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E Agatonu a Manu'a o Fesili: Investigating the Attitudes of an Auckland Samoan Population Toward the New Zealand Criminal Justice System
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Samoans to the New Zealand criminal justice system. This also involved exploring Samoan people’s process of knowledge production and how this shapes their ... -
E-business strategy and application in supply chain management by New Zealand SME wholesalers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The aim of the research was to investigate the practice of e-business strategic planning and application amongst small to medium sized enterprises (SME) wholesalers for supply chain management (SCM). The extent to which ... -
E-government sophistication: a cross-sectional study of technological, economic and institutional factors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)In view of the uneven development of e-government around the world, it is not unimagined that governments and scholars have started to question what influences its sophistication. The term sophistication captures the degree ... -
E-learning in the KSA: a taxonomy of learning methods in Saudi Arabia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The advent and rapid advancement of the internet and the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure as a whole has greatly revolutionised the world. The presence of this advanced technology has facilitated ... -
E-mail forensics: tracing and mapping digital evidence from IP address
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The purpose of the thesis is to search for a suitable traceback method for use in email forensics when the source IP address is spoofed. To provide a simple and fast traceback method in email forensics, the hop count ... -
Early Detection and Self-management of Long-term Conditions Using Wearable Technologies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Worldwide spending on the long-term or chronic care conditions is increasing to a point that requires immediate interventions and advancements to reduce the burden of the healthcare cost. Managing people with long-term ... -
Early warning signs in Software Projects
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The software industry has been plagued by the staggering failure rate of projects, which have resulted in the loss of billions of dollars. The well known Chaos Report by the Standish Group declared that software projects ... -
EBusiness systems innovation and change in the passenger airline industry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)The purpose of the research is to identify to what degree the radical change and innovation of recent years in the passenger airline industry is driven and enabled by information and communication technology. The legacy ... -
Ecce Wahine: Towards a Māori Translation of Western Text
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Taking its lead from pūkenga Ngāpuhi Māori Marsden’s (Māori Marsden, 2003) writings relating to Papatūānuku (Motherearth) and Ngā Tawhito (the ancient ones), this thesis seeks a reading of two Western texts that retains ... -
The eco-friendly therapist: an interpretative literature review of obstacles and solutions to practicing ecotherapy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This dissertation uses the science and creativity of hermeneutic (interpretive) research to explore ecotherapy, a therapeutic modality that aims to heal the human-nature relationship through facilitating the healing of ... -
Ecology and ontogeny of the cranchiid squid Teuthowenia pellucida in New Zealand waters
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Teuthowenia pellucida, a species of glass squid, is a cosmopolitan southern sub-tropical species, and is abundantly represented in local New Zealand collections. However, due to the depth at which adult specimens live, ... -
Ecosophies: Field/Mesh/Transversality
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Ecosophies: Field/Mesh/Transversality is a practice-led design research project undertaken for a Master of Art & Design in the field of Spatial Design. The project explores the ontology of ecology through philosophical ... -
The Edge of Blood
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The Edge of Blood is a full length creative work set within the neo-noir genre. It follows four professional assassins as they are blackmailed by a ruthless criminal Boss on a job to take down his lifetime ally who has ... -
Editing identity: Lost and found in translation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)This project is an exploration of identity in New Zealand Hip Hop culture captured through the video medium as a tool to translate. It raises issues of appropriation and authenticity of ‘street’ expression in Hip Hop ... -
Educational change beyond borders: International Baccalaureate in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) provides three international education programmes for schools: the Primary Years Programme, the Middle Years Programme, and the Diploma programme. These programmes were ... -
Educational Leadership as Influence: The Provision of Critical Teacher Feedback to Students
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Effective feedback is regarded as one of the most influential factors in students’ achievement, yet many teachers find themselves unable to meet the demands of providing feedback in secondary school English classes. ... -
Educational Perspectives of Samoan Board Members of South Auckland Secondary Schools
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)There are many factors as to why Pasifika learners are not achieving alongside the rest of their social groups. Some factors may relate to socioeconomics, poverty, barriers to learning, and a school environment not conducive ... -
The effect of 30 minutes of peripheral electrical stimulation on excitability of the sensorimotor cortices and sensory threshold of healthy adults
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Aim: To evaluate the effect of peripheral electrical stimulation (PES), with directed or diverted attention, on excitability of the sensorimotor cortices and sensory threshold in healthy adults. Study design: Within ... -
The effect of an 8-week low carbohydrate high fat diet on maximal strength performance, body composition and diet acceptability in sub-elite Olympic weightlifters and powerlifters
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)In the current sports nutrition literature there is a lack of insight into the weight loss procedures for weight-restricted power and strength athletes (e.g. Olympic weightlifters and powerlifters). Broadly speaking, methods ... -
The Effect of an Explicit Strategy Instructional Approach for the Treatment of L2 Writing Difficulties
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Writing difficulties (WDs) have been investigated to identify what they are and how they occur, but not necessarily how to address them within a specific genre (Barsturkmen & Randow, 2014; Bitchener & Barsturkmen, 2006; ...