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Automated retrofit of heat exchanger networks
(The University of Waikato, 2020)In a large industrial processing plant, a significant amount of process heat is generated using fossil fuels, contributing to New Zealand’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. While New Zealand’s renewable energy sources ... -
Studies on the metallacyclic chemistry of thiourea monoanion and dianion ligands; synthesis, structures and theoretical investigations
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis presents studies on the metallacyclic chemistry of thiourea dianion and monoanion ligands. The versatility of thioureas and their relatives (thiosemicarbazones and selenoureas) has been attributed to the ... -
Determining estuarine seagrass density measures from low altitude multispectral imagery flown by remotely piloted aircraft
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Seagrass is the subject of significant conservation research. Seagrass is ecologically important and of significant value to human interests. Many seagrass species are thought to be in decline. Degradation of seagrass ... -
Four essays on capital structure dynamics: special reference to level of leverage, state ownership, corporate governance and climate risk
(The University of Waikato, 2020)My thesis consists of four essays that investigate the issues regarding speed of adjustment of capital structure (SOA). Since any deviation in the observed leverage from the optimal level will reduce a firm’s value, the ... -
An algorithmic approach to OpenFlow ruleset transformation
(The University of Waikato, 2020)In an ideal development cycle for an OpenFlow application, a developer designs a pipeline to suit their application's needs and installs rules to that pipeline. Their application will run on any OpenFlow switch, whether ... -
Trade and investment effects of free trade agreements: The case of Vietnam
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Regional trade agreements (RTAs) are reciprocal trade agreements between two or more partners. The relatively recent emergence of deep and comprehensive RTAs is expected to have substantial impacts on members, especially ... -
The social-psychological processes of supply chain learning: A dyadic perspective
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Today’s dynamic and complex supply chain contexts require supply chain actors to continuously learn. Hence, this research explores the fundamentals of effective supply chain learning, which presents in the extant literature ... -
'No-body' is my friend: Cultural considerations of young children's 'imaginary companions'
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The variegated relationships young children may have during their early childhood education (ECE) years have long been of interest to theorists and teachers alike. Relationships, and understandings of companionship, can ... -
Takitoru: creative practice toward the development of a trilingual dramaturgical kaupapa
(The University of Waikato, 2020)I have focused on writing a play in the three languages of Aotearoa: New Zealand Sign Language, te reo Māori, and NZ English. Through the development of this script with three actors I have found techniques for performance ... -
Women's contemporary yoga lifestyles: An embodied ethnography of becomings
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Within this thesis, I offer insight into the lifestyles of contemporary women Yoga practitioners. Delving into complex and nuanced experiences of women embodying Yoga lifestyles offers multiple opportunities to extend upon ... -
Extended identities: The reducibility of non-categorical properties and their bearers
(The University of Waikato, 2020)When we take apart big or complicated things—whether events, processes, systems, objects or states—we find smaller or simpler things. Still, some who purport that everything is physical also want to deny that complicated ... -
The terrestrial carbon cycle in transition: tracking changes using novel tracers on multiple timescales
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and terrestrial vegetation combined, therefore, changes in soil carbon storage can affect the global carbon budget. One of the forms in which carbon is exported from soil is as ... -
Climate finance instruments and Kenyan agriculture
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Human activities lead to the emission of carbon and carbon equivalents into the atmosphere which leads to climate change. Some of the negative impacts of climate change include increased frequency of flooding and drought. ... -
Re-presenting Māori and Indigenous understandings of Being: Deconstructing the notion of mental illness
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis examines metaphysics in order to re-present Māori and indigenous understandings of Being and deconstruct the notion of mental illness. A holistic understanding of Being is crucial to Māori and indigenous ... -
Perpetrators’ perspectives on family violence: What happens, and why, during a family violence event?
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Family violence (FV) is a significant social issue in many countries around the world, and New Zealand is no exception. In recent years, significant advances have been made in the development of FV theories and in our ... -
Profit for knowledge’s sake: The challenges for universities in constructing a brand in the twenty-first century
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis investigated how the challenges of constructing a brand in the twenty-first century are impacting on the idea of a university. There is a growing evidence-base in the literature that demonstrates the influence ... -
Faith, hope and charity – a critical review of charity law's socio-legal reconciliation of the advancement of religion as a recognised head of charity
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The object of my inquiry throughout the thesis was to reconcile the advancement of religion as a recognised charitable purpose, and this is undertaken through a critical socio-legal review, taking in to consideration, inter ... -
Carbon dynamics in restiad peatlands across different timescales
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Peatlands contain one of the largest terrestrial carbon stores on the planet, and one which is known to interact with climate and global biogeochemical cycling of nutrients. Peatlands maintain their carbon primarily through ... -
Deformation behaviour and processing of a powder metallurgy metastable beta titanium alloy
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Metastable beta titanium alloys have drawn great attention and became important structural materials in the aeronautical industry thanks to their overall physical and mechanical performance including ultra-high specific ... -
Effect of thermomechanical processing on the mechanical properties of cost-effective powder metallurgy titanium-based materials
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Despite their excellent balance of properties, titanium alloys are still a niche material whose range of applications is limited by the high cost of their manufacturing. With recent developments, powder metallurgy (PM) ...
