Browsing Doctoral Theses by Date
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The more you know, the more you see: M-learning of visual literacy skills
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Changing technology has created new demands on how people communicate, with the average person now needing to communicate more visually to fully participate in the contemporary world. This has prompted renewed interest in ... -
The financial impact of cultural diversity on multinational firms
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis investigates the influence of cultural diversity within U.S. multinational firms on their performance, capital structure, and dividend policy. While existing literature has documented that formal institutions ... -
Seabird sentinels: The barometer for island conservation in a changing world
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Seabirds are the most threatened group of marine animals, 53% of Procellariiformes (albatrosses, petrels, storm petrels, shearwaters, fulmars, and prions) are experiencing population declines; thus, their protection is a ... -
Drillability of titanium alloy 6246
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Titanium alloys are relatively new materials that have been used extensively, especially in aerospace applications. The main properties are: a high strength to weight ratio (three times that of steel), an ability to maintain ... -
Counsellors’ strength-based practices in secondary schools: Managing multiple metanarratives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Secondary school counsellors are often in a pivotal position to affect the lives of our young people and thus the philosophical framework and counselling modalities which inform and influence their practice are significant. ... -
Acute, short- and medium-term cardiometabolic outcomes of high-intensity interval training compared to moderate-intensity continuous training in men living with type 2 diabetes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a progressive disease, requiring the adoption of behaviours to help delay the progression of life-threatening diabetic complications. Literature indicates high-intensity interval training (HIIT) ... -
Enhancing the teaching of mathematically intensive STEM disciplines at a tertiary level through the use of pen-enabled Tablet PCs
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis examines issues involved in the introduction of pen-enabled Tablet PC (penTPCs) technology in a university context, for use in learning and teaching within mathematically intensive subjects. A design based ... -
A novel technique to manufacture carbon-free gas diffusion layer for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell application by a selective laser sintering (3D Printing)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)A Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) is an integral component of a PEM fuel cell stack, which plays a significant role in determining its performance, durability and the dynamic characteristics. An ideal GDL function to simultaneously ... -
Debt sources: Empirical determinants and their impact on corporate financial policies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Different debt sources have different characteristics, which can have different impact on various corporate financial policies. Understanding a firm’s choice of debt sources and how this choice affects the firm’s value ... -
Working collaboratively in Hospice and palliative care - Sharing TIme
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Palliative care is the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual care of people with a life-limiting illness (Palliative Care Subcommittee, 2007). As a health care service, palliative care advocates for a holistic ... -
The Space Beyond – Academic quality renaissance: Case studies within Māori, Mapuche and Mocoví tertiary education organisations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Globally, academic quality is a concept loaded with economic, political, social and cultural connotations. Since the onset of New Public Management and consequent reforms of the late 1980s, the term quality has been pervasive ... -
Strength, speed-strength and performance in change of direction tasks in rugby union athletes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Previous research has shown that performance in change of direction (COD) tasks will be dictated by task-specific mechanical constraints, and individual-specific neuromuscular characteristics. Also, changes in performance ... -
The effects of eccentric resistance exercise on the physical and physiological profile of the high functioning older adult
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The population is ageing in nearly every country in the world and New Zealand is no exception. In New Zealand, 14% of the total population is currently 65 years and older, compared to 12% in 2002 (Statistics NZ, 2012). ... -
Black River: An account of Christmas Preacher, a slave freed
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The PhD comprises a creative component (novel) and critical component (exegesis), and comes out of a desire to fill both a literal and a symbolic gap in the researcher’s family history. The novel, Black River, is in magical ... -
When we stand together as one. Improving health outcomes in Samoa. A study of New Zealand Health Aid in Samoa 2002-2012
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Despite more than $1 billion disbursed in health aid regionally over the last decade, the poor health of people in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) remains deeply concerning. This has included significant ... -
African migrants and TB in Aotearoa New Zealand: The role of individual, social, economic and structural factors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The post 2015 tuberculosis (TB) strategy by the World Health Organisation (WHO), “Towards TB elimination”, which is aimed at eliminating TB by 2050, has brought with it a new sense of urgency to eliminate TB in low-incidence ... -
Influences on health-related behaviours following first-ever stroke
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Stroke is a health problem that causes high levels of mortality and morbidity. Healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stroke risk factors are an important component of reducing risk of secondary stroke, and include adherence ... -
Development of a distributed machine learning platform with feature augmented attributes for power system service restoration
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Modern power systems are gradually adopting the philosophy of autonomous and distributed means of dynamic event detection processes, by facilitating system operation using intelligent algorithms. Dynamic data has different ... -
e-Healthcare: A critical examination of the patient portal initiative in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This research examines patients' and doctors' perspectives of patient portals and the associated changes the portals may bring to the nature of healthcare in New Zealand. A patient portal is an electronic platform that ... -
Neuromorphic computational models for machine learning and pattern recognition from multi-modal time-series data
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The fields of neuroscience and artificial intelligence have a long and entwined history. In recent times, however, communication and collaboration between the two fields has become a rarity as they have evolved. Written ...