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Mechanical and rheological properties of 3D printable cement composites
(LIDSEN Publishing Inc, 2020)Additive manufacturing is a recent revolution in the construction field since cementitious materials became printable. This extrusion technique has enabled the construction of very complex geometry with a reduction in ... -
Managing agricultural non-point source pollution in the European Union, New Zealand, and Vietnam
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The world population explosion has led to the unprecedented demand for food. To ensure food security for more than seven billion people, the development of intensive agriculture appears to be inevitable. However, these ... -
Estimation of the motor threshold for near-rectangular stimuli using the hodgkin-huxley model
(Hindawi LTD, 2021)The motor threshold measurement is a standard in preintervention probing in TMS experiments. We aim to predict the motor threshold for near-rectangular stimuli to efficiently determine the motor threshold size before any ... -
Recycling of waste glass as aggregate in cement-based materials
(Elsevier BV, 2020)Glass is a common material made from natural resources such as sand. Although much of the waste glass is recycled to make new glass products, a large proportion is still being sent to landfill. Glass is a useful resource ... -
Inconsistent Cinema: Paul Thomas Anderson, There will be blood and the postmodern filmmaker
(Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada, 2021)Paul Thomas Anderson’s early work up to and including There Will Be Blood (2007) are examples of incoherent, postmodern cinema. Anderson’s formative years produced four critically acclaimed features, Hard Eight (1996), ... -
Subsurface stratigraphy and petrology of a cool-water carbonate fracture reservoir - the mid-tertiary Tikorangi Formation, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2000)The totally subsurface Oligocene-Early Miocene Tikorangi Formation in Taranaki Basin is New Zealand’s only commercially-producing fractured-carbonate reservoir, but is poorly understood in a stratigraphic-sedimentologica ... -
Habitat use and trophic ecology of bronze whaler sharks (Carcharhinus brachyurus) in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Sharks are among some of the most diverse and abundant top-level predators within marine ecosystems. Their predatory role in controlling the population size, distribution and behaviour of species within the lower levels ... -
Mindfulness-based stress reduction In a correctional facility: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis on the impact of violent behaviour
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Criminal behaviours can often lead to a prison sentence, and a prison sentence suggests that justice has been served. It appears that correctional facilities worldwide have been inundated with prisoners serving time for a ... -
Coastal flood risk within a peri-urban area: SUSSEX Inlet district, SE Australia
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)The peri-urban interface (PUI) exhibits characteristic qualities of both urban and rural regions, and this complexity has meant that risk assessments and long-term planning for PUI are lagging, despite these areas representing ... -
An exploration of wellbeing in Hapū Wānanga through a Te Wheke framework analysis
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Before colonisation, Māori had comprehensive knowledge and practices around pregnancy and childbirth. With colonisation, traditional maternity knowledge and practices were replaced by western medical practices. In more ... -
The effects of post-operative antibiotics in endoscopic sinus surgery
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Previous research into post-operative antibiotic usage for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients generated contradictory results. Some studies found that post-operative antibiotics did not improve the short-term clinical ... -
A salient stakeholder-driven model for integration of sustainability education into the accounting curriculum in Jordan
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis examines the perceptions of salient stakeholders in Jordan towards the importance of integrating sustainability education into the accounting curriculum. Employing salient stakeholder theory as a lens the thesis ... -
Resilience of microbial mats in Antarctic ponds to climate-relevant environmental disturbance
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Continental Antarctica is a cold desert, where the hydrologic system is dependent on melting of snow and ice. In a warming climate it is projected that there will be a significant change in precipitation, evaporation, cloud ... -
The influence of group size on learning and problem-solving in New Zealand spotted wrasse (Notolabrus celidotus)
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Foraging dynamics are a fundamental ecological process influencing a variety of other important processes including population dynamics and reproduction. This study investigated the influence of group size on the foraging ... -
The effect of deferment length on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) in established grazing pasture and under controlled conditions
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Perennial ryegrass is the dominant sown grass species in New Zealand, however its persistence in pasture is an issue for hill country farms. Deferring the grazing of a pasture over the reproductive cycle of ryegrass may ... -
Fractional modelling of rechargeable batteries
(The University of Waikato, 2021)To develop a compact battery model, many authors begin by measuring the impedance of a battery over a frequency range of interest. Most of the models in the literature are either Thevenin-style or Randles’ model consisting ... -
Instrumentation of environment lab filter columns, settling tanks and flocculators
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This project was focused on the installation of three water purification systems in the environmental lab of the University of Waikato. Each system consists of a flocculator, a settling tank(clarifier) and a filtration ... -
A distributed adaptive debugger server
(The University of Waikato, 2001)A model and corresponding protocol suitable for debugging distributed embedded systems is developed. Protocol design issues and a formal model of the debugger server are defined with the intent of developing an extensible ... -
Applications of ray tracing to a pseudophakic eye model
(The University of Waikato, 2001)The calculation of IOL power using keratometry is adversely affected by recent corneal reshaping surgeries. This thesis investigates the application of ray tracing and general anterior corneal surface modeling, for the ... -
Wind, shelf-current and density-driven circulation in Poverty Bay, New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2001)This thesis describes the three-dimensional hydrodynamics of Poverty Bay in context of its bathymetry, forcing parameters and typical circulation patterns. The thesis provides a model of hydrodynamic processes in an exposed ...
