Higher Degree Theses: Recently added
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Heat management strategies in elite rugby sevens
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The purpose of this thesis was to develop and implement heat management strategies for international elite men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams competing in hot and humid conditions. The first three of six experimental ... -
Contradictory discourses, state ideology and policy interpretation: A feminist evaluation of the Reproductive and Child Health Programme (RCH) in Kerala, India
(The University of Waikato, 2000)The Government of India in 1995 introduced the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) policy, as part of a paradigmatic shift in its ongoing population programme. The shift in policy came in the wake of the International ... -
The political field and public relations : Competing discourses in New Zealand’s first MMP election
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This thesis uses Norman Fairclough’s model of critical discourse analysis to analyse the campaign discourse of each of the five main political parties that contested the New Zealand general election in 1996. The parties ... -
The organisation of supply in a tourism destination : An analysis of a networked community - the Waitomo Caves Village
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This thesis reconstructs the organisation of supply activities within a tourism destination. It uses a network theory perspective to explore the complex webbed relationships between these suppliers as they become mutually ... -
Election programmes in New Zealand politics: 1911-1996
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This thesis examines the policies New Zealand political parties have emphasised in their key policy statements, the ideological dimensions of party competition, how the political agenda has changed over time, and whether ... -
A study on the use of indigenous New Zealand plant fibres for producing biomorphic hydroxyapatite fibres and chars used in reinforcing biomedical hydroxyapatite sourced from cattle bone
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This research describes studies on the use of animal derived hydroxyapatite (HAp) with natural plant fibres. The study was divided into two sections, a major section and a minor section. The major section describes animal ... -
Redox cycling of colloidal macro- and micro-nutrients in a monomictic lake
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Lakes are more than just water bodies as they play an essential role in the cycling of nutrients and carbon, with impacts at the local and global scale. This study selected Lake Ngapouri, a small monomictic lake in the ... -
Understanding enzymatic mechanism and allostery using macromolecular rate theory
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Intricate systems of regulation at many levels act to control enzyme rates to tune metabolism across biosynthetic pathways. Allostery is a ubiquitous regulatory mechanism for feedback and regulation of enzymes in biosynthetic ... -
Rotationally moulded polyethylene reinforced with alkali treated hemp fibre
(The University of Waikato, 2022)The increasing demand for rotationally moulded products highlights the necessity to develop cost-effective and sustainable materials to expand the application of such products. Natural fibres are a potential reinforcement ... -
Archetypes and the unthought: The projection of the King’s Court in New Zealand television media
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This thesis explores archetypal projections of conflict in Television New Zealand’s news and current affairs as an unthought. The television news and current affairs programmes identified in the thesis relate to issues of ... -
Development and application of an eccentric force-velocity profile in rugby union athletes
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Resistance training has long been utilised as a strategy for improving sport performance in competitive athletes dating back to early civilizations. In modern times, much emphasis has been placed on better understanding ... -
Outcome in the first year following severe traumatic brain injury: a New Zealand study of the impact on patients and their primary caregivers
(The University of Waikato, 1999)This research project describes the first year following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) for 84 adults and their primary caregivers. Study 1 examines the utility of a measure of severity of injury, somatosensory evoked ... -
The activity and functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis of the red deer stag (cervus elaphus)
(The University of Waikato, 2000)The activity and functioning of the HPA axis was investigated in red deer stags under basal and stress induced conditions. In order to overcome the confounding effects of stress inherent in standard methods of blood ... -
China’s approach towards post-cold war multilateral arms control: development of integrative steps 1990-1996
(The University of Waikato, 1999)This thesis is a study of China’s changing approach towards multilateral arms control since the end of the Cold War. In the wake of the end of the bipolar confrontation, China emerged as a major concern in the international ... -
Strangers, sojourners, selves: the intercultural communication experiences of ethnic Chinese students in western tertiary education
(The University of Waikato, 2000)This study describes the intercultural communication experiences of Confucian heritage culture students in a western tertiary setting. Exploring the intercultural communication encounters enabled an understanding of how ... -
Volcanic geology, geochemistry and geochronology of the Kapowai caldera complex, Coromandel volcanic zone, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2000)Kapowai Caldera Complex (KCC) is a late Miocene (ca. 8.5-4.9 Ma) caldera volcano situated in the central Coromandel Volcanic Zone (CVZ), North Island, New Zealand. It is the largest (10 x 11 km diameter) onland caldera ... -
The auditory evoked response as an indicator of stress in free-ranging animals
(The University of Waikato, 1999)Technology that allows remote monitoring of animals in the field, while freely behaving, would remove many of the problems imposed upon stress studies by experimenter intervention. The acquisition of data from free-ranging ... -
Phosphofructokinases from extremely thermophilic microorganisms
(The University of Waikato, 2000)The distribution of phosphofructokinase (PFK) phosphoryl donor subtypes [ATP-, ADP- and pyrophosphate (PPᵢ)] in the deeply rooted phylogenetic lineages of thermophiles is of interest with respect to the evolution of PFK ... -
The sensitivity of poverty analysis to dimensionality and distribution sensitivity: Evidence from district level of Pakistan
(The University of Waikato, 2022)An awareness of how the findings from poverty analyses may change following introduction of multidimensional poverty measures is crucial for policy makers. This thesis highlights the changes in results of poverty analysis ... -
Readability of conventional applications within immersive virtual environments
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis explores the potential role of virtual reality in allowing users to make full use of the space around them for computing tasks, and the impact such an environment could have when using conventional application ...
