to curb overeating: Exploring synergy with opioid receptor blockade
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The key factors shaping consumption involve a feeling of hunger (determines search for calories), satiation (underpins termination of ingestive behaviour), and reward (adjusts consumption to the 'pleasantness' of food, ... -
Managing agricultural non-point source pollution in the European Union, New Zealand, and Vietnam
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The world population explosion has led to the unprecedented demand for food. To ensure food security for more than seven billion people, the development of intensive agriculture appears to be inevitable. However, these ... -
Subsurface stratigraphy and petrology of a cool-water carbonate fracture reservoir - the mid-tertiary Tikorangi Formation, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2000)The totally subsurface Oligocene-Early Miocene Tikorangi Formation in Taranaki Basin is New Zealand’s only commercially-producing fractured-carbonate reservoir, but is poorly understood in a stratigraphic-sedimentologica ... -
Habitat use and trophic ecology of bronze whaler sharks (Carcharhinus brachyurus) in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Sharks are among some of the most diverse and abundant top-level predators within marine ecosystems. Their predatory role in controlling the population size, distribution and behaviour of species within the lower levels ... -
Mindfulness-based stress reduction In a correctional facility: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis on the impact of violent behaviour
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Criminal behaviours can often lead to a prison sentence, and a prison sentence suggests that justice has been served. It appears that correctional facilities worldwide have been inundated with prisoners serving time for a ...
