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De-mythologizing and re-branding of kava as the new ‘world drug’ of choice
(SAGE Publications, 2019)What seemed impossible 50 years ago is today becoming a reality as ‘soft drugs’ such as cannabis are being decriminalized and accepted for their calming effects as well as their legitimate medicinal properties. Several ... -
Comparison of kōura (Paranephrops planifrons) populations in Waikato hill-country streams with varying type and age of riparian planting and fencing
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Riparian fencing and planting are commonly used in New Zealand as a tool to mitigate pastoral land-use impacts on streams. Paranephrops planifrons (kōura) are an integral and important part of New Zealand stream ecosystems ... -
EAP
(2017)EAP is a discipline that is famously needs-driven, centrally focused on meeting the needs of students seeking to study or undertake research in English-medium university contexts. However, a significant lacuna in the ... -
Teen pregnancy: Tailoring a pregnancy app to the needs of pregnant adolescents
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Teenage pregnancy is an important issue; adolescence is associated with various challenges and changes, as a result, pregnant adolescents have fewer cognitive, emotional, and social resources to meet the challenges of ... -
Identification and manipulation of lily bulbs for an automated lily bulb planting system
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Automation in agriculture is growing year by year. The goal of automating processes is to provide inexpensive and more effective solutions for everyday problems present in the industry. Automation in agriculture adds value ... -
Using ESI-MS to investigate the organometallic compound Cp₂Ti(SC₆H₄CO₂) and closely related compounds
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis reports investigations on the electrospray ionisation mass spectrometric (ESI-MS) behaviour of some metallocene complexes of titanium and molybdenum. The ESI-MS behaviour of titanocene dichloride (Cp₂TiCl₂) ... -
Automating vocabulary tests and enriching online courses for language learners
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The past decade has seen a massive growth in online academic courses, most of which are offered in the English language. However, although more people speak English as their second language than as their first, online ... -
The government of themselves: Indigenous peoples' internal self-determination, effective self-governance and authentic representation - Waikato-Tainui, Ngāi Tahu and Nisga'a
(The University of Waikato, 2005)The present thesis analyses the recognition and realisation of the international legal, human and the inherent right of Indigenous Peoples to exercise internal self-determination through effective self-governance within ... -
Tree-structured multiclass probability estimators
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Nested dichotomies are used as a method of transforming a multiclass classification problem into a series of binary problems. A binary tree structure is constructed over the label space that recursively splits the set of ... -
Embodied ways of knowing: Revisiting feminist epistemology
(Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2018)Feminist scholarship has developed a focus on articulating alternative women’s ways of knowing and validating women’s experiences. The focus of my feminist interest in epistemology began with my attempt to understand my ... -
Effect of oxytocin on hunger discrimination
(Frontiers Media SA, 2019)Centrally and peripherally administered oxytocin (OT) decreases food intake and activation of the endogenous OT systems, which is associated with termination of feeding. Evidence gathered thus far points to OT as a facilitator ... -
Nitrogen fixation and bulk organic removal in a bleached krall pulp and paper mill treatment system
(The University of Waikato, 1998)A study was undertaken to assess some effects of nitrogen fixation and bulk organic substrate removal in a New Zealand bleached kraft pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment system. A novel wastewater biological treatment ... -
Induction of lgA secretion in the bovine mammary gland
(The University of Waikato, 2005)This thesis investigates molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in lgA secretion in the bovine mammary gland. Our previous research showed that multi-site immunisation during late-pregnancy, involving priming by ... -
The effects of honey on the inflammatory response of cells with respect to wound healing
(The University of Waikato, 2005)The primary aim of this thesis was to test the effect of two types of honey, a manuka honey and an Otago pasture honey, on a range of key cell types involved in the inflammatory response of wound healing. A range of in ... -
Narratives of online collaborative experiences: Leaders and lurkers
(The University of Waikato, 2005)The purpose of this research was to unpack the reasons why people engage in varying levels of online collaboration in a self selected group. The research investigated (I) the role of online interaction platforms, (2) ... -
Good data practices for indigenous data sovereignty and governance
(Institute of Network Cultures, 2019)Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS) and Indigenous Data Governance (IDG) art terms increasingly being used across community, research, policy and in practice. The IDS movement has emerged in response to poor data practices, ... -
Indigenous data sovereignty
(African Minds and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), 2019)• Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS) has emerged as an important topic over the last three years, raising fundamental questions about assumptions of ownership, representation, and control in open data communities. • IDS ... -
Treatment and survival of Asian women diagnosed with breast cancer in New Zealand
(Springer, 2019)Purpose This study aims to examine the differences in characteristics, treatment and survival between Asian and European women diagnosed with stage I–III breast cancer in New Zealand. Methods The studied population ... -
Multiple stressor effects on marine infauna: responses of estuarine taxa and functional traits to sedimentation, nutrient and metal loading
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017)Sedimentation, nutrients and metal loading to coastal environments are increasing, associated with urbanization and global warming, hence there is a growing need to predict ecological responses to such change. Using a ... -
The baskets of knowledge: A curriculum for an indigenous psychology
(The New Zealand Psychological Society, 2016)Through the chapters in this book we have walked alongside Ripeka and her whānau. We have taken a journey into potentiality; that of Ripeka’s as well as our own. Our introduction to this book asked what would happen when ...
