Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Pacific business sustainability in New Zealand: a study of Tongan experiences
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Pacific business sustainability in New Zealand is important for the economic and social wellbeing of the Pacific Island people who have chosen New Zealand as their home. As with many ethnic minorities businesses overseas, ... -
Pacific fathers cultivating the future: the health of Pacific fathers and their influence upon and involvement with their children
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Background: Pacific men’s health, and particularly the health of Pacific fathers, is a significant health priority which in recent years has become a largely neglected yet important area for health researchers and policy ... -
Pacific Island adolescent girls with a physical disability: health and wellbeing through physical activity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)As is well documented, health and wellbeing is positively associated with participating in physical activity. However, the little research available suggested that Pacific adolescents generally, are participating in less ... -
Packaged software implementation requirements engineering by small software enterprises: an ethnographic study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This thesis investigates the practices of requirements engineering (RE) for packaged software implementation, as enacted by small packaged software vendors (SPSVs). Throughout the thesis, a focus on the actions carried out ... -
Painting and time: the dynamic of the actual and the virtual
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Painting and Time: The dynamic of the actual and the virtual is a practice-led thesis exploring imagery and association derived from the transit space of travel. This is a place where time is highly coded, where the traveller ... -
Painting of time: duration emergence sensation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)‘Painting of time: duration, emergence, sensation’ investigates a methodological conundrum where a painter is unable to orientate painting towards its objective, because the object of ‘pursuit’ is the absolutely new whose ... -
Paramedic Response to Acute Stroke/Tia: A Population-based Study of Current Practice and Outcomes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Stroke is a major cause of death and disability. Recent changes in the treatment and care of stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) patients have improved survival and quality of life. However, these therapies are ... -
Parameter optimization of the process of AA6xxx and AA7xxx series aluminium extrusion
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The mechanical properties and surface qualities of extruded aluminium products depend greatly on the micro-structural changes during the extrusion process. A clear understanding of the hermodynamics and tribology of the ... -
Participation for Aotearoa New Zealand children after traumatic brain injury: an integrated approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Children’s participation is essential to their development and health. Although children who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at risk of limitations to their participation, there is only a small body of research ... -
"Patterns in a world in slippage": playback theatre as professional development in three primary healthcare centres in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)This thesis is an account of praxis: it examines Playback conceptually, and portrays a programme of practical work exploring the experience of workplace audiences of five Playback Theatre performances, delivered from ... -
Patterns of corporeality: the grotesque text/ile body
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This practice-led research project explores the feminine abject through textile design featuring grotesque ornament and pattern. Maintaining a normative feminine identity in a Western culture involves, more likely than ... -
Perceived and measured health benefits of aqua-based exercise for older adults with osteoarthritis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Ageing is associated with a number of physiological and psychological changes. These include declines in muscle mass, strength, functional ability, and balance, which are associated with increased risk of falling and ... -
Perceptions of accounting and accountants: an investigation into how and why these perceptions were formed
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)There is growing concern that a widespread perception of accounting and accountants is discouraging individuals with the required skills and capabilities from entering the accounting profession. At the same time, an ... -
Performance analysis of fielding and wicket-keeping in cricket to inform strength and conditioning practice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The purpose of this thesis was to contribute to the scientific understanding of the performance demands of One Day International (ODI) fielding and wicket-keeping, and to provide recommendations for improving athlete ... -
Performance art and the prosthetic
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This PhD project explores questions of liveness, site, and locale through a performance and media arts practice belonging to prosthetic technologies. As such, the project investigates performance, and its encounter through ... -
Performance management as ritual in the New Zealand public sector
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Performance management systems (PMS) have been championed as promising much to the public and private sectors alike (Davis & Albright, 2004; Ittner & Larcker, 2001, 2003; Lapsley, 1999). The basis for most of these claims ... -
Performance measurement and reporting practices in New Zealand charities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Performance measurement and performance reporting are both important aspects of how a charity discharges its accountability obligations, but have been investigated separately in the past (Connolly & Dhanani, 2009; Connolly ... -
Performance Test Labour
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Performance: Test: Labour is a practice-led PhD research project that systematically engages the fields of performance art and dance choreography. The research aims to offer new perspectives on the international field of ... -
Personalised modelling framework and systems for Gene Data analysis and Biomedical applications
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The core focus of this research is at the development of novel information methods and systems based on personalised modelling for genomic data analysis and biomedical applications. It has presented a novel personalised ... -
Personalized modeling for medical decision support
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Personalized modeling is an emerging approach, in which a model is created for every new input vector of the problem space based on its nearest neighbors using transductive reasoning (Kasabov, 2007c; Vapnik, 1998). The ...