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Problem solving in physics: an interactive computer-assisted environment
(The University of Waikato, 1993)The thesis reports the development and trial of an interactive computer-assisted environment program. A rotational dynamics problem of considerable difficulty was chosen for program development involving a selection process ... -
Radiocarbon analysis of a novel bone sample type: snapper and barracouta bone from New Zealand archaeological sites
(The University of Waikato, 1998)This dissertation investigates the potential of fish bone, specifically barracouta (Thyrsites atun) and snapper (Pagrus auratus), for routine radiocarbon analysis. Of particular interest to this study is the perceived ... -
The ecology of the lucerne flea, Sminthurus viridis, in the South-Auckland/Waikato area
(The University of Waikato, 1985)Lucerne flea, Sminthurus viridis L., is an annual pest in pastures in the Auckland/Waikato area. It damages legumes, particularly white clover, from late autumn until early summer, with a peak in infestation in spring. No ... -
Compression and cryptology
(The University of Waikato, 1997)Currently data compression and encryption are carried out as two separate activities. A simpler communication system would result if these two activities could be combined. The security properties of lossless data compression ... -
Aspects of organisational decline and crisis: the multi-dimensional crisis in the United Kibbutz Movement
(The University of Waikato, 1992)The thesis refers to the occurrence, evolution and analysis of a multi-dimensional crisis in the kibbutzim affiliated with Israel’s largest Kibbutz Federation, the United Kibbutz Movement. Concurrent with and preceding the ... -
Ecology of aquatic hyphomycetes in New Zealand streams
(The University of Waikato, 1989)This work investigated the occurrence of aquatic hyphomycetes in stream ecosystems in New Zealand. It provided evidence for the potential importance of detrital cycles in such ecosystems and of the role of aquatic hyphomycetes ... -
Monotonic and cyclic undrained behaviour and liquefaction resistance of pumiceous, non-plastic sandy silt
(Elsevier, 2023-05)Experimental data related to the mechanical behaviour of crushable pumiceous soils are limited compared with those for hard-grained soils. The main focus of previous studies has been on pumiceous sands, whereas pumiceous ... -
A trans-national analysis of equitable utilisation and minimisation of environmental harm under environmental laws at international, federal and national levels
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Due to increasing demand for various human needs and climate change issues, rivers are now under enormous pressure. With increasing pressure on these valuable natural resources, responses among state and non-state actors ... -
Impacts for Children Living with Genetic Muscle Disorders and their Parents - Findings from a Population-Based Study.
(2018)BACKGROUND: Genetic muscle disorders, including muscular dystrophies, congenital myopathies, and ion channel muscle diseases can be associated with significant disability. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore child and ... -
Applications of σ-organomanganese compounds in the synthesis of potential antitumour agents
(The University of Waikato, 1993)Reported in this thesis are studies exploring the synthetic utility of tetra(carbonyl- κC)[3-methoxy-6-(2-phenyl-1-butanoyl- κO)-phenyl- κC]-manganese(I) 9 in organic synthesis, in particular, routes to both ortho-halogenated ... -
Partnerships and participation in catchment scale restoration: A study of the Manga-o-tama, Ōhaupō Peat Lakes to Waipā River Catchment Restoration Project
(The University of Waikato, 2022)With a changing climate, rapidly declining ecosystems and an increasing population, the time to act and redefine society’s relationship with the environment is upon us (Chapin et al., 2012; Jenkins, 2018). Collaborative ... -
Mental health service users' perceptions of their physical health
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Background: Severe mental illness is linked to poor physical health and shorter life expectancy. Most research focuses on mental health professionals’ views to improve physical health of those with mental illness. However, ... -
Impact Investing: Can impact be achieved in public markets?
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Risk-adjusted returns are no longer the sole metric investors consider. A growing number of investors are now wanting to know that their capital is having a positive impact for society and the planet, as well as risk-adjusted ... -
Exploring patient experiences and power dynamics in an acute general surgical ward
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Background: Alongside health outcomes, patient experiences are considered crucial in identifying the quality of a health care setting. General surgery comprise the largest range of pathologies and accounts for the highest ... -
Predicting Authenticity: The effects of self-monitoring, self-presentation styles, and biological sex.
(The University of Waikato, 2023)The field of authenticity research is quickly expanding, and much research has investigated the antecedents of authenticity; however, some factors have only been theorised. This thesis project aims to take two concepts ... -
Rapid response data-driven reconstructions for storm surge around New Zealand
(2023-04-01)In conjunction with tides, storm surge is one major driver of coastal flooding associated with storm events. Because local inundation is strongly modulated by the local shape of the coastline and the bathymetric slope, ... -
Teachers’ understandings of the role of translation in vernacular language maintenance in Malekula: some early thoughts
(Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)Existing research concerning literacy in the Pacific indicates three key considerations: (1) Traditional print literacy levels are low (Toumu’a 2016), (2) the development of culturally and linguistically relevant quality ... -
Incremental mining of frequent serial episodes considering multiple occurrences
(Springer, 2022-01-01)The need to analyze information from streams arises in a variety of applications. One of its fundamental research directions is to mine sequential patterns over data streams. Current studies mine series of items based on ... -
FARF: A Fair and Adaptive Random Forests Classifier
(Springer, 2021)As Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used in more applications, the need to consider and mitigate biases from the learned models has followed. Most works in developing fair learning algorithms focus on the offline setting. ... -
Enhancing sustainability education in the accounting curriculum: An effective learning strategy
(Emerald Publishing, 2022)Purpose: This paper aims to examine the embedding of sustainability courses in the accounting curriculum by using the Delta Business School in New Zealand as an example. The focus of this paper is an effective learning ...
