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Media diplomacy in the South China Sea disputes: Vietnam, China and the Philippines 2012 – 2016
(The University of Waikato, 2021)After shelving tensions for development until the 2000s, the South China Sea (SCS) issue re-emerged with three notable crises: the Scarborough Shoal dispute, the oil rig crisis and the SCS arbitration case. During the ... -
Political reform in US states: Governors, legislators, and struggles over election redistricting law reform
(The University of Waikato, 2021)In the United States, the decentralization of power over redistricting to the states has prevented the emergence of a national compromise between the major political parties to mutually reject election manipulation through ... -
Homai. Kia Purutia, Kia Hereherea, Taawhiwhi Taamau. Ka Pai. The creation of Waikato specific Maaori health model
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This Doctoral rangahau (research) sought to create a Maaori (Indigenous people of New Zealand) health model specific to the health needs and desires of the people of Waikato (The collective name of the tribes of the Waikato ... -
Kei hea te tangi a te Tūī? An exploration of Kaitiakitanga in urban spaces
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Indigenous people’s connection to the natural world differs from place to place. In Aotearoa, New Zealand, Māori connection to nature is often articulated through the concept of kaitiakitanga whilst intertwining concepts ... -
Empirical support for the adaptive and maladaptive functions of autobiographical memory
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Autobiographical memories are hypothesised to serve at least three functions: they direct people’s behaviour, inform their identity, and facilitate social bonding. But most of the research on these three functions has ... -
Studies on the health and bacterial symbionts of toheroa (Paphies ventricosa)
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Disease outbreaks in marine species can have devastating consequences for host populations, host-associated species assemblages, ecosystem functioning, and for human users of these marine resources. At present, the risk ... -
The description and modification of children's views of plant nutrition
(The University of Waikato, 1986)This study lies within the constructivist tradition in science education which holds that the learner's prior knowledge is a key factor in concept development. The topic was photosynthesis, which was known to be difficult ... -
Ngāti Whakaue Māngai Nui
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Ko Ngāti Whakaue tētehi iwi ahurei o te waka o Te Arawa. Ko tētehi taha ōna kei ngā tahataha o te kōroto moana o Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe, i Waingaehe ki Waimihia. Ko tētehi atu taha ōna kei te ūnga o te waka ... -
The biogeography and trophic roles of coastal marine sponges (Porifera) from the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand: Influences of catchments.
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Anthropogenic activities are degrading coastal marine ecosystems globally. While the ecological and biodiversity implications of some of these impacts are well understood, for others there is a need for a greater understanding ... -
'Hass' avocado tree water use and the effects of water stress on fruit development
(The University of Waikato, 2020)‘Hass’ avocado tree water use and the effects of water deficits on fruit development were assessed in New Zealand from 2017 to 2019. Avocado tree water use was quantified by sap flow measurement and the soil water balance ... -
Environmental sustainability and family businesses
(The University of Waikato, 2021)For centuries, individuals, businesses, and countries have attempted to preserve nature, yet despite their efforts, environmental issues persist. Family businesses (FBs) are a key player in the global economy, and cumulatively, ... -
Ethnic mobility and the spatial distribution of ethnicity in Auckland
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Understanding a country’s past, present and expected future population diversity at sub-national levels is important. Studying changing diversity in terms of the groups that constitute a population and how that varies ... -
A study of self-training variants for semi-supervised image classification
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Artificial neural networks achieve state-of-the-art performance when trained on a vast number of labelled examples. Still, they can easily overfit training examples when few labelled examples are available. The requirement ... -
Design and demonstration of a mouse-specific Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation coil in-vitro
(The University of Waikato, 2021)In Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, rapid electromagnetic fields (EM) are applied to the brain. The fundamental effects of TMS are poorly understood so we need smaller coils to perform invasive measurements on mice. Based ... -
Improved determination of nitrate concentrations and flow rates in freshwater using ‘Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films’
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Nutrient pollution, particularly by nitrate, is a persistent issue in waterways. Numerous mitigation strategies have been developed to address this pollution, such as denitrifying bioreactors. The monitoring, however, of ... -
High-throughput machine learning algorithms
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The field of machine learning has become strongly compute driven, such that emerging research and applications require larger amounts of specialised hardware or smarter algorithms to advance beyond the state-of-the-art. ... -
Te whakatau i te mita o Ngāti Kahungunu; tōna hītori, tōna whanaketanga me tōna ahunga whakamua
(The University of Waikato, 2021)He Whakamāramatanga Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te maunga, Ko Waingōngoro te awa, Ko Takitimu te waka, Ko Waimārama te marae, Ko Taupunga te whare, Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi, Ko Ngāti Kurukuru te hapū. Ko te reo ... -
The dynamics of Vietnam agriculture under changing conditions
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Although Vietnam has undergone fundamental transformation since the economic reforms in the late 1980s, agriculture continues to play a pivotal role in the economy. Given the rising food demand and declining availability ... -
Factors that influence motor performance: Colour, inhibition and conscious processing
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis investigates potential psychological mechanisms that influence motor performance in sport, including colour, inhibition function, and propensity for conscious control of movement. A question was raised about ... -
Secondary school science teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) in their classroom practice
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Research on teacher expertise has identified pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) as the most important factor impacting student progress (Neumann, Kind & Harms, 2019; Park & Chen, 2012) and supported its recognition in ...
